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During this conference, I begin by complimenting the student on something positive that I notice she is doing. Following this, I ask her what her next steps are. Then, I decide to give her a suggestion. It is not necessary that the student takes the suggestion from me. Sometimes I will give a suggestion instead of a teaching point if I notice that the student is doing fine on their own. The one thing I always make sure I do is check with each student before I have them share in the author’s chair. Since writing is very personal, I make sure that the student is comfortable first sharing it, before they agree to share it with an audience. If they agree to share, then I make sure that the student and I are on the same page with what it is that I want them to share, because I try to link it back to what was taught during the mini lesson.

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Myers has a writer's conference during writer's workshop, and asks this student to share her story in author's chair.	(mm:ss)
During this conference, I begin by complimenting the student on something positive that I notice she is doing. Following this, I ask her what her next steps are. Then, I decide to give her a suggestion. It is not necessary that the student takes the suggestion from me. Sometimes I will give a suggestion instead of a teaching point if I notice that the student is doing fine on their own. The one thing I always make sure I do is check with each student before I have them share in the author’s chair. Since writing is very personal, I make sure that the student is comfortable first sharing it, before they agree to share it with an audience. If they agree to share, then I make sure that the student and I are on the same page with what it is that I want them to share, because I try to link it back to what was taught during the mini lesson. To save this video to desktop, read below. To open this movie as a "standalone" file using QuickTime or Windows Media player, follow these instructions. Save the file to your desktop. PC USERS: Right-click the red link above, "save target as," and save the video to your desktop. MAC USERS: Option-click on the red link above, "save link as," and save the video to your desktop. Go to your desktop, where the file has been saved. Click on the file icon to play it in your standalone media player (either QuickTime or Windows Media player). As you view the file in the standalone media player, you will be able to view the times of the clip. For offline viewing, use the windows media versions of the videos.