Student-Led+Conferencing+in+the+Digital+Age

Session Title: Student-Led Conferencing in the Digital Age Session Date: Friday, November 6, 2009 Session Time: 2:00:00 PM - 3:15:00 PM Program Book Number: 2566  Classroom Blog: Monica's blog E-mail: mplantan@zcs.k12.in.us media type="custom" key="4720703"

Preparation for student-led conferences takes some time, but it's worth it! Here are some resources to help you get your students ready for the big day. || || ||
 * **Steps to successful student-led conferences ** || **Links and Downloads**  ||
 * Invite parents to the conference. || [[file:Invitation to Parents.doc]] ||
 * Student-reflection and self-assessment documents help define discussion topics. || [[file:Class Reflection.doc]]
 * These are online surveys that help students with meta-cognition. They have instant results and are user-friendly. Students really enjoy them! || [[image:Multiple_Intelligences.png width="220" height="33" link="@http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html"]]
 * Include information from specific courses. || [[file:Math Conference Summary.doc]] ||
 * Spend some time practicing the conference. Ask students for their input on what they would like to discuss. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[file:Teacher Prompts.doc]] ||
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Post a format reminder and facilitate parent-child interaction through some discussion suggestions. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[file:Conference letter.doc]]
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A conference form will document the goal(s) and discussion. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[file:Conf. Summary.doc]] ||
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students should reflect on the conference. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[file:Conference Reflection.doc]] ||
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Teacher evaluation of the e-portfolio enhances student accountability. || <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[[image:A_rubric.png width="194" height="46" link="@http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/eportfoliorubric.html"]] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> ||

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