COD 2007 - P065

Student-Led Conferences, the Time to Celebrate Learning

Elementary School Teachers, who are willing to try this fascinating and challenging programme. Middle and High School Teachers are also welcome.

3 sessions, start: 15-Aug

Course detail

Year: 2007
Level: Primary
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: ESSARP - Deheza 3139, CABA
Facilitator/s: Ms. Laura Beatriz Giammatteo
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ARS 90.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 15 August 2007 09:00 am 12:00 pm
2 29 August 2007 09:00 am 12:00 pm
3 03 October 2007 09:00 am 12:00 pm

Facilitator/s

Laura Beatriz Giammatteo

Teacher of English for Primary and Secondary School, Lenguas Vivas Degree. Elementary Teacher at St. Peter's School, Martinez. IGCSE and AS teacher at St. Nicholas' School, Olivos. Head of International Department at Northlands School, Olivos. Teacher of Maths, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts at Lincoln, The American International School of Buenos Aires. Member of Committee for revision of Curriculum Documents, at Lincoln International School. Participant at AASSA in Chile and Paraguay. Speaker at AASSA (American Association of Schools in South America) in San Pablo, Brazil, and Rio, Quito, Ecuador, Peru and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Post-graduate course in Education at Di Tella University, Buenos Aires. MA in education.
Elementary School Teachers, who are willing to try this fascinating and challenging programme. Middle and High School Teachers are also welcome.
- Develop a classroom community. - Help students set group and individual goals. - Develop cooperative learning. - Create a process classroom. - Develop a habit of reflection. - Teach organizational skills. - Develop communicational skills. - Develop a program called "Buddies" to help the younger ones enhance communication skills. - Help students assume responsibility for their work. - Help students assume responsibility to report learning and progress. - Teach children how to evaluate their work and progress honestly.
- Why Student-Led? - How do I start? - Challenges teachers face and teachers' largest concerns. - Who should decide to implement Student-Led at school? - Communication with parents and school community in general. - Evening with parents. - Tips for success in the implementation of Student-Led Conferences. - Teacher's, parent's and student's role. - Types of conferences: Traditional Style, Three Way Conferences, Student-Led. - Different types of portfolios. - Building portfolios. - What should be included in a portfolio? Best pieces only? - Benefits in the use of portfolios and Student-Led Conferences. - Is there a relationship between assessment and Student-Led? - The use of Seven Intelligences and Student-Led. - Statistics about the positive effect of Portfolio and Student-Led Conferences in High School.
There is a Whole Language approach in the philosophy of Student-Led Conferences. Statistics confirm that the use of this type of conferences has greatly improved school performance at these levels as well, and has also reduced the number of school detentions for misbehavior in class.
Benson, b. & Barnet, s. (1998) Student-Led Conferencing Using Showcase Portfolios. Grant, J., Jeffler, B. & Mereweather, D. Student-Led Conferences, Using Portfolios to Share Learning with Parents. Austin, T. (1994) Changing the View, Student-Led Parent Conferences. Little, N. & Allan, J. (1998) Student-Led Teacher Parent Conferences. Danielson, C. & Abrutyn, I. Portfolios in the Classroom. Picciotto, l. (1996) Student-Led Parent Conferences. Jane A. Affect in Language Learning. R. J. Marzano, D. J. PIckering, and J. E. Pollock, "Strategies". Irene, C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnel, Guiding Readers and Writers, grades 1 to 3 and 3 to 6. Phillis Aldrich, Differentiating. Intstruction. Phillis Aldrich, Socratic Inquiry (Aassa Regional Conference Paraguay).
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