Definitely!  SB
On Apr 9, 2007, at 12:52 PM, Dudiak,Marisa L wrote:


> I agree too. Anything in a digest format is preferable.

>

> Marisa Dudiak

> Reading Specialist

> Ballenger Creek Elementary School

> "Support Frederick County Reading Council"

>

> ________________________________

>

> From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Bonnita  

> Solberg

> Sent: Mon 4/9/2007 1:48 PM

> To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List

> Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 958] Re: Upcoming Discussions  

> Announcement

>

>

> YEAH!!!  I really appreciate the compilation of lists, Jackie; it  

> will make my life easier.  Thanks!  Bonnita

>

> "Taylor, Jackie" <jataylor at utk.edu> wrote:

>

> 	PD List Colleagues:

> 	Below you will find three discussion announcements for upcoming  

> April discussions.

> 	

> 	1) Topic: Work/career Readiness?

> 	Where Held: Workplace Discussion List

> 	When: April 9 - 13

> 	To participate, subscribe:  http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/ 

> Workplace/

> 	

> 	2) Topic: Discussion on Hand-Held Devices in the Classroom

> 	Where Held: Technology & Literacy Discussion List

> 	When: April 9 - 13

> 	To participate, subscribe:  http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/ 

> Technology

> 	

> 	3) Topic: Using Data for Program Improvement

> 	Where Held: Assessment Discussion List

> 	To participate, subscribe:  http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/ 

> Assessment

> 	When: April 16 - 20

> 	Preparation: See attached Power Point

> 	

> 	I am experimenting with compiling discussion announcements into  

> one message where possible (see below). Please let me know whether  

> you find this helpful or not. While on the one hand it may serve to  

> reduce the numbers of emails you receive, it may make it difficult  

> in forwarding the announcements to others (including attachments).  

> Please let me know which strategy you prefer - compiled  

> announcements when possible or one announcement per email.

> 	

> 	Thanks, Jackie Taylor, Adult Literacy Professional Development  

> List Moderator, jataylor at utk.edu

> 	

> 	

> 	

> 	1) Topic: Work/career Readiness?

> 	Where Held: Workplace Discussion List

> 	When: April 9-13

> 	To Participate, subscribe:  http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/ 

> Workplace/

> 	

> 	Discussion Announcement

> 	So you've heard of the Work Readiness Credential.

> 	Or is it called the National Work Readiness Credential?

> 	Wait! Maybe that was the Career Readiness Credential you were  

> thinking of.

> 	Or the Career Readiness Certification?  Workforce Skills  

> Certification?

> 	

> 	If this is all just too confusing, but you really need to know,  

> join in the discussion next week on the Workplace Literacy  

> Discussion List.

> 	Several guests have agreed to share their expertise and answer  

> questions, and there's a great new resource out online that  

> identifies and then compares and contrasts the various work  

> readiness certificates that are out there. The resource, the work  

> of Norma Rey-Alicea and Geri Scott, is "A Survey of Selected Work  

> Readiness Certificates" and you can download it from http:// 

> www.jff.org/Documents/WorkReadiness.pdf .  Norma and Geri, the  

> authors, are two of the guests who have agreed to answer questions  

> in helping us understand the purposes and issues surrounding work  

> readiness certificates.

> 	

> 	Other guests have first-hand experience with and knowledge about  

> the three most widely recognized work readiness certificates:

> 	

> 	Louis Soares, Executive Director of the National Work Readiness  

> Council Lansing Davis (Lanse), Senior Policy Analyst with the NJ  

> State Employment and Training Commission, the State WIB.

