Student Led Conferences
2/22/2020
This past week students had the opportunity to invite their families into the classroom to share about some of their experiences as a second grader. PNA does these student led conferences every year in order to have an official check-in with families about how the year is going and allow the students the opportunity to have a voice in how their school experience is progressing. In the past, these conferences consisted of the students sharing their self-reflections about how they feel they are doing, as well as a portfolio of sorts with 1-2 examples of work they have chosen to share. This year, the Lower School has expanded on these student-led conferences into a combination Open House, Parent Lunch and Conference experience. Each classroom from K-5 had a variety of stations set up, each showing a different facet of the school day. Students became the teachers as they took their families around to different stations and explained the work they had been doing there. The second grade stations included teaching and playing a math game with their families, discussing our bat wrap PBL project, and teaching them the steps needed to write an opinion essay. The last station had families, students and teacher sitting together to discuss the student's self reflection as well as the "glows & grows" the teacher had for the student for the remainder of the year. This type of student led conference puts the student in the spotlight of their own learning. They need to be able to understand the content in order to explain or teach it to their families. They are continuing to develop public speaking skills, even if they are speaking only to their families. Students are also responsible for really reflecting about their learning experiences and where they want to improve on. This process is invaluable since students are not only aware of the things they still need to work on, but that they set actual goals in order to improve their school experience. This is the type of learning that we encourage through our school's mission everyday. We educate students to be
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Marcella HitchcockMs. Hitchcock teaches second grade, is a mom of two, an avid reader, lifelong learner, and a seeker of sunshine! Archives
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