Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f7TLgcf23063; Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:42:38 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:42:38 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <NDBBIIAMELHODBHLMPKICEHJDAAA.nsledd@famlit.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Nancy Sledd" <nsledd@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:217] Thursday Notes, August 30, 2001 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3368 Lines: 89 >From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb Production: Rose Tilghman August 30, 2001 ___________________________________ Andy Hartman Moves On National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) director Andy Hartman announced August 29 his intention to become Director of Policy and Research with a new Colorado think tank/advocacy organization. The unnamed organization's agenda will focus on "improving the lives of children and families in Colorado." Hartman says he and his wife have nurtured a plan to move West. No date for the transition to Denver was available at press time. FL Assists TX In Curriculum Development Florida this spring came to Texas' aid by sending team of curriculum experts to help pilot Florida's own adult education curriculum in 19 sites located throughout Texas' four regions. Florida sent three experts--in ABE, ESL and GED/ASE--to help Texas work with the performance-based curriculum model, which Texas will adapt to its particular needs. Texas set up a chat room for teachers in the pilots to talk directly to their mentors in Florida. When it offered GED training, Florida invited Texas pilot site staff and about 10 Texans participated. As successful as the partnership is, Florida's effort is not entirely selfless. Florida hopes for reciprocal sharing when Texas completes its adult education credentialing project next year. Contact <mailto:williaml@mail.doe.state.fl.us> or <mailto:srosenberg@mail.tea.state.tx.us> English For All Series Available Free To States Here's something for almost nothing-with potential for a big payoff. OVAE-funded project Cyberstep is providing masters of their new English for All video series as well as the CD-ROM version free to every state and outlying area. States also will be able to make VHS copies at cost from a selected video duplication house in Sacramento and/or copy the CDs. Moreover, the English for All website will be open soon offering about 400 pages of related print materials for ESL instruction for download as PDF files. Contact <mailto:jfleischman@scoe.net> Are Kids Spending More Time with Mom and Dad? Good news for working parents. Kids--in two-parent families at least--are spending more time with Mom and Dad than kids did 20 years ago, a recent University of Michigan study says. This is in spite of a 13% increase in the number of working mothers in the same period. In 1997, kids spent 31 hours per week with Mom compared to 25 hours in l981. Time with Dad rose from 19 to 23 hours. Researchers at the University's Institute for Social Research emphasize the importance of their study because significant parental involvement has been shown to help children develop intellectually, socially, and emotionally. See http://www.msnbc.com/news/571135.asp Shop Talk September 13 Make time for our "Shop Talk" sessions September 13 at our regular times! ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education OVAE Homepage http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/ Nancy Sledd Training Specialist National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main Street, Suite #200 Waterfront Plaza Louisville, KY 40202-4251 (502) 584-1133 ext.142 (502) 584-0172 fax
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