[LIT] Management Details...mini conferences

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Kim   writes:
> 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.
> 
Pam writes:   I also use the labels for conferencing.   It makes organization 
so much easier.   I hadn't thought about preprinting the label up....hmmm, I 
will have to play with that idea this quarter to tweak for next year.   I can 
see how it might make jotting notes even quicker.   It has made conferencing 
in classes of 25-30 (what class size amendment??) much easier for me to 
organize and keep current with all kiddos.   I use them for status of class daily 
also.   Makes for a nice back-up on those days when I really would rather spend 5 
minutes conferencing with students or extend lesson time and skip the 
attendance.   I can tell at a glance at the day's end who was absent by looking at my 
status of class labels as I put them on that week's chart.





Pam Tempest
Team Neon-6th Gr. ELA
Hudson Middle School
http://nlcommunities.com/communities/tempest

"The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as 
that every child should be given the wish to learn." John Lubbock





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