Education Week

These Schools Let Students Lead Parent-Teacher Conferences—With Big Results

It’s parent-teacher conference season. For everyone involved—teachers, students, and parents—these events frequently conjure up ambiguity, even dread. Students may sit at home wondering and worrying ...
UUHC Health Feed

Use Parent-Teacher Conferences to Check Learning and Mental Health

Ten minutes with your child's teacher can reveal more than grades—it can surface early signs of anxiety, attention issues, or social struggles. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, discusses how to prep ...
EdSource

Uncertainty over Head Start funding puts parents and teachers on edge

Jackie Stephens’ daughters Mercy and Hope both attended free child care and preschool through Head Start, and she says they’ve thrived. Jackie has gotten help herself through the program, with ...
Business Insider

I've taught elementary school for 10 years. This is what you need to ask at your next parent-teacher conference.

I've taught elementary school for 10 years and have led many parent-teacher conferences. Focusing on strengths, needs, and social-emotional factors can give a better sense of progress. Establishing ...
wqad

New podcast class at Glenview Middle School connects students, teachers

EAST MOLINE, Ill. — It seems everyone has a podcast these days and now that includes the seventh graders at East Moline's Glenview Middle School. It's part of a new podcasting class being offered this ...
Slate

I’m a Teacher. Almost All Parents Do the Same Infuriating Thing at Parent-Teacher Conferences.

I teach second grade, and I dread parent-teacher conferences. When I explain to parents that their child is having difficulty and/or acting out in class, they always have the same response. Their ...