Feb Faculty Meeting: Conferring by Megan Kuemmerlin

Working

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 02:58:31 UTC

flexibility with how conferring looks - sometimes in a small group, sometimes one on one - based on kids needs lesson, structure etc

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:15:50 UTC

I know how to and am an effective conferrer.

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:21:29 UTC

set colour groups (up to 5)

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:22:23 UTC

"Rotation stations" - creates engaging small group activities. Easier format to confer.

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:22:50 UTC

small group work in math and reading

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:23:15 UTC

mostly group work. this gives a good opportunity to get to know student needs.

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WORK'S WELL

Small group checkins

if there is misunderstanding or a need to review a process - using student examples to help.

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small group guided reading

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:25:05 UTC

writing goal groups

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:25:21 UTC

smaller pull out groups allow much more time for conferring

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:25:45 UTC

A day once a week devoted to writing small groups - kids sign up

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making sure to hit the varied needs - thanks to great assessment tools

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my system is simple but it works for me

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Prepping ahead of a conference

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checklists or nebrics are created w/ clear learning goals.

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students develop their vonfidence and set achievable goals

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working well:

I am seeing that it is effective - they're getting it more after I confer with them

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:30:06 UTC

The process benefits the students a lot

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:30:46 UTC

conferring help students' with their writing a lot. sometimes they stuck with their writing, at this times it's.

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:31:40 UTC

well:

getting to know my students' interests
learners
pointing out their strengths

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:32:26 UTC

Well:

getting to know students ideas (what they know) (why make this choice)
give individual personalised suggestions

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:32:52 UTC

I feel like I really know my students and where they are at.

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:33:18 UTC

Working well:

affirming needs of each learner (they feel "seen" /helped)

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:33:59 UTC

in writing, confering helps the teacher to listen to the students' thinking and why they made the choices in their writing.

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:34:16 UTC

well

kids love and appreciate it

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:34:34 UTC

direct knowledge of what students are working on/where they are at

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:35:23 UTC

You can't hide from me!

Hearing individual voices

Keep track of who I've checked I with.

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:35:40 UTC

Helps me know them better as readers.

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:35:54 UTC

get to know my Ss well

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:36:16 UTC

conferring in math really helps me understand students' thinking

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:37:10 UTC

listing students ahead of time who I will conference with

making sure other students know how to behave when I'm conferring

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:37:38 UTC

the structure of my writing lessons have made conferring much more attainable

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:40:16 UTC

working well:

having same block of independent ready each day to meet w/ kids

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:40:27 UTC

when it's part of a route

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:41:43 UTC

taking notes about what I notice/work on w/ them

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:42:03 UTC

I love the note catcher I use to record conferring notes - it works for me!

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documenting their next steps for instructional and reporting purposes

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:42:31 UTC

book creator notes

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types of prompts/questions asked provide quality insight
instant feedback

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well

students are receptive to skills taught in conferences

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 03:50:06 UTC

WELL

students open to feedback
using student work as mentor text

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giving students specific feed back to support learning

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sending kids off w/ knowing what their next step is

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opportunities to provide targetted next steps and instruction

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conferring: working well

feedback in writing: G3 travel plan

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WORK WELL

support the weakness. personalized. differenciation.

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Reminders to kids about their individual learning goals.

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Library

Student initiated/driven

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targeting different groups of students during different lessons

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shifting according to unit needs

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writing conferences during revisions stage of process

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:13:16 UTC

Library

Time

So many students

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Having so many students and such little time (specials)

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:14:15 UTC

So many students and max of 2 classes a cycle

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:14:36 UTC

often seems more efficient to work in small group

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:16:54 UTC

feeling that some sutdents need more conferencing equal ⍯ fair

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:17:27 UTC

Library

I don't always get to confer w/the students who need it most

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:19:15 UTC

managing consistent high needs students and ones that are lower need/independent

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:35:43 UTC

some students have more needs than others, so require more time

the others get less time

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:35:59 UTC

confer more with the students who need more support

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:36:37 UTC

not equally shared among students. certain students are getting more time, some students don't get any.

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:37:18 UTC

some kids needing a lot more support can make it challenging to balance out conferring with all students

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:44:00 UTC

something that feels tricky... i confer heavily w/ some and others way less often - doesn't always seem fair

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:44:53 UTC

spending more time with students who have higher needs and not balanced with those in between/extending

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:44:58 UTC

TIME

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:45:16 UTC

Time, S.T ratio

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:46:12 UTC

Time constraints during specialist classes

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:46:50 UTC

There is not enough time to do the one-on-one conferring frequently

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:47:27 UTC

depending on the activity sometimes in a 45 min block it's hard to get to all the kids you want to check in with. Triage - helps.

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:47:42 UTC

Time + class size

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:52:10 UTC

time (there's a lot going on, things that need to get done)

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:52:25 UTC

difficult to get the time to confer with all kids

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:53:04 UTC

Time! we have very limit time to be with students
I can't meet every student in a lesson

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:53:30 UTC

Finding time out of the day to confer and prep for each student

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:53:51 UTC

Time is a big barrier when trying to meet 1 on 1.

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:54:22 UTC

Time - especially to confer with students who are advanced / need a challenge

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:54:44 UTC

Time
tracking/organizing conference data

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:54:52 UTC

scheduling

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:55:05 UTC

time

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:55:21 UTC

not enough time for conferring

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:55:55 UTC

conferring tools that are efficient, simple and manageable...

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:56:17 UTC

model/tool not accessible to child

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:56:44 UTC

various resources to meet the needs of different learners (audio, video, reading)

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 05:58:37 UTC

making conferring more than a check-in

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:00:15 UTC

I've gotten away from the compliment part!

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:00:39 UTC

Getting to each student and effectively choosing "next steps" quickly

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:00:56 UTC

I've fallen out of routine - just so much to get through!

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:01:32 UTC

Collaboration with EA

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:01:49 UTC

A barrier is finding trime or a better system for involving EAs

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:02:15 UTC

How to choose which students to confer with

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:02:53 UTC

lack of time
other tings and needs pop up during time I could be using for conferring
documenting the conferences

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:03:05 UTC

documentation usage of data

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:03:32 UTC

history of anecdotal notes is a mess and hard to maintain

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:04:41 UTC

The curriculum

- Scope

- Size

- calendar

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:06:08 UTC

too much curric. not enough time e.g. phonics, guided reading, shared, etc

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:07:02 UTC

finding the right balance that works for my learners
i get more "bang for the buck" with small groups

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:07:40 UTC

missed opportunities for small groups + doing 1-3 of the same teaching points in a 1-1 conference

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:07:50 UTC

interruptions

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:07:59 UTC

other student behaviors

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:09:58 UTC

challenges with independent work skills can get in the way

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:10:28 UTC

making sure other students are doing meaningful work while conferring with individuals

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:11:45 UTC

Near constant interruptions from Day 1 of school make establishing a RW/WW routine suitable for consistent conferring a... barrier

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:14:06 UTC

Logistics

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:14:49 UTC

I'm still trying to make a consistent schedule for conferring one on one weekly.

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:16:26 UTC

In writing, I 'm doing too much of the work/scaffording

wchu16 — 2025-02-21 06:16:50 UTC

students more relay on teachers