Study they way the unit describes each part of the writing process and think: a) What is the big work that students are doing in this part of the unit? and b) Where might they get stuck? Thinking through these things ahead of time will help you anticipate and plan for the kinds of conferences you will likely need to give. A unit’s trajectory and goals. Whatever resource you are using to plan your writing units, be it a curriculum calendar, a Unit of Study book, or a unit created by your district, study the unit for the way it unfolds and for its goals for students.Following are a few resources you can use to help you prepare yourself to confer just like an expert. Conferring experts have done years of preparation and have internalized arsenals of resources from which they draw. Though, as mentioned, experts do seem to confer out of thin air, finding just the right teaching point for a student they barely know and whose work they’ve never seen, I have a secret. Taking the time for preparation, data collection, and organization will have you conferring like an expert this year. When I am watching experts confer (e.g., Amanda Hartman, conferring guru), I am often stunned at the way in which they seem to pull teaching points out of thin air. Lucy has said that one of the most important guidelines about conferring is based on advice she received from Don Murray: the writer should leave the conference wanting to write. Lucy Calkins is often heard quoting Donald Murray, who is lovingly known as the father of the writing process in balanced literacy circles.
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