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7 Tips for Remote Family-Teacher Conferences
Whether you're able to video-chat with parents and guardians or need to rely on good old-fashioned phone calls, now is the time to consider what these important check-ins can look like -- and how to make them a positive communication tool -- during the coronavirus pandemic.
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4 Ways Student-Led Conferences Can Impact Your School
Parent-teacher conferences can be an effective way to discuss student achievement and progress, but they lack one key element: student engagement.
Student-led conferences promote a school culture of engagement and growth and ask students to play an active role in planning their own learning.
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6 Ways Technology Can Reinvent Parent-Teacher Conferences
We’re already innovating in our classrooms and schools; why not make sure we’re carrying that same thinking forward into the ways we communicate with parents and foster the camaraderie and support that benefits everyone.
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Getting the Most Out of Your Virtual Parent-Teacher Conference
Teachers are wondering how they can effectively connect and communicate with parents while sitting in front of a screen instead of face-to-face in the classroom.
Follow a few simple steps to make sure both teachers and parents can get the most out of their virtual student conference.
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How to Do Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences
One aspect of teaching which seems particularly challenging during distance learning is meeting with parents. How might you reach out to students’ families when you can’t even see your students in-person? This is where virtual conferencing platforms come in. In order to prepare for this inevitability, The Albert Team has put together a guide on how to do virtual parent-teacher conferences.
In this article, you’ll find guidelines for parent-teacher conferences during remote learning, parent-teacher conference preparation worksheets, the best practices for parent-teacher conferences, and more!
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Questions About Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences? We’ve Got Answers
Adding technology to a virtual parent-teacher conference can feel like a blessing or a curse—or both. Jill Staake has put together answers to some of the biggest questions teachers have about conducting virtual parent-teacher conferences. Take a look, and remember: You’ve got this!
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Google Slides Ideas for Digital Parent Teacher Conferences
Let's add something interesting to your digital parent-teacher conference with Google Slides! Get some ideas from this video and create your own creative slides!
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Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences and Zoom (With Waiting Rooms)
This tutorial video shows you how to use Zoom for Virtual Parent Teacher conferences, and waiting rooms to keep meetings organised.
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15 Tips for Leading Productive Parent-Teacher Conferences
As teachers, we have to work hard to prepare for parent-teacher conferences. Here are fifteen tips to set you up for success before diving into parent-teacher meetings.
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10 Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Parents
Check out the tips in this article to help you establish positive, constructive relationships with the parents of your students.
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What to Do Before, During and After A Parent-Teacher Conference
A guide to what a teacher should do before, during and after a parent-teacher conference.
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9 Steps to Foster Parental Involvement in School
Keeping parents involved in the school's business is one of the most important jobs of a teacher. This article provides insight on how a teacher can promote the involvement of parents.
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Talking to Parents: What Every Teacher Needs to Know
The basic need-to-know about parent-teacher communication and how to treat parents.
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5 Important Points for Parent Teacher Meetings
A parent teacher meeting with each parent either by phone call or in person within the first two weeks of school is very effective. Here are five important parts to discuss in parent teacher meetings.
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Parent-Teacher Conferences: Tips for Teachers
Conducting effective parent-teacher conferences can boost family involvement in your classroom and help promote positive outcomes for you, your students, and your school. Here are a few tips on getting the most out of your conferences.
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5 Strategies for a Successful Parent-Teacher Conference
Parent-teacher conferences don’t have to be such a headache. Educators weigh in on how to solve common problems.
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What an effective parent-teacher meeting looks like
Instead of focusing on a child’s weaknesses, parent-teacher meetings should identify and affirm a child’s strengths.
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The Do's and Don'ts of Parent-Teacher Conferences
Here are a few do's and don'ts to make for successful parent-teacher conferences.
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18 Ways to Ace Your Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher conference season is usually nervewracking for everyone. It’s like speed dating – except conducted in child-sized chairs and with a marked lack of wine.
Here is a list of tips for you to prepare and conduct parent-teacher conferences.
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Parent-Teacher Conference Tips for Teachers
This video offers excellent strategies for encouraging two-way communication between the teacher and parent.
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