PLWP - Prairie Lands Writing Project

The Greater Kansas City Writing Project still has spots open for their Summer Institute, June 15-26, 9am - 3pm, but the window for this incredible opportunity is closing soon! This will be their 43rd annual Summer Institute, and participants earn 3 hours of graduate credit (in English or education). The GKCWP has some financial assistance to help support if you are available. Contact GKCWP Director Katie Kline at [email protected] for more information.

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Hello, TCs! Maryville has announced a job opening for an English teacher position that would include some creative writing and yearbook classes. Here is the link. Check it out and spread the word!

Maryville R-2 School District - Teacher - English @ high school - 2026/27 Job Title: Teacher Department: Instruction Reports to: Principal Classification: Exempt Category: Professional Staff Summary Teachers are responsible for causing students to actively participate and be successful in the learning process. Essential Duties and Responsibilities To perform this job succ...

Congratulations to our newest PLWP Teacher Consultants who completed the 2025 Summer Institute this week! Please welcome Stacey Miller (SJSD), Taylor Noll (Excelsior Springs), Lori Reynolds (West Platte), Rae Lynn Stroud (returning TC, SJSD), Norelyn Data (SJSD), Megan Rau (SJSD), and Tommy Stewart (SJSD). Facilitators Elisabeth Alkier (SJSD), Cindy King (SJSD), and Susan Martens (MWSU) could not be more proud of the amazing writing and learning created by this awesome group! Thank you, National Writing Project, for this enduring professional development model!

Our Summer Institute just concluded week 2! We had a blast on the writing marathon last week getting out and about in Saint Joseph. Yesterday PLWP Co-Director Elisabeth Alkier led two of our favorite activities: Writing into the Day with shoes and the infamous play-doh revision exercise. We can't wait for the Inquiry Project demonstrations to start next week!