September Activities

Dr. Kaye Adkins attended the annual conference of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Dr. Adkins serves as the treasurer for CPTSC and participated in an Executive Committee meeting, the annual business meeting, and other activities of the organization in addition to attending conference sessions. She also participated in a pre-conference workshop offered by the Academic Special Interest Group of the Society for Technical Communication.

 

Ms. Claudine Evans participated in the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) meeting held in Kansas City, MO on Saturday, September 6th of 2014.

 

Dr. Elizabeth Latosi-Sawin delivered a paper at the international Under Western Skies Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The title of her paper is "Real, Imagined, and Stories Wolves in Literature and Life."

The following teachers and administrators completed all requirements for the Invitational Summer Institute and received certification as PLWP Teacher Consultants:

 

Cara Simmons, 9th grade English-Language Arts, Winnetonka KC

Laura Janovec, 6th grade English/Language Arts, Cameron

Regan McKinley, 6th grade English/Language Arts, Cameron

Tina Baker, 5th grade English/Language Arts and Social Studies, Cameron

Jody Yuillle, 7-12th grade Family and Consumer Science, Breckenridge

Linda Gaines, 7-12 English/Language Arts, Breckenridge

Robin Rozell-Estenbaum, Special Education, Breckenridge

Dana Barnes, K-5 Reading, Plattsburg

Mitch Barnes, High School  Principal, Braymer

Terrance Sanders, 7-8th grade English/Language Arts, Braymer

Carol Brown, 6-7th English/Language Arts and Social Studies, Lathrop

Deb Ballin, 3-6th grade Gifted Education, SJSD

Amy Sheeley, 2nd grade, SJSD

On September 25, i3CRWP Project Manager Jane Frick (MWSU, retired) and Lead Facilitators Tom Pankiewicz (MWSU, retired) and Kathy Miller (Weston) facilitated a baseline writing scoring session with teachers and staff in the Braymer School District.

On September 26-27, PLWP Director Susan Martens co-facilitated the Missouri Writing Projects Network Leadership Retreat in Boonville.  PLWP attendees included Jody Yuille (Breckenridge), Amy Miller (MWSU), and Michele Irby (Orrick).