Oh wow! That's powerful! I know I want to try that. Conferences have never been a strong point for me. I can see that being useful for reading and for writing. Kim
On 3/11/07, Lucinda Marcello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Deborah, > What a great idea! > > What type of format do you set with the conference and how long do you > plan > per group? What age group do you teach? > > I think this would work well for our classes of 6th & 7th graders. > Lucinda > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deborah Bova" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "A list for improving literacy with focus on > middle grades." <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 4:46 AM > Subject: Re: [LIT] Management Details...mini conferences > > > > This is not the journal issue... but Ia conference management issue > that > > I > > have wrestled with for ages; I now hold a mini group (3 students) > > conference and do it on the "days of the week" rotation. I sit in the > back > > of the room with three kids. I elect one strong, one average, and one > > needing lots of help. I have found over the years, when I did single > > conferences, the student with the closest proximity to me in each > > conference > > other than the student with whom I was talking made great progress.. he > > got > > to listen to several plus his own. I put together groups of three, > > logistically, I have the weakest studnet go last. He listens to stronger > > writers and readers share ideas and ask for help from the other > > students..."Ah, strong students need help, too!" and the light goes on > > that > > everyone needs help. I send kids off one at a time to cue another to > come > > and take his or her chair. It really is effective and provides a double > > and > > triple whammy for every child involved... except student number one at > the > > start of the conference. That student is the only one to do his spiel > > minus anyone else reporting. Once in a while, I have that student sit > > through at least one other conference before going off on his or her > > mission to signal another that it is his time in the box. :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Barbara Punchak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.'" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 9:48 PM > > Subject: Re: [LIT] Management Details > > > > > >> Hi Pam, > >> I mentioned collecting 1/3 of each class' journals at a time. 1/3 on > >> Monday, 1/3 Tuesday, and 1/3 Wed. I simply went down my class lists > and > >> labeled them M-T-W. Since I have 3 reading classes, I collect period > one > >> (which I call "red") this week, period two (blue) next week, and period > 3 > >> (green) the following week. Students know well in advance when their > >> journals are due and, of course, I post the class whose journals are > due > >> each week on the homework board. This method makes journal collection > >> easy > >> and also keeps responding manageable. (I'm only responding to 8-10 > >> journals > >> per night.) > >> Barbara/6th/FL > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> Someone, Kim maybe?, said that they collect 1/2 a class at a time. > How > >> and > >> > >> when do you let the kids know you are collecting notebooks? That > sounds > >> like > >> something that might work for me. > >> > >> Pam Tempest > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > >> > >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > >> > >> Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.413 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/714 - Release Date: 3/8/2007 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > -- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School Fresno, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
