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

9:00am EST

Elementary Instructional Assistants Support & Feedback (Elementary Only) | Facilitated by CISS: Continuous Improvement and School Support | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/ty8YG Online

10:00am EST

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

1:00pm EST

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

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

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