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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7:00am EST

School-Visit | Facilitated by Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School | Other... Hillcrest Elementary Other... Hillcrest Elementary

8:00am EST

3/3/26 ESL Teacher's PLC- Elementary | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | Riverside High School Media Center Riverside High School Media Center

CogAT Advantage: Using the Scores for Classroom Growth. | Facilitated by Advanced Academics-AIG | Open District-Wide | Online Leveraging DOK to Strengthen 4th Quarter Spiraling & Assessment Readiness | Facilitated by Pearsontown Elementary School | Pearsontown Elementary School | Pearsontown Elementary School Cafeteria Pearsontown Elementary School Cafeteria 2025 Summer SPLASH | Capturing Kids Heart - 2 day training: ONLY OPEN TO CKH Schools | Facilitated by Student Support Services | C.C. Spaulding Elementary; Lakewood Elementary School; Burton Elementary School; Eastway Elementary School; Lowe's Grove... Lowe's Grove Middle School TBD

8:30am EST

FBA & BIP Tier III Behavior Interventions | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Lowe's Grove Middle School TBD Lowe's Grove Middle School TBD

One day Restorative Practices overview for Educators | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center M7 Staff Development Center M7

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

9:00am EST

Counseling with Purpose: Course Selection, Credit Recovery, and Senior Success (School Counselors only) | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School JHS Student Services Suite Jordan High School JHS Student Services Suite

Jordan High School PLCs Analyzing and Responding to Data | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School Media Center Jordan High School Media Center Bridge 2 Sports | Facilitated by Healthful Living and Physical Education | Healthful Living and Physical Education | The Durham Performance Learning Center TBD The Durham Performance Learning Center TBD Dribble Across NC | Facilitated by Healthful Living and Physical Education | Healthful Living and Physical Education | Little River Elementary School TBD Little River Elementary School TBD Sports Medicine & Athletic Training | Facilitated by Healthful Living and Physical Education | Healthful Living and Physical Education | Northern High School Room 1111 Northern High School Room 1111 Teaching our students Racquetball | Facilitated by Healthful Living and Physical Education | Healthful Living and Physical Education | https://t.ly/M6QrB Online Using DOK to Drive Instruction, SMART Goals, and Lesson Design (YE Smith Only) | Facilitated by Y.E. Smith Elementary School | Y.E. Smith Elementary School | Y.E. Smith Elementary School Media Center Y.E. Smith Elementary School Media Center Elementary Instructional Assistants Support & Feedback (Elementary Only) | Facilitated by CISS: Continuous Improvement and School Support | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/ty8YG Online

DHH Support Staff Meeting: March | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Hope Valley Elementary School Media Center? Hope Valley Elementary School Media Center?

9:30am EST

Extended Content Standards Worksheet Training for Specialized Programs Pre-K Teachers | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Whitted School; Exceptional Children | Other... Durham County Main Library (300 N Roxboro St), Conference Room 3214 Other... Durham County Main Library (300 N Roxboro St), Conference Room 3214 Climate Fresk Training | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Other... Museum of Life and Science Other... Museum of Life and Science

10:00am EST

K-5 Visual Arts PLC: Clay Workshop hosted by Susie Crooks at Pearsontown Elementary | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Pearsontown Elementary School Pearsontown Elementary School

Cortical Visual Impairments- The 10 CVI Characteristics | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Bacon Street VI Suite Bacon Street VI Suite

DHH Program Meeting: March | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Hope Valley Elementary School Media Center? Hope Valley Elementary School Media Center?

3/3/26 ESL Teacher's PLC- Secondary | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | Riverside High School Media Center Riverside High School Media Center

Physical Therapy - Transportation Related Training (PT only) | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Hamlin Road 2013 Hamlin Road Transportation Hamlin Road 2013 Hamlin Road Transportation

11:00am EST

Band PLC: Teaching Multi-Level Groups | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Durham School of the Arts band Durham School of the Arts Band

Dance PLC: Destination Dance | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Carrington Middle School Dance Carrington Middle School Dance

12:15pm EST

Advanced Math Curriculum Writing | Facilitated by Advanced Academics-AIG | Advanced Academics-AIG | Murray-Massenburg Elementary School Murray-Massenburg Elementary School

1:00pm EST

Panorama- Creating Intervention Plans and Student Groups | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/iduhz Online

K-5 Music PLC: Curriculum Planning for Success | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Hillandale Elementary School Music Hillandale Elementary School Music

MS Chorus PLC: Recruitment and Retention for the Middle School Choir | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Durham School of the Arts Food Hall Durham School of the Arts Food Hall

Secondary Visual Arts PLC: Clay & PRESENT | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Jordan High School art Jordan High School art

Theatre Arts PLC: Shadow puppetry specialist | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Durham School of the Arts black box Durham School of the Arts Black Box

Beginning Teacher Roundtable: What’s Working, What’s Not, What’s Next | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/MfHL6 Online

NCEES Pieces | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School 233 Riverside High School 233

DOK:Increasing Task Rigor in All Content Areas | Facilitated by Lucas Middle School | Lucas Middle School | Lucas Middle School Lucas Media Center Lucas Middle School Lucas Media Center

Differentiating the Reading Routine in StudySync | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/5UAtN Online

