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Paul Revere students lead conference pilots aimed at building ownership of learning
Summary
Paul Revere School staff described a student‑led conference pilot in fifth grade that gave students responsibility for presenting learning and goals to families; staff reported positive parent feedback but low survey response rates and plan to expand to younger grades next year.
Paul Revere School presented the results of a pilot that let students lead parent‑teacher conferences, school principal Mo Coyle told the Revere School Committee on March 17.
Owen Martel, a fifth‑grade teacher who coordinated the effort, said the program emphasizes student ownership, use of a “learning pit” model for productive struggle and goal setting. "The main focus has been the ownership of learning," Martel said, adding that 30 of 53 conferences were student led and that…
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