Name: Student Led Conferences: Powerful conversations about student learning
Start: 2024-11-05T08:00:00-0500
End: 2024-11-05T09:20:00-0500

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST

TBA

Target Audience: Adminstrators, Teachers 6-8 Special Educators

We will describe our experience with running student-led conferences in place of traditional parent-teacher conferences, including how we schedule them, prepare students, and communicate with parents. We will show excerpts from a sample conference and student planning materials. Attendees will leave with the tools to set up and run student-led conferences.

Presenters

Benjamin McGraw

6th Grade Teacher, Newton Public Schools

I've taught middle school since 1994; I came to Newton in 1998 and have worked on a collaborative and interdisciplinary 6th grade team at Oak Hill since 2003. My co-teacher at the time (Jonathan Roy) and I were finalists for MA Teacher of the Year in 2011. Floyd Butler joined me... Read More →

Floyd A Butler

6th Grade Teacher, Newton Public Schools

I moved to Boston in 2014 and I have worked on a collaborative and interdisciplinary 6th grade team at Oak Hill since 2016. I'm also the head coach of the Boys Varsity Soccer team at Newton South High School. The most challenging and fun part of my job as an educator, in both roles... Read More →

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST
TBA

Culturally Responsive Practice, Reflection, Goal Setting, and Student Agency

Thrive24

Benjamin McGraw

Floyd A Butler

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