This presentation, by Patti Kinney of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, is chock-full of information for school leaders, including SLC benefits, sample letters, scripts, evaluation forms, FAQs, and other tips.

Kindergartener, Trinity, shares her academic progress, supported by evidence from her portfolio, with her parents and teacher, Jennifer Rocker, at Delaware Ridge Elementary School in Kansas City, KS.

Principal Brett Kimmel of Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS) in New York City describes the integrated approach used at his school to ensure that all students and families participate in meaningful student-led conferences.

This comprehensive compilation of Student-Led Conference resources from Edutopia provides examples, guides, tips and forms to transition to SLCs.

Ron Berger from EL Education demonstrates the transformational power of models, critique, and descriptive feedback to improve student work.

Looking for inspiration for what students can make for exhibition? EL has the largest collection of models of excellent student work.

BIE dissects project elements to see what makes high quality project-based learning in this helpful resource.

What is a Presentation of Learning and Why Do We Do It? Alec Patton A Presentation of Learning (POL) requires students to present their learning to an audience, in order to prove that they are ready to progress. Effective POLs include both academic content and the student’s reflection on their social and personal growth.  They are important rituals – literally “rites of passage” for students. At my school, every student gives two POLs per year – one at the end of fall semester, and one at the end of the year. They happen at the same time [...]

What Are SLCs And Why Do We Do It? Jeff Govani A student-led conference is more than a parent teacher conference that the student sits in on. The focus is on the student, rather than about the student. It helps them feel empowered to really own their learning by providing space for them to have their thoughts and opinions heard by some of the most important adults in their life: their parents and their teacher. One of the reasons that I really love SLCs is because it helps the student reflect on each part of the project [...]

What Is Exhibition And Why We Do It? Julia Jacobsen Every year, I notice a really big shift in students’ seriousness about their work as exhibition approaches.  Right now, my class is working with a new intensity.  When I was celebrating them, and asking them where this new energy came from, they told me that it’s because everyone will see their work!  The knowledge that their work will be seen by an audience (who matter) increases the amount that kids care about what they are doing. The second reason we hold exhibitions is that they are affirming [...]