Student-Led Conferencing Using Showcase Portfolios - Hardcover

Benson, Barbara P.; Barnett, Susan P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1412906067 ISBN 13: 9781412906067

Publisher: Corwin, 2005

Synopsis

Serve up parent, teacher, and student satisfaction with this recipe for blending two ingredients of success: portfolios and student-led conferences.

About this title

About the Author

Barbara Benson is a teacher and international consultant with more than 20 years of experience in middle school, high school, and university education. She works with school systems in various capacities such as helping align curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices with higher state standards, facilitating the development of performance assessment tasks such as student-led conferencing, and assisting teachers as they apply current theory and research to their classrooms. Her workshops are practical and classroom focused, covering many topics related to improving student learning. She has presented sessions at the national conferences of the National Staff Development Council and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. She has published numerous articles on classroom practice and a book, How to Meet Standards, Motivate Students and Still Enjoy Teaching (2003). As a full-time consultant, she missed working directly with students, so Benson returned to the classroom in 2004 and is teaching middle school in Ashe County, North Carolina.

Review

"This book creates a powerful process that motivates students to self-assess, revise, and take pride in their work. It provides practical, tested strategies to implement the process in a clear, organized and meaningful way." 

(John P. Robson)

"Made me want to try out all the great ideas. This book is a must for a teacher’s bookshelf." 

(Carol Scearce, President)

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1412906067
• ISBN 13: 9781412906067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 184