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April, 2005
NAEPDC’s State Staff Workgroup is getting ready to improve and expand our web-based resource library, and we need your help! We are looking for state staff who have expertise in: (1) state-level policies and procedures related to specific content areas and/or (2) improving the functionality and navigation of websites. We are asking for a one-year commitment that will include: (1) participating in quarterly conference calls; (2) identifying, recommending, and reviewing additions to the resource library; and (3) recommending ways to make the resource library more user-friendly. Please share this information with your staff members and encourage them to submit the attached response form to participate. The upcoming conference calls of the State Staff Workgroup are scheduled for May 19, August 11, and November 17 from 1:30 – 3:30 EST. The Resource Library can be found at the following URL: http://www.naepdc.org/resource_library/resource_library_home/resource_library_home.html This workgroup is an excellent opportunity for state staff members to network with colleagues from other states as well as make a contribution to our work. Keep up the good work. Let me know when we can help.
New NCSALL
Website One of the best adult education resources is the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). Their research-based publications include their instructionally oriented quarterly Focus on Basics, their policy quarterly Focus on Policy, Study Circle Guides on a number of topics for professional development and program improvement, as well as, any number of research reports. Below NCSALL announces their new web site.
“Dear Friends and
Colleagues: Keep up the good work. Let me know when we can help.
Professional Development
Policy Resource In your new state plan, what policies will you put into place that encourage and enable teachers to participate in professional development and improve their practice? Our colleagues, the Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD), will be leading discussions to review the research and offer options.
These policy options will be very helpful to you in developing your own state policies to support teacher development. To ensure that these policies represent the voice of the field, particularly your instructors’ and your state’s needs: Please encourage your professional development staff and contractors, program directors, and instructors to participate in this discussion on the NIFL-AALPD discussion list. To subscribe, visit: http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/nifl-aalpd/subscribe_aalpd.html You and your staff members are welcome to subscribe to participate and/or to stay abreast of the conversations. Or, you can visit the archives (updated weekly) at your leisure.
To view the archives, visit: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl-aalpd/2005/ We will send you a copy of their final product as soon as it is available. NCSALL Research Briefs from the Professional Development Study: The Characteristics and Concerns of Adult Basic Education Teachers http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ncsall/research/brief26.pdf
How Teachers Change: A Study of Professional Development in Adult Education http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ncsall/research/brief25.pdf
To obtain the full reports, visit: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ncsall/index.html and click on “Publications.”
To learn more about AALPD: http://www.aalpd.org/
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