How to blow your first parent teacher conference?
The idea of preparing for a parent teacher conference or any new birth of parent relationships should begin long before actual face-to-face contact with a child’s teacher is established. Parents in concept are the first and primary teacher in a student’s life so don’t become one of my colleagues that two-steps without their key cohort on the dance floor.
One of the most valuable tips for engaging your student’s parent(s) before conference is to establish a non-biased relationship and well-prepared conference prior to meeting them on cookie and juice night. I set a goal each semester to contact each parent or guardian with positive reports at least twice before dropping the F bomb let alone before meeting them in person.
You will do everyone a big service by researching the family and community [if unfamiliar] prior to what I call the interview. There’s nothing worst than getting a name wrong or assuming we all share the same cultural beliefs. So do your homework, do your homework, do your homework.
One thing I learned early on was to maintain high expectations for my students and their parents. Regardless to how things appear and develop, staying focused on high expectations trumps all other methods of taking point on the war against apathy.
For your convenience I have listed a few post to help with successful parent teacher conferences:
• 7 Steps to Becoming an Effective Teacher
• Why is it so difficult to contact my student’s parents?
• Five Simple Steps to Making That Call Home to Parents
• Create a floor plan that flows from your classroom door.
• Actions to take for having your best year teaching in 2010
Stay focused. Stay confident and you’ll blow wind in your sails!
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