Durham Public Schools PL: Full Schedule

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.

11:00am EDT

Club Boulevard for 2025-2026 | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary

Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 3:00pm EDT

Club Boulevard Elementary

Presenters: Elizabeth Shearer | elizabeth_shearer@dpsnc.net | Leadership Coach
Location: Club Boulevard Elementary
Description: Principal, Assistant Principal will work with Leadership Coach to develop Club leadership framework - Bell to Bell Community and Bell to Bell Instruction
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Leadership
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Principals

Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Club Boulevard Elementary

*None (Non-Instructional), Leadership

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4:30pm EDT

AL Academy: May; Session 7 | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | | https://t.ly/kIyB8

Friday May 30, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT

Online

Presenters: donna_dodson@dpsnc.net
Location: https://t.ly/kIyB8
Description: Teachers with an Alternative License (Permit to Teach, Emergency License, Residency License, or CTE) are required to receive additional hours of professional learning and licensure support. These sessions will help teachers navigate the licensure process and meet their requirements successfully.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA
Topic(s): Beginning Teachers
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K,Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade,3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade,6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade,9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles:

Friday May 30, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online

Arts, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade | Global Languages, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade | Mathematics, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade | Science, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade | Social Studies, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade | CTE, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade | ELA, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

ONLINE MEETING URL https://t.ly/kIyB8
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8:00am EDT

Infinite Campus: ASYNCHRONOUS VIDEOS for Basic Navigation and Campus Instruction | Facilitated by Research and Accountability | | https://t.ly/X0-dx

Monday June 2, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am EDT

Online

Presenters: lorene_mcnulty@dpsnc.net
Location: https://t.ly/X0-dx
Description: Educators and staff will learn the basics of attendance, grading and much more in the new Infinite Campus platform. You may watch these videos whenever you are able PRIOR to your live training.Ignore the date listed.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K,Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade,3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade,6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade,9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles:

Monday June 2, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am EDT
Online

*None (Non-Instructional), Assessments-Data-Accountability

ONLINE MEETING URL https://t.ly/X0-dx
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9:00am EDT

Infinite Campus: LIVE training with your Leader/ Teacher Leader | Facilitated by Research and Accountability | | https://t.ly/T6-HA

Monday June 2, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT

Online

Presenters: lorene_mcnulty@dpsnc.net
Location: https://t.ly/T6-HA
Description: This is an in-person OR Online training with your school or department trainer to reinforce the basics of attendance, grading and much more in Infinite Campus.Participants MUST HAVE watched the asynchronous videos prior to this session.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K,Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade,3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade,6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade,9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles:

Monday June 2, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Online

*None (Non-Instructional), Assessments-Data-Accountability

ONLINE MEETING URL https://t.ly/T6-HA
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8:30am EDT

Principals' Leadership Meeting: June; 2025 | Facilitated by School Leadership | | Staff Development Center M1

Wednesday June 4, 2025 8:30am - 4:30pm EDT

Staff Development Center M1

Presenters: lorene_mcnulty@dpsnc.net
Location: Staff Development Center M1
Description: Principals will learn the latest updates around Curriculum and district areas of focus then attend afternoon PLCs.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA
Topic(s): Leadership
Targeted Instructional Grades:
Targeted Roles:

Wednesday June 4, 2025 8:30am - 4:30pm EDT
Staff Development Center M1

Arts Global Languages Mathematics Science Social Studies CTE ELA

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2:40pm EDT

George Watts Montessori Final Staff Meeting 2025 | Facilitated by George Watts Elementary School | | George Watts Montessori Magnet School Media Center

Wednesday June 4, 2025 2:40pm - 4:00pm EDT

George Watts Montessori Magnet School Media Center

Presenters: jennifer_aguilar@dpsnc.net
Location: George Watts Montessori Magnet School Media Center
Description: End of Year close out meeting
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Year End Close Out
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K,Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade,3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade,Assistant,Support
Targeted Roles:

Wednesday June 4, 2025 2:40pm - 4:00pm EDT
George Watts Montessori Magnet School Media Center

*None (Non-Instructional), Year End Close Out

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3:00pm EDT

EEST Meeting | Facilitated by Early Education | | Bacon Street 165

Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Bacon Street 165

Presenters: beatrice_springs@dpsnc.net
Location: Bacon Street 165
Description: Early Education Support Team (EEST) provides training and support to preschool staff members serving students in the community.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K
Targeted Roles:

Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bacon Street 165

*None (Non-Instructional), Exceptional Children

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8:30am EDT

Part 1: Safe Schools training for Building Services personnel | Facilitated by Building Services | | TBD TBD LIMITED

Thursday June 12, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EDT

TBD TBD

Presenters: terry_phillips@dpsnc.net
Location: TBD TBD
Description: Part 1: Safe Schools training for Building Services personnel
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Classified (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Instructional Grades:
Targeted Roles: Assistant,Assistant Director,Clerk,Coordinator,Director,Engineer,Group Leader,Manager,Mechanic,Project Manager,Supervisor,Support,Technician

Thursday June 12, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EDT
TBD TBD

*None (Non-Instructional), Classified (Non-Instructional)

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2:30pm EDT

2024-2025 Elementary ECF Monthly PLC-June | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | | Bacon Street TBA LIMITED

Thursday June 12, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT

Bacon Street TBA

Presenters: wendy_vavrousek@dpsnc.net
Location: Bacon Street TBA
Description: During these monthly sessions, EC Facilitators will strengthen their knowledge as it relates to compliance and instruction. Facilitator's will develop the leadership skills needed to coach school teams and provide legal guidance as it relates to Exceptional Children's policies and procedures.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K,Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade,3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Targeted Roles:

Thursday June 12, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bacon Street TBA

*None (Non-Instructional), Exceptional Children

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4:45pm EDT

Orchestra PLC: Yearly Wrap Up Planning and PD | Facilitated by Arts Education | | Jordan High School LIMITED

Thursday June 12, 2025 4:45pm - 5:45pm EDT

Jordan High School

Presenters: lester_turner@dpsnc.net
Location: Jordan High School
Description: Teachers will meet to discuss what worked and what didn't
Subject Area(s): Arts
Topic(s): Arts
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade,6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade,9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles:

Thursday June 12, 2025 4:45pm - 5:45pm EDT
Jordan High School

Arts, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

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8:30am EDT

Part 2: Safe Schools training for Building Services personnel | Facilitated by Building Services | | TBD TBD LIMITED

Friday June 13, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EDT

TBD TBD

Presenters: terry_phillips@dpsnc.net
Location: TBD TBD
Description: Part 2: Safe Schools training for Building Services personnel
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Classified (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Instructional Grades:
Targeted Roles: Assistant,Assistant Director,Clerk,Coordinator,Director,Engineer,Group Leader,Manager,Mechanic,Project Manager,Supervisor,Support,Technician

Friday June 13, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EDT
TBD TBD

*None (Non-Instructional), Classified (Non-Instructional)

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9:00am EDT

EC Policy/Procedures and Quality IEP Development (ONLY for PK to 12 EC Inclusion/Resource and Special Program Teachers) | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Other... Old Norther High School at 117 Tom Wilkerson Rd. Durham FULL

Monday June 16, 2025 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Other... Old Norther High School at 117 Tom Wilkerson Rd. Durham

Presenters: Krista Saunders | Krista_Saunders@dpsnc.net | Facilitator; Kristin Bell | Kristin_Bell@dpsnc.net | Facilitator; Wendy Vavrousek | Wendy_Vavrousek@dpsnc.net | Facilitator; April Washington | April_Washington@dpsnc.net | Facilitator
Location: Other... Old Norther High School at 117 Tom Wilkerson Rd. Durham
Description: Participants will engage in learning more information specific to IDEA NC and DPS policies and procedures and how to develop a quality IEP for students.
Subject Area(s): Skill-Based Instruction (OTs‚ PTs‚ etc.)
Topic(s): Exceptional Children, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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 June 16, 2025 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Other... Old Norther High School at 117 Tom Wilkerson Rd. Durham

