Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost.nifl.gov [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id OAA08790; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 14:41:35 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 14:41:35 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <Pine.BSI.3.96.971008144224.15870C-100000@locke.ccil.org> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Claire R. Russell" <crussell@ccil.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:1452] Re: Professional development for Adult EducationInstructors X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Status: RO Content-Length: 1468 Lines: 35 In response to Janet's question of several weeks ago, I offer the following. Sorry I'm so late in responding, Janet; I had an e-mail glitch! What I know of is in Pennsylvania: The Penn. Dept. of Education distributes adult ed funding through the Bureau of ABLE (Adult Basic and Literacy Education). ABLE also funds six regional Professional Development Centers (PDC's) throughout the state. The PDC's have to apply for funding every year just like our ed. programs, so they must reach certain accountability standards. The PDC's provide Professional Development for each region; our regional PDC does a pretty good job of it, including sending a regular newsletter and announcements to all our teachers. Our only difficulty is that our PDC is over an hour from us, and further for many of the people in the region. Obviously, I cannot ask my part-time instructors (most of whom have full-time jobs as well) to take a day off of work for training! But the PDC has mitigated the travel difficulties by offering to send professional development to individual agencies or groups of agencies. Each semester, I get a half day training from a PDC speaker for my teachers on a Saturday, and even though they are not paid for the training, the vast majority come. Nothing like lifelong learning, eh? Anyone who wants further info about Pennsylvania's system can e-mail me directly at the address below. Claire Russell La Comunidad Hispana crussell@ccil.org
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