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T 11/18 - F 12/4 - F 12/4 Sign-up online at http://www.missouriwestern.edu/scholastic/ to be a scorer for the 2010 Scholastic Adjudication Writing Awards Contest on Saturday, January 16, 2010 (lunch, certificate of professional development and modest honorarium provided).
W 11/18 - S 22 NWP and NCTE annual meetings in Philadelphia, PA. Teacher Consultants representing Prairie Lands and/or presenting at the NWP meeting will be Patricia Donaher, Amy Fowler, Jane Frick, Christie Leigan, Terri McAvoy, Heidi Mick, Tom Pankiewicz, Valorie Stokes, and Jennifer Vermillion.
W 12/2 PLWP Leadership Team Meeting in Blum Union Hoff Conference Room 219. Contact Jane Frick, PLWP Site Director, for information.
S 12/5 Through the Looking Glass: Looking at Literacy Through Content Area Lenses Team Meeting in Blum Union 223, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Contact Valorie Stokes, Project Team Coordinator, for information.
Th 1/07/2010 Prairie Lands Writing Project Continued Funding Application is Due in Berkeley, CA.
F 1/15/2010 Entries due at Prairie Lands for the Missouri Writing Region's 2010 Scholastic Writing Contest. Contact Erin Walker, Contest Admissions Coordinator, for information.
S 1/16/2010 Scholastic Writing Adjudication Scoring Session for National and/or Missouri Writing Region's 2010 Scholastic Writing Contest in Blum Union 222 and 223, 8:30 AM - 4 PM. Contact Jane Frick, Missouri Scholastic Writing Region Coordinator.
T 1/19 - T 5/11/2010 ENG 500 Literature for Adolescents meets on Tuesdays in Eder Hall 210: 4:30 - 7:20. Dr. Mike Cadden, EFLJ department chair and National Writing Project Teacher Consultant, teaches this study of literature for young adults. This course counts as an elective toward the PLWP Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing and in the MAS in Assessment: Writing Option.
W 1/20/2010 PLWP Summer Institute 2010 applications due. Contact Tom Pankiewicz, PLWP Institutes Director, for information.
M 1/25 - M 5/10/2010 EDU/ENG 512 Teaching Writing with Technology meets in Murphy Hall 106: 4:30 - 7:20 PM. Dr. Jane Frick, English education professor and PLWP director, facilitates this course. Teachers will learn how to use technology, including Web 2.0 applications, to improve writing and learning in their classrooms. This course is required in the PLWP Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing, in the MAS in Assessment: Writing Option, and in the MAA in Written Communication: Writing Studies Option.
T, W, & Th 1/26, 1/27, 1/28/2010 PLWP Summer Institute 2010 Applicant Focus Meetings. Contact Tom Pankiewicz, PLWP Institutes Director, for information.
M & T 1/28-29/2010 Excelsior Springs Middle School Classroom Demonstration/Consultancy Days conducted by Terri McAvoy, PLWP Teacher Consultant. Contact Terri McAvoy for details.
W 2/3/2010 Program Planning in Eder Hall 201. Contact Christie Leigan, PLWP Program Director, for information.
F - S 2/5-7/2010 National Writing Project National Review in Berkeley, CA.
Th 2/11/2010 Excelsior Springs Middle School Partnership Writing Academy Regroup Meeting. Contact Heidi Mick, PLWP Professional Development Director, for information.
M 2/15/2010 High School Writing Day Planning Meeting in the Prairie Lands Conference Room, Eder 201, 9 AM - 12 Noon. Contact Co-Chairs Amy Miller and Stefanie Lyle for information.
M 2/15/2010 Through the Looking Glass: Looking at Literacy Through Content Area Lenses Team Meeting in Blum Union 223, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Contact Valorie Stokes, Project Team Coordinator, for information.
Th 2/25 - S 2/27/2010 Missouri's annual Write to Learn Conference, meets at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, MO. Contact Willy Wood, Conference Coordinator, for program information. Missouri's Scholastic Writing Awards Contest winners will be honored at a reception on Friday, February 26. Contact Erin Walker<./a>, Contest Submissions Coordinator for information.
F 3/5-S3/6 Tech in Tandem Institute meets at MWSU to explore Web 2.0 technology tools and resources. Contact Valorie Stokes or Joyce Clark, institute facilitators, for more information.
Th 3/11/2010 High School Writing Day at Missouri Western. Contact Amy Miller and Stefanie Lyle for information.
Th 3/11/2010 PLWP Program Planning in Eder 201. Contact Christie Leigan, PLWP Program Director, for information.
F 3/19/2010 Excelsior Springs Middle School Partnership Writing Academy Regroup Meeting. Contact Heidi Mick, PLWP Professional Development Director, for information.
S 4/10/2010 Invitational Institute Orientation Day at Missouri Western State University for Summer Scholars. Contact Tom Pankiewicz, PLWP Institutes Director, for information.
Th 4/15/2010 PLWP Program Planning in Eder 201. Contact Christie Leigan, PLWP Program Director, for information.
S 5/1/2010 Invitational Institute Demonstration Day at Missouri Western State University for Summer Scholars. Contact Tom Pankiewicz, PLWP Institutes Director, for information.
W 5/5 /2010 PLWP Program Planning. Contact Christie Leigan, PLWP Program Director, for information.
S 5/15/2010 Through the Looking Glass: Looking at Literacy Through Content Area Lenses Team Meeting in Blum Union 223, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Contact Valorie Stokes, Project Team Coordinator, for information.
F 5/21/2010 Summer Writing Camp Teacher Work day at Missouri Western, 9 AM - 12 PM.
M 5/24 - Th 5/27, M 5/31 - Th 6/3, M 6/7 - Th 6/10, M 6/14 - Th 6/17 Summer Writing Camps at Missouri Western. Contact Christie Leigan, PLWP Program Director, for information.
F 6/4/2010 Invitational Institute Research Day at Missouri Western State University for Summer Scholars. Contact Tom Pankiewicz, PLWP Institutes Director, for information.
F 6/11 - S 6/13/2010 Seventh Annual Professional Writing Retreat sponsored by Prairie Lands Writing Project at Conception Abbey, Conception, MO. Contact Rebecca Dierking, Retreat Coordinator for information.
M - Th 6/28 - 7/1, T - F 7-6 - 7/9, M - Th 7/19 - 7/22 Invitational Institute Summer Session meets at Missouri Western, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Contact Tom Pankiewicz, PLWP Institutes Director, for information.
S 9/18/2010 Invitational Institute Regroup meeting at Missouri Western: NWP Certification Completion Day. Contact Tom Pankiewicz, PLWP Institutes Director, for information.
