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November2010Student-LedConferences

StudentsName:__________________________________

Thefollowingtableoutlinestheresponsibilitiesofstudentsandparentsinourstudent-led

conferences.Studentsareexpectedtodescribe,explain,justifyandrespondtoparentquestionsregardingtheitemslistedinthechart.Parents,yourroleistoquestion,support,andcelebrateyour

childsworkandtheirlearning.

Youwillneedyourlaptopandyourbinderforthisconference.Turnonyourlaptop.

Thisconferenceshouldtakeabout15to20minutes.

Focus QuestionsforParentstoAsk

WorkHabits

AndCommunity

Building(2-3mins)

Doyoucometoclassontimeandpreparedtowork?

Duringlessonsdoyouconsistentlylistenattentivelytoinstructions?

Doyouregularlyparticipateinclassdiscussions?

Howoftendoyouvolunteeryourhelpintheclassroom?

Areyouanoptimisticandenthusiasticstudentintheclassroomwho

contributestocreatingapositiveatmosphereinourclassroom?

Howisyourbehaviourduringgroupdiscussionsandgroupwork?Are

youcontributing?Howwelldoyoulistentootherstudentspointsof

view?

StudentBinders

(Organization/

Note-taking)

(2-3mins)

Showyourbindertoyouparents.

Isyourmathandsciencebinderorganizedusingdividersandisyour

workdatedandplacedneatlyinyourbinder?

Isyourbinderthisorganizedonadailybasis?

Doyouuseyourtableofcontents?Howoften?Aretheyuptodate?

Areothersubjectsmixedinwithmathandsciencework?

Homework

(2-3mins)

Howoftendoyouhavehomework?Haveyoumissedcompletingany

homeworkthissemester?

Haveyouattendedlunchtutorialsorstayedinatrecesstofinish

homework?Why?

Haveyouthoughtabouthowtoimproveyourstudyskills?Dofeel

comfortablepreparingforandwritingtests?

Howmanydaysorhoursdoyouspendstudyingforexams?

Howdoyoukeeptrackofhomework?Ifyourelyonteachersemail,

whathappenstheniftheydontemailthehomeworktoyouordoesnotpostittotheblog?Whatsyourback-up?

Science

(2-3mins)

Whattopicsdidwestudyinthefirsttrimester?

Brieflydescribeandshowyourwaterinthenewsinquiryassignment.

Showyourworkonyourcomputer.

Math

(2-3mins)

Whatmathtopicsdidyoulearninthissemester?

Showhowtomultiplythisfraction1/3x2/5usingamodel(bar,number

lineorarray)andthealgorithm.

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GoalSetting(3-5mins):Withyourparents,reviewyourthreeScienceandMathSMARTERgoalsthat

youhavesetduringLearningStrategies.

ParentsCommentsaboutGoals

ParentsSignature__________________________Date__________________________________

(Students,pleasehandinthissheettoyourhomeroomteacher)