Durham Public Schools PL

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.

If you are looking for on-demand PL, click here to view the DPS Asynchronous PL Course Catalog.

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12:30pm • R.N. Harris - Q3 Instructional Boost: Mini Sessions Designed for Teacher Choice | Facilitated by R.N. Harris Elementary School | R.N. Harris Elementary School |
1:00pm • C.C. Spaulding Student Discourse and Navigating Exceptional Children | Facilitated by C.C. Spaulding Elementary | C.C. Spaulding Elementary |
1:00pm • Making Every Minute Count (Y.E. Smith Staff Only ) | Facilitated by Y.E. Smith Elementary School | Y.E. Smith Elementary School |
LIMITED
1:45pm • Backwards Mapping for CDA Success | Facilitated by Rogers-Herr Middle School | Rogers-Herr Middle School |

Bacon Street 165

3:00pm • Early Education Support Team (EEST) | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Early Education | Bacon Street 165
LIMITED

Bethesda Elementary School Media Center

12:30pm • Bethesda Elem Restorative Practices Part 2 | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Bethesda Elementary School | Bethesda Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Brogden Middle School Media Center

2:00pm • From Our Classrooms: Teacher-Led Learning at Brogden | Facilitated by Brogden Middle School | Brogden Middle School | Brogden Middle School Media Center

Carrington Middle School varied

2:00pm • Carrington Middle School Professional Learning Early Release Day | Facilitated by Carrington Middle School | Carrington Middle School | Carrington Middle School varied

City of Medicine Academy Library/Cyber Room

2:30pm • Creating an Equitable School Climate & Culture that Cultivates Relevance, Relationships, and Rigor | Facilitated by CISS: Continuous Improvement and School Support | City of Medicine Academy | City of Medicine Academy Library/Cyber Room

Club Boulevard Elementary 308

2:00pm • Increasing math rigor in elementary math | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary 308
LIMITED

Club Boulevard Elementary Media Center

Creekside Elementary Media Center

1:00pm • Creekside: Sensory vs. Behavioral Response - part II | Facilitated by Creekside Elementary | Creekside Elementary | Creekside Elementary media center
LIMITED

Durham School of Technology DST Learning Lab

2:30pm • Part 2🦉WISE PATHS TO SUCCESS: Preparing Owls to Soar on Purpose: https://t.ly/dEnWP (QR Code) | Facilitated by Durham School of Technology | Durham School of Technology | Durham School of Technology DST Learning Lab
LIMITED

Durham School of the Arts LMC and Classrooms

1:45pm • DSA Early Release 2-4-26 | Facilitated by Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts LMC and Classrooms

E.K. Powe Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm • IB Inquiry-Based Learning Professional Development | Facilitated by E.K. Powe Elementary School | E.K. Powe Elementary School | E.K. Powe Elementary School Media Center

Easley Elementary School

12:45pm • Easley - Team PLCs | Facilitated by Easley Elementary School | Easley Elementary School | Easley Elementary School

Easley Elementary School Media Center

12:45pm • Easley - Effective Small Group Instruction | Facilitated by Easley Elementary School | Easley Elementary School | Easley Elementary School Media Center

Eastway Elementary School Media Center/PLC ROOM

1:45pm • School Wide Planning | Facilitated by Eastway Elementary School | Eastway Elementary School | Eastway Elementary School Media Center/PLC ROOM
LIMITED

Eno Valley Elementary School Media Center

1:30pm • Feb. 4 ERD Professional Learning: DOK Pump Up Your Questioning | Facilitated by Eno Valley Elementary School | Eno Valley Elementary School | Eno Valley Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Fayetteville Street Elementary School Media center and Coach's office

1:00pm • HMH Small Group Learning Sessions | Facilitated by Fayetteville Street Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Fayetteville Street Elementary School Media center and Coach's office
LIMITED

Forest View Elementary School Media Center

2:40pm • Forest View: Character Strong SEL Learning Lab 6 | Facilitated by Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School Media Center

Forest View Elementary School TBD

George Watts Montessori School Media Center

1:00pm • George Watts Montessori: Understanding IEPs | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | George Watts Elementary School | George Watts Montessori School Media Center

