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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