SELf Care during Conferences
Even without conferences, teachers are notorious for putting everyone else and their needs first before taking care of themselves. That is why it is more important than ever to make sure you practice SELf care during conferences.
Preparing for Surprises During Conferences
While anything could happen, there are a few common recurring challenges that crop up during conferences and we’re here to help you prepare you to navigate them. Thinking about these challenges ahead of time will help you maintain positive and productive conferences without feeling flustered.
Conference Engagement: Listening With Your Eyes
In this final piece of the Conference Engagement we’ll examine one more strategy that can be used during the conference to increase caregiver engagement. This strategy is a tried and true strategy and one that most of us try to employ throughout our lives everyday. While the strategy is simple in naming, it is complex in carrying out, which is why we’re breaking it down with some specific ways to implement throughout the conference.
Conference Engagement: Providing Space For Thoughtful Responses
Conferences are an opportunity for us to talk together with caregivers to share the strengths, talents, interests, and needs of the child to support them in reaching the shared goal. Here are a few tips about how to engage caregivers during the conference, ensuring that the conference is a two-way conversation where both parties have opportunities to talk, be heard, and listen to each other.
Conference Engagement: An Opportunity To Learn
To make conferences positively impactful for caregivers, there are a few strategies we can employ to increase engagement and leave space for them to be partners in the conversation. The planning and preparation is most important, and with these tips, you’ll be ready to engage with, and learn from, caregivers.