> 	Judith Titzel, Adult Education Specialist, RI Adult Education  

> Professional Development Center Jane Eguez, Director of Program  

> Planning, CASAS Melissa Dayton, Workforce Program Specialist, CASAS  

> Traci Lepicki, Project Coordinator, Ohio's Career Readiness  

> Credential, The Ohio State University Center on Education and  

> Training for Employment Adrienne Glandon, Ohio's Career Readiness  

> Credential, The Ohio State University Center on Education and  

> Training for Employment

> 	

> 	Look for additional information and resources on the Workplace  

> Discussion List soon to give you additional background information  

> and resources.  If you want to join us for this discussion,  

> subscribe to the list at http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/ 

> Workplace/ .  If you want to unsubscribe after the discussion, go  

> back to that same page (but we hope you will want to stay with us!)

> 	

> 	Donna Brian, Moderator

> 	Workplace Literacy Discussion List

> 	Center for Literacy at The University of Tennessee djgbrian at utk.edu

> 	

> 	

> 	2) Topic: Discussion on Hand-Held Devices in the Classroom

> 	Where Held: Technology & Literacy Discussion List

> 	When: April 9 - 13

> 	To participate, subscribe:  http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/ 

> Technology

> 	Discussion Announcement

> 	Dear Technology List Colleagues,

> 	

> 	This January the Tech list went through a process of identifying

> 	discussion topics we would like to explore this year. Many of you had

> 	requested a discussion on the use of cell phones, hand-held and  

> portable

> 	devices (like Palm Pilots) in education settings.

> 	

> 	As such, I am very happy to announce that the Technology list will be

> 	engaging in a special discussion on the use of hand-held and portable

> 	devices in the classroom. Marilyn Williams, an instructor who

> 	participated in a practitioner research project on the use of hand- 

> helds

> 	to support student learning will join the tech list to share her  

> three

> 	years of experience in integrating this technology in to her  

> classroom.

> 	

> 	Marilyn, will join the Tech list from April 16th through April 19th.

> 	More information will come in the days leading up to the  

> discussion but

> 	for now, please save the dates.

> 	

> 	

> 	

> 	Following is a brief introduction that Marilyn asked me to share with

> 	you all:

> 	

> 	

> 	Bio: Hi there! My name is Marilyn Williams and I am a middle school

> 	teacher in Eugene, Oregon. I've been involved with a number of  

> research

> 	projects through the University of Oregon and have enjoyed finding  

> new

> 	ways to incorporate technology into my classroom. Although I'm

> 	definitely not a 'technie' I've been using handheld computers for the

> 	last few years and have found them to be a fantastic way to boost

> 	student involvement and learning.

> 	

> 	

> 	Discussion: As educators, we are always striving to better meet the

> 	needs of all our students. In my inclusion language arts/social  

> studies

> 	classes, I have found that using handhelds helped to do just that. I

> 	was so excited to see how this technology motivated my students as  

> well

> 	as allowed them be more successful in their reading and writing. I'm

> 	looking forward to discussing this technology application with you.

> 	

> 	Regards,

> 	

> 	Mariann

> 	

> 	

> 	Mariann Fedele

> 	Associate Director,

> 	NYC Regional Adult Education Network

> 	Literacy Assistance Center

> 	

> 	Moderator,

> 	NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List

> 	32 Broadway 10th Floor

> 	New York, New York 10004

> 	212-803-3325

> 	mariannf at lacnyc.org <http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/ 

> technology>

> 	www.lacnyc.org <http://www.lacnyc.org/>

> 	

> 	

> 	3) Topic: Using Data for Program Improvement

> 	Where Held: Assessment Discussion List

> 	When: April 16 - 20

> 	To participate, subscribe:  http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/ 

> Assessment

> 	Preparation: See attached Power Point

> 	Discussion Announcement

> 	Dear Colleagues,

> 	I'm pleased to announce the following Panel Guest Discussion,  

> which will be held during the week of April 16 - 20.

> 	Topic: Using Data for Program Improvement

> 	Guests will discuss the work they have done in using data to  

> improve the quality of adult literacy programming.  We will hear  

> about the use of data in small and large programs, as well as at  

> the state and national levels.  Panelists are interested in your  

> questions and eager to hear about your use of data, as well as  

> share their own experiences, so please ask questions and share your  

> stories.

