Teacher education · Experiential Research Cohort · Spring 2027 The Parent Conversation

The parent meeting is one of the conversations new teachers dread most.

The Parent Conversation lets every teacher candidate practice difficult parent meetings with AI parents, as often as they need, and gives mentor teachers a transcript to discuss before the conference.

Free for 15 teacher education courses, January to March 2027.

Reserve by Thursday, December 17

Live walkthrough: Thursday, December 3, 12 p.m. ET

Reserve your place

Free from January to March 2027. One place per course.

Reserve by Thursday, December 17

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5×confidence increase after one session
94%completion rate across 2,400 students
85%of students identify specific skills to improve
Inside The Parent Conversation

Three parents, each harder to move than the last.

The first parent softens when the candidate listens. The second needs genuine repair. The third will not accept the decision whatever is said, and that meeting is assessed. Built for teacher candidates in the practicum semester.

Three parent meetings

Practice, level 1

Jordan Casey

Parent of an 8th grader

Worried, not hostile. Has heard only the child's side. Softens if the candidate opens positively and listens.

Practice, level 2

Morgan Okafor

Parent of a 9th grader

Found out about a lunch detention from the child, not the school. Has read the policy. Needs genuine repair, not one good sentence.

Level 3, assessed

Alex Reyes

Parent of a 10th grader

Has the behavior log and found the gaps. Questions whether a student teacher can recommend suspension. Will not yield.

“Your task is not to win the argument.”

From the instructions for the assessed meeting, where the parent will not accept the decision whatever is said.

CriterionStrongWeak
Positive openingSpecific, genuine observation about the childOpens with the incident
Process failure acknowledgedOwns the log gap, separates it from the decisionBlames the mentor or concedes the decision
Concrete next step agreedNamed step with a date'We'll be in touch'

7 scored criteria, mapped to Danielson Framework and InTASC

Three of them are shown here. Faculty can edit every criterion to match their own rubric.

Danielson 4cDanielson 2aDanielson 2dInTASC 9InTASC 10
What Bodyswaps is

Students practice the conversation. Faculty see the evidence.

Christophe, CEO, on why we built Bodyswaps

Christophe, CEO, on why we built Bodyswaps

Talk to an AI parent

Candidates hold a parent meeting about a decision the parent wants reversed.

Get coached straight after

An AI Coach debrief after every conversation shows students what worked and what to try next.

Faculty see every attempt

Every assessed conversation is scored against clear criteria, with transcripts and progress for each student.

What faculty see

  • First attempt against latest, criterion by criterion, so you can see the whole class move.
  • Every student's latest grade and how it changed, with nothing averaged away.
  • One click from any grade to the transcript and the feedback the student saw.
Bodyswaps cohort report
Bodyswaps cohort report showing grades for each student, first attempt against latest
The Experiential Research Cohort

A free semester of The Parent Conversation, in return for helping us learn what works.

The Experiential Research Cohort is a one-semester program. Each course runs a ready-built Bodyswaps pathway with its students, and the anonymized results from every course feed one findings report, which names every program that took part.

✓What's included

  • Free access, January to March 2027Every student on your course, for the full semester.
  • The Parent Conversation, ready to runMapped to the mentor conference and Danielson 4c. Faculty can edit the criteria, characters and levels.
  • Setup and supportWe get your students set up and stay with you through the semester.
  • Evidence for every studentScores, transcripts and AI Coach debriefs, first attempt to latest.
  • Your program named in the findingsThe cross-institution report credits every program that took part.

→What we ask

  • Run it with a real courseStudents use The Parent Conversation in a course taught between January and March 2027.
  • Share anonymized student dataResults feed the cohort research. Nothing identifies your students.
  • A short survey at the endFrom whoever ran it at your institution.
By December 17

Reserve your place. We confirm it and set up your course.

January to March 2027

Students practice, free, as often as they need.

After March

Evidence for every student, and the findings report.

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See The Parent Conversation live, with the team that built it.

We walk through every level, show how students are scored and what the cohort report looks like, and answer your questions. Reserve your place and we will send you the invite.

Live walkthroughOnline
Thursday, December 3, 12 p.m. ET
  • All three parent meetings, level by level
  • How students are scored
  • Live questions with the Bodyswaps team
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Why educators trust Bodyswaps

Built for the conversations that matter, and used by faculty who teach them.

“Bodyswaps has consistently provided a clear way to facilitate learning at scale. Over 200 students enrolled, with automated feedback delivery.”
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Mary Lee Carter, MS CHSEAssistant Director, Healthcare Simulation
Is it really free?

Yes. From January to March 2027 there is no cost to your institution. In return we ask for anonymized student data for the cohort research and a short survey at the end.

Does this replace the mentor teacher?

No. It gives candidates practice before real parent meetings, and the transcript gives mentor teachers something specific to discuss at the conference.

Can faculty change the pathway?

Yes. The Parent Conversation is ready to run as built, and faculty can edit the criteria, characters and levels to match their course and rubric.

What data do you share, and how is it used?

Anonymized results feed the cross-institution findings report. Nothing in the report identifies individual students.

How many places are there?

Fifteen, one per course. We confirm every place personally.

What do we get at the end?

Scores, transcripts and AI Coach debriefs for every student, plus the cross-institution findings report with your program named in it.

Spring 2027 cohort

Join the spring 2027 The Parent Conversation cohort.

Fifteen free places, one per course. Reserve yours and we will be in touch to get your students set up.

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Not ready yet? See it live at our walkthrough on Thursday, December 3, 12 p.m. ET. Register for the webinar

Reserve your place

Free from January to March 2027. One place per course.

Reserve by Thursday, December 17

15 places left
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15 places left
Spring 2027 cohort
Reserve a place

Reserve your place

Free from January to March 2027. One place per course.

Reserve by Thursday, December 17

15 places left
of 15