Student Empowered Conferences

TL;DR:

Students feel empowered as they share their goals, learning, and growth in all different areas of the curriculum.
You can include voice and choice in student-led conferences.
Being intentional about what you do before, during, and after conferences leads to finding success in the goals for the conferences.
A link to resources can be found below for a notice home, welcome note, agenda, reflection sheet, tagging sheets, and “two stars and a wish.”

There are so many ways we can contribute to the communities we find ourselves in.
We will dive into these questions: How do you add value by your presence? And how do you add value through your words and actions? How much value do you add and how can you add more? How often do we show we value others’ contributions?
Why is this a gift? We can make all spaces better than when we first entered. Our contribution is the gift we give to our communities. We can make people feel more valued, seen, and heard by the way we positively contribute in order to make a long-lasting impact on learners to continually grow to be contributors to any shared space.

There are many ways to establish and maintain relationships. These tips were previously shared on a Daily Drop In on August 17, 2021.
Tips: (1) See relationships as GIFTS. (2) GREET warmly and by name daily. (3) Show GRATITUDE. (4) Be GENUINE. Be you. (5) GO beyond by doing small things for others like offering help. (6) Make an INVESTMENT of time and effort into relationships. (7) Have a genuine INTEREST to learn more about others. (8) Be INTENTIONAL with every interaction to uplift others.
Challenge: When someone is placed in your heart or mind, reach out to tell them you’re thinking of them. Uplift them.