Skill-Based Instruction (OTs‚ PTs‚ etc.), Pre-K, 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

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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Culture Starts With Us: Insights and Inspiration from 'Of the Year' Educators on Building a Positive School Community | Facilitated by Equity and Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room Auditorium LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room Auditorium

Presenters: Jordan Halliday | jordan_halliday@dpsnc.net | Beginning Teacher of the Year; Alec Virgil | alec_virgil@dpsnc.net | Teacher of the Year; Dr. Theresa McGowan | theresa_mcgowan@dpsnc.net | Principal of the Year; Dr. Quincey Farmer | quincey_farmer@dpsnc.net | Assistant Principal of the Year; Jerome Hallan | jermone_hallan@dpsnc.net | School Social Worker of the Year; Terez Qualls | terez_qualls@dpsnc.net | Instructional Assistant of the Year; Crystal Laws | crystal_laws@dpsnc.net | School Counselor of the Year
Location: Riverside High School Room Auditorium
Description: All the premiere educators in Durham Public Schools come together to share insights and inspirations on the importance of Building a Positive School Culture. There will be a mix of "Ted" Talks, panel discussions, and activities to help participants create an action plan for building positive community in their own schools or departments.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Culture and Climate
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, *None (Non-Instructional), Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Directors, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Superintendents, Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Physical Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Speech Language Pathologists, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room Auditorium

*None (Non-Instructional), Culture and Climate

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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | MTSS Behavior Strand Session 1: Core Behavior Practices within an MTSS | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C232 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C232

Presenters: Amy Miller | amy_miller@dpsnc.net | Director; Felicia Sledge | felicia_sledge@dpsnc.net | Specialist; Sonya West | sonya_west@dpsnc.net | Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room C232
Description: This session is designed for school teams to learn proactive systems to encourage positive student behavior. Please send a team of at least 3 people from your school.This team should include an administrator and may also include MTSS-F, RPC, Counselor and other staff. Learners will:Make connections between universal behavior practices and your school’s MTSS framework; Understand best practices with regard to universal behavior management practices; Examine your school’s current universal behavior management practices and plan for any improvement.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Directors, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Superintendents, Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C232

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, MTSS

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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Part I-Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for Staff and/or Teachers | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A210 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A210

Presenters: Dr. Gradesa Lockhart | gradesa_lockhart@dpsnc.net | Director STOP Violence Grant
Location: Riverside High School Room A210
Description: Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health/addiction challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders including AD/HD, and eating disorders. By the end of Part I of the course, participants will be able to: Describe the purpose of Youth Mental Health First Aid and the role of the Youth Mental Health First Aider. Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges that may impact youth. Explain the impact of traumatic experiences and the role of resilience on adolescent development. Apply the appropriate steps of the YMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) to non-crisis situations. Participants will be expected to complete the coursework in order to receive their official 3 year-credential from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, Student Wellness and Advocacy
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Principals, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A210

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, Student Wellness and Advocacy

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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Restorative Practices: You Can't Punish A Student Into Anything. | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B221 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room B221

Presenters: Ericka Boone | ericka_boone@dpsnc.net | New Directions Center Coordinator; Melissa Watson | melissa_watson@dpsnc.net | Director of Student Alternatives and Supports
Location: Riverside High School Room B221
Description: Moving away from “traditional” school discipline and toward restorative practices. This workshop will explore what that kind of shift can look like—in practical terms—inside our classrooms.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Equity, Increased Rigor, Social Emotional
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room B221

*None (Non-Instructional), Equity, Increased Rigor, Social Emotional

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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Transform your Classroom for Chao to Calm | Facilitated by Student Wellness and Advocacy | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A217 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A217

Presenters: Gloria Sanchez | gloria_sanchez@dpsnc.net | SEL & Mental Health Coordinator; Kendra Suggs-Shealey | kendra_suggs-shealey@dpsnc.net | District Intervention & Support Coordinator
Location: Riverside High School Room A217
Description: Teachers will learn how to foster an environment that supports academic, social and emotional learning;how to facilitate a structured and organized environment where students can focus on learning; and build trust and healthy relationships. Teachers will foster working with students; to promote collaboration and being proactive to behaviors.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Communication Skills, Student Wellness and Advocacy
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, *None (Non-Instructional), Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Instructional Assistants, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A217

*None (Non-Instructional), Communication Skills, Student Wellness and Advocacy

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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Building Fluency to support Proficient Secondary Readers in all Content Areas | Facilitated by The School for Creative Studies | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A216 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A216

Presenters: Beth Rhodes | beth_rhodes@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room A216
Description: This session will provide a basic background understanding to support the importance of reading fluency for all students in all content areas. Participants will leave with strategies and resources to effectively implement and build student fluency in any content area.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Digital Learning Standards, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA , Healthful Living, Occupational Course of Study
Topic(s): Explicit Teaching, Instructional Assistants, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Specialists, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A216

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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Using Choice Boards to Build Student Engagement | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A214 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A214

Presenters: Kelly Newsome | kelly_newsome@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room A214
Description: for high school teachers to learn how to use choice boards in their classrooms as a way to foster student engagement and improve overall achievement.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA , Healthful Living
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Differentiation/Scaffolding
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A214

Arts, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Global Languages, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Mathematics, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Science, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Social Studies, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | CTE, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | ELA , 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Healthful Living, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | What Every General Education Teacher Needs to Know about Exceptional Children | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C233 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C233

Presenters: Hannah Hribar | Hannah_Hribar@dpsnc.net | Lead EC Facilitator; Ajalyn Baker | Ajalyn_Baker@dpsnc.net | Lead EC Facilitator; Wendy Vavrousek | Wendy_Vavrousek@dpsnc.net | EC Director
Location: Riverside High School Room C233
Description: This session will help general education teachers enhance their knowledge regarding exceptional children policies and practices, effectively collaborate with EC colleagues, and prepare for and engage in your students' IEP meetings.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C233

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Strategic Grouping for Collaborative Learning: Boosting Engagement and Achievement | Facilitated by Career Technical Education | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B223 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room B223

Presenters: Thomas Young | thomas_young@dpsnc.net | CTE Curriculum and Instructional Management Coordinator; Alycia Worthy | Alycia_worthy@dpsne.net | CTE Curriculum and Instructional Coordinator
Location: Riverside High School Room B223
Description: This PD session helps educators learn how to effectively group students to maximize collaboration, engagement, and academic success. The session covers research-based grouping strategies, classroom management tips for group work, and tools to assess group dynamics and productivity
Subject Area(s): Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, Healthful Living, Occupational Course of Study
Topic(s): Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Instructional Assistants, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room B223

Arts, Pre-K, 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 | Mathematics, Pre-K, 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 | Science, Pre-K, 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 | Social Studies, Pre-K, 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 | CTE, Pre-K, 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 | Healthful Living, Pre-K, 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 | Occupational Course of Study, Pre-K, 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

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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Effective Lesson Planning That Impact Student Engagement | Facilitated by Spring Valley Elementary | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B224 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room B224

Presenters: Brenda Blue | brenda_blue@dpsnc.net | K-5 Teaching and learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room B224
Description: The goal is to equip teachers with strategies to design and deliver lessons that purposefully increase student engagement and improve learning outcomes.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Equity, Explicit Teaching, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Beginning Teachers, Culturally Responsive Practices, Differentiation/Scaffolding, English Learner Services, Exceptional Children, MTSS, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room B224

Arts, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Science, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Social Studies, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Student Centered Classrooms: Increasing Student Voice | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C236 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C236

Presenters: Amy Beebe | amy_beebe@dpsnc.net | Instructional Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room C236
Description: Strategies for increasing student voice.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Culture and Climate, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C236

Arts, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade | Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade | Science, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade | Social Studies, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade | ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Getting to Know Infinite Campus: Hands-On Introduction to the New SIS | Facilitated by R. N. Harris Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B225 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room B225

