Welcome to the Durham Public Schools Professional Learning Schedule of Professional Learning! Here you will find a comprehensive list of PL sessions occurring throughout our district.
Instructional Assistants will learn about the science of reading aligned intervention program UFLI. Participants will walkthrough and practice a lesson to learn how to meet the different learning levels of students in the classroom.
K-5 Literacy coaches are encouraged to join us for HMH Coach Content Leadership Institute. This year's institute will focus on how to refine our in-classroom and PLC coaching to ensure our students' literacy growth and success. This institute will run for 6 sessions; September 14th, October 19th, November 9th, February 15th, March 21st, April 18.
With a focus on core literacy resources and practices, Literacy Content leaders will collectively determine the learning goals and methods for each session with literacy specialists.StudySync,Reading Plus, the science of reading, school wide literacy practices, core literacy intervention
Teachers will learn how to collect and analyze data to help determine the instructional needs of their students. Teachers will explore the various resources they can use to facilitate small group instruction. Teachers will learn to plan for small group reading lessons. This topic will span over the course of 3-4 sessions.
Participants will explore data decision rules and will reflect and evaluate school based systems regarding attendance, behavior, academics. (Coaches, APs, & MTSS-Fs)
Participants will explore data decision rules and will reflect and evaluate school based systems regarding attendance, behavior, academics. (Coaches, APs, & MTSS-Fs)
This session is a monthly meeting for all beginning teachers (BTs) who receive support from the DPS BT Support Program and currently work at Githens Middle School.
YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE FOR THIS WEBINAR USING THE MATERIALS LINK. In this 45-minute webinar, participants will learn how to adapt learning goals to create benchmarks for monitoring progress. We will explore how the progress monitoring assessments in Goalbook can be used to measure progress towards meeting those goals and objectives. We'll also show how to use the many editable data collection templates to record student progress. Additionally, we'll explore how these goals and assessment items can be used in remote, hybrid, and in-person learning environments. Lastly, participants will have an opportunity to engage with Goalbook, and it may be helpful to come with a student in mind.
Thursday October 19, 2023 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Online
Part 2 will focus on Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) to address cultural differences among students and ways to promote an inclusive learning environment to meet the needs of all learners. We will also suggest ways to implement and support CRT in the classroom. Learn context, supports and strategies concerning the Culturally Responsive Classroom
Thursday October 19, 2023 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
The sessions will cover all subareas of the Pearson Foundations of Reading(FOR) and all categories of Praxis CKT7813 Math. During four sessions in the fall (4 consecutive Thursdays beginning 10/19), Beginning Teachers will be provided with content, tools and strategies needed to pass both tests. BTs will be asked to complete practice work between sessions based on the topic of each session. If teachers have taken a test and failed, the presenter will analyze student scores and conference with the teachers during scheduled appointments. This will help the presenters better understand the audience and tailor sessions accordingly. In addition, materials for independent study will be provided for teachers to be used in conjunction with the class, etc.
Thursday October 19, 2023 5:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Online