I consider myself fortunate to have learned more about the art of conferring with young writers from some of the best folks out there: Carl Anderson, Lucy Calkins, and Jen Serravallo. As many of you know, I spent a week of my summer studying more about conferring with Carl Anderson at the TCRWP Summer Institute… Continue reading Back to Basics: Conferring (Part of TWT’s Big Picture Series)
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Keeping Records
Strategy Lesson Record Sheet Originally uploaded by teachergal It's always been tedious recording the teaching point from strategy lessons on three - five kids' conference record sheets every time I conduct a strategy lesson. Therefore, I've decided to separate the strategy record logs from my conferring logs. I created the record sheet, right, inside of… Continue reading Keeping Records
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How to Make Conferring Better in Our Classrooms
Conferring Tips from C.A. Originally uploaded by teachergal Carl Anderson delivered an excellent keynote address at the TCRWP's Writing Institute, which I attended a couple of weeks ago. It was called, "So You Want to Be the Next American Conferring Idol." (Great title, right!??!!!) In under 50 minutes, Anderson provided us all with ways to… Continue reading How to Make Conferring Better in Our Classrooms
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READING/WRITING CONNECTIONS: If you want to teach writing really well, know a few picture books really well and use them when you confer.
On the final day of the Writing Institute, both Carl and Lucy spent some time reiterating the importance of knowing a few texts REALLY WELL so you can use the same book with many students (rather than needing several books for each unit of study). That is, figuring out how a text, such as a… Continue reading READING/WRITING CONNECTIONS: If you want to teach writing really well, know a few picture books really well and use them when you confer.
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Qualities of Good Writing
I spent last week at the Teachers College Writing Institute. I was lucky enough to get into advanced sections with Carl Anderson and Lucy Calkins, who both pushed my thinking. With 103 pages of notes from five days at T.C., I'll be writing about what I learned as I synthesize it in the days and… Continue reading Qualities of Good Writing
