READER'S & WRITER'S CONNECTIONS SESSIONS

Daniel Feigelson

Dan Feigelson has worked extensively in New York City schools as a teacher, staff developer, curriculum writer, principal, and local superintendent. An early member of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, he leads institutes, workshops and lab-sites around the world on the teaching of reading and writing. A regular presenter at national and international conferences, Dan is the author of Radical Listening: Reading and Writing Conferences to Reach All Students (Scholastic 2022); Reading Projects Reimagined: Student-Driven Conferences to Deepen Critical Thinking (Heinemann 2015); and Practical Punctuation: Lessons in Rule Making and Rule Breaking in Elementary Writing (Heinemann 2009). He lives in Manhattan and Columbia County, New York. 

Carl Anderson

Carl Anderson is an internationally recognized expert in the teaching of writing for grades K-8. He works as a consultant in schools and districts around the world, and is known for his conference keynotes, workshops, and in-school residencies. Carl is the author of numerous books on teaching writing, including Teaching Fantasy Writing: Lessons that Inspire Student Engagement and Creativity K-6; How To Become a Better Writing Teacher (with Matt Glover); A Teacher’s Guide to Mentor Texts K-5; A

Teacher’s Guide to Writing Conferences K-8; Strategic Writing Conferences: Smart Conversations that Move Young Writers Forward; Assessing Writers; and the classic How’s It Going? A Practical Guide to Conferring with Student Writers.