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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.

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Monday, September 21
 

8:00am EDT

SIOP Yearlong Cohort, Module 1: Lesson Preparation | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center M9
LIMITED
Monday September 21, 2026 8:00am - 3:30pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Sashi Rayasam | [email protected] | Director of English Learner Services; Wendi Love | [email protected] | ESL Facilitator for Secondary; Katie McClure | [email protected] | ESL Facilitator for Elementary
Location: Staff Development Center M9
Description: Participants will learn the principles of SIOP Lesson Design and several practical strategies to support academic language development in their content lessons.
Subject Area(s): Strategy-Based for any content
Topic(s): English Learner Services, Explicit Teaching, 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: Teachers
Monday September 21, 2026 8:00am - 3:30pm EDT
Staff Development Center M9

8:30am EDT

ESL PLC Sept 21, 2026 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language |
LIMITED
Monday September 21, 2026 8:30am - 10:30am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Sashi Rayasam | [email protected] | Director of English Learner Services; Wendi Love | [email protected] | ESL Instructional Facilitator, Secondary; Katie McClure | [email protected] | ESL Instructional Facilitator, Elementary; Courtney Chavez | [email protected] | ESL Coordinator
Location:
Description: ESL Teachers will discuss updates to standards and practices, plans for professional learning in the coming year, and have a work session to complete Multilingual Learner Plans for the 2026-27 school year.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): English Learner Services
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: Teachers
Monday September 21, 2026 8:30am - 10:30am EDT
Online

9:00am EDT

Benchmark Training: MOY/EOY-Semester 1-Block - CIHS & Traditional HS | Facilitated by Research and Accountability | Open District-Wide |
LIMITED
Monday September 21, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Dr. Michelle Tuck Thomas | [email protected] | Director of Assessments & Accountability
Location:
Description: To provide training for school-based Testing Coordinators (TC) on the administration of Local Benchmark Assessments through Mastery Connect.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Back-up Test Coordinators, Test Coordinators, Benchmark Test Coordinators
Monday September 21, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Online
 


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