Conferencing organizer

A method comprising:

• displaying, on a computing device, a conference mode screen, the conference mode screen including a list of students;
• receiving, from a user, a selection of a student from the list of students;
• presenting, in response to the selection of the student, a list of action buttons, the action buttons corresponding to actions that can be taken by a teacher during a conference with the selected student, the actions being aligned with a specific pedagogy for teaching writing, and the conference being conducted in-person while the student is engaged in a writing assignment;
• receiving a selection of an action button from the list of action buttons, the selected action button corresponding to an action taken by the teacher during the conference with the selected student;
• and
• storing the action in association with a student identifier for the selected student and a sequence indicator.

A computer-readable medium including instructions, that when executed, cause one or more processing devices to:

• display, on a computing device, a conference mode screen, the conference mode screen including a list of students;
• receive, from a user, a selection of a student from the list of students;
• present, in response to the selection of the student, a list of action buttons, the action buttons corresponding to actions that can be taken by a teacher during a conference with the selected student;
• receive a selection of an action button from the list of action buttons, the selected action button corresponding to an action taken by the teacher during the conference with the selected student;
• and
• store an indicator of the action in association with a student identifier for the selected student and a sequence indicator.