I am pleased to share with you an update on the Equipped for the Future 
(EFF) Center for Training and Technical Assistance, located at the Center 
for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee Knoxville, since 2002.

During the 04-05 program year, the Center will be offering many services 
and professional development opportunities to the adult education 
field.  We hope you will have the opportunity to participate in or explore 
one of the following:

-Teaching Adults to Read with Understanding, a research-based professional 
development program for adult education practitioners, developed by EFF and 
National Center for Family Literacy and funded through the Partnership for 
Reading.

-Preparing for Careers in Sales and Service, a curriculum developed in 
partnership with the National Retail Federation Foundation.  Versions are 
available for teachers of English speaking adults and of limited English 
proficient adults

-Online courses in standards-based instruction and assessment with EFF and 
in teaching math and reading with EFF standards and the EFF 
Teaching/Learning cycle.

-Professional development in standards-based instruction and assessment, 
customized to fit organizational needs.

-Publications, such as Hot Topics: Focus on Math (available late Fall 
2004); Research to Practice Note 4: Assessment (available online in 
October, 2004); and an EFF Handbook for Program Improvement: Using the EFF 
Approach to Quality (available at http://pli.cls.utk.edu/comp_models.htm).

-EFF Facilitator Network and certification process, through which state and 
national agencies and organizations build their own capacity to provide 
professional development in standards-based instruction and assessment.

-A redesigned EFF portal website, through which all EFF resources and 
services can be accessed (available in late October, 2004).

In addition, the EFF Center will continue to collaborate with SRI 
International and the state workforce development agencies for the states 
of New York, New Jersey, Florida, Washington, Rhode Island and the District 
of Columbia in developing and piloting the EFF Work Readiness Credential. 
And we'll be working with SRI, the Educational Testing Service, and ten 
state adult education agencies to explore the feasibility of developing new 
EFF assessments.

The Center's services and programs are managed by Diane Gardner, Acting 
Director of the EFF Center, with assistance from Ginny Bleazey, 
administrative assistant.  Aaron Kohring oversees the EFF 
websites.  Training and technical assistance is provided by a cadre of 
national consultants and by certified facilitators.

The Center for Literacy Studies is proud to continue to be the home of the 
EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance.  Please let us know how 
we can work with you in the coming year.



Jean J. Stephens, Director
Center for Literacy Studies
600 Henley St., Suite 312
Knoxville, TN 37996-4135
865-974-6610
865-974-3857 Fax
jjstephe at utk.edu