How to use the Writing conference template

Start a board from it
Use this template opens a new Freero board with the Writing conference template on it (sign up free first). On a board you already have, open Templates in the toolbar and search for “Writing conference”.
Follow the instruction on the board
“Five minutes per student. Let them talk first and read their own work aloud. Teach one thing only, and write the goal on a note they keep.”
Fill in each part
- What is your piece about, and who is it for?
- Which part are you proudest of? Read it to me.
- Where are you stuck?
- What one thing will we work on today? The teacher teaches a single skill with an example.
- What will you do before we meet again?
Bring your team and your agents
Invite people to the board or share a link, and work on it together live. The timer is in the top bar, private mode and voting in the board menu, and Claude or ChatGPT can join through Freero’s MCP server.

Work on it with an AI agent

Connect an assistant once and it works on the board with you, with your permissions: by default it reads and proposes, and people decide.

You ask: “Fill in the Writing conference board from these notes.”
What happens It reads the board, then proposes sticky notes for it. Nothing changes until someone on the board accepts them.
You ask: “Group what we wrote into themes and list the actions.”
What happens It proposes clusters with a title each and task cards for the actions, labelled with its name and yours.

Gallery walk
Groups post their work around the room, then walk from piece to piece leaving notices, questions and suggestions on each.
Reading log
Track what a student reads each day, how long for and one thought about it, so reading habits show over a term.
Two stars and a wish
Peer feedback on a piece of work: two things that work well and one thing to improve, kind and specific.
Rubric builder
Build a marking rubric with clear criteria and what each level of quality looks like, written so students can use it too.
Vocabulary wall
Build a shared wall of key words for a unit: what each means, an example in use and a picture or memory hook.
Exit ticket (3-2-1)
End-of-lesson check: three things learned, two found interesting, one question, and a confidence stamp.