Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i9TIxLa19639; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:59:21 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:59:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20041029145543.00adefb8@mail.psnyc.com> 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: Mariann Fedele <mariannf@lacnyc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3334] NIFL Assessment Discussion X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Status: O Content-Length: 2294 Lines: 71 News from the NIFL-Assessment list, see below! To subscribe to NIFL-Assessment, visit: http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/nifl-assessment/assessment.html Barb Garner ========================== Good morning, afternoon, and evening to you all, The Assessment Discussion List is offering a series of guests for you to have discussion with and pose questions to. All the guests have expertise in various areas of assessment processes and tools. Guests will join myself, the moderator, on the list for one week intervals. We will suggest that you take a look at certain background materials before each guest's appearance. If you have suggestions for either a guest or for a particular assessment topic (I can search out someone with expertise in that area), please do not hesitate to send me that information. Here is the schedule to date: November 8th thru 12th: Equipped for the Future (EFF), with Peggy McGuire, Senior Research Associate, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee. 17th thru 23rd: Disability Accommodations in ABE, with Patti White, Disabilities Project Manager for the Arkansas Adult Learning Resource Center, and Arkansas Hub Project Coordinator for the National Institute for Literacy's "Bridges to Practice" training project. December 6th thru 10th: CASAS, with Jane Equez, Director of Development and Certified Trainer, CASAS, San Diego, CA. 13th thru 17th: Test Development and Administration, with April Zenisky, Director of Computer-Based Testing Initiatives, and ABE Test Developer, Center for Educational Assessment, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Coming in January, February, and March of 2005: -BEST Test and BEST Plus -TABE -Family Literacy -Developing Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) -Writing -Math Please let me know if you have suggestions for either topics or guests!! Thanks! marie cora Moderator, NIFL Assessment Discussion List, and Coordinator/Developer LINCS Assessment Special Collection at http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/ marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com Mariann Fedele Coordinator of Professional Development, Literacy Assistance Center Interim Moderator, NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List 32 Broadway 10th Floor New York, New York 10004 212-803-3325 mariannf@lacnyc.org www.lacnyc.org
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