Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 17: 4:30-8:00pm    |    November 21: 8:00am-3:00pm &  4:30-8:00pm

1. Student Focus

Create a single slide summary that brings the conversation back to the student and can be used for links to Student Examples. 

2. Student Voice

Consider a student survey that provides student voice to the conference.

3. Student Examples

Share an artifact from the student - assignment, project, writing sample,  video message, reflection.
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​STUDENT WORK: Utilize Google Classroom and Google Drive for easy access to student work. In Classroom, click on 'People' in a specific class, and then  click on a student's name to see all of his/her work on one page. In Drive, search a student's name in the search bar, and all of his/her work will be listed. 

ENDING A CONFERENCE: If you have a parent who wants to continue the conversation past their allotted time,  provide a courteous salutation: "Mrs. Williams, thank you for meeting with me today, but as I mentioned I have another family waiting.  Thank you for your time today." 
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​INVITE YOUR CHAIR:  If you believe the conference will be a challenging one, consider inviting your Chair.
If a student attends the conference:
  • Consider letting the student conduct/guide conference
  • Talk about their learning artifacts 
Goal: How is this artifact representative of student effort, development, and  growth in your class?
If a student does not attend the conference:
  • Use an artifact or reflection to guide conversation​
  • Reinforce the power of partnerships with parents
  • Goal: How is this artifact representative of student effort, development, and  growth in your class?

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