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Durham Public Schools PL
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.

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Wednesday, June 4
 

3:00pm EDT

EEST Meeting | Facilitated by Early Education | | Bacon Street 165 LIMITED
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bacon Street 165
Presenters: beatrice_springs@dpsnc.net
Location: Bacon Street 165
Description: Early Education Support Team (EEST) provides training and support to preschool staff members serving students in the community.
Subject Area(s):
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: PreKindergarten
Targeted Roles:
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bacon Street 165
  Exceptional Children, PreKindergarten
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Thursday, June 12
 

2:30pm EDT

2024-2025 Elementary ECF Monthly PLC-June | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | | Bacon Street TBA LIMITED
Thursday June 12, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bacon Street TBA
Presenters: wendy_vavrousek@dpsnc.net
Location: Bacon Street TBA
Description: During these monthly sessions, EC Facilitators will strengthen their knowledge as it relates to compliance and instruction. Facilitator's will develop the leadership skills needed to coach school teams and provide legal guidance as it relates to Exceptional Children's policies and procedures.
Subject Area(s):
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: PreKindergarten,Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade,3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Targeted Roles:
Thursday June 12, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bacon Street TBA
  Exceptional Children, PreKindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
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Tuesday, June 17
 

8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Effective Lesson Planning That Impact Student Engagement | Facilitated by Spring Valley Elementary | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B224 LIMITED
Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room B224
Presenters: Brenda Blue | brenda_blue@dpsnc.net | K-5 Teaching and learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room B224
Description: The goal is to equip teachers with strategies to design and deliver lessons that purposefully increase student engagement and improve learning outcomes.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Equity, Explicit Teaching, Increased Rigor, Reading, Writing, Thinking, Speaking, Listening, Beginning Teachers, Culturally Responsive Practices, Differentiation/Scaffolding, English Learner Services, Exceptional Children, MTSS, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers
Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room B224
  Curriculum and Instruction, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Equity, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Explicit Teaching, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Increased Rigor, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Reading, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Writing, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Thinking, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Speaking, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Listening, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Beginning Teachers, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Culturally Responsive Practices, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Differentiation/Scaffolding, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   English Learner Services, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   Exceptional Children, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers |   MTSS, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers
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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Better Together: Building Strong Co-Teaching Partnerships | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A219 LIMITED
Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A219
Presenters: Sandi Burns | sandral_burns@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach; Kris Carabetta | kristina_carabetta@dpsnc.net | EC Inclusion Teacher
Location: Riverside High School Room A219
Description: Get ready to dive into the world of co-teaching! In this interactive session, participants will explore what true co-teaching and specially designed instruction (SDI) look like in action. Together, we'll brainstorm and build creative strategies and classroom plans that make collaboration seamless and student success unstoppable.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A219
  Exceptional Children, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Teachers
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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | What Every General Education Teacher Needs to Know about Exceptional Children | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C233 LIMITED
Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C233
Presenters: Hannah Hribar | Hannah_Hribar@dpsnc.net | Lead EC Facilitator; Ajalyn Baker | Ajalyn_Baker@dpsnc.net | Lead EC Facilitator; Wendy Vavrousek | Wendy_Vavrousek@dpsnc.net | EC Director
Location: Riverside High School Room C233
Description: This session will help general education teachers enhance their knowledge regarding exceptional children policies and practices, effectively collaborate with EC colleagues, and prepare for and engage in your students' IEP meetings.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: PreKindergarten, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C233
  Exceptional Children, PreKindergarten, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Teachers
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1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Better Together: Building Strong Co-Teaching Partnerships | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A218 LIMITED
Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A218
Presenters: Sandi Burns | sandral_burns@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach; Kris Carabetta | kristina_carabetta@dpsnc.net | EC Inclusion Teacher
Location: Riverside High School Room A218
Description: Get ready to dive into the world of co-teaching! In this interactive session, participants will explore what true co-teaching and specially designed instruction (SDI) look like in action. Together, we'll brainstorm and build creative strategies and classroom plans that make collaboration seamless and student success unstoppable.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A218
  Exceptional Children, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Teachers

1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | What Every General Education Teacher Needs to Know about Exceptional Children | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C233 LIMITED
Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C233
Presenters: Hannah Hribar | Hannah_Hribar@dpsnc.net | Lead EC Facilitator; Ajalyn Baker | Ajalyn_Baker@dpsnc.net | Lead EC Facilitator; Wendy Vavrousek | Wendy_Vavrousek@dpsnc.net | EC Director
Location: Riverside High School Room C233
Description: This session will help general education teachers enhance their knowledge regarding exceptional children policies and practices, effectively collaborate with EC colleagues, and prepare for and engage in your students' IEP meetings.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: PreKindergarten, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C233
  Exceptional Children, PreKindergarten, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Teachers
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Thursday, July 17
 

9:30am EDT

ECF July Monthly Meeting | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | | Bacon Street TBA LIMITED
Thursday July 17, 2025 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Bacon Street TBA
Presenters: wendy_vavrousek@dpsnc.net
Location: Bacon Street TBA
Description: During these monthly sessions, EC Facilitators will strengthen their knowledge as it relates to compliance and instruction. Facilitator's will develop the leadership skills needed to coach school teams and provide legal guidance as it relates to Exceptional Children's policies and procedures.
Subject Area(s):
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: PreKindergarten,Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade,3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Targeted Roles:
Thursday July 17, 2025 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Bacon Street TBA
  Exceptional Children, PreKindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
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Friday, December 5
 

8:30am EST

ECF Responsibilities | Facilitated by Riverside High School | | Riverside High School 138 LIMITED
Friday December 5, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am EST
Riverside High School 138
Presenters: charlotte_whipp@dpsnc.net
Location: Riverside High School 138
Description: Learn what your EC facilitator is responsible for at your school.
Subject Area(s):
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles:
Friday December 5, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am EST
Riverside High School 138
  Exceptional Children, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
 
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