Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g55BSPO12512; Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:28:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:28:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <NCBBKFFJMKFIFAGAFGNEAEPKDBAA.jlee@famlit.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jon Lee" <jlee@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1147] Clips and Cross Posts X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2416 Lines: 64 Good Morning all! From: Thursday Notes, the Division of Adult Education and Literacy NRS Training Sessions on Now If you're still scratching your head about National Reporting System (NRS) requirements, help is on the way. Just register for one of four OVAE-sponsored training sessions held: June 21-22 in San Diego; June 27-29 in New Orleans; July 11-13 in Oakbrook, IL; and July 15-17 in Washington. There is "homework" you will need to do before and after the training. To register, contact <mailto:dshaewitz@air.org> or <mailto:azaida@air.org> Questions about pre-training activities go to mailto:lcondelli@air.org> Just got a postcard in the mail. June 17, 7-8 pm Father/Male Involvement in Early Childhood With Brent A. McBride, Assoc. Professor of Human Development and Director of the Child Development Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org/chat.html From: Public Education Network Weekly NewsBlast To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit: http://www.publiceducation.org/news/signup.htm These are very well written research reviews. ARTS ARE CRITICAL LINK TO STUDENT DEVELOPMENT A new report provides significant evidence that cutting back on school arts programs may prove counterproductive to raising student achievement. http://www.aep-arts.org/cllinkspage.htm This next article is just a bit frightening, although I agree with his premise - I wonder about its application in the world of education which does not begin from stasis but from individuals with, at times, an immeasurable disequilibrium. As well, the indication that these types of measures can be used to "reward teachers, administrators, and schools that contribute most to student learning" (paragraph #3) begs the question, "what will happen to those who don't "contribute most to student learning?" and was it due to their inadequacies or other factors? THE BUSINESS MODEL According to Jay Greene, unless classroom productivity is measured, however imperfectly, it is not possible to reward teachers, administrators, and schools that contribute most to student learning. http://www.educationnext.org/20022/20.html Well...Hope I was not to chatty! Jon Lee Training Specialist NIFL-Family list moderator National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main St, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502.584.1133 x175 Fax: 502.584.0172 jlee@famlit.org http://www.famlit.org
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