Student-Led Conferences

1. Student-Led Conferences a presentation for students and parents

2. Student-Led Conferences A closer look…

3. Student-Led Conferences • This year, instead of doing our traditional “arena conferencing” on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, will be doing “Student-Led Conferences” • One of our seventh grade teams (Team Bold) did them last year as a trial, and we will now be doing them for all students.

4. What is student-led conferencing? Students conduct formal conferences with their parents to display their schoolwork and discuss their own learning, goals, and strategies for meeting those goals.

5. Benefits for Students • Students take ownership of their learning. They demonstrate increased accountability for their progress. • There is tremendous power in this. • Students learn to set goals and work towards them. • Student work becomes more focused. • Students have the opportunity to develop presentation skills.

6. Benefits for Students • Students take ownership of their learning. They demonstrate increased accountability for their progress. • There is tremendous power in this. • Students learn to set goals and work towards them. • Student work becomes more focused. • Students have the opportunity to develop presentation skills.

7. Benefits for Students • Students take ownership of their learning. They demonstrate increased accountability for their progress. • There is tremendous power in this. • Students learn to set goals and work towards them. • Student work becomes more focused. • Students have the opportunity to develop presentation skills.

8. Benefits for Students • Students take ownership of their learning. They demonstrate increased accountability for their progress. • There is tremendous power in this. • Students learn to set goals and work towards them. • Student work becomes more focused. • Students have the opportunity to develop presentation skills.

9. Benefits for Parents • There is higher parent attendance at student-led conferences. • Parents experience a greater appreciation of student progress and a greater understanding of how to support. • Parents gain an appreciation for their child’s ability to “own” and articulate their own academic goals and progress.

10. Benefits for Parents • There is higher parent attendance at student-led conferences. • Parents experience a greater appreciation of student progress and a greater understanding of how to support. • Parents gain an appreciation for their child’s ability to “own” and articulate their own academic goals and progress.

11. Benefits for Parents • There is higher parent attendance at student-led conferences. • Parents experience a greater appreciation of student progress and a greater understanding of how to support. • Parents gain an appreciation for their child’s ability to “own” and articulate their own academic goals and progress.

12. What does it look like? Goal Setting • Students start by setting one goal for each class. • Your teachers will help you with this over the next few weeks. • It’s your job to track you goal over the next 11 weeks.

13. What does it look like? Goal Setting • Students start by setting one goal for each class. • Your teachers will help you with this over the next few weeks. • It’s your job to track you goal over the next 11 weeks.

14. What does it look like? Goal Setting • Students start by setting one goal for each class. • Your teachers will help you with this over the next few weeks. • It’s your job to track you goal over the next 11 weeks.

15. What does it look like? Artifacts • Students collect samples of their work throughout the term to showcase their learning and progress. • Students should play a role in selecting which pieces of work to include in their presentation. • Samples of work should then be evaluated by the students • “I do this well; I struggle with….”

16. What does it look like? Artifacts • Students collect samples of their work throughout the term to showcase their learning and progress. • Students should play a role in selecting which pieces of work to include in their presentation. • Samples of work should then be evaluated by the students • “I do this well; I struggle with….”

17. What does it look like? Artifacts • Students collect samples of their work throughout the term to showcase their learning and progress. • Students should play a role in selecting which pieces of work to include in their presentation. • Samples of work should then be evaluated by the students • “I do this well; I struggle with….”

18. What does it look like? • You received the PowerPoint you will use on your KSD email from Mr. Schiechl this morning. • As you work on this, save it to your 2ndperiod teacher’s workspace on the S: drive. Instructions are on the PowerPoint template. • There will be checks every few weeks, and you will be referred to an SLC Tutorial if you are too far behind.

19. What does it look like? • You received the PowerPoint you will use on your KSD email from Mr. Schiechl this morning. • As you work on this, save it to your 2ndperiod teacher’s workspace on the S: drive. Instructions are on the PowerPoint template. • There will be checks every few weeks, and you will be referred to an SLC Tutorial if you are too far behind.

20. What does it look like? • You received the PowerPoint you will use on your KSD email from Mr. Schiechl this morning. • As you work on this, save it to your 2ndperiod teacher’s workspace on the S: drive. Instructions are on the PowerPoint template. • There will be checks every few weeks, and you will be referred to an SLC Tutorial if you are too far behind.

21. What does it look like? Meridian’s Plan • We will schedule conferences through 2ndperiod classes • Parents will receive training at Open House, via email, website, and newsletter. • Parents will pick a time when they come to Open House

22. What does it look like? Meridian’s Plan • We will schedule conferences through 2ndperiod classes • Parents will receive training at Open House, via email, website, and newsletter. • Parents will pick a time when they come to Open House

23. What does it look like? Meridian’s Plan • We will schedule conferences through 2ndperiod classes • Parents will receive training at Open House, via email, website, and newsletter. • Parents will pick a time when they come to Open House

24. What does it look like? Meridian’s Plan • Scheduled for 20 minute time periods, with +/- 4 conferences per room • Followed by 20 minutes for visiting other teachers.

25. What does it look like? Meridian’s Plan • Scheduled for 20 minute time periods, with +/- 4 conferences per room • Followed by 20 minutes for visiting other teachers.

26. Student-Led Conferences

27. Questions? • We will have these materials posted on the school website for you to redownload if necessary.