I moved from elementary to middle school this year and went from 36 to 120 or so students. But I think with conferences I can use the same format as I did there.
I had a binder for the class with a piece of paper for each student inside. On my computer I have a program for printing mailing labels. I make a template that has the criteria for this round of conferences and room for name and date, and print enough labels for each student. I think I can even pre-name them. During the conference I make notes on the labels about what was said or done. At the end of the conferences I just peel the labels and stick them on the student's paper the binder. When all the stickers are gone, I know I've met with everyone and can move on to the next round. Over time I have a wonderful chart of growth. I have very little to bog me down during the conference. I learned quickly to keep my notes short and to the point because even the large mailing labels have only so much room to write. I am pretty sure this would work for as many students as you need. Kim On 3/11/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i have 186+ 9th grade reading students. i am trying to figure out how i > could handle that many conferences. this sounds like a wonderful > idea for my > students and the one-on-one time would be worth the time i take away from > teaching. we are done with our high-stakes testing, so the timing > is right. all > of my students work this quarter is kept in one binder, so i could use > their > writing as a point of reference. do you keep folders on each student? > > > *\l/**\l/**\l/*Lynn*\l/**\l/**\l/* > M.Ed. Reading Education/Doctoral Student > > _http://cyberedtech.fau.edu/domino/default.htm_ > (http://cyberedtech.fau.edu/domino/default.htm) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > _______________________________________________ > 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
