New Destinations to Literacy, Learning and Life: A National Conference on 
Adult Education
December 14-15, 2005
Trump Plaza
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Equipped for the Future Sessions

1. Successful ESL Classroom Projects Gwendolyn Kane, Coordinator, and 
Daniel Scibienski, Middlesex County Community Learning Center

2. An Introductory Look at the EFF Use Math to Solve Problems and 
Communicate Curriculum Framework Donna Curry, EFF Trainer

3. Equipped for the Future: How to Begin Implementing EFF in Your Classroom 
Mary Ellen Waddell, ABE/GED Instructor, Cape May County Consortium, New Jersey

4. EFF for Job Seekers and Incumbent Workers Paul Jurmo, Dean, Division of 
Economic Development and Continuing Education, Union County College

5. Pennsylvania's Approach to Using and Adapting the EFF Standards for 
Workforce Education Kaylynn Hamilton, Project Director, and Amy Wilson, The 
Workforce Education Research Center, Institute for the Study of Adult 
Literacy, Pennsylvania State University

6. EFF in the ESL Classroom: A Demystification of the EFF Framework Allison 
Kokkoros, Director and Laura Griep, Carlos Rosario Center & Public Charter 
School, Washington, DC

7. Oklahoma is Getting Equipped for the Future From the State to the 
Classroom Pam Blundell, Coordinator, Lifelong Learning, Oklahoma State 
Department of Education, Jeff Patterson, Director, Norman Adult Learning 
Center, Lynn Stewart, Teacher, Lawton Adult Learning Center

8. Using the EFF Reader's Tool Chest in an ESL Classroom - Lorie Preheim, 
Adult Education and Training Coordinator, Even Start Multicultural Family 
Literacy Program, Washington, DC

9. EFF and Goal Setting in the ESL Classroom - Lorie Preheim, Adult 
Education and Training Coordinator, Even Start Multicultural Family 
Literacy Program, Washington, DC

10. Using the EFF Teaching and Learning Cycle: Lesson Planning Made Real - 
Judy Franks, Literacy Projects Coordinator, Ohio Literacy Resource Center

11. Supporting Workplace Training Programs with EFF Colleen Comidy, ESL and 
Workplace Basics Instructor, Seattle Central Community College

12. One Washington, DC Mentor Program's Systemic Integration of EFF through 
Goal Setting - Lisa Gail Rucker, Director, Theresa Brownson and Takiyah 
Tate, Friendship House Association Youth and Adult Education Program, 
Washington, DC

13. EFF for Adult ESL - Haley Wiggins, Adult ESL/Parenting Instructor, The 
Family Place, Washington, DC

14. The Lone Star State's Approach to Developing Benchmarks for Five of the 
EFF Standards Dr. Lesley Tomaszewski, Research Associate, Texas A&M University

15. Implementing Program Change through the EFF Quality Process - Esmeralda 
Doreste-Roman, Union City Adult Learning Center, NJ. Hazel Finnell, Bradley 
County Adult Education, TN, and Charmaine McCoy, Columbus Learning League, Ohio

16. Creating an ESL/Civics Curriculum - Esmeralda Doreste-Roman, 
Administrator and Martha Avitabile, Civics Instructor, Union City Adult 
Learning Center, NJ; Peggy McGuire, EFF Center, Senior Research Associate

17. Building Accountability Using EFF Dr. Fran Tracy-Mumford, Delaware 
Director of Adult Education, Sally Reynolds, teacher of Curriculum for 
Adult and Prison Education

18. An Introduction to the EFF Work Readiness Credential Sondra Stein, 
Project Manager, EFF Work Readiness Credential

19. Putting EFF Theory Into Practice in the ESL Classroom Carmelita 
Acciola, Director, Adult Basic Education Program, Elizabeth Korba and Inna 
McCarty, ESL instructors, Gloucester County College, NJ

20. Introduction to the EFF Read With Understanding Curriculum Framework 
Amy Trawick, EFF Trainer

21. A New Model for Streamlined Teacher Training - Elissa Director, 
Executive Director, Literacy Volunteers of New Jersey

22. From Competencies to Standards: EFF in an External Diploma Classroom 
Allen Mikaelian, EFF Trainer, Washington, DC

23. Making the Connection: EFF, TABE, and the GED in a Multi-level 
Classroom Lisa Mullins, ABE Instructor, Hawkins County Adult Education, TN

24. Preparing for Work Using the EFF Standards Aaron Kohring Center for 
Literacy Studies and EFF Facilitator, Knoxville, TN

25. EFF Quality Practices and Program Improvement Jereann King EFF Project 
Associate and Facilitator, Warrenton, SC and Peggy McGuire, Senior Research 
Associate, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee.









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 at utk.edu


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 at utk.edu