How can frequent collaborative conferences with students support the cyclical self-regulation process for learning? Provide an example of how you will implement conferences in your future classroom.

 

COLLABORATIVE CONFERENCE AND SELF REGULATED LEARNING

Self-regulated learning is a process that assists students in managing their thoughts, behaviors, and emotions in order to successfully navigate their learning experiences. This process occurs when a student's purposeful actions and processes are directed towards the acquisition of information or skills. 

On the other hand, collaborative conferences used as a productive parent-teacher conference. In this teachers can team up with students' families and encourage them to take a more active role in driving the conversation. Parent-teacher conferences are one of the few opportunities for families to converse with teachers about their children's progress and needs. Frequent contacts result in a stronger parent-teacher relationship and a foundation for transforming the traditional conference into a collaboration about meeting student needs. With such a relationship established. 

In my future classroom, I would implement a collaborative conference to inform children's progress, socially or academically. However, parent-teacher conferences tend to be the first time that discussions happen about the student. I will transform those short focused sessions into a meaningful dialogue by sending updates several times before the event. I will start simple with two to three contacts before the conference. Consider doing more based on individual student needs. Providing these timely diagnostic updates will help families have meatier discussions with their students

For example, In this modern world and the strong present of technology I will communicate with them using a group chat, or email. In today's busy world, it is nice to have the information at your fingertips when you need and families need to know how their child is demonstrating positive growth. Highlighting strengths becomes a foundation for motivation to tackle any challenges. Also I will to the collaborative conference by having parents line to wait their turn for these 15- to 20-minute interactions. And this conversation will establish a relationship and delivers essential information about a student's progress. If families were included more through communications and collaborative meeting planning the experience could become more efficient.