On Wednesday, March 14th, I attended Auburn Riverside High School’s Parent Teacher Conferences and filled in for my mentor teacher while he was out for tennis practice. This was officially the second week of my internship and there was very little that I knew about the students. In preparation for the conference I became familiar with my mentor teacher’s assignments and expectations. I used an Ipad to access the student’s records and conversed with parents about missing assignments and what students could do to improve their grade.
I conversed with one parent who informed me about their student’s learning difficulties. I was able to accommodate those difficulties later in class. I also talked with a couple who were concerned about their student’s grade, which had slipped significantly since the last grading period. I was able to direct them towards the student’s missing assignments as the reason for the drop in her grade. There were several other parents whom I was able to supply missing assignments for their students. I also talked with the ELL specialist, who was seated at the table next to me, and was able to ask her about the ELL students that I had in several classes. It was an excellent opportunity to understand how to reach some of my struggling students. I interacted with several teachers and participated in a wave that the teachers started towards the end of the conferences when very few parents were left.
I was very glad that I was able to participate in the conference because I gained invaluable experience for my future teaching career. I was able to successfully interact with parents about classes that I had just started observing and was able to assist them with understanding their student’s grade and what they could do to help their students perform better in the classroom. I also gained invaluable knowledge about my struggling students and how I could accommodate them in class. Because of this experience, I know what to expect for my own Parent Teacher Conferences in my future teaching career.
Parent Teacher Conferences Reflection
June 2, 2012 by kieswm
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