Durham Public Schools PL

Presenters: Dr. Theresa McGowan | [email protected] | Principal; Mr. Michael Irving | [email protected] | Assistant Principal; Ms. Evangela Richardson | [email protected] | Assistant Principal; Ms. Sheila Brockers-White | [email protected] | Instructional Coach
Location: Lakeview School Gym
Description: Align, Act, and Achieve is our beginning-of-year professional development retreat designed to bring our school community together around a shared vision, clear expectations, and purposeful action for a successful school year. During this retreat, staff will Align around schoolwide expectations, district and school policies, and the practices that create a consistent, supportive learning environment for all students. We will Act by strengthening our understanding and application of explicit teaching, with a focus on providing students with clear instruction, modeling, guided practice, and meaningful feedback. Finally, we will Achieve by connecting our collective commitments to the daily actions and instructional practices that support student success.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA , Healthful Living, *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Coaching and Mentoring, Explicit Teaching, Building Learning System Capacity, Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Professional Learning System and Processes, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, *None (Non-Instructional), 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific)

Presenters: Justin Finger | [email protected] | Science Department Leader
Location: Jordan High School Room 302
Description: Advanced Placement STEM teachers will begin the year by aligning instructional and grading practices to help ensure students experience rigorous, supportive, and consistent instruction across courses. This session will review expectations, best practices, and grading policies to support high-quality implementation. Attendance is required for all Advanced Placement STEM teachers.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, CTE
Topic(s): Advanced Academics-AIG, Effective Feedback Strategies, Increased Rigor
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers