Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id QAA21851; Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:08:00 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:08:00 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <00bc01bf8489$e9565b40$7a74c6d1@hpdpe> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Charles Perkins" <perkins4@sover.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:928] Re: teacher assessment X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1649 Lines: 51 please take me off this list ----- Original Message ----- From: <Faith.Goldstein@phila.gov> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 2:30 PM Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:923] teacher assessment > Hi everyone, > > We are beginning a distance learning project in which participants will receive > a computer in their homes for six months, and will work with a teacher (both > in-person and on-line) around an adult education curriculum. The participants > are women who have recently come off of welfare and found jobs, and the teachers > will be employed by one of several literacy agencies in Philadelphia. Before > the teachers begin working with the participants, they will receive training for > using technology in an educational setting. Likewise, before the participants > take their computers home they must complete a six week orientation in the > computer lab. > > We are about to begin interviewing and hiring the teachers for the project. We > will be looking for strong communication and interpersonal skills, as well as a > background in adult education. However, we are also looking for some way to > assess the potential teachers around technology. > > Can anyone recommend resources or tools for assessing the technology skills of > these teachers? What are some tasks that we might ask these teachers to perform > on a computer, as a part of the interview process? > > Thanks for any help or suggestions you might have! > > faith > > Faith Goldstein > Technology Coordinator > Mayor's Commission on Literacy > email: faith.goldstein@phila.gov > phone: (215) 686-4486
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