Making the Most of Parent Teacher
Conferences Lisa Kihn
Parent teacher conferences play an integral part in a teacher's ability
to successfully meet the unique individual needs of the students in
a class. The Daily Classroom Specials database offers some wonderful
advise and even a sample script to use! I would like to add this follow-up
piece.
At the conclusion of a conference I send home this "homework assignment"
to both parents and students. This enables them to take what we
talked about and process it together. I find that these questions
help direct the conversation and allow everyone to see how we all
work together to ensure a successful school year. Conferences are
often scheduled in 15 to 20 minute intervals and I find the time
goes by very quickly. Requiring the people who attend the conference
to fill out this form also extends the conversation and allows you
to have a written piece of information about that student to use
for reference and/or at a future conference.
I make sure that both the parents and the student understand the
questions asked on this form and together we go over the "action
plans" and the "ways to check our progress." I also ask parents
to add any questions or comments to the back.
Students are asked to bring them back to school the next day and
if there is any further need of clarification I meet individually
with the student.
Good Luck!
(See the form below)
FIRST QUARTER PARENT-STUDENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE
Student Name ___________________________
Conference Date _________________________
What are my strengths?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
What are my areas of needed growth?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Set a goal that you would like to work on this year
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Action plans for school
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Action plans for home
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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