Hi everyone!
This message is posted on behalf of Daphne Greenberg, moderator of the NIFL-Women and Literacy discussion list, and concerns an upcoming guest-facilitated book discussion on the list. Those of you who work with or develop learning resources for women in your adult basic/literacy/ ELL programs,especially with women who are survivors of violence and trauma, may find this reading and discussion opportunity particuarly enlightening and helpful. Enjoy!
 
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After counting the votes, two readings have been selected for our first reading discussion that Mev Miller will facilitate from August 15 - 22, 2006:

1) Moving Beyond "Stupid": Taking Account of the Impact of Violence on Women's Learning (12 pages)

2) Chapter 5 from Too Scared to Learn, "Learning in the Context of Trauma: The Challenge of Setting Goals" (37 pages)

If you are interested in participating in the discussion, please download and read these two articles from the Jenny Horsman  website: http://www.jennyhorsman.com <https://tmail.utk.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://tmail.utk.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.jennyhorsman.com> 
(if you look at the right side bar of her website, you will see the two readings listed. Click on the readings and you will be taken to the material. Depending on your computer, it may take a few minutes for the article to download):

*** These articles are posted as a courtesy on the Internet for the purposes of this discussion. They will be available for download only until August 22, 2006. ***

As supplemental reading, you may also want to look at this article  available on the WE LEARN website:
"But Is It Education?" The Challenge of Creating Effective Learning for Survivors of Trauma -- Women's Studies Quarterly, 32: #1&2, 2004--  (16 pages)
http://www.litwomen.org/Research/horsman_wsq.pdf <https://tmail.utk.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://tmail.utk.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.litwomen.org/Research/horsman_wsq.pdf> 

Guidelines for Discussion
*  Do not begin discussing the articles until the group is formally  opened by the facilitator on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006 (this will give participants time to read prior to discussion).

*  During the designated discussion period, use the assigned discussion subject line each time you post. (Mev will announce it in email that opens the discussion)

*  Be mindful that many people only check email once a day or sporadically. As with any discussion, if you have made a post, please allow space and time for others to come into the discussion.

*  Remember, this is an open, public discussion. If you have something private or sensitive to respond, you may want to take it off list with an individual.

The discussion will begin on Aug. 15, 2006 with an opening statement by the facilitator, Mev Miller. We hope you will join us.

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Mev Miller, Ed.D. is director and founder of WE LEARN (Women expanding Literacy Education action resource Network -- http://litwomen.org/welearn.html <https://tmail.utk.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://tmail.utk.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://litwomen.org/welearn.html> ). A long time feminist activist, Mev has years of experience in facilitating reading-discussion circles on a variety of women's issues. Her experience also includes facilitating
Women Leading Through Reading Reading-Discussion Circles with women in both ABE and ESOL learning Settings.WE LEARN Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Resource Network www.litwomen.org/welearn.html

Please encourage your friends/colleagues to join us. They can subscribe at:
http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Womenliteracy <https://tmail.utk.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://tmail.utk.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Womenliteracy> 

 
Peggy McGuire, M.A., 
Senior Research Associate, National Consultant, and
NIFL-Program Leadership and Improvement List Moderator
Center for Literacy Studies
The University of Tennessee
111 5th Street, PO Box 16
Mount Gretna, PA  17064
717-964-1341 (landline/fax)
215-888-6507 (cell)
mmcguire at utk.edu
 
 
Peggy McGuire, M.A., 
Senior Research Associate, National Consultant, and
NIFL-Program Leadership and Improvement List Moderator
Center for Literacy Studies
The University of Tennessee
111 5th Street, PO Box 16
Mount Gretna, PA  17064
717-964-1341 (landline/fax)
215-888-6507 (cell)
mmcguire at utk.edu
 
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