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 i1DG3RI20226; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:03:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:03:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <001d01c3f249$eebec540$32881a0a@famlit.net> 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: "Noemi Aguilar" <naguilar@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1790] New from NCSALL X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 4401 Lines: 102 Posted on behalf of:Barbara Garner Q: What's New from NCSALL? A: Research on Professional Development How Teachers Change: A Study of Professional Development in Adult Education * Full Research Report (NCSALL Reports #25). Details findings from NCSALL's Professional Development Study. The Study investigated how practitioners change as a result of participating in one of three models of professional development and which factors are most important in influencing change. This report features a lengthy literature review of research conducted to date on teachers' professional development. Available at: http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/research/report25.pdf * Report Summary (NCSALL Reports #25a). A substantially abbreviated version of the full research report, this report summary provides an overview of the Study's methods, and highlights key findings and recommendations. Available at: http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/research/report25a.pdf The Characteristics and Concerns of Adult Basic Education Teachers * Full Report (NCSALL Reports #26). Based on data gathered for the study on How Teachers Change, this in-depth exploration documents what is commonly known, but not well researched, about adult basic education teachers, including the challenges they face, the training and preparation they receive, and the conditions in which they work. Available at: http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/research/report26.pdf * Survey and Methodology for Assessing Adult Basic Education Teachers' Characteristics and Concerns * Survey Instrument. Developed by NCSALL Researchers for the Professional Development Study, this instrument is one example of a questionnaire that states or organizations could use to learn more about the teachers working for them. Available at: http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/research/report26_survey.pdf --------------------------------------------- NCSALL Study Circle Guides: NCSALL Study Circle Guides provide facilitators with the information and materials needed to carry out a study circle. A study circle is a useful professional development methodology not unlike a book club. NCSALL has published three new Study Circle Guides (available on our Web site under "Teaching and Training Materials"): * Learner Persistence in Adult Basic Education. Addresses research that examines learner persistence, motivation, and retention in adult basic education. Available at: http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/teach.html. Scroll down to "Training Materials" and click the links to download the Guide and associated appendixes. * Adult Multiple Intelligences. Addresses Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI) and its application in the practice of adult basic education. Available at: http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/teach.html. Scroll down to "Training Materials" and click the links to download the Guide and associated appendixes. * Teaching and Learning in Authentic Contexts. Addresses research that examines the relationship between two dimensions of literacy instruction (the degree of authenticity of activities and the degree of teacher/student collaboration) and changes in the literacy practices of students outside the classroom. Available at: http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/teach.html. Scroll down to "Training Materials" and click the links to download the Guide and associated appendixes. --------------------------------------------- The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) is a federally funded research and development center focused solely on adult learning. A partnership of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, World Education, Rutgers University, Portland State University in Oregon, and the Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, NCSALL does research geared towards improving practice in educational programs that serve adults with limited literacy and English language skills, and those without a high school diploma. All of the materials described can be downloaded free from NCSALL's Web site at: http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu For more information about NCSALL's dissemination efforts, please contact: ncsall@worlded.org Noemi Aguilar National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main Street, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502/584-1133 ext 168 Fax: 502/584-0172 E-mail: naguilar@famlit.org
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