> 	Recommended preparations for this discussion

> 	Please use the following guiding questions to help you share how  

> you use data in your program (or classroom), or how you would like to:

> 	

>

> 	*	Do you use data in your program?  What type?  How?  What have  

> been the results?

> 	*	What information (data) would you like to track and why?

> 	*	What data would you like to learn how to use?

>

> 	

> 	Resources of interest:

> 	

> 	Using Data Effectively by Donna Cornellier:  see attached Power  

> Point Presentation.

> 	This PowerPoint outlines a basic framework for identifying, using,  

> and monitoring data; excellent guiding questions are provided as  

> well as a case study for practicing the application of the framework.

> 	

> 	

> 	NRS Publications on data

> 	http://www.nrsweb.org/pubs/

> 	This site has a wealth of resources including the NRS  

> Implementation Guidelines; NRS Tips offering information on  

> building data systems, and setting goals and standards; and   

> Training Guides that provide practical information and tools that  

> can be used to build and use data systems effectively.

> 	

> 	

> 	Learning to be an NRS Data Detective

> 	http://www.nrsweb.org/reports/StateDataDetectives.aspx

> 	This training explores how an effective data detective:

>

> 	*	Understands the process and psychology of data collection;

> 	*	Examines data including assessment, goal setting, and follow-up  

> data;

> 	*	Asks further questions of the data; and

>

> 	*         Makes changes in processes and policies to improve data  

> quality and program services.

> 	NRS State and Local Report Cards

> 	http://www.nrsweb.org/reports/insights/report_cards.aspx

> 	Report cards can be a powerful and effective tool for  

> accountability and program improvement if properly used and  

> implemented. There are many types of report cards, but for the  

> purposes of NRS, our focus is on report cards that assess  

> performance. Report cards that allow meaningful evaluation have the  

> following characteristics:

> 	*         Include outcome and other data,

> 	*         Provide a basis for evaluation of that data, and

> 	*         Present contextual data or interpretive information that  

> aid interpretation and promote understanding.

> 	Report cards can be used in several different ways to

> 	*         Evaluate program quality,

> 	*         Promote program improvement, and

> 	*         Inform and advocate for the program.

> 	Guest Participants:

> 	Toni Borge is the director of the Adult Education & Transitions  

> Program at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Massachusetts.  

> She has a master's degree in educational administration. Toni is a  

> member of the TESOL task force that is advising the U.S. Department  

> of Homeland Security, Office of Citizenship, on redesigning the  

> citizenship test that is being piloted in 2007.  In May, Toni will  

> present a TESOL Virtual Seminar entitled "Assessment and Learning:  

> Balancing Program Performance and Instruction" in which she will  

> discuss effective ways to manage and balance instruction to meet  

> state and national performance standards.

> 	

> 	Dr. Larry Condelli is a managing director of the Adult Education  

> and Literacy Program in the Education and Human Development  

> Division at the American Institutes for Research. His work includes  

> research on adult ESL students, accountability, and conducting  

> professional development and technical assistance for adult  

> educators. He recently directed the What Works Study for Adult ESL  

> Literacy Students, the first large-scale empirical study of the  

> effectiveness of instructional practices for adult ESL

> 	students, and is currently directing a study of the impact of  

> explicit literacy instruction on low-literate adult ESOL learners  

> for the U.S. Department of Education.  He is also the project  

> director for the National Reporting System and was instrumental in  

> developing this national accountability system for federally funded  

> adult education and literacy program. Dr. Condelli's other projects  

> include development of a performance-based reading assessment for  

> low-literate adults for the National Assessment of Adult Literacy,  

> funded by the National Center for Educational Statistics. He is a  

> staff development and data consultant for the states of Alabama,  

> California, Georgia and Utah and provides training and technical  

> assistance to adult education staff in several states. Dr. Condelli  

> holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California.

