Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id IAA18864; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:28:33 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:28:33 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <l03110707b47e97f42ad2@[146.186.96.52]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Heidi A.C. Watson" <haw6@psu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:3184] xpost- Thursday Notes X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Status: OR >From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb Production: Rose Tilghman December 16, 1999 ___________________________________ Secretary's Awards Go To 10 Local Programs Ten local programs in nine states are winners of the 1998-99 Secretary's Awards for Outstanding Adult Education and Literacy Programs. Arizona was the only State to tie down two Secretary's Awards. A complete list of winners is attached. Awards will be presented at local sites by representatives of the Department as soon as award plaques are available. Contact carroll_towey@ed.gov ** NIFL-WORKPLACE SUBSCRIBERS-If you would like to see a list of the winners email haw6@psu.edu. 2000 Area Conferences Set After extensive discussions with State Directors, OVAE's Division of Adult Education and Literacy has set the following dates and locations for its 2000 Area Meetings: Area I (Northeast) March 1 - 3 San Juan Areas II - IV March 8 - 10 Chicago The conference agenda will include a review and update of the National Reporting System. NJ Pilots One-Stop Tracking It's more than brick-and-mortar one-stops for New Jersey. The state is piloting software offering email and case management capabilities to track clients across programs provided by the state departments of labor, health and human services, education, higher education and commerce. Plans are to roll out the software before the summer. Eligibility determinations can be done by computer and clients referred to the right person or program. Software can include educational outcomes. The system allows the state to track individuals and families and provides a holistic view family needs. Contact ldavis@dol.state.nj.us Reading Expert Chall Dies at 78 Jeanne S. Chall, a reading expert whose work had a major impact on adult education, died November 27 at her Massachusetts home. Chall was 78. Dr. Chall vigorously supported phonics, a method of teaching beginners to read by having them associate letters sounds represented. While other experts de-emphasized phonics, Dr. Chall's research showed that knowing the alphabet and sounds that make words are crucial. Dr. Chall taught for 26 years at Harvard Graduate School of Education, until retiring in 1991. She was born in Poland and moved to New York at age seven. She was the first family member to go to college, graduating cum laude from City College. She earned both a master's degree and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Chall taught at Ohio State, Teachers College of Columbia University and City College before joining Harvard. ____________________________________________________________ A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education OVAE Homepage http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/ _____________________________________________________________________
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