A Teacher's Guide to Writing Conferences with Carl Anderson

How do you respond to a student’s writing while conferring? And what’s the best way to give feedback? 

This week on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re talking about how to support your students during writing conferences. Writing conferences help students build confidence in their writing ability and find joy in the writing process. While conferring with students can feel daunting, author Carl Anderson says, it’s a skill any teacher can learn with time, practice, and the right resources.

Nearly 20 years ago, Carl wrote How’s it Going, one of the most influential books on conferring.

In his newest book, A Teacher’s Guide to Writing Conferences, Carl takes conferring and distills it down to an accessible, easy-to-implement resource for educators at any level.

Our conversation began with Carl’s journey on conferring since he wrote How’s it Going...