Githens Middle School C9

3:00pm • Githens MS: Effective Modeling for Students: This is How "I DO" it | Facilitated by Githens Middle School | Githens Middle School | Githens Middle School C9

Githens Middle School FA1-- Turco's Art Classroom

3:00pm • Githens MS: Working with Dual Identified Learners (AIG & EC) | Facilitated by Githens Middle School | Githens Middle School | Githens Middle School FA1-- Turco's Art Classroom

Githens Middle School FA2--Arnstein's Art Classroom

3:00pm • Githens Middle School: Planning for and Facilitating Small Group Instruction in Math | Facilitated by Githens Middle School | Githens Middle School | Githens Middle School FA2--Arnstein's Art Classroom

Githens Middle School Media Center

Githens Middle School Mr. McElroy's Room in Media Center

3:00pm • Githens Middle School: The Magic of Making Mistakes-- Motivating Students Through Productive Struggle | Facilitated by Githens Middle School | Githens Middle School | Githens Middle School Mr. McElroy's Room in Media Center

Githens Middle School Ms. Jimenez's Classroom on Applied Arts Hallway

3:00pm • Githens Middle School: Making Assignments Accessible for ELs | Facilitated by Githens Middle School | Githens Middle School | Githens Middle School Ms. Jimenez's Classroom on Applied Arts Hallway

Glenn Elementary School

Glenn Elementary School RPC

1:00pm • Understanding EVAAS Projections | Facilitated by Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School RPC
LIMITED

Hillandale Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm • Hillandale ES: Restorative Practices Staff Refresh | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Hillandale Elementary School | Hillandale Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Hillside High School Media Center

2:15pm • Adding Power to the PLC | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Hillside High School | Hillside High School Media Center

Holt Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm • Insight to Instruction Session 2 | Facilitated by Holt Elementary School | Holt Elementary School | Holt Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Hope Valley Elementary School

1:00pm • Standards Based Instruction and Assessment - Aligned with IC | Facilitated by Hope Valley Elementary School | Hope Valley Elementary School | Hope Valley Elementary School

J.D. Clement Early College High School 204

2:00pm • Data and Book Study Session 3 | Facilitated by J.D. Clement Early College High School | J.D. Clement Early College High School | J.D. Clement Early College High School 204
LIMITED

Jordan High School 152

2:30pm • JHS Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School 152
LIMITED

Jordan High School 302

2:30pm • Jordan Science Lab PD | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School 302
FILLING

Jordan High School Media Center

3:00pm • Supporting School Safety: Operations for Classified Support Staff | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School Media Center
LIMITED

Jordan High School Media Center Conference Room

2:30pm • Healthful Living Department Grading Practices | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School Media Center Conference Room

Jordan High School Room 303

2:30pm • Meaningful Instruction in the Age of AI | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School Room 303
LIMITED

Lakeview School Cafetorium

Lakeview School Gym

1:20pm • Lakeview School: Wellness Wednesday: Move, Groove, and Recharge: Lakeview Line Dancing | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Gym
LIMITED

Lakewood Elementary School Media Center

12:45pm • Lakewood Elementary- ERD- 2/4/26- ET- We Do, (guided practice-->independent practice) | Facilitated by Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Lakewood Montessori Middle School

2:00pm • Lakewood Montessori ERD Department Data Meetings | Facilitated by Lakewood Montessori Middle School | Lakewood Montessori Middle School | Lakewood Montessori Middle School

Little River Elementary School Media Center

12:45pm • Equity Training, Data Analysis and Planning for Implementation | Facilitated by Little River Elementary School | Little River Elementary School | Little River Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Lowe's Grove Middle School Media Center

2:00pm • Explicit Teaching: Aligning I Do, We Do, You Do with Purpose | Facilitated by Lowe's Grove Middle School | Lowe's Grove Middle School | Lowe's Grove Middle School Media Center
LIMITED

Lucas Middle School

1:30pm • Content Vertical Alignment Meetings | Facilitated by Lucas Middle School | Lucas Middle School | Lucas Middle School

