conferences – moving writers

April 21, 2023April 10, 2023Brett Vogelsinger

All Things Made New: A Classic of Classroom Revision

This year on Moving Writers, I am dusting off some old-but-wise books on my shelf about writing, creating a tiny review, then considering how one passage from the book can inform writing instruction today, even decades after the book was first published. This month, I’ll consider After The End by Barry Lane, the original edition. […]

March 3, 2021March 4, 2021Aishwarya M

5 Ways in which Writing Conferences must Differ for ELLs

As I endeavored to practice what I learned, I found that conferences with a few of my students were more difficult than the most difficult examples in the books. I was stumped by blank stares and students who said, “I don’t understand what you’re saying,” or “Ok, but what should I do now?”