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STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

WHAT’S THE POINT?

The main idea is to give students ownership and become active participants in learning.

Students should assume responsibility for their own learning process.

Focus on the 3 R’s

Relevance: Why are we doing this?

Responsibility: Ownership for learning

Reporting: To parents and others (speaking in public)


POSITIVES FOR STUDENTS

Goal Setting: students need to learn how to set realistic goals and establish ways to achieve them.

Empowering: students are given control over their education and in turn gain self-confidence.

Ownership, Responsibility, Accountability: students need to see that they are in control of their learning and take ownership for the results.

"Empowering students: Student," 2010


POSITIVES FOR STUDENTS CONTINUED

Engagement: parents, students and teachers engage in honest dialogue.

Meta-cognition: students learn how to self-evaluate and think about their learning.

Organization and oral communication skills: students are prepared, have an agenda to follow, and have to explain their strengths and weaknesses to a “live” audience.

"Empowering students: Student," 2010


BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS

Ability to observe student/parent interaction.

Ability to build stronger ties between home and school.

See’s student in a “new light”.

You are now the facilitator not the leader in discussion.


BENEFITS FOR PARENTS

Appreciate their child in a new way.

Insight is gained into what the student is learning and how they are learning it.

Ability to reflect and share with their child.


PORTFOLIOS

Students will create some type of portfolio that contains artifacts that reflect that student’s academic progress.

With each of the artifacts chosen to be placed in their portfolio, there should also be a written explanation as to why this piece was chosen.

Teachers may suggest artifacts that should be included.


FORMAT OPTIONS

Electronic student-led conference

Portfolio Night

Presentation or showcase (Keynote)

Multiple conferences at one time in your room

Individual conferences


WHAT COULD GO IN A PORTFOLIO?

Notes

Tests

Quizzes

Projects

ISAT Scores

SMI/SRI Scores

Exceptional work the student has completed

Attendance Data

List of Missing Work

Work that needs improvement

Artifacts that show growth


Historymaps

questions and activities

Sciencelabs

3-D models

activity logs

interactive notebooks

science fair

Mathstory problems

graphs & tables

geometric shapes

multiplication tests

Englishcreative writing

reports

poems

essays

book reviews

story maps

ch. summaries

Electivesbinders

tutorials

art projects

written music


Reflective Questioning


STUDENT’S ROLE

Make invitations

Share portfolio/presentation/reflections

Showcase strengths and weaknesses

Reflect on how to improve and challenge themselves for the next conference


PARENT’S ROLE

Listening attentively

Shared comments before and after conference to student

Ask questions

Provide support


TEACHER’S ROLE

Make yourself present in the room throughout the conference

Guide students in portfolio choices

Feedback before and after conferences

Scheduling

Monitoring conferences


YOU CHOOSE

What type of SLC you want:

sitting with the student and parent OR walking around rotating through multiple conferences

Allow 15-20 minutes per conference

Flexible time slots (pre-scheduled or not)


3 STEPS

Preparation

The Conference

Evaluation


PREPARATION

Since this is something new to the students, we (the teacher), must prepare and provide them with the appropriate conference structure.

Instruct students how to lead the conference

Assist them with collecting and preparing information to be shared with parents

Describe how to explain and interpret any information to be shared

Allow time to collect pieces of work to showcase (both strengths and areas of improvement)

Allow time to practice (this will allow students to gain confidence!)


PREPARATION CONT’D

A letter will be mailed out to parents letting them know of the conference change, and that their child will be the ones leading the discussion and the teacher will serve as the facilitator.


Students will complete a pre- conference self-reflection.


THE CONFERENCE

During the actual conference the teacher will move freely throughout the classroom from family to family spending only a few minutes with each group and only intervening if necessary (unless you choose 1-on-1 conferencing).

Grades should not be the only topic discussed during the conference. Students should prepare some type of portfolio, and be able to discuss its contents and explain why they chose the artifacts within the portfolio.


DURING THE CONFERENCE

Introduction: student introduces parent to the teacher (1min).

Orientation: teacher can explain the conference procedure (1-2 min).

Examining the Data: student shared data that was selected with the teacher’s help to identify goals (4-6 min).

Examining Student Goals: student shares goals and explains why they were selected (2-4 min).


DURING THE CONFERENCE

Sharing Action Plan: student will discuss their responsibilities (4-5 min).

Examining Student Work: student shows work and reflections from portfolios to demonstrate progress towards achieving goals (7-10 min).

Debriefing: the teacher, parent, and student discuss and comment on the conference process.


AFTER THE CONFERENCE

Students will send a thank you letter to their parent(s).

Students will complete their reflection survey.

Parent(s) will complete questionnaire/evaluation.


EVALUATION


DANIELSON!!!!

Domain 2:

2b: Establishing a Culture for Learning

Domain 3:

3c: Engaging Students in Learning

3d: Using Assessment in Instruction

3e: Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness

Domain 4:

4b: Maintaining Accurate Records

4c: Communicating with Families

4d: Contributing to the School and District

4e: Growing and Developing Professionally


IN SUMMARY

http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=26370






SOME EXAMPLES

http://www.schooltube.com/video/d1a4be0c575c04b08d4e/

http://www.schooltube.com/video/2ec9ffd4cf7349e0bf49/

Step by step video presented by a principal










EXAMPLES

http://www.schooltube.com/video/5a695ae4c0ea447b8146/

http://www.slideshare.net/mplantan/slc-in-digital-age-2416845

p. 15 has online portfolio resources

http://www.schooltube.com/video/3ea27f6e3d5ebc434581/

An online version














EXAMPLES

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2011/11/student-led_conferences.html

Blog about SLCs

http://technoliteracy.wikispaces.com/Student+Led+Conferences

Lots of good pre-made worksheets














REFERENCES

Dewitt, P. (2011). Student-led conferences. Education Week, Retrieved from http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2011/11/student-led_conferences.html

Empowering students: Student led conferences in middle school. (2010, October 18). Retrieved from http://www.teachersfortomorrow.net/1/post/2010/10/empowering-students-student-led-conferences-in-middle-school.html

Kinney, Patti. “Implemented Student-Led Conferences in Your School.” PowerPoint presentation. 10 September 2012. http://mlei.pbworks.com/f/SLCPP.pdf






http://www.teachersfortomorrow.net/1/post/2010/10/empowering-students-student-led-conferences-in-middle-school.html




http://mlei.pbworks.com/f/SLCPP.pdf

http://mlei.pbworks.com/f/SLCPP.pdf

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