Parents, teachers, tech tools: working together for student achievement

by | Apr 28, 2015 | Less Teacher, More Student, Making The Shift, Voices

As an educator I want my students and their families to be a part of our daily learning. When this is encouraged, parents feel welcomed to engage. Through our ability to model this and offer invitations to extend learning outside of our classrooms parents begin to work alongside us, the teachers who are working hard each day to make a difference for all of our students.

Student-Led Parent Conferences: How They Work in My Primary Classroom

by | Jan 13, 2012 | Less Teacher, More Student, Making The Shift, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices

Our student-led parent conferences always center around each first-grader’s individual blog. Their blogs are an online portfolio that shows their learning in all of our subject areas through the year. Because this work has been posted through the term, the parents have almost all seen the work before, but the comments that their children make during the conference regarding their goals help the parent to know what specific skills we have been working on and what to watch for through the next few months.