Using the National Institute for Literacy

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Using the National Institute for Literacys
Discussion Lists as Professional Development
Jackie Taylor, Moderator, Adult Literacy
Professional Development jataylor_at_utk.edu Marie
Cora, Moderator, Assessment marie.cora_at_hotspurpart
ners.com Daphne Greenberg, Moderator, Poverty,
Race, Women and Literacy dgreenberg_at_gsu.edu
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Session II

• Explore how to use lists as professional
  development Tools and Strategies

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What Makes a Skillful Discussion List User?

• Brainstorm
• What are the characteristics?
• Activity
• Review Self Assessment
• Check three and prioritize.
• Look at your list. Pick one or two items that you
  would like to make sure we cover in todays
  session.

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Discussion Lists as Self-Study

• 80 of the field works part-time
• Thousands are volunteers
• Many teach K-12 during the day
• Teachers time is stretched for formal PD
• Lists are one way to engage in non-formal PD

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The National Institute for Literacy

• is funded by Adult Education and Family Literacy
  Act (AEFLA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to
  strengthen literacy across the lifespan
• supports programs and services designed to
  improve the quality of literacy programs
  nationwide
• mission (as it pertains to the Lists) is to
  develop a national dissemination and
  communication system in the field of literacy

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Discussion Lists

• Adult English Language Learners
• Adult Literacy Professional Development List
• Assessment
• Family Literacy
• Focus on Basics
• Health Literacy
• Learning Disabilities
• Poverty, Race, Women Literacy
• Special Topics Discussion
• Technology Literacy
• Workplace Literacy

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Examples of Key Issues from 3 Lists

• Poverty, Race, Women and Literacy
• Assessment
• Professional Development

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Ways to Use the Lists as PD

• Share with a partner some hot issues for your
  practice and/or program.
• What is one goal about which you might be able to
  use the lists to address that need?
• (five minutes)

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Brainstorm Activity Strategies

• What are some of your strategies for eliciting
  information from NIFL Lists?

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Strategies for Eliciting Information from NIFL
Lists

• Participate in guest discussions
• Share articles, books, resources on list and
  incite feedback
• Harangue and nudge the list when youve asked for
  information to encourage a strong response
• Research
• Archives
• Search Engine
• Guest Discussion Summaries

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Now it is your turn

• Which strategies do you feel would best help you
  reach your goal?

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Documenting and Demonstrating Learning

• What are some ways to document learning from NIFL
  Lists?
• What are some ways to demonstrate learning from
  NIFL Lists?

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Demonstrating Learning

•         Summary
•         Review
•         Reflection
•         Presentation
•         Teacher inquiry
•         Study circle
•         Lesson plans/ classroom materials
•         Workshop/facilitator guide
•         Collaborative projects
•         Project-based learning

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Summary

• Case Study I The burning question
• Developing a Diversity Workshop
• Case Study II Program based professional
  development
• Innovation in Accountability

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Evaluating Learning

• How would you evaluate your learning?

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Pulling It Together

• How would self-study fit in PD systems already in
  place?
• In your program?
• In your state?

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Incentives

• Guiding questions for identifying credits.

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Whats left?

• Upcoming List Activities
• Time To Explore

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Evaluation and Next Steps

• Revisit your session expectation/goal for this
  session. Did you attain your goal?
• What are next steps?
• Next steps for you?
• Next steps for NIFL?

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Thank You for Joining Us

• Jackie Taylor, Moderator, Adult Literacy
  Professional Development
• jataylor_at_utk.edu
• Marie Cora, Moderator, Assessment
• marie.cora_at_hotspurpartners.com
• Daphne Greenberg, Moderator, Poverty, Race, Women
  and Literacy
• dgreenberg_at_.gsu.edu
• See you on the list!