Valley View's Visible Learning Practices Draw National Attention

Valley View School District 365U’s highly successful Visible Learning program was in the national spotlight Monday when VVSD Executive Director for 6-12 Educational Services Karen Flories facilitated a webinar on How Valley View Schools learned to use data to improve staff development and student outcomes.

The hour-long webinar offered insight to educators throughout the country into “lessons learned” from the Visible Learning work VVSD has done.

Participants were invited to “Learn how a large district just outside of Chicago improved and sustained the quality of their staff development to improve adult learning and student outcomes” and “how Visible Learningplus has worked in the district’s diverse schools.”

Prior to assuming her district role, Flories was Director of Literacy and Social Studies and English Department Chair for Romeoville High School. Her classroom experience includes teaching as a high school English teacher, a special education behavior disorder teacher, and an alternative education teacher.
International educational consultant and researcher Dave Nagel, a former science teacher, joined her in the webinar. Nagel works with school districts in implementing Visible Learning, Common Formative Assessments, and more. He is the author of Effective Grading Practices for Secondary Teachers (Corwin).

Submitted by Valley View School District 365U. Photo: Karen Flories. (Courtesy of Valley View School District.)