Tanya and Jo, thank you for your introduction to the moderated Adult 
Education Content Standards Discussion List.

In addition to the standards-based work from Equipped for the Future, I 
wish to encourage list participants to post questions, issues, concerns, 
and discoveries that you would like to share and get feedback about 
regarding adult education content standards.  Many states have been 
involved in a process over the past several years of developing, adapting, 
and/or adopting content standards.  There is much information we can share 
as a field about the lessons learned and the issues involved with 
implementing standards and the impacts on our states/programs/learners.  I 
hope this discussion list can serve as a gateway for locating information 
and resources regarding adult education content standards.

Please encourage any of your colleagues who may be interested in this topic 
to consider subscribing to the discussion list.

Looking forward to working with you all,
Aaron


At 10:05 AM 11/30/2005 -0500, you wrote:


> > Dear Discussion List Participants,

> >

> > Today, the National Institute for Literacy is moving the discussion 

> lists to a fully moderated format. Our goal is to enhance professional 

> development for educators and practitioners through ongoing opportunities 

> to learn, discuss, and reflect on critical literacy issues.

> >

> > There will be no significant changes in the way you receive your 

> discussion list mail.  Each list will have a moderator who will 

> facilitate dialogue about the latest literacy research and its 

> applications to instructional practice; promising policies and practices 

> -- in addition to promoting the exchange of ideas, resources, and 

> experience.  The moderator will review messages posted to the list daily, 

> prior to releasing it to subscribers.  Please review the Discussion List 

> Guidelines  http://dev.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/list_guidelines.html 

> for more information.

> >

> > As subscribers, you can continue to post to the list, the list email 

> address is: contentstandards at dev.nifl.gov

> >

> > This list is moderated by Aaron Kohring .

> >

>Adult Education Content Standards is one of several discussion lists set 

>up by the National Institute for Literacy and managed by various literacy 

>organizations. Adult Education Content Standards features targeted 

>discussion about Equipped For The Future (EFF), the NIFL's standards-based 

>Adult Literacy System Reform Initiative. Programs and staff members 

>participating in the EFF initiative can post questions, issues, concerns, 

>and discoveries that they would like to share and get feedback about from 

>other projects involved in the standards development process. Hopefully, 

>this list will become a vehicle for regular communication, knowledge 

>development and problem-solving among all of us.

>

> > We encourage discussion list participants to focus your contributions 

> to the Adult Education Content Standards list. Your comments, 

> suggestions, references, and ideas posted to the discussion lists 

> continue to serve as resources for enhancing the field's capacity and 

> knowledge base.  We encourage open discourse and an exchange of 

> information, ideas, and practices among all list subscribers.  As in the 

> past, differences in perspectives and ideas are welcome, especially when 

> they are voiced in the spirit of inquiry, curiosity, and mutual respect.

> >

> > Thank you for your dedication to this online community.  We look 

> forward to sharing and learning with you.

> >

> > Sincerely,

> > Tanya Shuy and Mary Jo Maralit

> > National Institute for Literacy

> >

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Aaron Kohring
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Moderator, NIFL Content Standards Discussion List

Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance
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