PRESENTERS:
MONICA PLANTAN
LINDSAY VALENCOURT
SEAN SWEENEY
HTTP://ZMS-NMSA.WIKISPACES.COM

Student-led conferences
provide students with an
opportunity to talk with
significant adults about
their educational progress.
American Student Achievement Institute

Student
Preparation
Format
Execution

Portfolio share/Conference
Student and Parent Stations
Cafeteria Style
Other

Invite parents
Choose artifacts
Goal Setting
Self Assessments

Clarify student
expectations
Plan for a variety of
situations
Role play and practice

Student
• Interpret learning
• Arrange portfolio
• Set goals
• Lead conference
Parent Teacher
• Assist with goals • Oversee portfolio
• Respect/encourage • Affirm student
sharing • Suggest strategies
• Assist with follow- • Remain positive
through

That was then . . . This is now . . .

One month . . . One year later . . .

Jonathan Zittrain on the Web as Random Acts of Kindness

 NMSA Wikispace
shared documents and
links
 Techlearning
e-portfolios
 Dr. Helen Barrett
digital portfolio expert
 Emergingedtech.com
analysis of free
e-portfolio options

In the 21st Century, students need to be in the center of their own
learning conversations.