Presenters: Shaniqua Hood | shaniqua_hood@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach; Arthur Hicks | arthur_hicksiii@dpsnc.net | Coach; Lucretia Smith | lucretia_smith@dpsnc.net | Coach;
Location: Riverside High School Room B225
Description: In this session, participants will explore the new Student Information System, Infinite Campus. Using a demo account, educators will have the opportunity to log in, navigate key features, and begin building familiarity with the platform. This hands-on session is designed to help staff feel more confident and prepared as we transition to Infinite Campus.
Subject Area(s): Digital Learning Standards
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, PowerSchool-Infinite Campus, Assessment for Learning, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room B225

Digital Learning Standards, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | From Standards to Mastery: Creating Effective Assessments | Facilitated by Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A218

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A218

Presenters: Malvola Clark | malvola_clark@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room A218
Description: Teachers will learn how to design and align formative and summative assessments on SchoolNet and Mastery Connect that accurately measure student mastery of specific North Carolina Learning standards.
Subject Area(s): Digital Learning Standards, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Topic(s): Digital Teaching and Learning, Assessment for Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A218

Digital Learning Standards, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade | Mathematics, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade | Science, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade | Social Studies, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | UFLI for Tier 2 Intervention Support for IAs, beginning teachers, and AL teachers | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B224 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room B224

Presenters: Henrietta Scott | henrietta_scott@dpsnc.net | Interventionist
Location: Riverside High School Room B224
Description: The University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) offers professional development opportunities to help educators implement UFLI Foundations, which is designed for both core instruction and intervention for struggling readers. In this session, the facilitator will demonstrate how to teach all steps in a UFLI lesson. If you have a UFLI manual, please bring it with you.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning, Assessment for Learning, Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis, DPS Adopted Resources
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Instructional Assistants, Specialists, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room B224

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Using mCLASS to Foster Growth Through Small Group Instruction in ELA for Beginning Teachers | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C237 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C237

Presenters: Jewel Barnwell | jewel_barnwell@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room C237
Description: In this session, teachers will learn to use mCLASS data to create targeted small groups for improving literacy in K-5 ELA classrooms. Participants will explore how to interpret data, group students, plan effective lessons, and monitor progress to drive student growth.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Explicit Teaching, Beginning Teacher Support, Data Analysis, Differentiation/Scaffolding, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C237

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Fraction Action: Planning Backwards for Forward Thinking | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C239 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C239

Presenters: Irma Suffern | irma_suffern@dpsnc.net | TLC; Colleen Miller | colleen_miller@dpsnc.net | TLC
Location: Riverside High School Room C239
Description: Learn how to plan with the end in mind. We'll explore how to set clear goals, determine acceptable evidence of understanding, and design learning experiences that lead students to success with 5.NF.7
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 5th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C239

Mathematics, 5th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | iReady Pro Orientation and Engaging Middle School Students | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room D243 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room D243

Presenters: Santana Batten | SBatten@cainc.com | IReady Trainer; Felicia Sledge | Felicia_Sledge@dpsnc.net | MTSS Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room D243
Description: Dive into the key features of i-Ready Pro. Educators will experience pro through the eyes of a middle school student and learn more about i-Ready Pro benefits to accelerate all learners. Educators will understand best practices to enhance middle school students’ ownership of their learning. Research shows the need for unique approaches to foster adolescent students’ buy-in and help them connect their learning to their future success. Educators will review resources and develop an action plan to align strategies and resources that will be used to engage their middle school students in their own learning.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Digital Teaching and Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room D243

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Using iReady Resources to Engage Students | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room D241 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room D241

Presenters: Santana Batten | SBatten@cainc.com | iReady Trainer; Felicia Sledge | Felicia_Sledge@dpsnc.net | MTSS Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room D241
Description: Educators will reflect on the benefits of engaging students in discussions about their data. They will explore resources to use for student data chats at different times in the school year and plan a data chat using the Student Data Chat Pack on i-Ready Central. Create a plan to monitor and encourage students during personalized instruction. Best practices for intervening during personalized instruction and utilizing personalized instruction to support prerequisite skills from the prerequisite report. Educators will use the Prerequisite Report (demo account) to determine areas for growth based on upcoming grade-level standards in Math. Utilizing a data analysis process, educators uncover new insights and information about student performance to build on strengths and plan instructional scaffolds to maximize access to grade-level content. Explore resources to support all learners above, on and below grade-level to support students meeting and exceeding typical growth/stretch growth expectations.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Digital Teaching and Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room D241

Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Making Thinking Visible in Any Content Area | Facilitated by Murray-Massenburg Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C238 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C238

Presenters: Pascalle V. Adams | pascalle_adams@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room C238
Description: What if every student had a structure to clarify, communicate, and build on their thinking—every day, in every subject? This interactive session introduces powerful thinking routines that promote deeper learning and academic discourse across K–12 classrooms. Participants will explore routines like See-Think-Wonder, Claim-Support-Question, and Connect-Extend-Challenge, and learn how to embed them into existing lessons. Through modeling, practice, and planning time, teachers will leave with ready-to-use strategies and a clear implementation plan tailored to their content area. Whether you're new to thinking routines or looking to refine your practice, this session will equip you with tools to make student thinking visible, accessible, and meaningful.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Topic(s): Increased Rigor (DOK), Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C238

Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Science, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Social Studies, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Better Together: Building Strong Co-Teaching Partnerships | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A219 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A219

Presenters: Sandi Burns | sandral_burns@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach; Kris Carabetta | kristina_carabetta@dpsnc.net | EC Inclusion Teacher
Location: Riverside High School Room A219
Description: Get ready to dive into the world of co-teaching! In this interactive session, participants will explore what true co-teaching and specially designed instruction (SDI) look like in action. Together, we'll brainstorm and build creative strategies and classroom plans that make collaboration seamless and student success unstoppable.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A219

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Science, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Social Studies, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | ELA, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Jump Start for Secondary ELA/English | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C234 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C234

Presenters: Heidi Perez | heidi_perez@dpsnc.net | Literacy Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room C234
Description: Grades 6-12 ELA/English teachers can join this session to get a head start on planning and prepping for the first few weeks of the school year. Plot out important dates, explore reading routine pathways, and comparative reading text sets as you collaborate with peers.
Subject Area(s): Occupational Course of Study
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Effective Feedback Strategies, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Directors, Principals, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C234

Occupational Course of Study, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | DBQs in Action: Strengthening Content, Reading, and Writing | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C235 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C235

Presenters: Charlene Martin-Klein | charlene_martinklein@dpsnc.net | K-12 Social Studies Curriculum Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room C235
Description: Join fellow social studies educators in a hands-on workshop designed to unlock the full potential of Document-Based Questions (DBQs). Participants will work with authentic primary and secondary sources to explore how DBQs can deepen content understanding, build historical thinking skills, reinforce close reading strategies, and guide students in crafting evidence-based arguments. You'll walk away with practical tools, scaffolded strategies, and lesson-ready materials for your classroom.
Subject Area(s): Social Studies
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Coaches, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C235

Social Studies, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Capturing Kids Heart - 2 day training: ONLY OPEN TO CKH Schools | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Burton Elementary School; Lowe's Grove Middle School; Y.E. Smith Elementary School; C.C. Spaulding Elementary; Carrington Midd LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room Media Center

Presenters: Amy Miller | amy_miller@dpsnc.net | Director; Angelo DelliSanti | angelo.dellisanti@capturingkidshearts.org | Vendor
Location: Riverside High School Room Media Center
Description: This is the 2 day session on Capturing Kids Hearts for untrained staff members at the following schools: Lowes Grove, Eastway, Burton, Lakewood Elem, Carrington, Murray-Massenburg, Oak Grove, YE Smith and CC Spaulding. If you are not on staff at these schools, your registration will be removed.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Culture and Climate
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Instructional Assistants, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room Media Center

*None (Non-Instructional), Culture and Climate

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Writing Revolution-K-5 Strategies for Systematic, Content Centered Writing | Facilitated by Glenn Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A211 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A211

