Countdown to successful family-teacher conferences

Beginner
K-12 Educator
Microsoft Teams
OneNote
PowerPoint

Communicating student progress to parents creates a stronger home-school connection within the classroom. This course is designed to give educators an understanding of how to use Microsoft tools to plan and carry out a successful parent conference that is centered around the student. Modules are arranged within a sequential format to give educators proper techniques and tools to use before, during, and after meeting with parents. This course is meant for use within a face to face or a virtual setting.

Learning objectives

In this module, you will:

  • Design learning experiences through Teams that students can use to demonstrate mastery on a range of topics.
  • Use Microsoft evaluation tools such as Insights to help monitor student success and enable educators to intervene as individual student needs change.
  • Schedule conference times and conduct real-time translations with Microsoft tools for parents and guardians to better communicate student and family needs.
  • Produce a holistic view of student progress and cocreate goals for future learning opportunities with Microsoft tools.

ISTE Standards for Educators:

  • Educator - Designer
  • Educator - Leader
  • Educator - Learner

Prerequisites

None