Overview

A student-led conference is a meeting facilitated by students with their families and teachers. In this meeting, students reflect on their overall learning, progress towards goals, and next steps. Students who participate by leading their own conferences take more ownership of their learning and the communication between school and home becomes more transparent.

You can learn more about this in our course, Design Performance-Based Assessments.

Resource: Edutopia

At University Park Campus School middle school students create an agenda for their Student Growth Meetings using this guide. It helps them prepare for what they want to share with their families.

Students at Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 deeply reflect on their strengths and their growth to share with their families.

The team at Madison Middle School in Vista Unified School District created a template slide deck that students complete and use to host their own conferences.

Kindergarten students at Conway Elementary School, an Expeditionary Learning School, shared their portfolios in a blend of a conference and exhibition event.