We are looking forward to welcoming you to school for Student Led Conferences
on March 12 and 13. These conferences provide students with an opportunity to communicate and reflect deeply about their learning.  Having students lead the conference keeps them at the center of the learning process and helps students and parents:

• celebrate achievements
• acknowledge learning challenges
• consider how learning habits and attitudes have changed, and
• set learning goals for the future

Individualized letters for making appointments for student led conferences were sent home with students today. Please be aware that the online scheduler Pick-a-Time will open at 8am this coming Monday, March 2 until 2pm on Tuesday March 10 .

You will need your child’s ISB Student ID number and birth date to register, provided in the letter set home today.  To get to the Conference Scheduler, please open this link  and then follow the directions below.

How to Register

1. Click on or open the link provided above.
2. Click “Login/Create Account”
3. Fill in the required fields and register.
4. For each elementary school child you have, you will have to add them in

a. Enter child’s student ID number (provided on the front of this letter)

b. Enter child’s birth date (use format mm/dd/yy eg. 02/26/10 – you need to include the / in between the month, day, and year)

How to Sign In (after having registered first time)

Enter your email and password. The system will know about any appointments you have made previously.

How to Schedule Appointments

1. You will see a list of your child’s teachers you are able to schedule a conference with. Select the box next to the teacher name(s) that you would like to schedule a conference with. You will then see the schedule of available times for those teachers.
2. Each colored square represents an available meeting time. The legend shows you what teacher corresponds to what color.  Click on a square to schedule that time
3. Then click on “Create Appointment”.
4. Repeat until you have a time with each teacher you’d like to visit with.
5. You can click on the “Printable Schedule” link located on the top right corner and print the resulting web page to get a hard copy of your schedule.

Please be sure to book individual appointments with specialists teachers for each of your children.

Student Led Conference Tips for Parents:

• Please give your child your full attention. Switching off mobile phones is greatly appreciated.
• Taking photographs can be distracting to your child. Please save photos until the end of the conference.
• You and your child do not need to use English. Please feel free to communicate in your home language.
• When listening to your child, please give positive feedback and share your observations about the learning that has taken place.
• If your child seems a little nervous or shy, just give them time and ask guiding  questions about what they are showing you.
• Remember that something may seem very small to you, but it may have been a huge achievement for a Pre-K child!
• Most importantly enjoy this focused time with your child.

ES Parent Education Workshop – March 5, 2015