We did a lesson on "Conferring Protocol" and made a poster of what was expected of EVERYONE while I am conferring with a student. Occasionally I review it and if a student does interrupt or gets off task I refer them back to the poster. It has helped a lot. My poster has things like when it's okay to interrupt (hardly ever!); what they should be doing (reading, writing about reading, or talking - minimally - about reading) stuff like that. I teach 5th grade so that's a bit younger but so far things are working pretty good.
Best of luck... Terry On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 9:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Before school starts on Monday, I need to have a better plan for how to > handle conferring in my classroom. > I teach middle school. My students are fine during mini lessons or when > they are working independently. > When I have a conference with an individual or a small group, everything > seems to fall apart. The rest of the class seems to think conferring means > it's their opportunity to get off task. > I've asked my colleagues for help, but all I've gotten is that I have to > let the class know I expect them to keep working. That advice has not > helped me. > If you have a specific suggestion that has worked for you, please let me > know. Thanks! > Jan > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > -- *Stress (substitue "worry") is a form of atheism; it infers that you do not believe God is in control.* * * `´*:-.,_,.-:*´`´*:-,_,.-:*´`´*:-.,_,.-:*´`´*: _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
