An overview of Student Led conferences for parents at a PYP school explaining the role of students, parents and teachers in the event.

1. PYP
Student Led Conferences
th March 2014
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2. Today’s presentation
• What are SLCs?
• Roles of the student, parent and teacher
• Format of the SLC

3. When we were at school….

4. Activity 1: KWL Chart
K - What do we know?
In your table groups, share your knowledge about
student-led conferences and write it in the K
column
W - What do you want to know?
Now write down under W anything you still wonder
or would like to know.

5. IB student led conferences
• Student led conferences involve the student and
the parent.
• The student demonstrates their understanding
through a variety of different learning situations.
• The students are responsible for leading the
conference, sharing the process of their learning
with their parents.
• It enables parents to gain a clear insight into the
kind of work their child is doing and offers an
opportunity for them to discuss it with their child.
Making the PYP Happen, IBO, 2009

6. Activity 2:
Agree/disagree/unsure
• As a table, read through the statements in the
plastic wallet.
• Decide whether you agree with them, disagree
with them or are unsure and place them under
that heading.
• Gallery walk – look for any differences with
your group
• Discussion

7. Roles
Student - will lead the conference in
their preferred language. They will have
prepared an agenda or map to guide
them and have selected some samples of
their work and/or activities to share.
Parent(s) – listen, ask questions, give positive
feedback.
Teacher – facilitate the conference

8. Activity 3: Role play
• Watch the short role play and as you do, try to
identify 5 things that are preventing the SLC
being a successful event
• Our roles: student – Kim, teacher – Ruth,
parent – Annabel, other parent – Memory
• Discussion

9. What does the SLC look like?
• 3 or 4 students and their parent(s) in the room at
the same time
• Each student will lead their own conference
• ELC – student plan and activities
• Y1 – 6 Class and single subject rooms to be
visited

10. ?? Questions ??

11. Activity 4 - L
• Add what you have learned to the L column of
your KWL chart.
• Gallery walk
Thank you very much for coming and we look
forward to seeing you on Thursday.