| Description |
xvii, 115 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Experts in assessment |
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Experts in assessment.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-112) and index. |
| Contents |
Series editors' introduction -- Preface -- Definition of student-led conferences -- Effectiveness of student-led conferences -- How the book is organized -- Acknowledments -- About the authors -- Philosophy and purpose of student-led conferences: Relevance: "Why are we doing this?" -- Responsibility: making the student more responsible for learning -- Reporting to parents and others: increasing effectiveness -- Additional reasons to implement student-led conferences -- Roles and responsibilities of participants: Teacher's role -- Student's role -- Parent's role -- Role of administrators and office staff -- Role of co-curricular or support teachers -- Designing formats for student-led conferences: Individual or student-involved conferences -- Simultaneous conferences with multiple families -- Presentation or showcase conferences -- Other formats for student-led conferences -- Preparing students to lead conferences: Portfolios or collections of student work -- Importance of clear teaching and learning objectives -- Portfolio and conference organizers -- Making time for reflection -- Tools for reporting on behavior or social skills -- Importance of role-playing -- Opportunity for students to set goals -- Importance of preparing students -- Preparing parents and colleagues for student-led conferences: Communicating the concept to parents -- Preparing parents for the conference -- Introducing the concept to colleagues -- Organizing for student-led conferences: it's all in the details: Note about gaining acceptance and faculty involvement -- General comments on scheduling -- Length -- Format -- Existing calendar or previously established schedule -- Elementary schedules for student-led conferences -- Scheduling student-led conferences in middle or high school -- Arranging facilities -- Attending to amenities: arranging child care and refreshments -- Encouraging parent participation -- Anticipating and handling unique situations: Parents who cannot attend conferences -- Potentially abusive parents -- Extra guests who accompany the family to conferences -- Students with special needs -- Very young students -- Non-english-speaking students or parents -- Final notes -- Evaluating student-led conferences: Gathering comments from parents -- Gathering student comments and promoting reflection in class -- Gathering comments from colleagues -- Additional ways to promote reflection after conferences -- Gathering data on student achievement and parent participation -- Role of student-led conferences in authentic assessment and reporting -- Resource A -- Resource B -- References -- Index. |
| Summary |
Students and parents benefit from this powerful communication tool! Jane Bailey and Thomas Guskey, leaders in the field of student assessment, address a nagging issue for both beginning and veteran teachers how to effectively communicate to parents the learning progress of their children. Every teacher knows the sinking feeling of facing a sea of anxious parents with limited time for in-depth discussion. Now there is a way for students to take responsibility in communicating their progress and for parents to get the satisfaction they deserve. In this new approach, the teacher serves as facilitator as students lead their parents through a discussion of their work. An important benefit in this innovation students are required to evaluate and reflect upon their work! Highlights of Implementing Student-Led Conferences include: Overview and philosophy of student-led conferences Roles and responsibilities of participants What an effective model looks like How to prepare, organize, and evaluate for maximum effectiveness Anticipating and handling unique situations The role of student-led conferences in authentic assessment and reporting A rich resource section includes everything you need to prepare, conduct, and evaluate successful student-led conferences sample conference announcements and formats, portfolio planners, reproducible letters, parent and student response forms, teacher surveys, and much more! This is an essential resource for teachers and administrators at every school level to maximize time, improve communication with parents, and encourage student self-reliance. |
| Subject |
Parent-teacher conferences.
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Teacher-student relationships.
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| Added Author |
Guskey, Thomas R.
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| ISBN |
0803968558 |
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9780803968554 |
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0803968566 |
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9780803968561 |
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0761977562 (series: pbk.) |
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9780761977568 (series: pbk.) |
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0761977570 (series: cased) |
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9780761977575 (series: cased) |
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