This week, we talk to Lydia Edmonds. Lydia is an educator from Mobile, AL.  She spent most of her 22 years as a high school math teacher and International Baccalaureate Coordinator and has, for the last two years, worked as the Middle School Director at St. Luke's Episcopal School.  With her formal education in math, business, and educational leadership, Lydia finds analyzing data, building partnerships with families, and managing projects to be the work of school that excites her the most.  Lydia and her husband, Will, have three sons ages 13, 9, and 4, and look forward to quiet Friday pizza nights just as much as they do spending two weeks on a road trip!

Lydia will take us through one of the toughest aspects of the teaching profession: Parent / Teacher Conferences.

Here 5 strategies for positive and productive conferences are:

1) Define your “win”

2) Have a plan and plan to be flexible

3) Prepare for action

4) Be personable and personal

5) Follow up for real