Here's a list of things in my conferring toolkit! What's in yours?
Category: writing workshop
Conferring Toolkits: Class Stories, Shared Writing and Interactive Writing
Whether it's storytelling, or shared writing, or interactive writing, any piece of writing that your whole class created together is going to be extremely helpful to have at your fingertips while you are moving about the classroom conferring.
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Blog Series: A Peek Inside Conferring Toolkits
This week my friends and I at Two Writing Teachers will take you on a tour of our writing toolkits. You won't want to miss a single post this week!
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Conferring with Young Writers
A peek into a coaching cycle centered on writing conferences with first graders.
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Growing Students Who Love Poetry
Back in March, I had the pleasure of attending the Michigan Reading Association conference in Grand Rapids, MI. I had been preparing my own presentation for the event and had neglected to look at the program closely enough to plan the rest of my time. I arrived and sat with an hour to kill… Continue reading Growing Students Who Love Poetry
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Reading & Writing Connections: Getting to Know a Character on the Outside and the Inside
"Writers," Ali said as she leaned in close to teach her second graders, "I've got an important tip for you about your realistic fiction characters. You've done such a great job describing what they are like on the outside. You've shown us what they look like, how they move, how they talk...even in some cases, how they smell,… Continue reading Reading & Writing Connections: Getting to Know a Character on the Outside and the Inside
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THROWBACK WEEK: Pens Versus Pencils
What do you think is better for kids to use in writing workshop: pens or pencils?
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Notes from the TCRWP workshop with Carl Anderson – Writing With Mentor Texts
I knew I’d learn something fabulous about the use of mentor texts in writing workshop at Carl Anderson’s session during TCRWP’s March Saturday Reunion...
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Quick Tips for Writing Teaching Points
A guide to crafting your own teaching points for 1:1 conferences, strategy lessons, minilessons, mid-workshop interruptions, and share sessions.
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Helping Silent Kids Talk in a Conference
Last week, I had a little brainstorming session with one of my favorite groups of teachers and we came up with a list of tried-and-true teaching moves to help the truly non-talking kids open up a little when it comes time to talk about the work they've been doing.
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Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 31 of 31!!
It's been a wonderful month of reading and writing. We hope that you're inspired to keep on writing. You are all invited to join us every Tuesday for our Slice of Life Story Challenge throughout the year. And, of course, we hope to see you all next year!
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Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 30 of 31
It’s the penultimate day of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge! What a month it has been!
