New Teacher Academy

Parent Teacher Conferences

October 1, 2009

Learning Targets for tonight

Strive to build relationships with students. Understand resources of the ASSIST website. Understand how different approaches with parents help

to create a partnership/team. Share successful ways of communicating with parents. Identify ways to help parents/legal guardians to

understand their child’s academic progress. Review our professional roles and responsibilities. Reflect on what you need to do to prepare for parent-

teacher conferences.

ASSIST Website

What is the ASSIST website?

How do I access the ASSIST website?

http://assist.educ.msu.edu/ASSIST/

Scenario 1

Case Scenario: Parent comes to parent-teacher conferences and is very reserved. Parent doesn’t have any questions about their child – is just there!

Scenario 2

Case Scenario: Parent comes to parent-teacher conferences and is angry about their child’s overall performance in school. Teacher and parent relationship is already strained.

Scenario 3

Case Scenario: Parents come to conferences and because of concerns, they want to review what was used to calculate their child’s grade.

Scenario 4

Case Scenario: Parent comes to conferences and continues to talk while you have parents waiting. It seems as though the parent is monopolizing your time. What do you do?

Scenario 5

Case Scenario: A parent begins to ask you about other students – what the students are like, whether the students are kids their child should hang out with, etc.

Scenario 6

Case Scenario: You are told the unexpected. It totally takes you off guard. How do you respond?