Monday, December 9, 2013

Writing Conferences

As we continue publishing, we're beginning to reflect on our work.  What was easy for us?  What was difficult for us?  How do we want to grow and change as a writer throughout the next 6 months in second grade?

This week, we will be having one-on-one reflective conferences.  Each student has been asked to select a day and time that they would like to meet during.  They also were asked to write down what they want to reflect on with me.  Some of us knew right away what we want to work on - from spelling to using more effective words, from making more effective captions to handwriting, we're beginning to think about what we want to work on.

During these conferences, we'll create a plan for 2014.  How can I help them?  How can their peers help them?  How can they help themselves?  We want to be more self-directed, so learning about resources and tools we can use to improve in these areas will help us help ourselves even more.  I'm looking forward to these meetings!