> 	

> 	Donna Cornellier is the Project Manager for the student level data  

> system in Massachusetts.  In this role, her responsibilities  

> include managing the System for Managing Accountability and Results  

> Through Technology (SMARTT) development team; designing NRS  

> training materials, and providing training and technical assistance  

> to the local programs on using NRS data for program improvement.  

> Presentations included how assessment data is tracked in the  

> student level database and what reports are available to help  

> programs implement the NRS policies. Formerly she was the Director  

> of a local ABE program in Massachusetts. She holds a Masters degree  

> in Educational Leadership and Management.

> 	

> 	Ajit Gopalakrishnan is an Education Consultant with the  

> Connecticut State Department of Education's Bureau of Early  

> Childhood, Career and Adult Education. He manages adult education  

> projects in the areas of statewide assessment, data management,  

> program accountability, and technology.

> 	

> 	Rosemary I. Matt has recently been appointed to the newly  

> developed position of NRS Liaison for New York State.  In this  

> role, her responsibilities include NRS training, data management,  

> and desk monitoring of all New York State programs.  Prior to this  

> position, Rosemary has been in education throughout her career,  

> first as a secondary education mathematics teacher for fifteen  

> years and then as the director of the New York State staff  

> development consortium in the mid state.

> 	

> 	Karen Mundie has been an adult education professional for over  

> thirty years. She is the associate director of the Greater  

> Pittsburgh Literacy Council, a large community-based education  

> organization (42 professional staff members, 550 volunteers, and  

> 2000 students). She is also the director of the Southwest  

> Professional Development Center, where she was the lead trainer in  

> the area of using data for decision-making for three years.  Karen  

> is a past president of the Pennsylvania Association for Adult and  

> Continuing Education (PAACE) and was Pennsylvania's Outstanding  

> Adult Educator for 2005. She holds two masters' degrees from the  

> University of Virginia.

> 	Joanie Rethlake, native Texan, is the state director for adult  

> education for Texas LEARNS, the state office for adult education in  

> Houston, Texas and has responsibility for administering the state's  

> adult education program and directing the technical assistance and  

> professional development offered to adult education and family  

> literacy programs across Texas.  Formerly, she was the director of  

> adult education at Harris County Department of Education and past  

> president of the Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education  

> (TALAE).

> 	Sandy Strunk is Program Director for Community Education at  

> Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13. In this role, she provides  

> leadership for several educational programs including Adult Basic  

> Education, the Adult Education Southeast Professional Development  

> Center, Early Reading First, English as a Second Language, Family  

> Literacy, Head Start, Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Education  

> and Workforce Education. Sandy has been an adult education  

> practitioner for over twenty years. She is a past president of the  

> PA Association for Adult Continuing Education, provided leadership  

> to Pennsylvania's adult education program improvement training  

> system for six years (1997 - 2003) and continues to provide  

> leadership for Pennsylvania's family literacy program improvement  

> initiative (SEQUAL). She serves on the advisory board of the  

> Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy and is  

> particularly interested in educational interventions that focus on  

> the family unit. Sandy has a B.S. in education from Lock Haven  

> University and a M.Ed. in Training and Development from Penn State  

> University.

> 	

> 	Luanne Teller is the Director of Massasoit Community College's  

> Stoughton ABE (ESOL) and Transitions to College Programs.  She was  

> involved in establishing and developing of both programs.  Prior to  

> these positions, she was the Coordinator of an Office Skills Job  

> Training Program, which provided employment skills training to  

> empower women to transition off of public assistance into full-time  

> careers.  She holds a degree in secondary education (French and  

> Spanish).  She has served on a variety of board and committees, as  

> both a volunteer and elected official.  She is currently a member  

> of the Board of Directors for the Greater Plymouth County United  

> Way.  She has extensive experience using research data and  

> communicating with a wide range of constituencies to develop  

> effective program plans, and to promote the commitment to  

> continuous improvement.

> 	

> 	Marie Cora

> 	marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com  

> <mailto:marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com>

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> 	Coordinator, LINCS Assessment Special Collection

> 	http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/

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