Writing+Conferences

=Practice = "One-to-one conferences are at the heart of the process approach to teaching writing. While they appear to be warm, informal conversations, conferences are in fact highly principled teaching interactions, carefully designed to move writers along learning pathways." (Calkins, Lucy, //Units of Study for Primary Writing// )

=IS Resources = Videos Talking about Writing by JoAnn Portalupi - 15529-2 DVDs Conferring with Boys by Mark Brand - 15553-5

=Web Resources = [|Living the Life of a Writer - Writer's Conferences] Scroll down for video clips of teacher-student writer's conferences. [|What is a Strong Conference?] Conferencing with Young Writers: Time, Content and Purpose