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Student-Led Conferences

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Student-Led Conferences 

Making pandemic student-led conferences work

November 9, 2020 Rachel Mark 0 Comments Rutland Middle School

Staying connected to one another during a pandemic can be hard. Like many of us, teachers and parents have faced

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online student-led conferences
Remote Learning Student-Led Conferences 

Switching to online student led conferences

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Katy Farber 2 Comments #Zoom, Google Hangout

We had been preparing for spring student led conferences for months. Feedback had been reviewed. Plans had been coordinated. Schedules

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Video evidence and reflection
Reflection Student-Led Conferences 

Video evidence & reflection for student-led conferences

February 19, 2020February 25, 2020 Scott Thompson 0 Comments Peoples Academy Middle Level, screencasting

How PAML scaffolds screencasts for students Students and their families at Peoples Academy Middle Level have participated in student led

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assessing student-led conferences, how to evaluate the success of student-led conferences
Student-Led Conferences 

Who should be assessing student-led conferences?

February 1, 2020February 25, 2020 Scott Thompson 0 Comments Brattleboro Area Middle School, Lamoille Union Middle School

Feedback is a key component of a successful, celebratory and growth-oriented student-centered conference. And your colleagues, your students and their

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Morgan and her mom, just after the student-led conference celebration.
Student-Led Conferences 

The student-led conference as celebration

November 4, 2019February 25, 2020 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, popup edvideo

What does it take for us to see parent-teacher conferences as celebrations? What does it take for families to see

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PLPs in Seesaw
PLPs Student-Led Conferences 

PLPs in Seesaw

October 28, 2019February 25, 2020 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Ottauquechee School, Seesaw, Sutton School

Seeing students for who they are and what they can do We’re all still looking at various tools for building

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Student-Led Conferences 

How to design pre-conference conversations with families

October 4, 2019May 22, 2021 Katy Farber 0 Comments

  Part of shifting to personalized learning is centering students in the traditional parent-teacher conference. They need to lead the

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What to assess in a student-led conference: Ruthie's student-led conference at Leland and Gray
Stories from VT Students Student-Led Conferences 

Student-led conferences come to Leland & Gray

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School

Change is hard! And changing a school procedure that has been the same forever is even harder! Leland and Gray

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Student-Led Conferences 

How to evaluate student-led conferences

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 Rachel Mark 2 Comments Brattleboro Area Middle School

Feedback, feedback, feedback! As educators, it’s absolutely critical that we reflect on our practices, especially new ones. As schools around

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Student-Led Conferences 

4 shifts for student-led conferences in a proficiency-based environment

November 2, 2016April 29, 2022 Life LeGeros 0 Comments Crossett Brook Middle School, Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School

Student-led conferences are for students Student-led conferences are a key strategy in personalized, student-centered educational practices. And they’re even more important

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms Student-Led Conferences 

Want end-of-year family involvement?

June 10, 2016September 19, 2018 Rachel Mark 0 Comments Brattleboro Area Middle School, family communication, family engagement, family involvement

Try Passage Presentations. The end of every school year is tough. Teachers and administrators struggle to keep students in line,

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Student-Led Conferences The 21st Century Classroom 

Screencasting for a student-led conference

February 20, 2016February 14, 2020 Audrey Homan 4 Comments Google Slides, Screencast-o-matic, The Dorset School
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This week on the podcast: Rachel Mark traveled to The Dorset School, in Southern Vermont, to talk with educator Mandy

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Student-Led Conferences 

The Parent’s Role in a Student-Led Conference

February 19, 2016February 28, 2016 Rachel Mark 11 Comments family communication

How can you support your student in sharing how they learn? In recent decades, schools have turned the table on

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Katie Bryant SLC action research
Action Research Student-Led Conferences 

Student-led conferences and engagement in PLPs

February 10, 2016October 1, 2019 Audrey Homan 11 Comments 1:1, Act 77, family communication, Google Slideshow, Lamoille Union Middle School, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI)

A middle school case study Katie Bryant, an English teacher at Lamoille Union Middle School, presents the results of her

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Student-Led Conferences Videos 

Screencasting as PLP reflection

December 17, 2015August 7, 2019 Rachel Mark 6 Comments Screencast-o-matic, screencasting, The Dorset School

Students create screencasts for student-led conferences Sixth graders at The Dorset School in southern Vermont are in their second year

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Student-Led Conferences 

S is for Student-Led Conferences

September 26, 2015April 19, 2018 Rachel Mark 5 Comments #ABCsofedtech

Steps to a student-led conference Some of my most poignant moments as a teacher occurred around the table of a

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