Parent-Teacher Student-Led Conferences
Fall Night #2 -- Wednesday, November 2
There were students talking with their parents about their learning. There were parents talking with teachers as their son or daughter listened and added insight.
This is how Parent-Teacher Conferences should be.
When parents needed to just talk with the teachers, they were there and they talked. I heard one teacher say, if you need me, just call me over.
I heard many a student explain to their parent how they were doing, what they working on, and how they might improve.
I heard many a parent ask their child, so what would you do differently? This is what conferences should be. It should not be a "Telephone Game" where the teacher tells the parent how the student is doing, then the parent goes home and asks the child to explain, to then hear the child tell a different story. This is not productive.
The student needs to be at the center of their learning. (Period.)
This is what we are attempting to do with every initiative we have done here at the Nichols for the past five years. Whether it is utilizing Digits, having a culminating project in 8th Grade ELA2, or designing Student-Led Conferences, we want our students to be at the center.
These nights are so powerful and give me a chance to see how we are moving in the right direction.
Thanks,
MRG
Check out the pictures from the night.
