Parent-Teacher, Student-Teacher, or Student-Parent-Teacher
Conferences (page 5) Narratives are only one way to share
comments about student work. Even better, when the opportunity
arises, is to talk with the students and parents about student
achievement because then you can listen and have a dialogue.
Parent conferences require that teachers use the same
observational, summarizing, and goal-setting skills as do
narrative assessments. In this case, however, oral communication
skills and relationship skills are the vehicle for working with
parents instead of writing skills. Student conferences can be a
regular part of some classes, typically concerning individual
assignments before students turn in the final product. Set A
Purpose In some cases you won’t have much choice about whether
or not to hold parent conferences. Many school districts require
one or two parent conferences be offered each year, especially
for younger students. Decide what evidence you’ll need to
collect, and in what form, to show to paren