Lyons Farm Elementary Media Center

1:00pm • PART 2Grading in Infinite Campus | Facilitated by Lyons Farm Elementary | Lyons Farm Elementary | Lyons Farm Elementary Media Center

Mangum Elementary School Media Center

12:30pm • Mangum Elementary: DOK Task Analysis | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School Media center
LIMITED

Merrick-Moore Elementary School Media Center

2:00pm • Merrick Moore: Explicit Teaching Model and Deconstruct | Facilitated by Merrick-Moore Elementary School | Merrick-Moore Elementary School | Merrick-Moore Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Morehead Elementary School Media

12:30pm • Morehead Montessori ERD: Tier 2 and 3 Interventions | Facilitated by Morehead Elementary School | Morehead Elementary School | Morehead Elementary School Media

Neal Middle School Media Center

1:00pm • Data Dive | Facilitated by Neal Middle School | Neal Middle School | Neal Middle School media center

Northern High School

1:00pm • SLP Professional Learning Community #3 | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Northern High School

Northern High School Media Center

2:30pm • Northern High School: Classroom Management for Engagement and Rigor | Facilitated by Northern High School | Northern High School | Northern High School Media Center

Oak Grove Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm • OGE-DPS Board Policy 7312/4240 Staff Training | Facilitated by Oak Grove Elementary School | Oak Grove Elementary School | Oak Grove Elementary School Media Center

Online

Other... Old Northern 117 Tom Wilkinson Rd. Durham Room V1

2:00pm • Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments & Developing Behavior Intervention Plans | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Open District-Wide | Other... Old Northern 117 Tom Wilkinson Rd. Durham Room V1
LIMITED

Parkwood Elementary School library

1:00pm • The Butterfly Effect | Facilitated by Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School Library
LIMITED

Pearsontown Elementary School Different spaces

12:00pm • Unconference "For US by US" | Facilitated by Pearsontown Elementary School | Pearsontown Elementary School | Pearsontown Elementary School Different spaces
LIMITED

Riverside High School Media Center

2:30pm • RHS ONLY: Explicit Teaching Part 2 - Model and Deconstruct | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Riverside High School | Riverside High School Media Center

Sandy Ridge Elementary School Grade Level Chairperson's Classroom

1:00pm • Sandy Ridge Elementary/K-5/Quarter 4 Planning | Facilitated by Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School Grade Level Chairperson's Classroom

Shepard Middle School Media Center

2:00pm • Shepard IB Magnet Middle School | Data Analysis and Classroom Implications | Facilitated by Shepard IB Magnet Middle School | Shepard IB Magnet Middle School Media Center | Facilitated by Shepard Middle School | Shepard Middle School | Shepard Middle Scho

Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center

2:30pm • SSES February 4th Professional Learning | Facilitated by Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center
LIMITED

Southwest Elementary School

1:00pm • Southwest Elementary - Planning for Impact: Explicit Instruction, Spiral Review, and Backward Design | Facilitated by Southwest Elementary School | Southwest Elementary School | Southwest Elementary School

Spring Valley Elementary Media Center

1:00pm • BEE-yond Recall: Creating DOK 3 and 4 Learning Experiences. | Facilitated by Spring Valley Elementary | Spring Valley Elementary | Spring Valley Elementary Media Center
LIMITED

The Durham Performance Learning Center 3112

2:00pm • Planning for Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by The Durham Performance Learning Center | The Durham Performance Learning Center | The Durham Performance Learning Center 3112
LIMITED

The School for Creative Studies

2:00pm • Curriculum & Resource Review | Facilitated by The School for Creative Studies | The School for Creative Studies | The School for Creative Studies

W.G. Pearson Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm • W G Pearson Early Release Day | DOK and more | Facilitated by W.G. Pearson Elementary School | W.G. Pearson Elementary School | W.G. Pearson Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Whitted School Classroom 5

1:30pm • Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale | Facilitated by Whitted School | Early Education; Whitted School | Whitted School Classroom 5
LIMITED

Y.E. Smith Elementary School Media Center

1:15pm • IA Academy Part 3 | Facilitated by Y.E. Smith Elementary School | Y.E. Smith Elementary School | Y.E. Smith Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED