Barbara,

As the Executive Director of the Ohio Literacy Network and  a long  
time advocate for Learning issues, I am willing to volunteer to be an  
editorial board member.

I also volunteer time with the Executive Board of the National  
Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs.

sincerely,

Alan Toops
Executive Director
Ohio Literacy Network

On May 18, 2007, at 1:13 PM, Barbara Garner wrote:


> Hi,

> As I wrote a few weeks ago, World Education, a non-profit that  

> served as NCSALL's dissemination arm for 10 years, is going to  

> publish at least two more issues of "Focus on Basics". (All back  

> issues are at www.ncsall.net, click on the "Focus on Basics" box to  

> the right)

>

> Learning Disabilites is going to be the theme of one of them.

> I'm looking for editorial board members and for writers.

> I'll focus on editorial board members in this posting, and discuss  

> writing in another.

>

> Editorial board members commit to reading each article and  

> participating in conference calls during which the board discusses  

> the articles. I use that feedback to work with the authors. Each  

> article goes through at least three revisions. The time commitment  

> is roughly the equivalent of reading a full issue of "Focus on  

> Basics" thoroughly, three times, and participating in at least 10  

> hours of conference calls. This will take place off and on over the  

> summer and into September. We try to find one week day that works  

> for everyone and hold our calls on that day, but given folks'  

> summer schedules, it's likely that each board member will miss at  

> least one or two calls.

>

> If anyone on the list has participated as an editorial board  

> member, please share your experiences with the list (good and bad)  

> so folks know what they're volunteering for (we offer a measly  

> stipend). Board members have said it's fun to work in a national  

> group and to look at manuscripts in this way.

>

> If you're interested, let me know off list at b.garner4 at verizon.net

> Tell me a little bit about yourself, any LD or editing experience,  

> and any suggestions you have for how we can improve "Focus on Basics".

>

> My selection process tends to be based on "first come first served"  

> with a eye to geographic distribution. So if I don't have room for  

> you, please don't take it personally!

>

> Thanks,

> Barbara Garner

>

> Sharon, MA

>

>

>

> ----------------------------------------------------

> National Institute for Literacy

> Focus on Basics mailing list

> FocusOnBasics at nifl.gov

> To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to  

> http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/focusonbasics

> Message sent to atoops at ohioliteracynetwork.org.

>


Alan Toops
atoops at ohioliteracynetwork.org



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/focusonbasics/attachments/20070523/b0ff2f6a/attachment.html