Discussion of State Professional Development Systems
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Coming Soon: Discussion of State Professional Development Systems
Discussion Dates: January 30 – February 10, 2006
Guest Facilitator: Cassie Drennon Bryant, President, Cassandra Drennon & Associates, Inc.
To participate: Subscribe to the Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List by visiting: http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Professionaldevelopment
General Overview:
Join our guests to discuss a broad range of topics on how state professional development (PD) systems work, including (but not limited to): funding, leadership, structure, provision of PD, policy, state initiatives, assessment and evaluation, continuous improvement, and other related issues.
The discussion is open to anyone who would like to share their work or experiences with state PD. Guests from the following seven states and one region will be joining us in discussion and participating on behalf of their professional development entities/organizations:
GUESTS
New England
Silja Kallenbach, Coordinator, New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC)/World Education
California
Mary Ann Corley, Ph.D., Principal Research Analyst and California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO) Director, American Institutes for Research
Erik Jacobson, Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research/CALPRO
Wendi Maxwell, Education Programs Consultant, California Department of Education
Florida
Teresa G. Bestor, State Director of Adult Education and Compliance Monitoring, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education, Florida Department of Education
Debra Hargrove, Coordinator, Florida TechNet
Massachusetts
Mina Reddy, Director, System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES) Central Resource Center, World Education
Steve Reuys, Director, Adult Literacy Resource Institute/Greater Boston SABES Regional Support Center
George Kohout, Director, SABES Western Regional Support Center and has worked for five years as Technology Coordinator
New Mexico
Nick Evangelista, Executive Director, New Mexico Adult Education Association
New York
Ira Yankwitt, Director of the New York City Regional Adult Education Network (NYC RAEN), Literacy Assistance Center
Ohio
Jeff Fantine, Director of the Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center at Ohio University
Rhode Island
Janet Isserlis Project Director, Literacy Resources/RI
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