Student-led conferences are one of the ways that Expeditionary Learning Schools share information about student achievement.  They feature the student as the key communicator.  As students progress in their Evergreen education, their comfort in presenting their work will grow and evolve, and leading to the confidence and poise in Eighth Grade to stand and present a virtual-portfolio style resume before a panel of randomly selected community member volunteers.

Roles

During the conference, students communicate their current progress and goals toward academic learning and habits of scholars.  Teachers and peers have supported students so that they are prepared to facilitate their student-led conference.

Parents attend student-led conferences to support, encourage and celebrate their child and his or her progress.  Parents can help facilitate reflection and goal setting with their child by asking thoughtful, open-ended questions.  

Teachers are here to support students as they articulate their progress and identify areas for growth.  Communicate with teachers if you want to schedule a parent and teacher conference for a later date. 

Goals for students are:

• To be responsible for reporting to you how well they are doing

• To learn to communicate better

• To learn to evaluate their work fairly and honestly

• To become accountable for producing quality work

• To learn organizational and leadership skills

Goals for families are:

• To see evidence of your child’s learning and thinking

• To display a positive interest in your child’s progress

• To accept your child’s evaluation of his/her accomplishments

• To provide your child with support and encouragement for his/her work at school