[NLA] New publications available from PRO-NET2000!

[Dobbins, Dionne]

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> PRO-NET 2000 provides the adult education and literacy field with
> up-to-date information about professional development resources,
> materials, and activities.  Since the PRO-NET 2000 web site was launched
> (www.pro-net2000.org), we have drawn upon the field's expertise and
> experience to enhance the quality of professional development and to
> foster continuous program improvement.
> 
> We are pleased to finally share three new publications with you. They are
> available on our website for download (www.pro-net2000.org).
> 
> 
> The first two publications are tools based on the previously published
> PRO-NET Instructor and Management Competencies.
> 
> 1) Instructor Competencies Assessment Instrument (ICAI) (2002). 
> Renee Sherman, Dionne Dobbins, John Tibbetts, & Judith Crocker
> 
> 
> Description: This publication, based on the PRO-NET Instructor
> Competencies, introduces an instructor assessment instrument designed to
> help programs verify and validate competencies with their staff.  The
> instrument has many uses including as a needs assessment, to help in
> planning and evaluating professional development, for hiring, retention,
> and dismissal, for program evaluation, to facilitate communication among
> staff, and to determine the need for systematic change.
> 
> b) Management Competencies Assessment Instrument (MCAI) (2002). Renee
> Sherman, Dionne Dobbins, John Tibbetts, Judith Crocker, & Michael Dlott
> 
> Description: This publication, based on the PRO-NET Management
> Competencies, introduces an assessment instrument to help managers verify
> and validate their competencies. The instrument has many uses including as
> a needs assessment, to help in planning and evaluating professional
> development, for hiring, retention, and dismissal, for program evaluation,
> to facilitate communication among staff, and to determine the need for
> systematic change.
> 
> The third publication is the last in a series of competencies published by
> PRO-NET 2000.
> 
> c) Professional Development Coordinator Competencies and Sample Indicators
> for the Improvement of Adult Education Programs (2002). Renee Sherman,
> Dionne Dobbins, John Tibbetts, Judith Crocker, & Michael Dlott
> Description: Identifies a set of recognized skills and knowledge areas
> possessed by effective professional development coordinators in adult
> education programs. This publication provides a brief overview of the
> professional development competencies, including the development process,
> the overall organization of the competencies, and suggested uses.
> 
> As with all PRO-NET 2000 publications, the competencies are extensive. We
> encourage you to select those competencies which best reflect the role of
> your agency. Please pass this information along to your colleagues. If you
> have any questions, feel free to contact me using the information posted
> in the signature line below.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> Dionne Dobbins
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Dionne R. Dobbins, Ph.D.
> Research Analyst
> American Institutes for Research
> 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Suite 400
> Washington, DC 20007
> phone- 202-295-6926  fax-202-944-5454
> ddobbins at air.org
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