McGraw Hill and Valley View School District 365U

invite education leaders to join us for a very special event.

October 18 - 19

9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. | 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.

GOING BEYOND IN ILLINOIS: THE POWER OF INNOVATION & PARTNERSHIP

In this powerful professional learning event, educators and leaders from Valley View School District 365U and other Illinois districts will come together to discuss their instructional challenges and what they're doing to promote student engagement, accelerate learning growth, and empower teachers.

An Event to Remember!

McGraw Hill is doing powerful professional learning events all over the country.

The passion and enthusiasm of the presenters and attendees is contagious.

“These events are amazing! I come here

to fill my bucket, so that when I go back to

my district I can fill the buckets of others.”

- Dr. Patricia Lewis, Associate Superintendent, Grand Prairie ISD, TX

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Gholdy Muhammad

Associate Professor of Literacy, Language, and Culture, University of Chicago and author of the bestselling book Cultivating Genius: An Equity Model for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

Featured District

Valley View School District 365U

SEE HOW ILLINOIS DISTRICTS ARE:

Removing barriers and establishing equitable access to literacy for all students.

Generating continuous literacy growth for students in spite of instructional challenges.

Establishing student-focused, teacher-driven, data-centric literacy environments.

Agenda

OCTOBER 18  |  9:00am - 4:00pm

OCTOBER 19  | 9:00am - 12:00pm

9:00 am – Networking & Light Breakfast


10:00 am – Welcome from McGraw Hill & Valley View


10:30 am – Keynote Speaker - Dr. Gholdy Muhammad


12:00 pm – Lunch


12:45 pm to 2:45 pm – Breakout Sessions

  • Building Literacy: Reading, Thinking, and Writing Critically
  • Coaching for Student Growth and Learning
  • Courageous Leadership: Equitable Systems Design

2:45 pm – Wrap Up, Prepare for Day 2 & Share Out


3:00 pm – Happy Hour


6:00 pm – Dinner @ Goat and Vine 

Site visits to:

• Oak View Elementary School

• Jonas Salk Elementary School

• Irene King Elementary School

• A. Vito Martinez Middle School - 9:30 am Start

• Bolingbrook High School


9:00 am – Meet the Principal


9:30 am – Classroom visit


11:30 am – Debrief

The Valley View Collaborative Literacy Retreat registration is now closed. We are thrilled to have reached full capacity for this event! For questions regarding the event, please reach out to special.events@mheducation.com.

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