Presenters: Rachael Horne | rachael_horne@dpsnc.net | literacy coach
Location: Riverside High School Room A211
Description: This session will cover everything from sentence level strategies to the formation of text-dependent essays. I want teachers to leave the session feeling like they know exactly what to do next. The beauty of these strategies is that they can apply to anything students are learning. It's not another program that has to be crammed into your day. It's in support of existing instructional priorities, and it helps students synthesize their learning.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Coaches, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A211

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Core Instructional Models and Practices (Elementary Math NCCAT Badge Day 1) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C231 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C231

Presenters: Lakisha Bridges | lakisha_bridges@dpsnc.net | Coach; Stephanie Brock | stephanie_brock@dpsnc.net | Math Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room C231
Description: In this seminar, we will explore transformative instructional models and practices designed to foster access, equity, and excellence in every math classroom. Participants will engage in deep reflection on how to honor the diverse strengths of all learners while unlocking their full potential. Central to our work will be an in-depth study of the Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions—a powerful framework that positions students as authors of their own mathematical understanding. Join us to elevate your instructional approach and cultivate a learning environment where every student thrives. • Topic: Curriculum and Instruction; Increased Rigor; Reading, Writing, Thinking, Speaking, Listening; Culturally Responsive Practices; DPS Adopted Resources; Effective Feedback Strategies; Equity; Standards Aligned Instruction; Student-Centered Learning
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Equity, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C231

Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Core Instructional Models and Practices (Secondary Math NCCAT Badge 1) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A213 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A213

Presenters: Alina Castillo | alina_castillo@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Math Specialist; Kenya Lawrence | kenya_lawrence@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Math Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room A213
Description: In this seminar, we will explore transformative instructional models and practices designed to foster access, equity, and excellence in every math classroom. Participants will engage in deep reflection on how to honor the diverse strengths of all learners while unlocking their full potential. Central to our work will be an in-depth study of the Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions—a powerful framework that positions students as authors of their own mathematical understanding. Join us to elevate your instructional approach and cultivate a learning environment where every student thrives.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, DPS Adopted Resources, Effective Feedback Strategies, Equity, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A213

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Modern Classrooms/Eureka2 Math project | Facilitated by Equity and Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A215 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A215

Presenters: Matt Hickson | matthew.hickson@modernclassrooms.org | Director
Location: Riverside High School Room A215
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 EM2 to meet every learner’s needs.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): DPS Adopted Resources, Differentiation/Scaffolding
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A215

Mathematics, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Planning Tomorrow Today: Walking into 25-26 with Future-Ready Lesson Plans | Facilitated by Ignite! Online Academy | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A212 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A212

Presenters: Carla Joyner | carla_joyner@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Math Coach; Tiffany Byrd | tiffany_byrd@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room A212
Description: Participants will be able to analyze DPS curriculum maps and resources to design engaging, interactive, and relevant learning experiences that explicitly integrate 21st-century skills and incorporate differentiation strategies.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Assessment for Learning, DPS Adopted Resources, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A212

Mathematics, 9th Grade, 8th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | MTSS Behavior Strand Session 2: Restorative Practices - Proactive Relationship Building through an RP framework | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B221

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room B221

Presenters: Amy Miller | amy_miller@dpsnc.net | Director; Felicia Sledge | felicia_sledge@dpsnc.net | Specialist; Sonya West | sonya_west@dpsnc.net | Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room B221
Description: This session will guide school teams through the use of a Restorative Practices Framework to systematically build community and relationships within a building. Community building circles, impromptu conversations and affective language will be taught for use with students, families and staff.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Directors, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Superintendents, Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room B221

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, MTSS

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Supervising for Success: Cultivating the Next Generation of Student Support Services Professionals | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Student Wellness and Advocacy | Riverside High School Room B220 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room B220

Presenters: Gloria Sanchez | gloria_sanchez@dpsnc.net | SEL/Mental Health Coordinator; Dr. Cherice Artis | cherice_artis@dpsnc.net | School Counseling Coordinator; Kafi Hill | kafi_hill@dpsnc.net | Lead School Social Worker; Kourt Royster | Kourtney_royster@dpsnc.net | Mental Health Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room B220
Description: This session is designed for professional school counselors and school social workers who serve as field supervisors and mentees for interns and early-career professionals in student support services. Effective supervision is more than oversight—it’s a dynamic, reflective, and intentional process that shapes the professional identities of future practitioners. This session is REQUIRED for all staff who want to supervise an intern.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): School Counselors, Student Wellness and Advocacy, Leadership, School Social Work
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: School Counselors, Social Workers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room B220

*None (Non-Instructional), School Counselors, Student Wellness and Advocacy, Leadership, School Social Work

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Teacher Support-Are we utilizing all of our resources? | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A219

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A219

Presenters: Dr. Temperance Tobe | temperance.tobe@dpsnc.net | CIMC; Lucretia Smith | lucretial_smith@dpsnc.net | CIMC; Jennifer Watson | jennifer_watson@dpsnc.net | CIMC
Location: Riverside High School Room A219
Description: Supporting beginner teachers through creative lesson planning, and utilizing technology and resources.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Digital Learning Standards, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA
Topic(s): Building Learning System Capacity, Communication Skills, Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, Effective Feedback Strategies, Explicit Teaching, Beginning Teacher Support, Coaching and Mentoring, Information Technology
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Directors, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A219

Arts, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Digital Learning Standards, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Global Languages, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Mathematics, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Science, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Social Studies, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | CTE, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | ELA, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A216

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A216

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2025 Summer SPLASH | CREAM: Credentials Rule Everything Around Me | Facilitated by Career Technical Education | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room D244 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room D244

Presenters: Mia Morris | mia_morris@dpsnc.net | CTE Lead Coordinator; Rosalind Garmon | rosalind_garmon@dpsnc.net | CTE Equity Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room D244
Description: Earning an Industry-recognized credential opens doors to internships, college-credit, and aligned careers. This session will focus on teaching educators of all grade levels (CTE and non-CTE) the benefits of students optimizing the integration of core subjects and career-focused learning to enhance career-focused opportunities. By the end of the session, participants will be able to make connections to the acronym "CREAM: Credentials Rule Everything Around Me" through active learning, content alignment, and the potential to earn a transferrable industry-recognized credential.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Digital Learning Standards, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, Healthful Living, Occupational Course of Study
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability, Digital Teaching and Learning, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning, Assessment for Learning, Communication Skills, Curriculum and Instruction, Effective Feedback Strategies, Equity, Information Technology
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: Coordinators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Facilitators, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room D244

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Calling All Veteran Teachers | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C234 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C234

Presenters: Dr. Temperance Tobe | temperance.tobe@dpsnc.net | CIMC; Dr. Vimbainashe Chanakira | vimbainashe.chanakira@dpsnc.net | teacher
Location: Riverside High School Room C234
Description: Veteran teachers mentoring and supporting beginner teachers. Why veteran teachers are vital to the retention and success of new teachers.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA
Topic(s): Communication Skills, Curriculum and Instruction, Explicit Teaching, Social Emotional Learning, Beginning Teacher Support, Coaching and Mentoring, Leadership
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Directors, Assistant Directors, Coordinators, Instructional Coaches, Mentors, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C234

Arts, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Global Languages, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Science, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Social Studies, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | CTE, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | ELA, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | What Every General Education Teacher Needs to Know about Exceptional Children | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C233 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C233

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C233

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Student Centered Classrooms: Increasing Student Voice | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C236 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C236

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C236

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/NDiC-
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Future in Focus: Empowering Educators to Spark Curiosity in Life Sciences | Facilitated by Career Technical Education | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C232 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C232

Presenters: Jameya Jones | Jameya_jones@dpsnc.net | Lead Workforce Development Coordinator
Location: Riverside High School Room C232
Description: In this hands-on professional development session, educators will explore innovative ways to engage high school students in the dynamic world of life sciences. Through interactive lab activities and real-world applications, participants will gain practical strategies to bring biotechnology to life in the classroom. The session will also highlight emerging opportunities for students in the biotech industry, including certification programs and career pathways that can begin in high school. Join us to discover how to inspire the next generation of scientists and problem-solvers by connecting life science education to meaningful futures. This PD will have guest from the NC Biotech Center and local life science companies.
Subject Area(s): CTE
Topic(s): Building Learning System Capacity, Curriculum and Instruction, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C232

