Parent conferencing with map

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Using MAP in a Parent Conference

John CroninSenior Director of Education

Research

• Establish your credibility as a professional.

• Demonstrate that you know and care for the success of the student.

• Share your academic and personal plan for their child’s success.

• Establish repoire and open the lines of communication for the future.

What do you want from the conference

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What kind of data to parents want?

Monitoring general progress

Knowing when to be concerned

Determining readiness for next grade

Knowing if I need to seek extra help

Monitoring standards

Communicating with teacher/admin

Measuring high quality teaching

Helping my child with homework

Adjust content to student needs

Providing activities for home

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• They want to know that you know their child.

• They want you to converse about the student’s academic and personal strengths and weaknesses.

• They want to know whether the child is “on track” for their aspirations.

• They want to know you have a plan for their child’s success.

What do parents want from a conference?

• Dress as a “business” professional. Parents will trust your credibility.

• Learn the parent name(s) in advance, they are not always the same as the child(s).

• Start with specific personal observations about the child, without referring to a grade book or notes.

• Introduce issues through dialogue, not by listing the treatment.

• Ask questions, get their perspective• Focus on what you intend to do and not what they

need to do• Keep your promises

Some tips for a good conference

• Student performance • Student growth• Instructional guidance• Teacher and parent resources

What information does MAP provide

• Computer-adaptive – the test adjusts to fit the child.

• A very accurate measure of performance

• An accurate measure of growth• Identifies concepts and skills that

students are ready to learn.

Why is MAP unique

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1. What are the main elements?2. What is the purpose?

Student Progress Report

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• Displays student’s overall progress in historical terms and includes comparisons to district average and NWEA™ norm group average

• Displays in text and graphical format

• Displays a student’s status and growth data


Accessing the Student Progress Report


How do the student’s scores compare to the District Grade Level Mean RIT and Norm Grade Level Mean RIT? Is the student performing at grade level?

How is this student progressing or not progressing over the testing seasons?

What do the percentiles mean? What do they show us for this student?

Identify and circle three points you might discuss with a student.

Identify and circle three points you might discuss with a parent.


Accessing the Student Goal Setting Worksheet

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