Durham Public Schools PL

Presenters: Jennifer Dunlap | [email protected] | TLC; Jennifer Hall | [email protected] | principal
Location: Club Boulevard Elementary media center
Description: Teachers will look into their MOY data and then work together to discuss how to increase the rigor in their classroom tasks.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Teachers

Presenters: Sashi Rayasam | [email protected] | Director- English Learner Services; Wendi Love | [email protected] | EL Instructional Facilitator- Secondary; Katie McClure | [email protected] | EL Instructional Facilitator- Elementary
Location: Staff Development Center
Description: Participants will learn instructional strategies to teach English Learners in their classroom environment. Strategies can be used in any grade level and content area. PLEASE NOTE: SIOP training is spread over three days, with time between each training to apply strategies learned. Please sign up for all three days of the SIOP round to receive CEUs and credit for attending. You should also sign up for "SIOP Round 3, Day 1/3" and "SIOP, Round 3, Day 2/3."
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Topic(s): Culturally Responsive Practices, English Learner Services, Increased Rigor, Assessment for Learning, Equity, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 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: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Teachers

Presenters: Nancy Wicker | [email protected] | Instructional Coach
Location: Mangum Elementary School Media Center/Classroom
Description: Classroom Teachers and Specialists will work with our Instructional Coach to align strong teaching/instructional strategies to their standards that are aligned in their upcoming curriculum maps
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Advanced Academics-AIG, Assessments-Data-Accountability, Increased Rigor, MTSS, Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Instructional Assistants, Specialists, Teachers

Presenters: Marcia Jacobs | [email protected] | Math and Science Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hope Valley Elementary School Media Center
Description: Teachers will review the steps in "I Do" for explicit teaching as it related to math and science.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Teachers

Presenters: Krystle Bradley | [email protected] | Presenter; Jennifer Keegan | [email protected] | Presenter; Leeya Winstead | [email protected] | Presenter
Location: Eastway Elementary School Eastway Media Center or Room 405
Description: Teachers will observe and explore learn the how to build the field in the ares of math and science.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistants, Teachers

Presenters: Corin Muller-Yoder | [email protected] | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Southwest Elementary School Media Center
Description: Participants will further their knowledge of explicit teaching by learning the differences between Joint Construction and Supported Practice.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Presenters: Carlissia Dudley | [email protected] | Facilicator; Olga Todman | [email protected] | Facilicator; Henrietta Scott | [email protected] | Facilicator
Location: https://t.ly/tXKMZ
Description: This session supports educators in using virtual explicit instruction to intentionally build the field and strengthen student understanding across all content areas. Participants will learn practical strategies for activating background knowledge, introducing key vocabulary, and scaffolding learning in online classrooms. Teachers will leave with ready-to-use strategies to increase student access, engagement, and comprehension in virtual instruction
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Topic(s): Building Learning System Capacity
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Presenters: Caroline Brickhouse | [email protected] | teacher; Jazma Dickerson | [email protected] | coach; Jennifer Petty | [email protected] | mentor
Location: Lyons Farm Elementary
Description: School-based mentors and beginning teacher pairings will work with Ms. Dickerson, Ms. Brickhouse, and Dr. Petty to upgrade lesson plans that align with the model for explicit teaching.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Coaching and Mentoring, Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Mentors, Teachers

Presenters: Colleen Robinson | [email protected] | Teaching and Learning Coach; Elizabeth Agorano | [email protected] | Beginning Teacher Mentor
Location: Forest View Elementary School Media Center
Description: This session supports K–5 educators in strengthening instructional rigor in science through purposeful questioning aligned to Depth of Knowledge (DOK). Participants will examine how different question types shift cognitive demand, analyze science questions across DOK levels, and learn how to intentionally scaffold questions to match the rigor of standards. Using examples and structured protocols from the DPS DOK Questioning framework, participants will practice creating question strands that move students from recall to strategic and extended thinking, ensuring questions serve as a tool for learning—not just assessment.
Subject Area(s): Science
Topic(s): Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistants, Specialists, Teachers

Presenters: Shaniqua Hood | [email protected] | TLC; Sparkle Howard | [email protected] | TLC
Location: R. N. Harris Elementary School
Description: Understand plan for and implement the model and deconstruct componenet of explicit teaching.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Strategy-Based for any content
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers