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Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2083] Re: Transfer of EFF Skills
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Dawn's sharing of her metacognitive thinking is such a good example of how EFF is appropriate for everyone, not just our ABE/ABLE students. It reinforces EFF as a model of adult learning, no matter how educated that adult already is. Sharing how we
use EFF in our everyday lives with our students adds credibility to both the model and our students' efforts.
Ohio has recently held a Meet Your Legislators Day. Many of us who participated went through a similar process as Dawn and learned a lot about how to make political activism a reality. We all need to share what we learned with our students.
Thank you Dawn for sharing these thoughts - and also to all the others on the list who share their experiences and ideas. They provide us with information to share with our staffs and students, even though we don't always respond.
Sara Battison
ABLE Co-ordinator
Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center
Ashland, Ohio
Dawn Norris wrote:
> While reviewing the role maps recently, it struck me that while I have strong political opinions, I have rarely taken political action beyond voting. I've decided to consciously transfer the skills I use in other roles to the role of
> citizen/community member.
>
> I'll be documenting my progress & reflections as I go. I invite feedback from anyone who has focused on the transfer of skills from one role to another, or who has students who have done so. What issues came up? How did you troubleshoot
> difficulties?
>
> What I've done so far:
> I reviewed the citizen/community member role map & decided that I need to focus on 2 broad areas of responsibility: Become & Stay Informed and Take Action to Strengthen Communities.
>
> My goal is to affect one issue I have chosen. The political system affecting the issue is a mystery to me, so I'll need to use a Become & Stay Informed key activity: “Figure out how the system that affects an issue works”.
>
> I need to identify the system first! I will use the standard/skill “Learn Through Research” to do this, and then to understand how the system works.
>
> I've used this skill successfully in my worker role to understand more about how the University's financial system works. I'll think about how this standard's components of performance relate to my success in that role, then figure out the best way
> to transfer the skill to my role as citizen.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Dawn Norris
> EFF National Center Operations Coordinator
> University of Maine
> 5766 Shibles Hall
> Orono, ME 04469
> Phone: (207) 581-2402 x11
> Fax: (207) 866-0059
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