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General Collaboration Exercise · Closure and Transfer

Student Conference - The Teacher Toolkit

Student Conference - The Teacher Toolkit is a structured group exercise for closure and transfer: it helps participants close the session and carry learning into the next action.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
Medium cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Follow Through This closure and transfer exercise strengthens Follow Through, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. When necessary, conferences can be held with the student, teacher, and a parent or guardian of the student.
  2. Conferences can be informal, where the teacher may quickly ask a student to step into the hallway and have a brief conversation, or they may be more formal, during lunchtime or after school.
  3. MENU Home Tools Courses About Search Student Conference Conferencing with a student provides an opportunity for the teacher to have a private conversation with the student concerning behavior, academic performance, or any other concern the teacher may have.
  4. Declare a Purpose A student conference should be used to discuss a student’s performance or behavior.
  5. A conference can also be part of a “consequence menu” it can serve as a step in the discipline process.
  6. The Teacher Toolkit Printed from Student Conference Conferencing with a student provides an opportunity for the teacher to have a private conversation with the student concerning behavior, academic performance, or any other concern the teacher may have.
  7. Printed from Student Conference Conferencing with a student provides an opportunity for the teacher to have a private conversation with the student concerning behavior, academic performance, or any other concern the teacher may have.
  8. The teacher should clearly explain the r...
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Conferences can be informal, where the teacher may quickly ask a student to step into the hallway and have a brief conversation, or they may be more formal, during lunchtime or after school.

MENU Home Tools Courses About Search Student Conference Conferencing with a student provides an opportunity for the teacher to have a private conversation with the student concerning behavior, academic performance, or any other concern the teacher may have.

Declare a Purpose A student conference should be used to discuss a student’s performance or behavior.

A conference can also be part of a “consequence menu” it can serve as a step in the discipline process.

The Teacher Toolkit Printed from Student Conference Conferencing with a student provides an opportunity for the teacher to have a private conversation with the student concerning behavior, academic performance, or any other concern the teacher may have.

Printed from Student Conference Conferencing with a student provides an opportunity for the teacher to have a private conversation with the student concerning behavior, academic performance, or any other concern the teacher may have.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Student Conference - The Teacher Toolkit. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Conferences can be informal, where the teacher may quickly ask a student to step into the hallway and have a brief conversation, or they may be more formal, during lunchtime or after school.; MENU Home Tools Courses About Search Student Conference Conferencing with a student provides an opportunity for the teacher to have a private conversation with the student concerning behavior, academic performance, or any other concern the teacher may have.; Declare a Purpose A student conference should be used to discuss a student’s performance or behavior.; A conference can also be part of a “consequence menu” it can serve as a step in the discipline process.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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