Student Led

Conferences

Choices
 Norms for Conferences
★ We must stick to our schedule 40 minutes for you, 5 minutes for teachers.
★ Friday is a day of celebration - Questions, compliments and specific
constructive feedback are welcome!
★ If adults require a longer conversation with the teacher, these can be
scheduled at a future date.
★ Make yourself at home! Feel free to look around and use our classroom
space.
★ If you run out of time, children may take their learning to an outdoor space or
home with them for the evening.
 Choices
1. Class Tour Choose a few of the items from the
2. Reading menu to share with your adult.
3. Writing
4. Math Whatever you are not able to finish
5. Inquiry after 45 minutes, you may do
outside or at home if you wish.
 Class Tour
Show your adults your favorite parts of the room
● Why are they your favorite?
● What more can you tell them about it?

Explain a routine that you do most of the time:

● Class meeting - have them try what we do (greetings, movements, games)
● Class jobs - What is your job? What is your opinion of it? What job do you want
next? Why do you want it?
● Transition times (Where we get our stuff from, How we organize things.)

Student Led Meetings = Empowering Student Voice

 Reading
Pick a book from your book box.

✘ Explain if it is an easy book, a just right book or a challenge book. Tell your
adults how you know.
✘ Explain the read aloud strategies we use:
✗ Echo reading
✗ Choral reading
✗ Seesaw reading
✘ Show your adults what kind of reflection sticky you might do for a book like
this.
✘ Have your adults try a sticky reflection.
 Writing
Pick a book you have written.

✘ Have your adults read it.

✘ Share feedback you got about your writing.
✘ Give yourself two stars and a wish.
✘ Ask your adults for two stars.

Student Led Meetings = Empowering Student Voice

 Math
Pick a word problem from the board.

✘ Solve it using a model and explain your thinking.

✘ Have your adult do the same.

AND/OR

Grab some playing cards and teach your adults a math game.

Student Led Meetings = Empowering Student Voice

 Inquiry
Show your adult your playground model and explain why you chose the
materials you did.

AND/OR
Show your parents the concept hexagons and explain how you think the
concepts could be connected to each other and to other subjects like
reading or math. Challenge them to share their ideas!

AND/OR

Tell your adult about your personal inquiry project you did and how it
went.

Student Led Meetings = Empowering Student Voice

Sharing Our Learning Assets
1. Collaborator Choose at least three of the items
2. Communicator from the menu to share with your
3. Self- Manager adult.
4. Researcher
Whatever you are not able to finish
5. Thinker after 15 minutes, you may finish at
another table or at home if you
wish.
 Collaborator
Show your adults your Collaborator slides.
● What examples do you have from your work that shows your thinking?
● What more can you tell them about it?

Student Led Meetings = Empowering Student Voice

 Communicator
Show your adults your Communicator slides.
● What examples do you have from your work that shows your thinking?
● What more can you tell them about it?

Student Led Meetings = Empowering Student Voice

 Self-Manager
Show your adults your Self-Manger slides.
● What examples do you have from your work that shows your thinking?
● What more can you tell them about it?

Student Led Meetings = Empowering Student Voice

 Change Maker
Show your adults your Researcher slides.
● What examples do you have from your work that shows your thinking?
● What more can you tell them about it?

Student Led Meetings = Empowering Student Voice

 Thinker
Show your adults your Thinker slides.
● What examples do you have from your work that shows your thinking?
● What more can you tell them about it?

Student Led Meetings = Empowering Student Voice

After Conference:
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Tell your child something positive that you have

noticed about their learning.

I am really proud of …

Which Big 5 have you been developing?

Evidence of Learning: Menu of Choices
Highlight the evidence of learning that you would like to share with your parents.

