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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Bacon Street 111

9:00am • Adapted Book Library Update | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Bacon Street 111
LIMITED

Bacon Street 162

12:00pm • District Behavior Support PLC: Reset, Refocus, Reigniting Leaders | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Student Support Services | Bacon Street 162
LIMITED

Bacon Street Mr. Royster's Office

8:30am • SWA "Big Rocks" Comprehensive Programming Check Ins | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Student Support Services | Bacon Street Mr. Royster's Office

Bacon Street Rm 107

9:00am • Physical Therapy PLC (PT only) | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Bacon Street Rm 107

Bacon Street RM 54

2:00pm • QRIS Pathways to the Stars Information, Question & Answer | Facilitated by Early Education | Curriculum and Instruction | Bacon Street RM 54

Bethesda Elementary School Media Center

Brogden Middle School Media Center

9:00am • Brogden: Explicit Teaching & Teacher-Led Session | Facilitated by Brogden Middle School | Brogden Middle School | Brogden Middle School Media Center

Brogden Middle School Room 108

1:00pm • ALL DHH Monthly Meeting: February | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Brogden Middle School Room 108
LIMITED

C.C. Spaulding Elementary

1:00pm • DOK: Pump Up your Questions in Elementary ELA | Facilitated by C.C. Spaulding Elementary | Open District-Wide | C.C. Spaulding Elementary

C.C. Spaulding Elementary Gymnasium

1:00pm • Instant Activities and Sabakiball | Facilitated by Healthful Living and Physical Education | Healthful Living and Physical Education | C.C. Spaulding Elementary Gymnasium

Carrington Middle School A2

9:00am • Session Title: The Carrington Way: Learning, Leading, Growing | Facilitated by Carrington Middle School | Carrington Middle School | Carrington Middle School A2
LIMITED

Club Boulevard Elementary Media Center

Durham Early College of Health Sciences Multi-Purpose Room

9:00am • RWD PL- DECHS | Facilitated by Durham Early College of Health Sciences | Durham Early College of Health Sciences | Durham Early College of Health Sciences Multi-Purpose Room
LIMITED

Durham School of the Arts Band

1:00pm • Band PLC: Reflective Practice | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Durham School of the Arts Band
LIMITED

Durham School of the Arts Black Box

1:00pm • Theatre Arts PLC: Implementing New State Standards. | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Durham School of the Arts Black Box
LIMITED

Durham School of the Arts Library Media Center

E.K. Powe Elementary School Media Center

9:00am • IB Inquiry-Based Learning Professional Development part 2 | Facilitated by E.K. Powe Elementary School | E.K. Powe Elementary School | E.K. Powe Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Eastway Elementary School Eastway Media Center or Room 405

1:00pm • Explicit Teaching: Build the Field in Elementary Math /Science | Facilitated by Eastway Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Eastway Elementary School Eastway Media Center or Room 405
LIMITED

Eno Valley Elementary School Media Center

9:00am • Eno Valley Feb. 16 REQUIRED School PLC | Facilitated by Eno Valley Elementary School | Eno Valley Elementary School | Eno Valley Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Fayetteville Street Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm • DOK: Increasing Task Rigor in Elementary ELA | Facilitated by Fayetteville Street Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Fayetteville Street Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Fayetteville Street Elementary School TBD

8:30am • One day Restorative Practices for Educators | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Fayetteville Street Elementary School TBD
LIMITED

Forest View Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm • DOK: Pump Up your Questions in Elementary Science | Facilitated by Forest View Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Forest View Elementary School Media Center
FILLING

George Watts Montessori School Media Center

1:00pm • Integrating New Students Into a Montessori Classroom | Facilitated by Magnet Programs | Curriculum and Instruction; Little River Elementary School; Magnet Programs; Morehead Elementary School; George Watts Elementary School | George Watts Montessori Schoo
LIMITED

Glenn Elementary School Music Room

9:00am • Glenn - Data Analysis Morning Session | Facilitated by Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School Music Room
LIMITED

Glenn Elementary School RPC

1:00pm • Glenn - DOK Pump up Your Questions in Social Studies | Facilitated by Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School RPC
LIMITED

Hillside High School Media Center

9:00am • Analyzing School-Wide Data | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Hillside High School | Hillside High School Media Center

Holt Elementary School Media Center

8:00am • Insight to Instruction Session 3 | Facilitated by Holt Elementary School | Holt Elementary School | Holt Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Hope Valley Elementary School Media Center

Jordan High School 104

1:00pm • Explicit Teaching: Building the Field for CTE | Facilitated by Career and Technical Education | Open District-Wide | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Open District-Wide | Jordan High School 104

