Student-Led Conferences

a presentation for students and parents

Student-Led ConferencesA closer look…

Student-Led Conferences

• This year, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, students will once again be doing “Student-Led” Conferences.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Benefits for Students

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 their child.

Parents gain an appreciation for their child’s ability to “own” and articulate their own academic goals and progress.

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 their child.

Parents gain an appreciation for their child’s ability to “own” and articulate their own academic goals and progress.

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 their child.

Parents gain an appreciation for their child’s ability to “own” and articulate their own academic goals and progress.

Benefits for Parents

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.

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.

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.

What does it look like? Goal Setting

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….”

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….”

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….”

What does it look like? Artifacts

Students received the outline PowerPoint to use on October 16th in 4th period.

As students work on this, they save it to their 2nd period teacher’s workspace on the S: drive AND their H: drive. Instructions are on the PowerPoint template.

There will be a few days where students will have time in school to get help and work on their PowerPoint. However, students also need to work on this at home.

What does it look like?

Students received the outline PowerPoint to use on October 16.

As students work on this, they will save it to their 2nd period teacher’s workspace on the S: drive AND the student’s H: drive Instructions are on the PowerPoint template.

There will be a few days where students will have time in school to get help and work on their PowerPoint. However, students also need to work on this at home.

What does it look like?

Students received the outline PowerPoint to use on October 16.

As students work on this, they save it to their 2nd period teacher’s workspace on the S: drive AND their H: drive. Instructions are on the PowerPoint template.

There will be a few days where students will have time in school to get help and work on their PowerPoint. However, students also need to work on this at home.

What does it look like?

We will schedule conferences through 2nd period classes

Parents will receive training at Open House, via email, website, and newsletter.

Parents will pick a time when they come to Open House

What does it look like? Meridian’s Plan

We will schedule conferences through 2nd period classes

Parents will receive training at Open House, via email, website, and newsletter.

Parents will pick a time when they come to Open House

What does it look like? Meridian’s Plan

We will schedule conferences through 2nd period classes

Parents will receive training at Open House, via email, website, and newsletter.

Parents will pick a time when they come to Open House

What does it look like? Meridian’s Plan

Scheduled for 20 minute time periods.

Followed by 20 - 30 minutes for visiting other teachers.

What does it look like? Meridian’s Plan

Scheduled for 20 minute time periods.

Followed by 20 – 30 minutes for visiting other teachers.

What does it look like? Meridian’s Plan

We will have these materials posted on the school website for you to download if necessary.

Questions?