WRITING READING
● Writing process ● Series books
Choose a few questions to ask your child:
● Writing sample ● Nonfiction books
● Sound wall ● Being a self-manager ● Why did you choose this piece to show?
● Word Inquiry book ● Stamina ● How long did it take to complete?
● Writing folder ● Books in book box: ● What was challenging about it?
● Anchor charts - Just right books ● What did you enjoy about working on it?
- What books you like
● What did you learn from completing this
MATH SCIENCE learning experience?
● Addition and subtraction ● Inquiry cycle
● If you were to do it again, what would you do
strategies ● Connecting concepts
● Math journal ● Science folder differently?
● Whiteboard ● Performance Task ● What assets were you working on during this
● Math games assignment?
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL PERSONAL INQUIRY
● I-message & sincere ● Inquiry cycle
apology ● ISK Research Tools Questions to ask your parents:
● Size of problem ● Why? ● Have you learned anything new about me?
● Friendships ● Process Documentation ● Which pieces of work did you like the best? Why?
● Multiple perspectives
● What areas of school do you think I have
● Growth mindset
● Body Breaks improved in?
● What do you think I can continue working on?
Evidence of Learning: Menu of Choices
Highlight the evidence of learning that you would like to share with your parents.

WRITING READING
● Writing process ● Series books Choose a few questions to ask your child:
● Writing sample ● Nonfiction books ● Why did you choose this piece to show?
● Heart wall ● Being a self-manager
● How long did it take to complete?
● Word Inquiry book ● Stamina
● Writing folder ● Books in book box: ● What was challenging about it?
● Anchor charts - Just right books ● What did you enjoy about working on it?
- What books you like ● What did you learn from completing this
MATH SCIENCE learning experience?
● Addition and subtraction ● Inquiry cycle ● If you were to do it again, what would you do
strategies ● Connecting concepts differently?
● Math Journal ● Performance Task
● Whiteboard (Your innovation/playground improvement) ● What Big 5 assets were you working on
● Math games during this assignment?

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL PERSONAL INQUIRY

● I-message & sincere ● Inquiry cycle
apology ● ISK Research Tools Questions to ask your parents:
● Size of problem ● Why? ● Have you learned anything new about me?
● Friendships ● Process Documentation ● Which pieces of work did you like the best? Why?
● Social Skills ● What areas of school do you think I have
● Growth mindset improved in?
● Body Breaks ● What do you think I can continue working on?
Choose a few questions to ask your child: Choose a few questions to ask your child:
● Why did you choose this piece to show? ● Why did you choose this piece to show?
● How long did it take to complete? ● How long did it take to complete?
● What was challenging about it? ● What was challenging about it?
● What did you enjoy about working on it? ● What did you enjoy about working on it?
● What did you learn from completing this ● What did you learn from completing this
learning experience? learning experience?
● If you were to do it again, what would you do ● If you were to do it again, what would you do
differently? differently?
● What assets were you working on during this ● What assets were you working on during this
assignment? assignment?

Questions to ask your parents: Questions to ask your parents:

● Have you learned anything new about me? ● Have you learned anything new about me?
● Which pieces of work did you like the best? Why? ● Which pieces of work did you like the best? Why?
● What areas of school do you think I have ● What areas of school do you think I have
improved in? improved in?
● What do you think I can continue working on? ● What do you think I can continue working on?
Math Celebration: Writing Celebration: Reading Celebration:

I have been a ________________ by… I have been a ________________ by… I have been a ________________ by…

Evidence: Evidence: Evidence:

I chose this piece of work because…. I chose this piece of work because…. I chose this book because….

Next step: Next step: Next step:

I am going to work on .... I am going to work on .... I am going to work on ....
Science Celebration: Social Emotional Learning Celebration: Personal Inquiry Celebration:

I have been a ________________ by… I have been a ________________ by… I have been a ________________ by…

Evidence: Evidence:
I chose this piece of work because…. I chose this piece of work because….

Next step: Next step: Next step:

I am going to work on .... I am going to work on .... I am going to work on ....
Welcome to Student Led
Conferences - 2025
Celebrating Our Learning

● Students share their learning - Focus on Big 5

● Listening, asking questions, complimenting the student
● Co-construct goals with parents and teachers
● Connecting with families
● What reflection moves can you share
with your partner?
● What moves did you like and want to
use? How come?
● What moves were interesting but not for
you? Why?
● What moves, if any, did you think failed?
How come? How can you repair them?
 Our Goals are….

To complete the drafts of our reflections.

To revise them with a partner.

To make our reflections

even better for our
family!
What is working
during these
conferences?
How do you know?
What is not How do you know?
working during
these
conferences?

What can we do to fix it?

