1. Welcome to your Student Led Conference PowerPoint Template IMPORTANT=> LOG IN AND SAVE THIS TO YOUR ONE DRIVE ACCOUNT NOW!
This is a project designed for you to reflect and present to significant adults on your academic progress and 13th year plan.
As you go through the slides, fill in the information thoroughly and completely.
After you have answered the questions FULLY (IQIA), delete the questions as you go.
AFTER you have put in all your textual information, you may add:
Photos or pictures
Color schemes and font
Go ahead and get started, but remember this is a presentation about you! So be honest and do your best!
You may delete this page after you are done.

2. What is a SLC?
STUDENT Led Conferences are your turn to explain your school progress!
A showcase of your growth over the year.
A chance for you and your guardians to talk about your progress, successes and challenges.
A time to make a plan for remainder of the year and your future.
A time look at your progress toward graduation requirements and planning for after high school.

3. Spring Student Led Conference
By:
Your Name
2016

4. My Schedule P1:Class…Teacher…Grade P2: Seminar Teacher P3: P4: P5: P6:
Fill in your schedule and grades as current as you know them
P1:Class…Teacher…Grade
P2:
Seminar Teacher
P3:
P4:
P5:
P6:
P7:
After School Activities:

5. S.M.A.R.T Goals for this year
Get out your SMART goals from this semester and add them here
What are your specific, measurable goals for:
Academics
Post-secondary (career, college, independent living
Social life (friends/family)
Interests (sports, hobbies, and activities)

6. Personal Strengths What are you good at? In school
In life (social skills, hobbies, ways you think, act, or do things) Examples: Strong reader, writer, math, video games, sports, computers, babysitting, skateboarding, texting, fashion, listening, cooking etc.

7. Most Successful Classes/Subjects/Best Work/Standards
What class(es) are you best at?
Why is it your best performing class?
How did you become so successful in these subjects?
What evidence can you show of this?
Present best works (summatives and formatives)

8. Challenges and Weaknesses
What do you struggle with?
In school?
In life in general?
Example: I struggle with reading, writing, math, science, tests, making friends, bullying, handling stress, family issues, feelings, fears, or anxieties.

9. Toughest Classes/Subjects/Standards…
What class is your biggest challenge or are you are doing the worst in?
Why do you think this is happening?
When did you start to struggle with this subject?
Do you want to overcome this struggle?
What do you need to do to turn this class around?

10. ONLINE DATA AND TEST SCORES
Log in to your online grades
How did you do on the MSP’s in 8th Grade (if freshman) or EOC/HSPE/SBA/ last year (if sophomore)?
Report Scores here
What state tests do you still need to pass? What are you doing to prepare?
How did you do on the PSAT in the fall?

11. TRANSCRIPT AUDIT How many credits do you have toward graduation?
How many credits do you need?
Do you have any classes to complete for credit recovery?
If so, which ones?
If you are on track or ahead, what are class(es) that you would like to take?

12. Progress Toward Junior Portfolio (Checklist)
Check off what you have completed:
Junior Checklist
Year Calendar
Smart Goals Template
Resume template
Cover Letter Template
Personal Statement Template
Letter of Recommendation
Life Check Up form
Seminar Syllabus
Credit Evaluation Sheet

13. Personal Information
Name things that your teacher and family should know about that they may not know. They may be difficult or positive things to share that help your support team better support you.
Name things that frustrate you, things you appreciate.
How do you feel about school and your life?
This is not a required slide but often times can open a tough conversation
Advocate for yourself!

14. Post High School
Where do you think you’re going to after high school? What would be your ideal future?
What are you looking forward to in life after high school?
What activities are you going to participate in as an adult?
What are you fears about life after high school?
What are your life goals? (five years from now)

15. Support People
Who is in your life who can help you with your goals, current academic status, and future?
Explain how these people help you

16. Last Thoughts…and Thank Yous
This is where you wrap it all up.
Suggestion: Use a quote, a picture something to give the presentation closure.
Thank yourself for your hard work and everyone who attended

17. Ok You’re Done! But…you’re not finished.
To be done means that you are just over working on it
To be FINISHED means you’ve:
Edited it
Added personal touches such as photos, art, or links
Prepared your best works
Etcetera
Now save it to your OneDrive as Fall or Spring and the Year Example: SLC PPT SPRING 2017
Make sure you’ve invited people and everyone knows the date and time (there is an invitation and preferred time sign up on a following slide you can print out! Slide 17-18)
When its all completed print it out and use the “handouts” option so you can make notecards/flashcards for your presentation

18. Print this off Sign Up: Thursday, March 9th Pick 3 times that work 1,2,3
11:30 12:15 12:30 12:45 1:00 1:15 1:30 1:45 2:00 2:30 2:45 3:00 3:15 3:30-4:00 Teacher Break
4:00
4:15
4:30
4:45
5:00
5:15
5:30
5:45
6:00
6:15
6:30
6:45
7:00
Later upon communication w/ Teacher
1. Please use your classroom phone to schedule conferences, if possible.
2. Use speakerphone so that you can be a part of the conversation, if needed.
3. If guests are not able to attend at this time, please encourage the student to chose another available time more convenient for their guests.

19. Print this off You’re invited to my Student Led Conference!!!
I would like to invite you to be my guest at my Student-led Conference, where I will be presenting my current and future academic goals and progress. I would like you to be present for such an important event. My conference is to be held on Thursday, March 9th at _________________ pm!
1. Please use your classroom phone to schedule conferences, if possible.
2. Use speakerphone so that you can be a part of the conversation, if needed.
3. If guests are not able to attend at this time, please encourage the student to chose another available time more convenient for their guests.

20. Other Suggestions to Make an Even Better SLC!
Have an outlined agenda (checklist) to follow as a guide (print off ppt in hand out mode).
Dress professionally if possible.
No sweatpants, tank tops, casual wear
Practice, practice, practice in the mirror or with a friend!
Organize your evidence and extra materials like print outs, activities and best works into a presentation sequence.
Confirm your time and date with the seminar teacher and parent/guardian a week before .