Conferencing and Reporting

Anne Davies

ISBN 10: 0986785113 / ISBN 13: 9780986785115

Published by Connect2learning Nov 2011, 2011

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Neuware - Conferencing and Reporting is full of practical ways for teachers to involve students in the assessment process by having students collect evidence of learning, - proof - and having students communicate that proof with others. Have you ever thought there must be a better way to communicate to parents There is! In this best-selling book, the authors have selected the top tenbest ways to have students reflecting on their learning, collecting evidence of learning, sharing that evidence with others and asking for specific feedback to support further learning. This book includes detailed directions and blackline masters so teachers can begin immediately. It is often said that a village is needed to raise a child. Teachers know a team is needed if a child is going to learn and achieve. This book not only helps students learn more, it also helps parents and others come to understand what is being learned and how to best support students to learn more. In Chapter 2 the authors provide different ways for students to take part in end-of-term conferences and demonstrate their own learning. Processes and suggestions are given for Student-Teacher and Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences, as well as Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences for students with special needs. These conferencing formats OR structures are powerful companions to standards-based report cards.Sections include: Conferencing and reporting are changingStudents take a lead roleAudiences are essential to the processInitiating conversations about learningInvolving students in conferencesQuestions and responsesIncludes reproducibles for teachers to adapt for their own use in schools and classrooms.Digital copies can be ordered directly from Connect2Learning.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Conferencing and Reporting
• Publisher: Connect2learning Nov 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0986785113
• ISBN 13: 9780986785115
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 6D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 136 grams

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Synopsis

When we involve students in conferencing and reporting, they take a lead role by selecting and showing work samples, demonstrating skills, talking about their learning, and asking their audience for a response. In Conferencing and Reporting (the third book in the Knowing What Counts series), authors Kathleen Gregory, Caren Cameron, and Anne Davies provide examples of ways to support learning by involving students in the conferencing and reporting processes. Richard Stiggins explains in the foreword that "the authors provide clear and specific instructions for what to do in preparation for, during, and after conferences to leave learners feeling pride at what has been accomplished, as well as a connection between that and their plans for what comes next in their learning." This book acknowledges that, in addition to teachers, students are data-based instructional decision makers, too. The first section of this book includes ideas for how to help students initiate informal conversations about their own learning. In the second section, the authors describe different types of conferences in which students review their learning, including conferences between a student, teacher, and parents, conferences about IEPs that include the student, and conferences between the teacher and the student. The third section provides a list of common questions educators may have regarding the content presented in the first two sections. The authors respond to these questions in detail and provide examples for ways educators can adapt the methods in question to serve their specific needs.