Communicating with Parents & Conferences

Welcome Slide/Review of Padlet

Goal:

• Teachers will understand the importance of using communication tools to inform parents and students of classroom updates with consistency and predictability.

• Teachers will understand how to prepare for and conduct positive, effective parent-teacher conferences.

Success Criteria:

• Implement a communication tool for parents and students.

• Communicates a positive touch point to parents throughout the year.

• Creates consistent and predictable parent communication with upcoming events.

• Collect student work samples, data, reflections, ….

• Explain the format (outline) of the conference: greeting, glow, grow, next steps.

• Design a welcoming environment for parents.

• Use data as talking points with parents.

Classbuilder (communicating with parents) Jamboard

Padlet Parking Lot

1. Notice each New Teacher session has its own column. You may add to any column at any time.

2. Add each question or need you might have to a new card (you do not have to include your name).

3. Add helpful or supportive comments or ideas to others' cards.

4. Add questions at any time.

• How/When to Communicating with Parents

• How to prepare for conferences

1. Waterfall chat reflection: What is one thing you are taking away from this session that will enhance communication with parents (and students!) and/or parent-teacher conferences?

2. Update Padlet