Durham Public Schools PL

Presenters: Matt Hickson | [email protected] | Director
Location: Riverside High School TBD
Description: This session is ONLY for elementary grades 3-5 math teachers who have signed up for the year-long Modern Classrooms/Eureka2 Partnership. During this 2 day summer training, educators will receive access to a full year of adapted Eureka2 Math​​ materials and will learn practical methods to use ​the Modern Classrooms approach with E​M2 to meet every learner’s needs.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): DPS Adopted Resources
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Presenters: Lorene McNulty | [email protected] | CISS/Professional Learning; Lester Turner | [email protected] | DPS Arts; Dr. Iwinosa Idahor | [email protected] | CISS/Equity Affairs; Domonique Redmond | [email protected] | Duke Community Affairs; Debbie Goldstein | [email protected] | Duke Community Affairs
Location: Other... Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy Room 04
Description: The Duke-DPS-NAF Summer Institute is a three-day intensive workshop designed to help elementary and secondary educators bring primary source-based activities to their students to increase civic awareness and engagement. The Summer Institute will build on the theme "We the People" as Duke and NAF commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Sessions will focus on how to leverage primary (historical documents, photos, video, etc.) and secondary sources (documentaries, biographies, etc.) into classroom lessons. Sessions will also include an introduction to local Durham history and be supplemented with lectures from several Duke and NCCU faculty with expertise in history and law. This institute will run from Monday June 22-Wednesday June 24.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Strategy-Based for any content
Topic(s): Culturally Responsive Practices, Digital Teaching and Learning, Increased Rigor, Assessment for Learning, Curriculum and Instruction, Equity, Media Coordinators, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Presenters: Lori McNulty | [email protected] | Director, Professional Learning; Santana Batten | [email protected] | External Consultant
Location:
Description: In this session, school leaders will deepen their understanding of i-Ready Inform and its power to drive meaningful student outcomes. Participants will explore what's new in i-Ready Inform and learn how to leverage updated features to gain clearer visibility into student performance. Leaders will build the skills needed to move from data consumption to data action — using i-Ready Inform dashboards and reports to inform decisions around intervention, scheduling, and instructional priorities, equipping their teams to use i-Ready Inform with consistency and fidelity from day one.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Assessment for Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Leadership
Targeted Roles: Assistant Superintendents, Directors, Assistant Principals, Principals

Presenters: Alina Castillo | [email protected] | School Support Specialist; Kenya Lawrence | [email protected] | School Support Specialist
Location: Riverside High School TBD
Description: Participants will develop skills in accessing and interpreting platform-based instructional and assessment data, monitoring curriculum implementation, and using reporting tools to guide schoolwide instructional decisions. Leaders will strengthen their ability to identify trends, facilitate data-informed conversations with teachers and PLCs, and create actionable next steps that improve student outcomes.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis, DPS Adopted Resources, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Leadership
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Principals

Presenters: Sashi Rayasam | [email protected] | Director of K-12 EL Services; Matthew Hunt | [email protected] | Principal
Location: Riverside High School
Description: Administrators will learn about DPI's new Multiple Measure Tool process, an observation-based method in which students who have missed meeting the 4.5 exit criteria on the ACCESS.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Topic(s): English Learner Services, Data Analysis, Effective Feedback Strategies
Targeted Instructional Grades: Leadership
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Principals