Sunday, October 22, 2017
Conferring -- Laurie
I have been conferring with students in regards to their reading and their writing, but I have not and am still not very good with documenting my every meeting with them. I know that this needs to change and I fully understand everything about conferring but I get so wrapped up in the teaching part and always say to myself "I'll write it down after" and after never comes. I can tell you what each small group or individual child is working on but my documentation of it stinks. I am excited to use the sheet with my groups that are actually reading. I know I need to improve so I am making it my goal this year during reading groups to be better about documenting my conferring. I am also excited to use some new language when it comes to asking questions and seeking more information from my readers.
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I hope some colleagues respond with suggestions because I found this to be difficult as well. Best intentions fell to not enough time to move to the top. You and Eileen have the same theme!
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ReplyDeleteI too have that " I'll write it down later" idea and like you it rarely ever happens. One of the other things I struggle with when I do write it down, is taking the information down in such a way that it is actually useful for planning and preparing. This is my own stumbling block as it takes time to document and I wonder if the benefit from it is worth the time and effort. I am hopeful that I can find a system that allows me to document and use the information to better plan and prepare.
I have the same problem. I tend to get so caught up in the conversation that I forget about the documentation. I think this year, more than ever, the documentation will be super important for us as we move to proficiency based reporting. A lot of the evidence we gather will be based on these informal conversations and teaching moments with each of our students. Maybe our scoring scales can help us intentionally confer with our students.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. I can tell you what my students are/need to work on but do not have the documentation down. I have tried a notebook but have found the organization of it to not work for me. I also agree with Laurie, there is always so much to do as a teacher. I know it will be beneficial but hope that the time put into it really helps with improving students skills more than they are improving now.
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