Conferring Strategies & Practices with Students w/ Laura

A basic need for every human being is to be seen or heard, and conferring is a great way to leave a message!  In this episode, Laura Benson joins us to share conferring strategies & practices with children. Laura is an experienced, knowledgeable, and inspiring speaker with over 40 years of experience in teaching & leadership and a co-author of Standards and Assessment: The Core of Quality Instruction. Laura shares the advantages of conferring with students in understanding themselves better & becoming independent, as well as actual conferring practices in classrooms & school community. Moreover, she expounds on the difference between conferring with primary and secondary students, note-taking for educators to ensure informed evaluation of every child, and fostering creativity as an essential aspect of conferring practice. Tune in for more insights! Timestamps [01:53] Introducing the guest “Laura Benson” [03:16] Advantages of conferring on students [06:04] Engaging in Equity fueled conferring moments that honor students [14:46] Authentic practices for conferring in classrooms & school community [17:10] Conferring between secondary versus primary classrooms [21:17] Power of Note-taking in making an informed evaluation of a child [27:19] Fostering creativity in conferring moments   Quote ●      “Creativity has so much to do with confidence and joy. Putting children in a teaching role as often & quickly as possible is a great way to affirm their willingness to be creative.” Mentioned Books ●      ⁠Standards and Assessment: The Core of Quality Instruction by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt⁠ Let’s Connect Connect with Laura Benson on; ●      Twitter:  https://twitter.com/LBopenbook ●      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-benson-she-her-675aa73/ Connect with Dr. Dana Specker Watts on; ●      Twitter:  https://twitter.com/teachwatts Connect with Mike Pierre on; ●      Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Ayitis_SigmaMan   More resources ●      Head over to iss.edu/events to see future PD's that ISS is offering for the SY 22-23. ●      Join the Diversity Collaborative platform-https://info.iss.edu/sign-up-diversity-collaborative ●      Please visit inspirecitizens.org to register for the Global Citizenship  ●      Head over to https://www.seniainternational.org/ to check out inclusion education practices for individuals with disabilities and ensure their potential is fully maximized.