Getting started... what do parent-teacher conferences look like?
This video was made to help parents understand what parent-teacher conferences look like. It explains how they work and what teachers and parents talk about.
Watch the video and take notes.
(note: it's an older video)
This video is a sample parent-teacher conference. Watch the video and make notes about what kinds of things the teacher talks about.
Look for these steps:
1. Welcome and introduction
2. Positive observations
3. Settling in: social and emotion development
4. Academic adjustment
5. Cultural and language support
6. Communication and partnership
7. Questions and next steps
8. Closing
(note: this video was made with genAI and has extra sound effects)
Vocabulary
Make your own mind map. Think of words you might need so you can discuss the following issues and add them to your map:
language situation at home versus at school
school rules and expectations
child's medical needs
child's behaviour
Expand your mind map
After you made your own mind map, compare notes with a classmate.
Does your classmate have words that you don't? Add these to your own mind map.
Compare your mind map with three or four other mind maps, adding new words to your own as you go.
Which of these concepts is new to you? Underline these. and find a sentence for each of these words.