CTE, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Using ARC with Confidence | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B223 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room B223

Presenters: Jasmine | jasmine_holloway@dpsnc.net | Instructional Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room B223
Description: This session is designed to help teachers confidently access and implement ARC lessons by deepening their understanding of how Common Core Standards are embedded throughout each unit. Participants will explore how ARC aligns instructional tasks with grade-level expectations, unpack key standards, and learn how to navigate ARC resources effectively. Through hands-on planning and discussion, teachers will gain clarity on the instructional purpose behind each lesson and leave better equipped to deliver standards-based literacy instruction with fidelity and confidence.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room B223

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/Aae0Z
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2025 Summer SPLASH | The Inpour- What are you pouring out from | Facilitated by Pearsontown Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C237 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C237

Presenters: Sparkle | sparkle_howard@dpsnc.net | Presenter
Location: Riverside High School Room C237
Description: This session will redirect teachers to pour into themselves before they can help someone else and consider how to recenter and refocus. What atmosphere are you creating for yourself and your students?
Subject Area(s): Healthful Living, *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Social Emotional Learning, Culturally Responsive Practices, Leadership
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C237

Healthful Living, Pre-K, 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 | *None (Non-Instructional), Pre-K, 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

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Eureka Math^2 Module Study (3-5) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A217

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A217

Presenters: Liz Moffitt | elizabeth_moffitt@dpsnc.net | Director of Math & Science
Location: Riverside High School Room A217
Description: In this session, teachers will dig deeply into an upcoming module. They will preview the learning, investigate the development of learning, and explore the assessment. Participants use the knowledge gained from their study to prepare a plan for instruction.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Coaches, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A217

Mathematics, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Fraction Action: Planning Backwards for Forward Thinking | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C239

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C239

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C239

Mathematics, 5th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Better Together: Building Strong Co-Teaching Partnerships | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A218 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A218

Presenters: Sandi Burns | sandral_burns@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach; Kris Carabetta | kristina_carabetta@dpsnc.net | EC Inclusion Teacher
Location: Riverside High School Room A218
Description: Get ready to dive into the world of co-teaching! In this interactive session, participants will explore what true co-teaching and specially designed instruction (SDI) look like in action. Together, we'll brainstorm and build creative strategies and classroom plans that make collaboration seamless and student success unstoppable.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A218

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/njzXx
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2025 Summer SPLASH | DiscoveryEd Experience: Learning Lab | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A214 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A214

Presenters: Liz Moffitt | elizabeth_moffitt@dpsnc.net | Director of Math & Science
Location: Riverside High School Room A214
Description: During this session, teachers will have the opportunity to explore customized professional learning modules and resources in DiscoveryEd experience.
Subject Area(s): Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, DPS Adopted Resources
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A214

Science, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Gradual release Lesson Planning | Facilitated by Lucas Middle School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C238

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C238

Presenters: Brian Whyte | brian_whyte@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room C238
Description: Overview on the components of gradual release lesson planning (I do, You do, We do)
Subject Area(s): Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C238

Science, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Reflect, Refine, and Reimagine: Strengthening Standards-Aligned Science Instruction | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A210

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A210

Presenters: Emma Refvem | emma_refvem@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Science Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room A210
Description: After a full year of implementing North Carolina’s new science standards, this session offers science educators a space to reflect on their teaching experiences, analyze instructional alignment, and collaborate to refine their practice. Through structured reflection, analysis of curriculum resources, and hands-on design time, participants will identify successes and challenges from the past year and co-create materials to better support rigorous, equitable, and student-centered science instruction. This session builds teacher capacity to use Durham Public Schools curriculum resources to plan and deliver differentiated, standards-aligned instruction while fostering curiosity, professional collaboration, and sustained impact into the next school year.
Subject Area(s): Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A210

Science, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/4vL97
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Lifting Hidden Voices: Teaching the Life and Impact of Pauli Murray | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B222 LIMITED

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room B222

Presenters: Chrlene Martin-Klein | charlene_martinklein@dpsnc.net | K-12 Social Studies Curriculum Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room B222
Description: Discover how the life and work of Pauli Murray can enrich your classroom and inspire your students. This immersive session includes a guided tour of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, a powerful keynote by Rosita Stevens-Holsey—author, educator, and Pauli Murray’s niece—and a hands-on curriculum workshop. Participants will explore curated primary and secondary sources to design meaningful lesson plans that illuminate Murray’s legacy in civil rights, gender equity, and American history. Open to all K–12 educators, this session offers the tools and inspiration to bring Pauli Murray’s voice into your classroom. Space is limited. Participants must pre-register by emailing charlene_martinklein@dpsnc.net before June 10th. THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD AT THE PAULI MURRAY CENTER, 906 Carroll St.
Subject Area(s): Social Studies
Topic(s): 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

Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room B222

Social Studies, 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

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2025 Summer SPLASH | MTSS Behavior Strand Session 3: Behavior Intervention Best Practices | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B223 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room B223

Presenters: Amy Miller | amy_miller@dpsnc.net | Director; Felicia Sledge | felicia_sledge@dpsnc.net | Specialist; Sonya West | sonya_west@dpsnc.net | Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room B223
Description: This session will guide school teams to unpack the use of effective function-based interventions for common behavioral difficulties. Participants will learn how the fundamentals of behavior analysis can be used to pair students with effective behavior intervention at Tier Two within an MTSS framework.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Directors, Instructional Assistants, Interpreters, Itinerant Teachers, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Superintendents, Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room B223

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, MTSS

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2025 Summer SPLASH | New Look, Same Mission: McKinney-Vento 2.0 | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A217 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A217

Presenters: Ebony Ross | ebony_ross@dpsnc.net | McKinney-Vento Coordinator; Deja Flythe | deja_flythe@dpsnc.net | McKinney-Vento Social Worker; Martina Dunford | martina_dunford@dpsnc.net | McKinney-Vento Youth Case Manager; Dr. Melissa Watson | melissa_watson@dpsnc.net | Director of Student Alternatives & Supports
Location: Riverside High School Room A217
Description: This session equips school social workers with updated tools and processes to more effectively identify and support students experiencing homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Act. Participants will learn how to recognize early indicators of housing instability, apply updated identification procedures, and navigate cross-departmental collaboration to ensure timely access to academic and wraparound services. Emphasis will be placed on refining referral pathways and engaging families with empathy and confidentiality.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): School Counselors, Social Emotional, School Social Work
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Principals, Directors, Principals, School Counselors, Assistant Directors, Coordinators, Psychologists, Social Workers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A217

*None (Non-Instructional), School Counselors, Social Emotional, School Social Work

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/p61CM
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Part II-Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for Staff and/or Teachers | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A210 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A210

Presenters: Gradesa Lockhart | gradesa_lockhart@dpsnc.net | Director
Location: Riverside High School Room A210
Description: Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health/addiction challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders including ADHD, and eating disorders. By the end of Part II of the course: Participants will be able to explain the appropriate steps of the YMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) for non-crisis situations. Participants will be able to explain the appropriate steps of the YMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) for crisis situations. Participants will be expected to complete the coursework in order to receive their official 3 year-credential from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, Student Wellness and Advocacy
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Principals, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A210

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, Student Wellness and Advocacy

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Playing the HITS | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A215 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A215

Presenters: Raelysha Butler James | raelysha_butlerjames@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room A215
Description: This session introduces some high-impact teaching strategies (HITS), which are the research-based best instructional practices that should be incorporated in our classrooms.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A215

*None (Non-Instructional), Curriculum and Instruction

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2025 Summer SPLASH | The Right to Read: The Black Literacy Project | Facilitated by Equity and Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C231

