Student-Led Conferences: Empowerment and Ownership

Putting students in the driver’s seat of their parent-teacher conferences creates opportunities for reflection, engagement, and agency.

August 24, 2015

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Schools That Work

Wildwood IB World Magnet School

Public, Urban
Grades K-8
Chicago, IL

As an International Baccalaureate school, Wildwood was already using inquiry-based strategies. But after an "inquiry fair" inspired the staff about where this could lead, the school embraced inquiry as one of its core values and now guides students toward driving their own learning.

  • Outperformed state in reading, math, and science since 2003
  • #1 rating on Effective Leaders and Involved Families (University of Chicago 5 Essentials Frameworks)
  • 2014 Breakthrough Schools Grant Recipient (Next Generation Learning Challenges)

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