Student-Led Conferences
The Conference of 21st Century Learners
Presented
By
Elizabeth Austell, Jackie Karbo
and Amber Reep
Why do I need to know about them?
Research tells us that motivation is linked to student
achievement, and we also know that motivation is linked to
student ownership of the learning process. That means
student ownership is directly connected to increased
student achievement. The student-led conference process is
one that allows students to take responsibility for their
learning, as they take pride in their accomplishments and
make plans for the areas in which they struggle. Students
will reflect on their learning and come away with a clear
understanding of which standards/grade level indicators
they have mastered, as well as the ones on which they still
need to work. Along the way they’ll concentrate on those
oral communication standards that often seem to get lost in
the world of achievement testing.
What defines a Student-Led Conferences?
 A chance for students to have a meaningful
conversation with their parents.
 A chance for students to share strengths and gaps.
 A chance for students to discuss and reflect on
growth that they have made.
 A chance for students to fill out an action plan to
address gaps.
 A chance for students to showcase and take
ownership of their work.
 A chance for the teacher to be a facilitator while
students lead.
Before Conferences
Set up data notebooks with students.
Graphing PA Data
Graphing CFA Data
Graphing PDSA Data
Before Conferences
 Set up data notebooks with
students.
 Create Explanation of
Assessments.
 Create and practice student
agenda.
 Create parent question guide.
 Create invitations.
 Schedule conferences.
During Conferences
 There will be several
conferences going at one time.
 The teacher circulates as a
facilitator.
 Students travel around the room
discussing items on their
agenda.
 Students and parents create
action plans for gap areas.
After Conferences
 Parents fill out a reflection containing plus/deltas.
 Students fill out a reflection.
 Parents write a letter of encouragement to their student for
the data notebook.
 Parents may sign up for a one-on-one conference.
Resources
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http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr323.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin112.shtml
http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/fall_96/article4.html
http://www.middleweb.com/CSLV2TchrConf.html
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1997/hackma97.html
http://www.msu.edu/user/losara/oldsource/studentledconferences2.htm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/studentledconferences
Questions?
Thank you for coming.
Please add a dot to the consensogram
and add any comments to our
plus/delta board on your way out.