Teacher-Parents conference

   This time we watched a video in class. On this video it was showed in an theatrical way how a parent-teacher conference usually is. Here is the video we watched:

   After this video we watched other two extremely examples: one very cheerful and warm and the other the opposite. Here we have two videos very similar to what we watched that day, instead they are done by university students for a work (possibly):

   Bad parent-teacher conference

   Good parent teacher conference

   There were a couple of things in the first video that my classmate, Ruth Martín, and I noticed were the most important:

• Welcoming the parent 
• Smiling almost all the time 
• Showing the parent some material done by the student 
• Explaining the marks and the performance and relationships of the student 
• The teacher lets the parent talk 
• Thanking the parent for his/her support to the homework of the student 
• Explaining the difficulties of the students 
• Giving suggestions to improve them 
• Setting a phone call to talk about the progression of the student 
• Say goodbye in a polite and a happy way 
• The way they sit 
• The teacher is following to points to not forget anything 

   Nevertheless, there were a lot of things missed. So, again, Ruth and I make a list of 'good things to do in a teacher-parent conference'. Here there is:

1. Close door for confidentiality
2. Folders for every student
3. Maintain file of communications with the parents
4. Send home sheet for parents if they have any questions
5. Know objectives
6. Prepare students for conference
7. State purpose of the conference
8. Open with positive attribute about student
9. Describe progress in major subject areas
10. Use jargon free language
11. Set mutual goals (and understand the role in the goal)
12. Establish timeline for goals
13. Summarize
14. Thank the parent for coming
15. Evaluate conference: Evaluation sheet + self assessment
16. Follow up with student
17. Follow up with parent
    
    
    It is obvious that these things can never appear expontaneously on our first day of work, it requires practice and hard work. Also all this measures shouldn't be a strict law to follow, we have to be flexible and adapt ourselves and our conferences to every parente. Each child especial and has a propel way to dealing with.