I am spending tonight gearing up for a 12 hour day tomorrow filled with Parent-Teacher Conferences. At our school, it is a one day, all day kind of thing! All the parents sign up for a time, I collect work for weeks, write special notes, record test scores, and prepare to "chat" with each parent. I've been through this before, so it is nothing new, but every year it seems to worry me or get me nervous. What is going to be said? How are things going to be portrayed? Am I going to support and encourage while still setting high expectations for all of my students?
Anyway, as I prepare each year and get myself ready to do the talking, I always wonder, what would the kids say? One of my colleagues told me today that she had her students do their own Conduct Records. The kids know what they do and they are pretty honest about it. I thought this would be a great thing to show to parents. As I was getting ready tonight, I found this link on Scholastic's website as well: http://blogs.scholastic.com/classroom_solutions/2010/11/student-led-parent-teacher-conferences.html This article is a representation of STUDENT LED Conferences. I remember doing these in middle school, but I had forgotten about them. I think this is a link I will save for next year! There are even directions for organizing and creating a Power Point Presentation for the children to share with their parents during conferences. In reality, I could have had the kids create their Power Point Presentation last week and I could have pulled them up on my laptop to share with the parents tomorrow. But, oh well, next year is another chance to do something different!
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