Posted at the request of Jackie Taylor, Adult Literacy Professional 
Development List Moderator


>Colleagues:

>The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List is hosting a

>disscussion of "State Professional Development Systems," featuring

>professional development offered both regionally in New England and in the

>following states: California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York,

>Ohio, and Rhode Island. Colleagues from all states are invited to participate

>and share their work or experiences with state PD! To participate, subscribe

>by visiting: http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Professionaldevelopment

>

>See below for the list of guests participating. I hope you will be able to

>join us!  Jackie Taylor, Adult Literacy Professional Development List

>Moderator, jataylor at utk.edu

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>

>Topic: State Professional Development Systems

>Discussion Dates: January 30 ­ February 10

>Guest Facilitator: Cassie Drennon Bryant, President, Cassandra Drennon &

>Associates, Inc.

>To participate: Subscribe by visiting:

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

>

>General Overview:

>

>Join our guests to discuss a broad range of topics on how state professional

>development (PD) systems work, including (but not limited to): funding,

>leadership, structure, provision of PD, policy, state initiatives, assessment

>and evaluation, continuous improvement, and other related issues.

>

>The discussion is open to anyone who would like to share their work or

>experiences with state PD. Guests from the following seven states and one

>region will be joining us in discussion and participating on behalf of their

>professional development entities/organizations:

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>GUESTS

>

>New England

>Silja Kallenbach, Coordinator, New England Literacy Resource Center

>(NELRC)/World Education

>

>California

>Mary Ann Corley, Ph.D., Principal Research Analyst and California Adult

>Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO) Director, American

>Institutes for Research

>

>Erik Jacobson, Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research/CALPRO

>

>Wendi Maxwell, Education Programs Consultant, California Department of

>Education

>

>Florida

>Teresa G. Bestor, State Director of Adult Education and Compliance 

>Monitoring,

>Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education, Florida Department of

>Education

>

>Debra Hargrove, Coordinator, Florida TechNet

>

>Massachusetts

>Mina Reddy, Director, System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES) 

>Central

>Resource Center, World Education

>

>Steve Reuys, Director, Adult Literacy Resource Institute/Greater Boston SABES

>Regional Support Center

>

>George Kohout, Director, SABES Western Regional Support Center and has worked

>for five years as Technology Coordinator

>

>New Mexico

>Nick Evangelista, Executive Director, New Mexico Adult Education Association

>

>New York

>Ira Yankwitt, Director of the New York City Regional Adult Education Network

>(NYC RAEN), Literacy Assistance Center

>

>Ohio

>Jeff Fantine, Director of the Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center at Ohio

>University, participating on behalf of the Ohio ABLE Resource Center Network

>

>Rhode Island

>Janet Isserlis Project Director, Literacy Resources/RI

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>To participate, subscribe by visiting:

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

>

>See you on the list! Best, Jackie Taylor