"Helping students become better readers is what reading conferences are all about," says Carl Anderson.  Participants will explore the underlying principles and reasons for conferring with students, and how to make writing conferences part of a daily routine.

Learning outcomes:

*Read and study Carl Anderson's A Teacher's Guide to Writing Conferences, Grades K-8, in order to:

       *Define what a writing conference is

        *Identify the actions a teacher might take before, during, and after a conference

        *Identify the parts of a conference and the three moves a teacher makes during the conference

        *Identify the role and actions a student takes during a writing conference

*Plan for, practice, and implement conferring during Writing Workshop

*Reflect on conferring practices and debrief a writing conference with a colleague