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 f86Arff22433; Thu, 6 Sep 2001 06:53:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 06:53:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <005b01c136c2$3b0197c0$c7f93ad0@oemcomputer> 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: "Bonnie Odiorne" <bodiorne@c4k.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:232] Re: Thursday Notes X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 4192 Lines: 98 If you didn't get this... Don't know if PIP Directors now get all that Adult Ed Directors do, but thought you'd be interested in the following. Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Sledd <nsledd@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 4:06 PM Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:231] Thursday Notes > >From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL > Office of Vocational and Adult Education > Editor: Sarah Newcomb > Production: Rose Tilghman > September 6, 2001 > ___________________________________ > ESL Teachers Join > In National > Symposium > Nearly 100 English as a second language teachers from across the country > participated in our National Symposium on Adult ESL Research and Practice at > the Smithsonian Institution here September 4 - 7. OVAE sponsored the > symposium in cooperation with the National Center for ESL Literacy Education > and the Smithsonian. Teachers were nominated for the symposium by State > Directors of adult education. Teachers joined in discussions of challenges > they face in adult English literacy instruction and compared their "real > world" experiences with findings presented by nationally known researchers > on what works in teaching limited English-speaking adults and how adults > learn English. Participants also will have the opportunity to attend > International Literacy Day festivities September 7 and the Library of > Congress' National Book Festival hosted by First Lady Laura Bush September > 8. > OH Governor Taps > September as Adult > Literacy Month > Ohio Governor Bob Taft (R) recently designated September 2001 as "Ohio Adult > Literacy Month." This action is taken annually at the request of the Ohio > Literacy Network. "Every person deserves the opportunity to learn to read, > and it is never too late to begin reading," Taft said in his declaration. "I > am proud of the many Ohio adults who are taking this step and of the > volunteers, teachers, families, and friends who are supporting them along > the way." For a copy of the one-page document, contact > <mailto:ksoln@core.com> > MN Recognizes > Excellence with > New Award > Minnesota State Director Barry Shaffer recently announced a new PEGASUS > Award for Program Excellence to be granted annually to one adult basic > education program or consortium by the State of Minnesota and the Literacy > Minnesota professional organization. The award--given each > summer--recognizes superior program quality and excellent adult student > achievement. The award process will follow a five-year cycle based on the > type and size of the program. Selection criteria are based on the ABE > Quality Indicators and criteria unique to the type of ABE program. > Applications will be available starting in January 2002. Contact > <mailto:Barry.Shaffer@state.mn.us> or see > http://www.mnlincs.org/state/pegasus.htm > Family Literacy > Teacher of the Year > Nominees Sought > The National Center for Family Literacy and Toyota are seeking nominees for > the 2002 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year. All entries must be > received on or before October 1, 2001. Entries must be cooperatively > submitted by the Program Director or Coordinator and an adult student, and > address all information requested in the guidelines at > http://www.famlit.org/nfld/teacher.html The winner will be chosen by a panel > of family literacy specialists at NCFL and announced in November. The > winning teacher will receive $5,000 for his or her program and a trip to > Albuquerque for the 11th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy. > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ____________________ > 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, Senior Training Specialist > NIFL-Family List Moderator > National Center for Family Literacy > 325 W. Main St., Ste 200 > Louisville, KY 40202 > Phone: 502-584-1133 x 142 > Fax: 502-584-0172 > Internet: http://www.famlit.org/ > Committed to Excellence in Family Literacy Services > > >
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