● What did you learn from your partner
that impressed you? How come? Share.
● What advice can you give your partner
that would help them have a better
conference?
● What moves were interesting but not for
you? Why?
● What moves, if any, did you think failed?
How come? How can you repair them?
● What did you learn from your partner
that impressed you? How come? Share.
● What advice can you give your partner
that would help them have a better
conference?
● What evidence do you see?
● What evidence is an actual work
sample?
 Conference Welcome Slide
● Today is a day of celebration - Questions, compliments and specific
constructive feedback are welcome! If the booklet feels too much,
ask you students about two stars and a wish.
● We are highlighting our Big 5 Active Learner Roles.
● Make yourself at home! Feel free to look around and use our
classroom space.
● If you run out of time, children may take their learning to an outdoor
space or home with them for the evening.
● If adults require a private conversation with the teacher, we can
step out for up to several minutes during the conference. We can
schedule 20 minute plus conferences for later days.
 Student Led
Conference
Alternate Ideas
Hello Adults!

During my student-led conference you will seeing many of

the things that I have been working on in class. I will show
you…

● A Narrative Story
● My Favorite part of Word Study
● What was most meaningful to me during Inquiry
● How I have improved as a social and emotional learner
● What MATH skill I am working on
● What I like most
 Narrative Story

WOW! GOAL
What is this word doing?!
The inquiry cycle
My favorite thing I have discovered during personal
inquiry so far is...
 How is my communication?

WOW! GOAL
 Check Out These Math Skills!

WOW! GOAL
Here is where I am Here is what I would like
feeling my needs met to focus next.

Open Minded

Inclusive

Kind

Responsible
Choose items you are proud of as a communicator.
Explain why you are proud. For example:
* I listened thoughtfully.
* I tried to understand the other person.
* I tried sharing things in different ways to be
clear.(voice, hands, face, whole body) using
speaking, writing, drawing.
* I was caring with what I said.
* I was clear in how I said things.
* I tried to be a teacher when…
Choose items you are proud of as a collaborator. Explain why you
are proud. For example:
* I tried to know everyone to be a good team player.
* I was caring about the thoughts and feelings of my group.
* I helped team members (clues, tips, questions) by sharing
thoughts and feelings.
* I gave and asked for feedback (checking work etc.)
* I participated actively and/or often.
Choose items you are proud of as a self manager. Explain why
you are proud. For example:
* I paid careful attention

* I checked my work

* I kept going even when it was hard.

* I took risks

* I reflected on what I did

* I set goals for myself.

* I was organized.

* I made good choices about what order to do things.

Choose items you are proud of as a thinker. Explain why you
are proud. For example:
* I brainstormed ideas and tried to be a creative as
possible without worrying about being wrong.
* I checked my thinking using research, interviews
and/or experiments. I used CER.
* I used my struggles to help me learn and grow.
* * I took risks and tried things out.
* I asked lots of questions to help me understand what
was happening.
* I asked for feedback to help my thinking.
Choose items you are proud of as a change maker.
Explain why you are proud. For example:
* I took action and tried to make ________
better.
* I used my learning to….
* I made responsible decisions when…
* I showed my love of the topic by…
* I helped _______ by….
* I skipped questions so my goal is to be more careful.
* I made careless errors so my goal is to check my work.
* I rushed so my work was messy and brief. My goal is to slow
down.
* I didn’t understand. My goal is to listen more carefully or my goal
is to ask more questions.
* I didn’t read the directions. My goal is to be more careful.
* I was distracted. My goal is to focus better.
* I get stuck with challenging work. My goal is to ask for help by...
* I prefer my comfort zone. My goal is to challenge myself by…
* I used to skip questions so I more careful now.
* I made lots of mistakes. Now I check my work.
* I used to rush so my work was messy and brief. Now I slow down.
* I didn’t understand _________ before. Now I listen more carefully or
Now I ask more questions.
* Before I didn’t read the directions. Now I reread to make sure I
understand.
* I was distracted. Now I focus better because I....
* I get stuck with challenging work. Now I ...
* I prefer my comfort zone. I have challenged myself by…
 What did you think
about your school
work this year so far?

What would be a
great advice to give
someone coming to
school in 2D?
What tools were helpful What would you do
to you in class this year differently (or again) if
(models, rulers,
measuring beakers, you were faced with a
magnifying glasses challenge next time?
etc.)? Explain how they
helped. What is a goal you have
for school for the rest of
the year?