Tuesday, October 30, 2018

New National Writing Project Members



Twelve new National Writing Project Teacher Consultants were honored at the PLWP Certification Ceremony and Open Writing Marathon held at MWSU on Oct. 6 as the final event of the PLWP Invitational  Summer Institute. Welcoming the new TCs were members of the PLWP Advisory Team: Susan Martens (MWSU), Amy Miller (MWSU), Dawn Terrick (MWSU), Dana Barnes (Westview Elementary in Exclesior Springs), Josie Clark (Bode Middle School, SJSD), Elisabeth Alkier (Bode Middle School, SJSD), and Christie Jackson (Elementary Curriculum Advisor, SJSD).  In addition to the re-certification of Carol Brown (Lathrop Middle School), who first completed the PLWP Summer Institute in 2014, the new TCs include:

Joy Durbin, Winston Elementary School
Erica Cook, Berry School, Platte County School District
Wendy Ezzell, South Holt Junior-Senior High School
Hanna Long, Savannah High School
Nita Lewis, Lathrop Middle School
Jade Lewis, East Buchanan High School
Cheyenne Wienke, Westview Elementary, Exclesior Springs
Susan Stuedle, Cameron Middle School
Lisa Elder, Oak Grove High School
Cindy Long, Westview Elementary, Excelsior Springs
Garrett Durbin, Braymer Junior-Senior High School
Angie Perkins, Smithville High School

Several PLWP Teacher Consultants also attended the Missouri Writing Projects Network's Leadership Retreat held in Boonville on Sept 7-8.  Attendees participated in a cross-site writing marathon with Teacher Consultants from other National Writing Project sites in Missouri, professional development activities, and grant writing. Participants included PLWP Director Dr. Susan Martens with Elisabeth Alkier, Dana Barnes, and Jade Lewis (mentioned above), as well as Elizabeth Hoskins (Bode Middle School, SJSD). 

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