Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id SAA11295; Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:15:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:15:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <v01510101b25565d3fdf2@[209.136.243.28]> Errors-To: azaheer@famlit.org Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: famlearn@piedmont.net (Family Learning Team) To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1734] Intro, S C Mansbach & 2 concerns X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi! I'm so glad to have found this listserv! I have been reading your messages for about a week, but was a little slow in figuring out how to become connected as this is my first experience with a listserv. I am the District Family Literacy Coordinator for South Carolina's largest school district (55 elementary schools) and facilitate 10 family literacy programs, write grants, and write a preschool newsletter which is sent to 11,000 preschool parents. As an Adjunct Professor in Graduate Education at Furman University, I teach courses on Parent Involvement and Family Reading. I frequently serve on state adult and family literacy committees and write articles for journals. I have two concerns that I'd like suggestions with. 1. This August, I received an EFF Grant to train my staff in developing a training model for EFF with Meta Potts. Staff will particpate in 3 workshops , write EFF Lessons and Reflection Logs, and give Meta and me feedback about how EFF is working out in their classrooms. We started all this in October. My question:My staff is worried about spending too much time on EFF and not enough on meeting students' requests for working towards their GED. Philosophically we all know that there is life beyond the GED and EFF has good answers for it. Does the staff/student realization about the signifigance of EFF come with time and practice--or? Also, can field directors or observers give me advice about being a good observer/mentor of my teachers? 2. I'm on the state committee to develop a new adult ed and family lit plan for the Workforce Investment Act. Is anyone else involved in this as a family lit representative? Can we communicate further?
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