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C231

Presenters: Dr. Iwinosa Idahor | iwinosa_idahor@dpsnc.net | Equity Affairs; Keaundra Robinson | keaundra_robinson@dpsnc.net | Equity Affairs; Shaneka Bynum | bynum1985@gmail.com | Community Partner; Dr. Brittani Clark | bgflcollective@gmail.com | Community Partner; Malenia Swinton | maleniaswinton13@gmail.com | Community Partner
Location: Riverside High School Room C231
Description: Literacy is the key to understanding the world around us through meaningful engagement with ideas in all forms. This session will focus on mobilizing and empowering teachers to educate and serve students--especially the most vulnerable among us--around reading as a liberatory practice that can connect and transform.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE
Topic(s): Equity, Culture and Climate, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Student Wellness and Advocacy, Culturally Responsive Practices, 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: Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C231

Arts, 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 | Global Languages, 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 | Mathematics, 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 | Science, 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 | Social Studies, 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 | CTE, 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

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Direct Instruction Strategies and Techniques | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B220 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room B220

Presenters: Emily Ericson | emily_ericson@dpsnc.net | High School English Teacher
Location: Riverside High School Room B220
Description: Introduces direct instruction strategies and techniques. Participants will learn the definition of direct instruction, when to use it, and its importance. The session includes practical planning exercises, a template for direct instruction, and strategies for student check-ins and differentiation. Be prepared to design and share a lesson with other attendees, implementing skills from the session.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA , Healthful Living
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Explicit Teaching, Increased Rigor (DOK), Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Principals, Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room B220

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Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A219

Presenters: Thomas Young | thomas_young@dpsnc.net | CTE Curriculum and Instructional Management Coordinator; Alycia Worthy | Alycia_worthy@dpsne.net | CTE Curriculum and Instructional Coordinator
Location: Riverside High School Room A219
Description: This PD session helps educators learn how to effectively group students to maximize collaboration, engagement, and academic success. The session covers research-based grouping strategies, classroom management tips for group work, and tools to assess group dynamics and productivity
Subject Area(s): Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, Healthful Living, Occupational Course of Study
Topic(s): Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Instructional Assistants, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A219

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Got Student Engagement? Keeping a Pulse on Student Centered Learning | Facilitated by C.C. Spaulding Elementary | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room D240 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room D240

Presenters: Alycia Crews | alycia_crews@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room D240
Description: By the end of the professional development session, participants will be able to implement at least three strategies to enhance student engagement and effectively monitor student-centered learning in their classrooms, as demonstrated through observed classroom practices and self-assessment.
Subject Area(s): Digital Learning Standards, Mathematics
Topic(s): Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room D240

Digital Learning Standards, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade | Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | From Standards to Mastery: Creating Effective Assessments | Facilitated by Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A216 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A216

Presenters: Malvola Clark | malvola_clark@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room A216
Description: Teachers will learn how to design and align formative and summative assessments on SchoolNet and Mastery Connect that accurately measure student mastery of specific North Carolina Learning standards.
Subject Area(s): Digital Learning Standards, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Topic(s): Digital Teaching and Learning, Assessment for Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A216

Digital Learning Standards, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade | Mathematics, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade | Science, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade | Social Studies, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Digging into Your HMH Resources | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C238 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C238

Presenters: Makenzie Yarborough | makenzie.yarborough@hmhco.com | HMH Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room C238
Description: This session is designed for teachers who may not know how to effectively utilize some of the components HMH. The facilitator will provide an overview of Structured Literacy for K-2 teachers and foundational literacy skills for grades 3-5.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Explicit Teaching, Assessment for Learning, Beginning Teacher Support, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Instructional Assistants, Principals, Mentors, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C238

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Skilled Readers in Action: Practical Science of Reading Strategies for Small Group Instruction | Facilitated by George Watts Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C239 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C239

Presenters: Amanda Watson | amanda_watson@dpsnc.net | Pre K/K teacher; Christie Pennell | christie_pennell@dpsnc.net | Pre K/ K teacher
Location: Riverside High School Room C239
Description: This professional learning series explores the foundational principles of the Science of Reading (SoR), focusing on integrating evidence-based instructional practices into classroom instruction. Each session targets key components of skilled reading using Scarborough’s Reading Rope and The Simple View of Reading as frameworks.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Assessment for Learning, Beginning Teacher Support, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Interventionists

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C239

ELA, Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Using ARC with Confidence | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C233 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C233

Presenters: Jasmine | jasmine_holloway@dpsnc.net | Instructional Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room C233
Description: This session is designed to help teachers confidently access and implement ARC lessons by deepening their understanding of how Common Core Standards are embedded throughout each unit. Participants will explore how ARC aligns instructional tasks with grade-level expectations, unpack key standards, and learn how to navigate ARC resources effectively. Through hands-on planning and discussion, teachers will gain clarity on the instructional purpose behind each lesson and leave better equipped to deliver standards-based literacy instruction with fidelity and confidence.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C233

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/ukI8z
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Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C234

Presenters: Jewel Barnwell | jewel_barnwell@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room C234
Description: In this session, teachers will learn to use mCLASS data to create targeted small groups for improving literacy in K-5 ELA classrooms. Participants will explore how to interpret data, group students, plan effective lessons, and monitor progress to drive student growth.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Explicit Teaching, Beginning Teacher Support, Data Analysis, Differentiation/Scaffolding, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C234

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | The Inpour- What are you pouring out from | Facilitated by Pearsontown Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C237 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C237

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C237

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Integrating Fact Fluency for Secondary Math Teachers | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A212

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A212

Presenters: Liz Moffitt | elizabeth_moffitt@dpsnc.net | Director of Math & Science
Location: Riverside High School Room A212
Description: In this session, middle and high school math teachers will learn tools and strategies to integrate building fact fluency with their core instruction. They will also make connections between their content standards and the most relevant operations for fluency development.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, DPS Adopted Resources, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Coaches, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A212

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Unlocking AI in Education: An Introduction to Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Better Instruction | Facilitated by Forest View Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C232

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C232

Presenters: Colleen Robinson | colleen_robinson@dpsnc.net | Instructional Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room C232
Description: Target Audience: K-5 Educators (AI beginner) interested in leveraging AI to enhance classroom instruction and data analysis. K-5 instructional leaders looking to enhance data driven practices. In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an essential tool for enhancing instruction, streamlining tasks, and personalizing learning experiences. Join us for a professional development session where we will explore the power of AI in the classroom and how educators can leverage it to make data-driven decisions, differentiate instruction, and engage students in innovative ways. What to Expect: Understanding AI in Education: A brief overview of AI and its applications in the classroom. Streamlining Administrative Tasks: Discover how AI can assist with grading, generating lesson plans, and providing real-time feedback on student work. Personalizing Learning: Learn how AI tools can adapt content to meet diverse learner needs and provide individualized practice. Data-Driven Instruction: Analyzing student performance data efficiently to identify strengths and areas for growth. Enhancing Student Engagement: Creating interactive and adaptive content, including AI-powered simulations and problem-solving exercises. Hands-On Exploration: Try out AI tools tailored for education and discuss practical applications with peers. By the end of this session, you’ll walk away with practical strategies and resources to seamlessly integrate AI into your teaching practice, making data analysis more efficient and instruction more impactful.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, ELA
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability, Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, Data Analysis, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Principals, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C232

Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade | Science, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade | ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Making Thinking Visible in Any Content Area | Facilitated by Murray-Massenburg Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C235 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room C235

Presenters: Pascalle V. Adams | pascalle_adams@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room C235
Description: What if every student had a structure to clarify, communicate, and build on their thinking—every day, in every subject? This interactive session introduces powerful thinking routines that promote deeper learning and academic discourse across K–12 classrooms. Participants will explore routines like See-Think-Wonder, Claim-Support-Question, and Connect-Extend-Challenge, and learn how to embed them into existing lessons. Through modeling, practice, and planning time, teachers will leave with ready-to-use strategies and a clear implementation plan tailored to their content area. Whether you're new to thinking routines or looking to refine your practice, this session will equip you with tools to make student thinking visible, accessible, and meaningful.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Topic(s): Increased Rigor (DOK), Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room C235

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Data Detectives: Solving the Mystery of Student Success | Facilitated by Eastway Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room D241 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room D241