HMH Structured Literacy | Facilitated by Oak Grove Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Oak Grove Elementary School Media Center Oak Grove Elementary School Media Center

Preparing for ORF by Building Fluency | Facilitated by Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School RPC Glenn Elementary School RPC

Explicit Teaching: Build the Field in Secondary Math utilizing Reveal | Facilitated by Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/oEfwo Online

Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice in Elementary | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Open District-Wide | Club Boulevard Elementary room 308 Club Boulevard Elementary room 308

Explicitly Eureka Squared | Facilitated by Holt Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Holt Elementary School Media Center Holt Elementary School Media Center

Little River -Montessori - Priority PLCs | Facilitated by Little River Elementary School | Little River Elementary School | Little River Elementary School Media Center Little River Elementary School Media Center

Planning for EOG Prep for 4th quarter within the Montessori Classroom | Facilitated by George Watts Elementary School | Open District-Wide | George Watts Montessori School Media Center George Watts Montessori School Media Center Planning for End of Year Success | Facilitated by Southwest Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Southwest Elementary School Media Center Southwest Elementary School Media Center

Identifying and Planning for Key Standards | Facilitated by Creekside Elementary | Open District-Wide | Creekside Elementary art room Creekside Elementary art room

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice (all contents) | Facilitated by C.C. Spaulding Elementary | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/ewrkL Online

Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct in Elementary | Facilitated by Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School Media Center Lakewood Elementary School Media Center

Virtual Explicit Teaching: Model & Deconstruct (All Contents) | Facilitated by Y.E. Smith Elementary School | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/RSDQG Online

For ESL teachers only- WIDA Self-Paced Courses for 3/3/36 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | https://t.ly/FRDkb Online

DOK: Increasing Task Rigor in Elementary (Science Focused) | Facilitated by Hope Valley Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hope Valley Elementary School Hope Valley Elementary School America 250 with PBS LearningMedia | Facilitated by Durham School of the Arts | Open District-Wide | Durham School of the Arts D220 Durham School of the Arts D220

DOK: Increasing Task Rigor in Secondary | Facilitated by Lakewood Montessori Middle School | Curriculum and Instruction | Lakewood Montessori Middle School Room 219A Lakewood Montessori Middle School Room 219A

Explicit Teaching: Build the Field in Elementary ELA/ SS | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Mangum Elementary School Media center Mangum Elementary School Media Center

4th Quarter Spiraling & Assessment Readiness | Facilitated by Pearsontown Elementary School | Pearsontown Elementary School | Pearsontown Elementary School Cafeteria Pearsontown Elementary School Cafeteria Components of Whole Brain Teaching | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Beginning Teachers | https://t.ly/3cJlT Online

District: Explicitly Teaching Reading and Sensemaking Routines and Protocols for Test Taking | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Northern High School 3203 Northern High School 3203 DOK: Increasing Task Rigor (All Contents) | Facilitated by Lyons Farm Elementary | Lyons Farm Elementary; Spring Valley Elementary | Online

DOK: Pump Up your Questions in Secondary | Facilitated by The School for Creative Studies | Open District-Wide | The School for Creative Studies Room 116 The School for Creative Studies Room 116

Explicit Teaching DLI 2-5 Session II | Facilitated by Dual Language | Dual Language | Bethesda Elementary School Bethesda Elementary School

Explicit Teaching: Build the Field in Secondary Math/Science | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Media Center Riverside High School Media Center Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice in Secondary Math/Science | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Open District-Wide | Jordan High School 152 Jordan High School 152

Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct in Secondary | Facilitated by Lowe's Grove Middle School | Lowe's Grove Middle School | Lowe's Grove Middle School Media Center Lowe's Grove Middle School Media Center

Explicitly Teaching Strategies to Combat Testing Anxiety | Facilitated by Githens Middle School | Open District-Wide | Githens Middle School Media Center Githens Middle School Media Center

Teach Like a Champion: Classroom Management Techniques | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/lmdK1 Online

VIRTUAL DOK: Increasing Task Rigor (all contents) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/IAK4e Online

VIRTUAL DOK: Pump Up your Questions (all contents) | Facilitated by Rogers-Herr Middle School | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/2EYbF Online

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Build the Field | Facilitated by Career Technical Education | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/FxuuM Online

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice (all contents) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://bit.ly/4qRhDS1 Online

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct (all contents) | Facilitated by Ignite! Online Academy | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/4iYdm Online

VIRTUAL: Pump Up Your Questions: All Content Areas | Facilitated by Academic Services | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/hOCjS Online

Explicit Teaching: Build the Field for Elementary | Facilitated by Easley Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Easley Elementary School Media Center Easley Elementary School Media Center

2:00pm EST

Orchestra PLC: Looking at Next Year - Trips and Excitement to keep your students engaged | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Riverside High School orchestra Riverside High School Orchestra

3:00pm EST

HS Chorus PLC: (Re)Building the Young Tenor/Bass Voice | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Durham School of the Arts chorus Durham School of the Arts Chorus

3:30pm EST

Digital Accessibility Training | Facilitated by Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/qNOuA Online

9:00pm EST

UFLI Foundations Training for Parkwood 2026 | Facilitated by Fayetteville Street Elementary School | Classified; Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School PLC Room Parkwood Elementary School PLC Room