Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j8EJ0gG15713; Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:00:42 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:00:42 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <432F7A89@webmail.utk.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: jataylor <jataylor@utk.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4843] Equipped for the Future Institute X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Infinite Mobile Delivery (Hydra) SMTP v3.62.01 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Status: O Content-Length: 3228 Lines: 77 Fyi - The following message is from Diane Gardner, with the Equipped for the Future (EFF) Center - please see below ~ Jackie Taylor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You Talked…We Listened! If you ask anyone associated with the EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance what they’ve been doing the past year, you’re likely to hear a common response we’ve been listening! That’s right, we’ve been listening to you and all of our customers to find out how we can best focus our efforts to better meet your needs. Since EFF was first initiated in 1994, more than 30 states and programs have benefited from our work. We have new and ongoing state initiatives in New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Washington, DC, and Maine. We have new initiatives planned or in process with many local providers as well - in New York, Michigan, New Mexico, New Jersey, Oregon, DC, Virginia and Texas. During the past 11 years, we have learned a lot along the way. We have listened to your concerns and your recommendations. YOU SAID: EFF was too confusing -- too overwhelming, particularly for part-time teachers Teachers needed more guidance and user-friendly products to implement EFF in the classroom You wanted curriculum frameworks that more clearly illustrated the skills that teachers should be teaching in the context of EFF content standards EFF needed to be aligned with NRS-approved assessments EFF needed some products that would directly link to business and industry. You talked, and we listened. We listened, we adapted, we revised, and we created. Now, we would like to share our results with you! Announcing the EFF Institute! December 14 & 15, 2005 Trump Plaza Hotel Atlantic City, New Jersey The EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance, in partnership with the New Jersey State Employment & Training Commission, is planning an EFF Institute on December 14 & 15, 2005 at the Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The institute will feature practical strategies and techniques at the state and local levels for implementing standards-based instruction. Complete registration information will be forthcoming in the near future. Based on our conversations with many of you, we have some ideas on what the institute should include, but we want to make sure we are right on target. We want to ensure that the institute includes the topics that you need the most. Please take just 10 minutes of your time and complete our online survey by September 21, 2005. It’s quick and simple, but it will really help us design an institute that’s right for you. If you are unable to complete the survey, please ask a staff member who works with professional development and/or curriculum and instruction to respond. You may respond to the survey by clicking on the following URL: http://www.AdvancedSurvey.com/default.asp?SurveyID=29840 Thank you for your cooperation, and don’t forget….We want to hear from you because WE ARE LISTENING! The EFF Institute is supported in part by funding from The UPS Foundation. Diane P. Gardner EFF Center The University of Tennessee Center for Literacy Studies 600 Henley Street, Suite 312 Knoxville, TN 37996-4135 865-974-9949 dgardner@utk.edu
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