Presenters: Krystle Bradley | krystle_bradley@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach; Rhonda Bradley | rhonda_bradley@dpsnc.net | Assistant Principal
Location: Riverside High School Room D241
Description: Unlock the power of data to uncover the hidden clues behind student achievement! In this engaging and hands-on professional development session, educators will step into the role of “Data Detectives” to explore how to effectively collect, interpret, and act on student data. Participants will analyze real-world scenarios, collaborate to identify patterns and root causes, and develop actionable strategies to support all learners. Whether you're new to data analysis or looking to sharpen your skills, this session will equip you with the tools to transform raw numbers into meaningful insights that drive student growth and success.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Assessment for Learning, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room D241

Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade | Science, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade | Social Studies, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade | ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Reading Strategies within a Non-ELA Classroom | Facilitated by Neal Middle School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A211 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room A211

Presenters: Stacie Warner | stacie_warner@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room A211
Description: A variety of reading strategies for all teachers to implement within their own content to support literacy among all learners.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Healthful Living
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Specialists, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room A211

Mathematics, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade | Science, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade | Social Studies, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade | Healthful Living, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/PEBFW
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Inquiry Made Easy: Tools for Every Social Studies Classroom | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B225

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room B225

Presenters: Charlene Martin-Klein | charlene_martinklein@dpsnc.net | K-12 Social Studies Curriculum Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room B225
Description: Want to bring more student voice, curiosity, and engagement into your social studies classroom? This hands-on session introduces K–12 teachers to the foundations of inquiry-based learning in social studies using the C3 Framework. You’ll explore the structure of full inquiries, mini-inquiries, and elementary-friendly approaches using picture books and compelling questions. Walk away with ready-to-use strategies and resources for sparking student thinking without overhauling your entire curriculum. Perfect for teachers new to inquiry.
Subject Area(s): Social Studies
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening
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: Coaches, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room B225

Social Studies, 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

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Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room Media Center

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room Media Center

*None (Non-Instructional), Culture and Climate

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2025 Summer SPLASH | HMH K-2 Structured Literacy Foundational Skills Overview | Facilitated by Oak Grove Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C236 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C236

Presenters: Tonya Enoch | tonya_enoch@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach; Maekrisha Jones | maekrisha_jones@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room C236
Description: K-2 Teachers and IAs will learn the basics of how to teach the HMH Structured Literacy Lessons and how to maneuver through the HMH structured literacy materials.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Explicit Teaching
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C236

ELA, 1st Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/7-oZz
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Hands-On Math Learning (Secondary Math NCCAT Badge 2) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A213

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A213

Presenters: Alina Castillo | alina_castillo@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Math Specialist; Kenya Lawrence | kenya_lawrence@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Math Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room A213
Description: In this seminar, we will focus on strengthening conceptual teaching and learning in the secondary mathematics classroom. Participants will explore the Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) model as a powerful framework for building deep, transferable mathematical understanding. Through hands-on engagement with tools such as Hands-on Equations, Algebra Tiles, and geometric models, teachers will gain practical strategies for making abstract concepts accessible and meaningful to all learners. Join us as we bring mathematics to life through intentional, research-based practices that support student reasoning, retention, and confidence.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, DPS Adopted Resources, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A213

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Modern Classrooms/Eureka2 Math project | Facilitated by Equity and Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A214 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A214

Presenters: Matt Hickson | matthew.hickson@modernclassrooms.org | Director
Location: Riverside High School Room A214
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 EM2 to meet every learner’s needs.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): DPS Adopted Resources, Differentiation/Scaffolding
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A214

Mathematics, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | MTSS Behavior Strand Session 4: Effective Behavior Systems- Planning for your first 10 days of school | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B224 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room B224

Presenters: Amy Miller | amy_miller@dpsnc.net | Director; Felicia Sledge | felicia_sledge@dpsnc.net | Specialist; Sonya West | sonya_west@dpsnc.net | Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room B224
Description: This session is meant to be a natural extension of the other three sessions within this MTSS behavior strand. Participants (ideally school teams) should have attended at least 2 of the other sessions in order to benefit from this session. The knowledge from the previous MTSS behavior sessions will be used by participants to craft an effective plan for managing behavior proactively in the first 10 days of school.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Directors, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Superintendents, Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Interventionists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room B224

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, MTSS

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Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room B221

Presenters: Gloria Sanchez | gloria_sanchez@dpsnc.net | SEL/Mental Health Coordinator; Dr. Cherice Artis | cherice_artis@dpsnc.net | School Counseling Coordinator; Kafi Hill | kafi_hill@dpsnc.net | Lead School Social Worker; Kourt Royster | Kourtney_royster@dpsnc.net | Mental Health Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room B221
Description: This session is designed for professional school counselors and school social workers who serve as field supervisors and mentees for interns and early-career professionals in student support services. Effective supervision is more than oversight—it’s a dynamic, reflective, and intentional process that shapes the professional identities of future practitioners. This session is REQUIRED for all staff who want to supervise an intern.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): School Counselors, Student Wellness and Advocacy, Leadership, School Social Work
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: School Counselors, Social Workers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room B221

*None (Non-Instructional), School Counselors, Student Wellness and Advocacy, Leadership, School Social Work

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Trauma Informed Schools | Facilitated by Student Wellness and Advocacy | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A219

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A219

Presenters: Gloria Sanchez | gloria_sanchez@dpsnc.net | SEL & Mental Health Coordinator
Location: Riverside High School Room A219
Description: Trauma-informed school training will teach staff the knowledge, skills, and mindset to create a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment for all students, particularly those who may have experienced trauma. This involves understanding the impact of trauma on learning and behavior, recognizing trauma symptoms, and implementing evidence-based practices to promote healing and resilience.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Communication Skills, Social Emotional, Culturally Responsive Practices
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Coaches, Instructional Assistants, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A219

*None (Non-Instructional), Communication Skills, Social Emotional, Culturally Responsive Practices

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Making the New K-12 Arts Education Standards work on DAY 1 | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Riverside High School Room C235 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C235

Presenters: Les Turner | lester_turner@dpsnc.net | Director of K-12 Arts Ed; Kiyoshi Carter | kiyoshi_carter@dpsnc.net | Art Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room C235
Description: Arts educators will align current lesson/unit plans with the new NCDPI K-12 Arts Education standards. The session will include and introduction to the new standards with focus on what is the same and what looks different. Teachers will have some guided time to explore their content specific changes. Finally, teachers will use current lesson plans or samples lesson plans provided and realign them with the new standards.
Subject Area(s): Arts
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Standards Aligned Instruction
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

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C235

Arts, 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

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Teacher Support-Are we utilizing all of our resources? | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room D242 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room D242

Presenters: Dr. Temperance Tobe | temperance.tobe@dpsnc.net | CIMC; Lucretia Smith | lucretial_smith@dpsnc.net | CIMC; Jennifer Watson | jennifer_watson@dpsnc.net | CIMC
Location: Riverside High School Room D242
Description: Supporting beginner teachers through creative lesson planning, and utilizing technology and resources.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Digital Learning Standards, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA
Topic(s): Building Learning System Capacity, Communication Skills, Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, Effective Feedback Strategies, Explicit Teaching, Beginning Teacher Support, Coaching and Mentoring, Information Technology
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Directors, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room D242

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2025 Summer SPLASH | CREAM: Credentials Rule Everything Around Me | Facilitated by Career Technical Education | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room D244 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room D244

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room D244

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Calling All Veteran Teachers | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C234 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C234

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C234

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Direct Instruction Strategies and Techniques | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B220 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room B220

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room B220

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Classroom Activities to Build Culture, Trust and Inclusion (Week 1 & Beyond) | Facilitated by Githens Middle School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B223 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room B223

Presenters: Justine Daniel | justine_daniel@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Riverside High School Room B223
Description: In this session strategies and classroom activities to build classroom culture, trust and a sense of belonging will be shared and modeled. Activities range from Week 1 activities to build a positive learning environment to strategies on how to engage learners through reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Communication Skills, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Beginning Teachers
Targeted Instructional Grades: 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room B223

