Clarify learning target, clarify current status, state the learning target as a goal, make a plan on how goal will be reached
Can students participate in a conference?
Yes! Students can participate or even lead conferences but they need proper preparation and must be involved all along in their learning and in assessment
What is the purpose of a feedback conference?
Purpose is to identify strengths and next steps in a student's progress toward mastery of one or more learning goals
When are conferences summative?
When the purpose is to share the student's current status-information about learning that has already occured
When are conferences formative?
When the purpose is to give or receive feedback, to help students formulate goals, or to create an individualized program or intervention
What is the purpose of a showcase conference?
purpose is to demonstrate mastery of selected learning targets
How can we make sure that families feel involved in conferencing?
Plan the conference agenda together! Make a plan of what you would like to discuss and ask families what they would like to discuss
True of false: conferences can only take place at school
False, conferences can take place at school, at home, over zoom, etc.
True or false: It is important to follow up after a conference.
True! Finding out how the experience went can help enhance the quality of conferences down the road
How can we address the time issue that often comes with conferences?
Come to the conferences with an agenda and prepared materials. Plan additional time to support students within in a small group rather than during a conference
True of false: when goal setting students and teachers should work together to come up with a time frame
True! Setting a time frame can help students feel motivated to start working on their goal. Setting a goal together can allow for students to feel ownership
What is the purpose of a goal-setting conference?
Purpose is to consider current learning state and set short-term or long-term achievement goals
What is the purpose of an achievement status conference
purpose is to share details about level of achievement at a point in time or mastery of selected learning targets
What is the purpose of a progress conference?
Purpose is to share details about progress or growth over time
What is the purpose of an intervention conference?
purpose is to discuss one or more areas of concern and identify action to be taken
How can we motivate student to make progress towards their goal?
Allow them to see real time data of their progress specifically towards their goal. Include data before and after setting the goal
How can we help parents understand the role of feedback at home?
Encourage parents to use feedback to support learning without doing the work for their child. Doing the work for the child does not allow for real learning
True or false: when conferencing with a student and their families it is important to offer families the option of scheduling an additional meeting
True! Offering families with the option to schedule an additional meeting will help further clarify families questions or concerns they may not want to raise
What type of goals have the greatest impact on furthering student achievement?
Goals that are considered challenging yet achievable
True or false: conferences only involve the teacher and a parent.
False! Conferences can involve the teacher, student, a small group of students, parents, family members, and other staff members
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