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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss"><channel><title>February 2007 Write to Learn Conference</title><link>http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/default.aspx</link><description>The Missouri Writing Project Network (MWPN) co-sponsored the Write to Learn Conference at Tan-Tar-A on February 16-18, 2007. The MWPN consists of the five Missouri sites of the National Writing Project, the premier professional development for teachers K-16. The five sites are Prairielands Writing Project, Missouri Western State University; Gateway Writing Project, University of Missouri-St. Louis; Missouri Writing Projectm University of Missouri-Columbia; Greater Kansas City Writing Project, University of Missouri-Kansas City; and the Ozarks Writing Project, Missouri State University.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)</generator><item><title>mwpn_collins.jpg</title><link>http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/picture1385.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 17:11:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">58b0c0eb-cfcd-41fa-84fc-6573dd4748b0:1385</guid><dc:creator>ccadmin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/picture1385.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1385</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1385</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/picture1385.aspx" &gt;&lt;img src="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/images/1385/thumb.aspx" alt="mwpn_collins.jpg" border="0" &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;mwpn_collins.jpg&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Missouri Writing Project Network (MWPN) co-sponsored the Write to Learn Conference at Tan-Tar-A on February 16-18, 2007. The MWPN consists of the five Missouri sites of the National Writing Project, the premier professional development for teachers K-16. 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The MWPN consists of the five Missouri sites of the National Writing Project, the premier professional development for teachers K-16. The five sites are Prairielands Writing Project, Missouri Western State University; Gateway Writing Project, University of Missouri-St. Louis; Missouri Writing Projectm University of Missouri-Columbia; Greater Kansas City Writing Project, University of Missouri-Kansas City; and the Ozarks Writing Project, Missouri State University.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The keynote speaker for the conference was Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States and founder of Poetry 180, a website providing a poem a day for high school students.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L-R: Directors of four National Writing Project sites: Dr. Jane Frick, Prairielands Writing Project; Diane Scollay, Gateway Writing Project; Billy Collins; Amy Lannin, Missouri Writing Project; and Keri Franklin, Ozarks Writing Project&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</media:text><media:thumbnail url="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/images/1385/thumb.aspx" height="67" width="100" /><media:credit role="photographer">ccadmin</media:credit><media:category>Ozarks Writing Project </media:category><enclosure url="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/images/1385/original.aspx" length="36119" type="image/jpeg" /><category domain="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/tags/Ozarks+Writing+Project/default.aspx">Ozarks Writing Project</category></item><item><title>mate_greefwinner.jpg</title><link>http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/picture1384.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 16:56:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">58b0c0eb-cfcd-41fa-84fc-6573dd4748b0:1384</guid><dc:creator>ccadmin</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/picture1384.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1384</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1384</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/picture1384.aspx" &gt;&lt;img src="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/images/1384/thumb.aspx" alt="mate_greefwinner.jpg" border="0" &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;mate_greefwinner.jpg&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Friday, February 17, 2007 at the Write to Learn Conference at Tan-Tar-A, the Missouri Association of Teachers of English (MATE) honor the most outstanding graduates of the state&amp;#39;s English education programs each year with its Robert J. Greef Award. Greef was a revered professor of English education at Central Missouri State, and the award is given in his name. The awardees are chosen by their colleges. This year&amp;#39;s recipients for Missouri State was senior Sarah Thomas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L-R: Keri Franklin, assistant professor/Director of English Education;Sarah Thomas, senior; and Mr. and Mrs. John and Dana Thomas&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:content url="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/images/1384/original.aspx" type="image/jpeg" height="300" width="400" /><media:title>mate_greefwinner.jpg</media:title><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/picture1384.aspx" &gt;&lt;img src="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/images/1384/thumb.aspx" alt="mate_greefwinner.jpg" border="0" &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;mate_greefwinner.jpg&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Friday, February 17, 2007 at the Write to Learn Conference at Tan-Tar-A, the Missouri Association of Teachers of English (MATE) honor the most outstanding graduates of the state&amp;#39;s English education programs each year with its Robert J. Greef Award. Greef was a revered professor of English education at Central Missouri State, and the award is given in his name. The awardees are chosen by their colleges. This year&amp;#39;s recipients for Missouri State was senior Sarah Thomas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L-R: Keri Franklin, assistant professor/Director of English Education;Sarah Thomas, senior; and Mr. and Mrs. John and Dana Thomas&lt;/p&gt;</media:text><media:thumbnail url="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/images/1384/thumb.aspx" height="75" width="100" /><media:credit role="photographer">ccadmin</media:credit><media:category>Ozarks Writing Project </media:category><enclosure url="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/images/1384/original.aspx" length="52444" type="image/jpeg" /><category domain="http://coalserver.missouristate.edu/photos/owp/tags/Ozarks+Writing+Project/default.aspx">Ozarks Writing Project</category></item></channel></rss>