Participating in Parent Teacher Conferences can be a stressful part of being a teacher.  You want what is best for your students.  Sharing areas of strength and other positives is the easy part.  Presenting concerns can be uncomfortable for both you and parents.  I am approaching my twelfth year of parent teacher conferences.  There are times that I am nervous, but by now I have a routine and things that I do to every year that help to make them successful. Prior to Conferences Send out your sign-up sheet a few weeks ahead of time.   Have parents mark their 3 most preferable times, ordering them from 1 to 3. For those that you know or suspect will need extra, leave the time slot immediately after theirs free. If you don’t get a conference slip back from a student’s parents, make a phone call or send an email to try to set one up. Send home a survey for parents to fill out.   Questions they may have for you and/or concerns about their chil......