Student Led Conferences
Session # 1
1st: Log on to your
laptop
 Today I am learning the benefits of studentled conferencing, taking a Learning Style Inventory
and starting my PowerPoint.
(turn your laptops to face me  So I can determine my learning style
preferences and find out how I might learn best
when you are ready)
and begin my goal setting.
2nd: Take out
Pencil
3rd: Wait for further
instructions
 I will know I am successful when I
 Can explain the purpose for SLC
 Complete the online Learning Style Inventory
 Copy and paste “snip” of my Learning Style
preferences in my PPT on slide #3
 Complete slide #2 of my PPT
What is student-led conferencing?
Students will conduct formal
conferences with their
parents to display their
schoolwork and discuss:
 What students are learning
 Goals for each class
 How students plan to meet
their goals.
Benefits for Students
Students take ownership of
their learning.
Students learn to set goals
and work towards them.
Student work becomes
more focused.
Students have the
opportunity to develop
presentation skills.
Learning Styles Inventory
Logging In To Naviance
• Today we will use an online resource called Naviance to complete a
survey that will help you think about how you learn best.
• This will become part of your SLC Presentation
• This program is also what you will use down the road to complete
your Culminating Project in high school!
• Also, this tool has lots of information about careers and colleges that
you will be able to use.
• Go to Meridian’s school website and then click on the tab called
Naviance on the left side to open the login window.
Log in using your regular sign in
Use your normal
login name
sn123456
01012003
Your password is your birthday
with 8 digits mmddyyyy even if
you have changed your
password on Skyward or for
your computer log in
You’re going to do the Learning Styles Inventory
Click here to start the Learning
Styles Inventory, which will help
you explore how you learn best.
Now click here
One more click…
Last click…I promise!
Answer each question by
clicking on the lightbulb. It will
automatically take you to the
next question.
You cannot skip questions.
Try not to click Undecided too
much AND be consistent in
your answers since some of the
questions are a lot alike.
If you are not consistent or you
click Undecided too much, it
will make you retake the
Inventory to get your results.
When you’re done, you’ll see a
report like this that gives you
some info on how you learn
and work best.
You will be copying this into
your SLC PowerPoint by using
the Snipping tool.
Click on “View Full Report” to
get even more details and
information about your
Learning Style.
The top part will have the same
chart as you just saw…
…but as you scroll down, it will
give you more explanation of
each section, as well as
suggestions.
Naviance Learning Styles Inventory
• If you don’t quite finish, it’s ok. It will pick up where you left off when
you log in next.
• Next week, we will be doing a Career Interest Survey.
• Both of these will become part of your SLC Presentation.
• You will use the Snipping Tool to copy the reports into your SLC
PowerPoint.
• To take a “snip”:
• Click your start button
• The snip tool looks like scissors with a red circle.
• Once you click it, the screen will automatically gray out
& give you a “cross” cursor. Click & drag that cross to
make a box around your results.
• The “snip” will automatically open up as an image
when you release your click/drag mouse.
• Right click and copy the snip.
• Paste your snip onto slide #3
Turn & Talk
Share with a partner 1 of your Learning preferences
that is a Strength and 1 that is a Challenge
Goals
Big Mountain vs Small steps
Turn & Talk
1. Describe SLCs; what does Meridian hope
students learn by participating in SLCs
2.
Explain the difference between “Big
Mountain Goals” & “Small steps”.
Your presentation to your parents:
The PowerPoint template
• Template = the skeleton; just the bones… you add the meat.
• Template/PPT typing & rules:
• Do not change font, color, backgrounds or graphics yet!
• Only work on the slides for which you are given directions &
permission, you wouldn’t want to have to undo/redo anything.
• Read the template, type your answers and information THEN delete
the examples or directions.
• Type as little as possible on the slide. Summaries & goals are the
only sentences! All the rest are just bulleted ideas you will expand
upon when you present. You will add details & complete ideas so
you will know what to say during your presentation at conferences
on November 24th! (NO slide should look as full of text as this one
does!! Your parents will stop reading!)
A little about me as a student
•Last year…
•Now I know…
•Learning Style Inventory
•Strengths
•Challenges
•Big Mountain
This is the same as Slide #2 on
Your SLC PowerPoint.
Complete these sentence
starters on Your Slide # 2 of
your SLC PP and then delete
the template starts.
You will share more details and
information on these topics
during your Nov. 24
presentation at conferences.
The next slide has a completed
example.
Thisthis me: Sammy Sosa
•In 7 grade
• Struggled with organization & homework completion
• Great at projects
•Now I know
• No 3 ring binder, accordion is better
• Read rubrics
•Learning Style
• Need More Structure/Auditory Learner
• Not a Morning Person
•Big Mountain Goal = Graduate College & become a
Therapist