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EJ522790 EA531966
Title: When Students Lead Parent-Teacher Conferences.Author(s): Le Countryman, Lyn; Schroeder, Merrie
Source: Educational Leadership, v53 n7 p64-68 Apr 1996
Publication Date: 1996
ISSN: 0013-1784
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1996
Dissatisfied
with their present parent-teacher conference format, an Iowa middle
school perused the literature on student-led conferences and established
three program implementation phases: initial preparations, conferences,
and evaluations. Students selected portfolio items, decided what
to discuss with parents, and rehearsed the conference "script"
with classmates. Although anxious, most performed well on conference
day. (11 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: *Communication Skills; Intermediate Grades; Middle
Schools; *Parent Teacher Conferences; *Portfolio Assessment; Program
Descriptions; *Program Implementation; Student Evaluation; *Student
Leadership
Identifiers: *Iowa (Cedar Falls)
