Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e66Eplv26529; Thu, 6 Jul 2000 10:51:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 10:51:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <A14F5CA469FED211BF2900062B000C160451EB1F@wdcfb6exc03.ed.gov> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Behroozi, Jaleh" <Jaleh_Behroozi@nifl.gov> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:856] New Publication X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Status: O Content-Length: 3125 Lines: 86 > Below is the notice regarding a recent publication of the American > Institutes for Research, a non-profit organization specializing in social > and behavioral research and policy. Pelavin Research Institute, a branch > of American Institutes for Research specializes mostly in educational > research and policy for grades K-12 and adult education. > > The publication will be available on-line by August 1 at the latest. > > Please call me at 202-944-5414 or e-mail me at dweidler@air.org <mailto:dweidler@air.org> if you > have any questions or need any additional information. > > Thanks, > Danielle > > =================================================================== > The Pelavin Research Institute (PRI) of the American Institutes for > Research (AIR) recently released a new publication entitled Professional > Development Resource Supplement: Improving Instruction, Organization, and > Learner Outcomes Through Professional Development. This Supplement is a > follow-up to the previously published Professional Development Resource > Guide available on the National Reporting System website located at > http://www.air-dc.org/nrs <http://www.air-dc.org/nrs> . > > The Supplement focuses on two areas: needs assessments and collaboration > for professional development. The Needs Assessment section provides an > overview of needs assessments, in general, and includes sample needs > assessment instruments previously developed by PRI and a sample of the > instructor assessment from the revised Continuous Improvement Measure > (CIM) instrument developed by Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment > System (CASAS). The Collaboration Section provides a general overview of > the issues and advantages to collaboration for professional development > and includes two publications on collaboration. The Regional Resource > Initiative-prepared jointly by the Arizona Adult Literacy and Technology > Resource Center and the Center for Literacy Studies at the University of > Tennessee-describes a plan for developing regional resource sharing. The > second publication, For the Common Good: A Guide for Developing Local > Interagency Linkage Teams produced by the Center on Education Training for > Employment at Ohio State University, provides useful information on > planning, implementing, and sustaining interagency linkage teams. > > The Supplement will be available on-line by August 1 at > http://www.air-dc.org/nrs/ <http://www.air-dc.org/nrs/> . Please note that the Regional Resource > Initiative is only available in hard-copy. For the Common Good is > available at http://literacy.kent.edu/CommonGood/Guide/index.html <http://literacy.kent.edu/CommonGood/Guide/index.html> . If you > would like to receive a copy of the Regional Resource Initiative or if you > have any other questions please contact Renee Sherman by phone at > 202-944-5327 or e-mail at rsherman@air-org <mailto:rsherman@air-org> . > > > Danielle Weidler > American Institutes for Research > 202-944-5414 > dweidler@air.org <mailto:dweidler@air.org>
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