The student chooses the evidence
Work from the portfolio is selected by the child, not curated by the teacher the night before. What they picked, and why, is often the most useful part of the meeting.
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The child does the talking, with the evidence to hand
Schedule conferences where the student presents their own work: the goals they set, the pieces they chose, and what they think about them. Families arrive to a conversation the child is leading, not one about them.
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Mrs. Johnson
Teacher
MJ
Student-led conferences
The student presents the evidence
Thursday 15:40
ScheduledInes R. · 5B · led by the student
Goals to talk about
- · Explain my reasoning in writing
- · Ask for help sooner
Evidence chosen by the student
Essay draft
Maths task
Art piece
“This one shows I checked my work before handing it in.”
Everything you need, built in
Goals are the agenda
The conference opens on the goals the student set, so the meeting has a spine rather than being a tour of a folder.
The reflection is kept
What the student said about their work stays on the conference, so the next one can start from it rather than from a blank page.
Scheduled beside the rest of the school
Conferences sit with the calendar and the family portal, so a parent is not tracking two systems to find out when to come in.
At a glance
Student-selected evidence from the portfolio
Goals as the agenda
Reflections kept between conferences
Scheduled in the same place as everything else