>Colleagues:


Please find below a recent update from EFF...

-- Kim



>_____________________________________________________________

>What's New at the Equipped for the Future Center?

>

>The EFF Center continues to work with programs and states nationally on a

>variety of projects.  You can see what's happening by checking out the

>calendar of events at:

>http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/calendar/calendar.cgi?filter_sc=5

>

>It has now been a year since we launched the new EFF website:

>http://eff.cls.utk.edu/

>

>There have been many updates made in the past year so I would encourage you

>to take a look if you haven't visited recently.

>

>Here are just a few of those updates:

>1)      Two publications have been added:

>http://eff.cls.utk.edu/products_services/online_publications.htm

>

>a.      The Winter 2005 issue of HOT Topics with a focus on the standard

>Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate.

>        b. Research to Practice Note #4: An Approach to Assessment Based on

>Cognitive Science

>2)      The EFF Teaching/Learning Toolkit has several new Examples and

>supporting Tools/Supports: http://eff.cls.utk.edu/toolkit/

>The Toolkit will continue to be a growing resource with more examples in

>different settings (ABE, ESOL, Family Literacy, GED, Corrections) and with

>different standards.

>

>3)      Each of the EFF Standards now has a downloadable pictorial

>representation available courtesy of Tacoma Community House in Washington.

>The pictures were originally developed for use with ESOL learners but

>certainly have other

>applications.  http://eff.cls.utk.edu/fundamentals/16_standards.htm

>

>       4) Updated Spanish translations for the Standards:

>http://eff.cls.utk.edu/fundamentals/spanish/eff_spanish_wheel.htm

>

>

>Aaron Kohring

>Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection

>Research Associate, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee

>

>EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance

>Phone:(865) 974-8426 main

>Fax:   (865) 974-3857

>e-mail: eff at utk.edu

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