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Guide to Parent-Teacher Conferences

  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Successful parent-teacher conferences don't just happen. They require thoughtful preparation. The goal in conferences is to make allies of parents in the ongoing task of teaching students effectively. If parents understand your goals and support them, then students can have confidence that they are achieving in a  healthy learning environment.

This collection of articles will help you prepare for conferences, explain progress and outline educational goals to parents. (For a collection of articles from the parents' perspective, see, Parent Guide to School Involvement. )

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Assessment Guru Grant Wiggins on Measuring Student Progress

Assessment Guru Grant Wiggins offers advice on measuring student progress. focuses on expanding the assessment repertoire to include profiles of achievement.

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Planning for Parent Conferences

If you're a new teacher about to hold you first parent-teacher conferences, use these helpful resources for planning. They include sample forms, suggestions for the setting arrangement, and advice on conducting the conference. First year teachers can use them for years to come.
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Observing and Recording Growth and Change

As an educator who is committed to providing the strongest learning experiences possible, as well as searching for new ways to grow professionally, you will find that strengthening observation and recording skills is key. Technology can help with these goals.
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Policies & Practices: Successful Parent Conferences

Wilford discusses the wide variety of approaches to conferencing with parents that can be seen in early childhood centers and schools.
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Keeping High School Parents Involved & Informed

Nicole Sledge, our high school teacher advisor, provides practical strategies and tools. These tips help the new teacher maintain parent connections that will ensure teens'success.

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Record Keeping and Reporting

See how portfolios, rubrics, and progress reports can help you track student progress and provide you with a useful record of each student's work, which can be shared with parents and school personnel.
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Tracking Students' Progress With Portfolios

Take a look at three great methods of showcasing a student's accumulated work.
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