Essentials for Teaching - Best Practices in Parent Conferences

$20.00

Rated 4.61 out of 5 based on 33 customer ratings

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Professional Practices and Responsibilities 4.1, Professional Practices and Responsibilities 4.4
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 0.25

Get ready to approach parent conferences with the confidence that you are totally prepared. In this course, educator Lisa Van Gemert uses her years of experience to share tips for conducting parent-teacher conferences in a way that is beneficial for parents, educators, and students alike. After taking this course, you’ll walk away knowing how to improve your parent conferences using practical and simple ideas.

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SKU GIGU-511 Categories General PD, Gifted Guru, Lisa Van Gemert, New and Developing Teachers, Parents, Professional Practices and Responsibilities 4.1|Professional Practices and Responsibilities 4.4 Tags elementary, General PD, new and developing teachers, New and Struggling Teachers, parents, secondary

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Parent conferences are one of the most important ways that educators communicate with parents about their child’s academic progress. Parent conferences can be stressful, but thankfully there are ways to make them easier and more effective. In this 15-minute course, educator Lisa Van Gemert uses her years of experience to share tips for conducting parent-teacher conferences in a way that is beneficial for parents, educators, and students alike. After taking this course, you’ll walk away knowing how to improve your parent conferences using practical and simple ideas.

You’ll learn tips like:

Start positive
Don’t gang up
Eliminate barriers
Ask, don’t tell

Presenter Bio

Lisa Van Gemert shares best practices in education with audiences around the world using a combination of neuropsychology, pedagogy, experience, humor, technology and sheer fun. She is an expert consult to television shows including Lifetime’s “Child Genius,” and a writer of award-winning lesson plans, as well as numerous published articles on social psychology and pedagogy and the book, Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing Never Good Enough. A former teacher, school administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa, she shares resources for educators and parents on her website giftedguru.com and is co-founder with Ian Byrd of the Gifted Guild, a professional community for educators of the gifted. Lisa and her husband Steve are the parents of three sons and live in Arlington, Texas.

Additional information

Core Area	Professional Practices and Responsibilities 4.1, Professional Practices and Responsibilities 4.4
Hours	0.25 Hour
Organization	Gifted Guru
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Lisa Van Gemert
Course Content	General PD, New and Developing Teachers, Parents

33 reviews for Essentials for Teaching – Best Practices in Parent Conferences

Rated 3 out of 5

George – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – August 1, 2022

useful
Rated 5 out of 5

Amy – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – August 2, 2022

Great tips for running a smooth parent/teacher conference!
Rated 4 out of 5

Patrick – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – August 2, 2022

Great
Rated 5 out of 5

Letitia – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – August 4, 2022

Several good suggestions for positive conferences.
Rated 4 out of 5

Cecil – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – August 9, 2022

Educational
Rated 5 out of 5

Cristopher – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – August 9, 2022

reflective of kids history
Rated 4 out of 5

Celeste – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – August 9, 2022

great training
Rated 4 out of 5

Tommy – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – August 9, 2022

good
Rated 4 out of 5

Monica – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – August 12, 2022

Good tips
Rated 5 out of 5

Matthew – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – August 13, 2022

Informative.