Student-led conferences have been billed as "the biggest breakthrough in communicating about student achievement in the last century." And this resource provides everything a team or a faculty needs to engage in a practical, professional development study. The seven modules contain 20 tasks that will carry participants through the steps needed to understand and initiate what is coming to be regarded as an essential feature of a high-performing middle school.

The What Why and How of Student-Led Conferences

Jack Berckemeyer

Patti Kinney

National Middle School Association

Read this new leadership book and "listen" in on a conversation between two successful veteran school leaders, Sue Swaim and Patti Kinney. Sometimes funny, often poignant, but always wise and deeply personal, this book describes how two real principals make good things happen in real schools.And to make sure this book is inclusive, they invite other practitioners into the conversation. The insights and advice offered by these professional "guest speakers" bring depth and richness to the conversation, and a wealth of practical wisdom about school leadership in challenging times.

Voices of Experience: Perspectives from Successful Middle Level Leaders

Education & Teaching

Sue Swaim

Schools & Teaching

Initiate or improve student-led conferences in your school with this brand new release from AMLE. Learn how you can use student-led conferences to Communicate clear expectations for student learning. Increase student accountability for learning. Motivate students to produce quality work. Strengthen student skills of organization, leadership, and communication. Empower students to set and achieve realistic improvement goals. Partner with parents to support student achievement. Teach students to become self-evaluative, self-reflective learners. Foster positive communication between parents and students. Increase the percentage of parents attending conferences. Build students self-confidence and self-esteem. This resource is a true practitioner s guide, providing everything you need to implement this powerful practice.

Fostering Student Accountability through Student-Led Conferences

Association for Middle Level Education

We ve found a common denominator in our work a thread that ties together concerns of students, effective middle level practices, and young adolescent development. That common factor is the profound need and desire for young adolescents to find places where they feel they can belong and can discover who they are and who they want to become. 
<ul> From the Preface </ul>
The foundational concepts of belonging and becoming weave throughout this book as authors Laurie Barron and Patti Kinney help us understand why these concepts are so critical and how to help our students on the path to belonging and becoming. With current thinking and up-to-date research, Laurie and Patti discuss and share dozens of school and classroom examples on topics such as/&gt; 
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<li>Executive function</li> <li>Self-efficacy</li> <li>Student voice/choice</li> <li>Differentiation</li> <li>Special education</li> <li>Staff development</li> <li>Student leadership</li> <li>Engaging parents</li> <li>Reflective practices</li> <li>Celebrating success</li> </ul>
Part 1 lays the foundation by (1) sharing the importance of a common understanding of becoming and belonging, (2) the establishment of solid school policies and practices based on the characteristics of young adolescents, and (3) the creation of organizational structures that promote respectful relationships. Part 2 includes practical strategies and examples to help students experience their schools as places where they can belong and become.

Middle School: A Place to Belong and Become

Laurie Barron

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Books by Patti Kinney

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The What Why and How of Student-Led Conferences

Voices of Experience: Perspectives from Successful Middle Level Leaders

Fostering Student Accountability through Student-Led Conferences

Middle School: A Place to Belong and Become