Durham Public Schools PL

Presenters: Erica McRae | [email protected] | Teaching and Learning Coach & MTSS Facilitator & Equity Team Member; Carrie Kirlauski | [email protected] | Teacher & Equity Team Member; Erin Hughes | [email protected] | Teacher & Equity Team Member; Rose Byer | [email protected] | School Counselor
Location: Little River Elementary School Media Center
Description: Staff members will present results of recent assessments with an emphasis on subgroup responses to instruction and SEL supports.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science
Topic(s): MTSS, Building Learning System Capacity, Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis, Equity
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific)

Presenters: Jennifer Hauser | [email protected] | Principal; Farrah Boggan | [email protected] | Asst. Principal; Rob Jones | [email protected] | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Easley Elementary School
Description: Teams will plan in PLCs to address changes in schedules and future planning.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Presenters: Jerri Jackson | [email protected] | Principal; Amanda Fuentes | [email protected] | Coach; Escarleth Rivera | [email protected] | Coach
Location: Lakewood Elementary School Media Center
Description: This professional development session supports elementary teachers in strengthening the We Do phase of explicit teaching model. Participants will explore how guided practice bridges teacher modeling and independent learning, ensuring all students are actviely engaged and supported. Through practical examples, collaborative tasks, and classroom-ready strategies, teachers will learn how to check for understanding, scaffold learning, and respond to student misconceptions in the moment. The session emphasizes purposeful questioning, think-alouds, and gradual release of responsibility to help students build confidence and competence before moving to independnet work.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Strategy-Based for any content, ELA
Topic(s): Increased Rigor
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific)

Presenters: Jennifer Hauser | [email protected] | Principal; Farrah Boggan | [email protected] | Asst Principal; Rob Jones | [email protected] | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Easley Elementary School Media Center
Description: Teachers will: - Receive training on best practices for small group instruction - Discuss and reflect on current classroom practices - Set Goals moving forward for how small group instruction will be implemented
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, ELA
Topic(s): Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Teachers

Presenters: Randy Lent | [email protected] | TLC
Location: Parkwood Elementary School Library
Description: Explicit Instruction-Teaching Origami of a butterfly using the "I do, we do, you do" method.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Coaching and Mentoring
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific)

Presenters: Vanessa Alford | [email protected] | Principal
Location:
Description: This session will provide strategies and discussion around student discourse and navigating exceptional children to ensure all students have equitable access to meaningful learning experiences.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, ELA
Topic(s): Equity, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific)

Presenters: Colleen Robinson | [email protected] | Instructional Coach; Mary Alice Sprinkle | [email protected] | Instructional Coach; Jenny Elliot | [email protected] | MTSS
Location: Forest View Elementary School TBD
Description: The Math Learning Lab is a collaborative space for staff to explore practical strategies that strengthen student mathematical thinking. Participants will engage with tasks, analyze student work, and share approaches that promote problem-solving, reasoning, and number sense. Whether working in the classroom or in other school settings, staff will leave with simple, transferable strategies to support math confidence and fluency for all students.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): English Learner Services, Exceptional Children, Increased Rigor, Leadership, MTSS, Assessment for Learning, Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers