Student-Led Conferencing Using Showcase Portfolios

Barbara P. Benson, Susan P. Barnett

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Corwin Press Inc
10 March 2005

Examinations & assessment; Teaching skills & techniques

In today's standards-based and accountability-driven classroom, teachers are increasingly seeking ways to demonstrate that their students know what they are learning and are aware of why they are learning it. This groundbreaking guide shows how the combination of portfolios and student-led teacher-parent conferences can increase student understanding. Using this technique, students will be able to take charge of their learning, and are able to clearly communicate the goals of their education with fellow students, administrators, and parents. Real-life examples show how the approach has been successfully applied at any level and for any subject matter. Newly added features include: Strategies for beginning the portfolio process with students; Current research findings that support student-led conferencing; Easy-to-use timelines and sample schedules; Masters that cut down on teacher prep-time; The latest information on electronic portfolios

By: Barbara P. Benson, Susan P. Barnett
Imprint: Corwin Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 215mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 740g
ISBN: 9781412906067
ISBN 10: 1412906067
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 10 March 2005
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Barbara Benson is a teacher and international consultant with more than 20 years of experience in middle school, high school, and university education. She works with school systems in various capacities such as helping align curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices with higher state standards, facilitating the development of performance assessment tasks such as student-led conferencing, and assisting teachers as they apply current theory and research to their classrooms. Her workshops are practical and classroom focused, covering many topics related to improving student learning. She has presented sessions at the national conferences of the National Staff Development Council and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. She has published numerous articles on classroom practice and a book, How to Meet Standards, Motivate Students and Still Enjoy Teaching (2003). As a full-time consultant, she missed working directly with students, so Benson returned to the classroom in 2004 and is teaching middle school in Ashe County, North Carolina. Susan Barnett has been in the field of education for 33 years. She has an AB Degree in Early Childhood from Marshall University, in Huntington, West Virginia and a Master Degree in School Administration from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Her work experience includes teaching grades k-4, working as an educational consultant with school systems throughout the United States and Canada, and serving as a team reviewer with the North Carolina Assistance Teams form 1997 to 1999. In addition to her teaching and consulting, Susan has presented at several international conventions over the years including National Staff Development Council and the 2000 International ASCD Convention in New Orleans. She is has authored several articles about innovative teaching strategies and conducts workshops on reading in the content area, writing, curriculum alignment, and student-led conferencing. Susan is currently serving as K-12 Curriculum Consultant for Language Arts, Social Studies, and Foreign Language for the Caldwell County School System. She is married, has two teen-age sons, and lives in Lenoir, North Carolina.