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How Student-Led Conferences Center the Learning Journey

When students lead the conversation in their parent-teacher conferences, they take ownership of their learning and growth.

April 22, 2021

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At Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in Queens, New York, students are supported as they prepare for their conferences with resources for goal setting and self-reflection. The school has made editable sample versions of their student-led conference script and habits of work and learning (HOWL) self-assessment checklist available for other educators to use (requires Google sign-in to make copies). Find more resources about the WOOP model for setting goals from Character Lab.

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