Build student ownership through student-led conferences, town halls, and college and career readiness activities¶

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Description¶

The article recommends a bundle of student-agency practices: Student-Led Conferences in which all students engage "in reflective academic discussions that promote ownership of their learning," monthly Town Halls to address concerns and celebrate achievements, monthly college tours, YouScience assessments, and embedded social-emotional learning. The report presents these as the student-focused core of the TEAM Student framework.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• All students take part in Student-Led Conferences; monthly Town Halls, college tours, and YouScience assessments are integrated into the school calendar

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• middle school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• ownership of learning
• college and career readiness
• self-awareness and goal-setting

Affordances¶

• Team Student Model

Related Strategies¶

• Student Led Conferences
• Listen to the Voices of Students
• Listening to the Voices of Students in PBL
• Cede Power (Student Voice)
• Student-led conferences in which students present their cumulative work, reflect, and set goals with families and advisors

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Brundidge, G. (2025). TEAM student: A comprehensive model for family-friendly, student-centered middle schooling. National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Journal, 8(1), 15-22. https://doi.org/10.20429/nyarj.2025.080103