Scholar-led conferences elevate your scholar’s learning in home study programs. At Compass Charter Schools (Compass), a tuition-free public school for grades TK-12 serving Yolo, San Diego, Los Angeles, and surrounding counties, scholar-led conferences are embraced as an integral part of our Gold Standard for Personalized Learning.
What are Scholar-Led Conferences?
Scholar-led conferences flip the roles typical in parent-teacher conferences. Scholars discuss their academic, social, and emotional progress, identify their strengths and areas for improvement, as well as outline their short- and long-term goals. It’s a great avenue for self-directed learners to develop essential skills such as organization, long-term planning, public speaking, collaboration, and self-reflection.
“At Compass Charter Schools, scholar-led connection meetings are a core component of our educational model. Scholars can showcase their work and demonstrate their learning meaningfully through these connections. In addition, parents are allowed to engage in a dialogue with their children about their education rather than simply receiving a report card,” said Ke’Len Armstrong, Director of Options Learning.
Are Scholar-Led Conferences Effective?
Are Scholar-Led Conferences Effective?Research has shown that scholar-led conferences have numerous benefits for the scholar and learning coach (parent/caregiver). A study published in the Journal of Educational Research found that scholars who participated in these conferences demonstrated greater ownership of their learning and improved their self-efficacy. Additionally, learning coaches reported feeling more informed about their scholar’s progress and better able to support their learning.
Why Is Academic Resilience Important in Education?
As a learning coach, you play a critical role in your scholar’s academic resilience. Academic resilience means scholars achieve excellent learning outcomes despite adversity. Learning coaches and supervising teachers (ST) work collaboratively to develop a personalized learning journey for each scholar to maximize academic resilience.
Scholar-led conferences provide invaluable insight into your scholar’s achievements, aspirations, and areas for growth. Scholar-centric conversations allow for a collaborative and supportive relationship between learning coaches, scholars, and STs, reinforcing a strong home study environment for academic and emotional success.
We hope you agree, scholar-led conferences are a powerful tool to elevate your scholar’s personalized learning. By creating a collaborative relationship with your Compass ST and encouraging your scholar to own their customized learning journey, you are setting them up for academic success and preparing them for the real world. Watch your scholar rise and soar like a Compass Firebird. Ready? It’s not too late to enroll for the ‘23-’24 school year. Enroll today!
About Compass
Compass Charter Schools (Compass) is the Gold Standard in Personalized Learning for innovative, creative self-learners. We celebrate diversity & equity in our tuition-free public school – every scholar belongs in our tailored education programs: Online and Options home study. As one of California’s leading WASC-accredited virtual charter schools of choice, we nurture a curiosity for lifelong learning. Every TK-12 scholar and learning coach (our term for parents) is fully supported with in-house counselors, welcoming staff, and talented accredited teachers. Additionally, we are the only virtual Purple Star School in California, and one of few virtual AVID programs in the nation. Join our collaborative virtual learning community. Rise and Soar with our Firebirds – enroll with Compass today!