Kathy Berry

 

 

Kathy Berry taught first grade with Reading Recovery and hands-on lab science to all grade levels from 1990-1996 at Johnson School in Chicago's Lawndale community.  Among her accomplishments at Johnson, Kathy co-designed a new lesson plan book, facilitated the assessment team, and led staff development in alternative assessments.

After leaving full-time CPS teaching at the end of the 1996 school year, Kathy joined SLI, training new moderators, helping develop a training video for the Dialogue Process and facilitated the implementation of protocols for using the Looking at Student Work model in over 15 schools across Chicago. Kathy helped create and lead the Learning & Sharing Connection and served as staff development advisor for this additional network of three CPS schools. She has also participated in a national collaborative for Looking at Student Work since its formation in 1998 at the initiative of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform and Project Zero at Harvard University.

In 2000, Kathy became SLI’s Director of Professional Development, where she led all teacher-centered activities. She also facilitated and assisted in the design a variety of workshops, coaching sessions, and other training opportunities, examples of which include: Peer Coaching, Teacher Facilitator Training, Differentiated Instruction, and Teaching Strategies for Success. Currently, Kathy serves as the Vice President of Operations at SLI, she is responsible for all areas including, finance, Human Resources and office management. In addition, she works directly with the Director of Educational Programs to ensure that all programs and processes are coordinated.

 Kathy is a certified teacher with a B.A. in Elementary Education from North Central College and a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from National Louis University.