What is a Student-Led Conference?
An opportunity for students to share with their families and teachers their work and their own reflections on their learning.
A structured format that puts the student front and center of the process. Students truly lead the conference, but everyone involved actively participates.
Why have Student-Led Conferences?
Student-led conferences help students cultivate ownership of their education and build a strong connection between home and school.
The conference process helps students comprehend the importance and means of taking charge of their own learning.
When Should Student-Led Conferences be held?
Schools that have adopted this model use it twice a year at the time when traditional family-teacher conferences are usually held.
Opportunities for a separate time to meet with teachers if families would like to discuss their children’s progress with the teacher are also made available to families.
- Language from SFUSD's Overview of Family Teacher Conferencing Strategies
How do student-led conferences inspire students to own their own their learning?
District Examples
WBMS
Everett
Roosevelt