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A Few More Parent-Student-Teacher Conference Tips 

2/11/2016

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Involve your child in Parent-Teacher conferences week!  Some schools around the country have actually moved away from simply 'Parent-Teacher' conferences and now call them Parent-Student-Teacher conferences, with the recognition that the child is at the center of all of it.  Getting your child's buy-in, giving them a sense of ownership around their school learning, celebrating their successes, and getting their feedback- it pays off to involve your child in the conferences process!

For middle and high school students that means if your conferences are in the gym at school, have your son or daughter attend conferences with you and join you as you  walk around and visit teachers. For younger students, even if you want to have your conference without your child in attendance, you can still involve them through reflection, either as discussion or writing or both.  Consider integrating one of the approaches below into conferences week this year. Or make up your own approach that fits with your family.
  • Before conferences ask your child to reflect with you: what are they doing well in school?  Where do they want to improve?  What is the best part of school for them?  The worst?
  • Make predictions about their report cards before you both see them.  What will their teacher(s) say?  Why?  Compare with their actual report card together.
  • What makes them happy at school?  Sad?  Excited? 

If you come up with other creative and useful ways to involve your child, let us know!  We are always looking for new ideas.  As always, we are excited to work with you and the other families in the area to help your child enjoy lifelong learning.
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Larry Weaver link
10/16/2017 04:19:41 pm

I like the suggestion to make predictions about report cards before you see them, and then to compare the actual report card with your children. My child's school is starting to have web scheduling for parent teacher conferences, and having never been to a parent teacher conference before, I'm not really sure what to expect. Talking with my child beforehand is something I'll do and see how he feels he's doing in school.

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