Jordan High School 152

1:00pm • Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice in Secondary Math/Science | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Open District-Wide | Jordan High School 152
LIMITED

Jordan High School Media Center

9:00am • Advisory, Attendance, and ACT | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School Media Center
LIMITED

Lakeview School Cafetorium

1:00pm • DOK: Increasing Task Rigor in Secondary Science | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Lakeview School Cafetorium

Lakewood Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm • Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct in Elementary ELA/SS | Facilitated by Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Lakewood Montessori Middle School Learning Commons

1:00pm • DOK: Increasing Task Rigor in Secondary Social Studies | Facilitated by Lakewood Montessori Middle School | Curriculum and Instruction | Lakewood Montessori Middle School Learning Commons
LIMITED

Little River Elementary School Media Center

Lowe's Grove Middle School Media Center

1:00pm • Build the Field: Making Learning Visible Through Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by Lowe's Grove Middle School | Lowe's Grove Middle School | Lowe's Grove Middle School Media Center
LIMITED

Lucas Middle School Lucas Media Center

1:00pm • DOK:Increasing Task Rigor in Secondary Math | Facilitated by Lucas Middle School | Lucas Middle School | Lucas Middle School Lucas Media Center

Lyons Farm Elementary

1:00pm • Mentoring Matters: Steppingstones to Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Mentors; Beginning Teachers; Lyons Farm Elementary | Lyons Farm Elementary
LIMITED

Mangum Elementary School Media Center/Classroom

9:00am • Mangum PLC: Core Curriculum and Instructional Strategy Alignment | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School Media Center/Classroom
LIMITED

Neal Middle School Media Center

1:00pm • Pump Up Your Questioning | Facilitated by Neal Middle School | Open District-Wide | Neal Middle School Media Center

Northern High School 3233

1:00pm • District: Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct in Secondary ELA/SS | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Northern High School 3233

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Other... Nasher Museum

Other... Old Northern High School 117 Tom Wilkinson Rd Room V-7

1:00pm • Direct Instruction Training: Language for Learning | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Other... Old Northern High School 117 Tom Wilkinson Rd Room V-7
FULL

Other... Old Northern High School at 117 Tom Wilkinson Rd

9:00am • EC Prek to Elementary IEP Transition Planning | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Other... Old Northern High School at 117 Tom Wilkinson Rd
LIMITED

Other... Old Northern V7

9:00am • Restorative Practice Coordinator Half Day Peaceful Schools Refresher + PLC | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Student Support Services | Other... Old Northern V7
LIMITED

Other... Shepard IB Middle School Media Center

1:00pm • Explicit Teaching: Build the Field in Secondary Math/Science | Facilitated by Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Other... Shepard IB Middle School Media Center

Parkwood Elementary School library

8:00am • Lesson Planning for Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School Library
LIMITED

R. N. Harris Elementary School

1:00pm • Explict Teaching: Model and Deconstruct in Elem Math/Science | Facilitated by R.N. Harris Elementary School | Open District-Wide | R. N. Harris Elementary School

Riverside High School

11:00am • Dance PLC: Evening to Shine | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Riverside High School
LIMITED

Riverside High School Chorus Room

2:00pm • High School Chorus PLC: Best Practices | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Riverside High School Chorus Room
LIMITED

Riverside High School Media Center

1:00pm • Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct in Secondary Math/Science | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Media Center

Riverside High School Orchestra

2:00pm • Orchestra PLC: Instrument Repair Tactics | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Riverside High School Orchestra
LIMITED

Rogers-Herr Middle School 220

9:00am • RHMS EC Department Meeting 02/16/2026 | Facilitated by Rogers-Herr Middle School | Exceptional Children; Rogers-Herr Middle School | Rogers-Herr Middle School 220

Southwest Elementary School

1:00pm • Explicit Teaching DLI 2-5 | Facilitated by Dual Language | Dual Language | Southwest Elementary School
FILLING

Southwest Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm • Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice in Elementary Math/Science | Facilitated by Southwest Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Southwest Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED

Staff Development Center

8:30am • SIOP Round 3, Day 3/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center
LIMITED

Staff Development Center M-1

8:30am • Required LEA Representative Training: Option C | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | School Leadership | Staff Development Center M-1
LIMITED

The Durham Performance Learning Center Gymnasium

1:00pm • Collaborating for Consistent & Effective HPE Instruction | Facilitated by Healthful Living and Physical Education | Healthful Living and Physical Education | The Durham Performance Learning Center Gymnasium

The School for Creative Studies Cybrary

9:15am • SCS Intentional Planning Through Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by The School for Creative Studies | The School for Creative Studies | The School for Creative Studies Cybrary