Student-Led Progress Conferences for Primary School

EVIDENCE OF DEEPER LEARNING

  • Student Led Conferences are not just for the end of the year. Imagine your students recapping and reflecting on their learning regularly throughout the school year (either with you or with their families)? That is powerful talk!

  • How might Student Led Conferences differ between the elementary and secondary levels? What are the essential elements you would include regardless of grade level?

    What would be some of the benefits in your context if students take responsibility for managing the conference?

    How might you adapt this conference structure to your own classroom? 

    To what extent would making this a regular conversation with your students strengthen your relationships, deepen the learning and build their confidence?

    How might you involve students in assessing their conferencing skills? How might they become involved in determining their own grades?