Arts, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade | Mathematics, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade | Science, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade | Social Studies, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade | ELA, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade

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Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C237

Presenters: Shaniqua Hood | shaniqua_hood@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach; Arthur Hicks | arthur_hicksiii@dpsnc.net | Coach; Lucretia Smith | lucretia_smith@dpsnc.net | Coach;
Location: Riverside High School Room C237
Description: In this session, participants will explore the new Student Information System, Infinite Campus. Using a demo account, educators will have the opportunity to log in, navigate key features, and begin building familiarity with the platform. This hands-on session is designed to help staff feel more confident and prepared as we transition to Infinite Campus.
Subject Area(s): Digital Learning Standards
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, PowerSchool-Infinite Campus, Assessment for Learning, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C237

Digital Learning Standards, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Got Student Engagement? Keeping a Pulse on Student Centered Learning | Facilitated by C.C. Spaulding Elementary | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room D240

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room D240

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room D240

Digital Learning Standards, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade | Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C239

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C239

ELA, Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Increasing Rigor for all students | Facilitated by Carrington Middle School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A216 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A216

Presenters: Diana Franklin | Diana_franklin@dpsnc.net | TLC
Location: Riverside High School Room A216
Description: We speak about rigor frequently but do all educators completely understand what this means or how we can help all students think at higher levels? In this session we will synthesize a workable definition of what rigor is based on several sources as well as our own background knowledge. We will analyze the level of thinking required for different activities based on both Bloom's Taxonomy and Webb's Depth of Knowledge. We will also discuss how to provide the appropriate scaffolding to guide academically diverse students to be able to complete higher level tasks and questions. We will then explore how to use different AI tools to easily increase the DOK level in different tasks and questions. Finally, teachers will have time to create a learning activity to implement their new understanding. We will use different higher thinking level activities and strategies throughout the workshop as exemplars for the participants.
Subject Area(s): Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA , Healthful Living
Topic(s): Advanced Academics-AIG, Increased Rigor
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A216

Global Languages, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Mathematics, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Science, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Social Studies, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | CTE, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | ELA , 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Healthful Living, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | iReady Pro Orientation and Engaging Middle School Students | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room D243

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room D243

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room D243

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Using iReady Resources to Engage Students | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room D241 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room D241

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room D241

Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room C232

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C232

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Data Detectives: Solving the Mystery of Student Success | Facilitated by Eastway Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A210 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A210

Presenters: Krystle Bradley | krystle_bradley@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach; Rhonda Bradley | rhonda_bradley@dpsnc.net | Assistant Principal
Location: Riverside High School Room A210
Description: Unlock the power of data to uncover the hidden clues behind student achievement! In this engaging and hands-on professional development session, educators will step into the role of “Data Detectives” to explore how to effectively collect, interpret, and act on student data. Participants will analyze real-world scenarios, collaborate to identify patterns and root causes, and develop actionable strategies to support all learners. Whether you're new to data analysis or looking to sharpen your skills, this session will equip you with the tools to transform raw numbers into meaningful insights that drive student growth and success.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Assessment for Learning, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A210

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Reading Strategies within a Non-ELA Classroom | Facilitated by Neal Middle School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A211 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A211

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A211

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/yhwBk
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Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room A215

Presenters: Emma Refvem | emma_refvem@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Science Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room A215
Description: After a full year of implementing North Carolina’s new science standards, this session offers science educators a space to reflect on their teaching experiences, analyze instructional alignment, and collaborate to refine their practice. Through structured reflection, analysis of curriculum resources, and hands-on design time, participants will identify successes and challenges from the past year and co-create materials to better support rigorous, equitable, and student-centered science instruction. This session builds teacher capacity to use Durham Public Schools curriculum resources to plan and deliver differentiated, standards-aligned instruction while fostering curiosity, professional collaboration, and sustained impact into the next school year.
Subject Area(s): Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room A215

Science, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/ldvU-
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Planning Powerful Social Studies Inquiries: A Hands-On Writing Workshop | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B225 LIMITED

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Riverside High School Room B225

Presenters: Charlene Martin-Klein | charlene_martinklein@dpsnc.net | K-12 Social Studies Curriculum Specialist
Location: Riverside High School Room B225
Description: Already familiar with an inquiry model? Now it’s time to refine your skills and design your next inquiry! In this hands-on workshop, K–12 educators will collaborate with peers to develop and refine inquiry-based units for the upcoming school year. Using a planning toolkit and expert guidance, you’ll walk away with a fully developed inquiry—complete with compelling questions, sources, assessments, and activities—ready to engage your students. This session is ideal for teachers looking to bring more student-driven inquiry into their curriculum.
Subject Area(s): Social Studies
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, 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: Coaches, Teachers

Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room B225

Social Studies, 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

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The Science of Behavior (ONLY for PK to 12 EC Inclusion/Resource and Special Program Teachers) | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Other... Old Northern High School located at 117 Tom Wilkerson Rd. Durham FULL

Monday June 23, 2025 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Other... Old Northern High School located at 117 Tom Wilkerson Rd. Durham

Presenters: Krista Saunders | Krista_Saunders@dpsnc.net | Facilitator; Wendy Vavrousek | Wendy_Vavrousek@dpsnc.net | Facilitator; Kristin Bell | Kristin_Bell@dpsnc.net | Facilitator
Location: Other... Old Northern High School located at 117 Tom Wilkerson Rd. Durham
Description: Participants will learn about the science behind human behavior and how it applies to educational settings. Participants will learn how to prevent problem behaviors with evidence-based antecedent interventions and implement positive reinforcement procedures to teach and reinforce new behaviors.
Subject Area(s): Skill-Based Instruction (OTs‚ PTs‚ etc.)
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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 June 23, 2025 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Other... Old Northern High School located at 117 Tom Wilkerson Rd. Durham

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Restorative Practices District Leadership Team Meeting | Facilitated by Student Support Services | | Bacon Street 54 LIMITED

Wednesday July 9, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Bacon Street 54

Presenters: amy_miller@dpsnc.net
Location: Bacon Street 54
Description: Expand and sustain RP in DPS
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Social Emotional
Targeted Instructional Grades:
Targeted Roles: Leadership,Administrator,Coordinator,Director

Wednesday July 9, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bacon Street 54

*None (Non-Instructional), Social Emotional

ATTENDANCE AND EVAL FORM https://t.ly/QAYWl
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ECF July Monthly Meeting | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | | Bacon Street TBA LIMITED

Thursday July 17, 2025 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Bacon Street TBA

Thursday July 17, 2025 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Bacon Street TBA

*None (Non-Instructional), Exceptional Children

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2024 NCASBO Summer Conference | Facilitated by Financial Services | | Other... LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm EDT

Other...

Presenters: nicolette_vaughn@dpsnc.net
Location: Other...
Description: Attend five (5) content-focused sessions presented by topic experts. - SESSION 1: Salary to Hourly Classified: The Process, Wins & Losses :: SESSION 2: Contracted Subs: What You Need to Know :: SESSION 3: Lunch & Learn with Elleka Yost:: SESSION 4: How to Prepare Financial Audit :: SESSION 5: ESSER Audits
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Budgeting
Targeted Instructional Grades:
Targeted Roles: Administrator,Analyst,Director,Manager

Thursday July 24, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Other...

*None (Non-Instructional), Budgeting

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/S1NLE
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Building Strong Classroom Culture From Day One | Facilitated by Y.E. Smith Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 204

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 204

Presenters: Carlissia Dudley | carlissia_dudley@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach; Olga Todman | olga_todman@dpsnc.net | Math Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 204
Description: Start the year strong! Learn easy, high-impact strategies to create a positive, respectful classroom where students feel safe, motivated, and ready to learn—right from day one. Walk away with tools you can use immediately to set the tone for a successful school year!
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Culture and Climate, Social Emotional Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 204

*None (Non-Instructional), Culture and Climate, Social Emotional Learning

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Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 115

Presenters: Jordan Halliday | jordan_halliday@dpsnc.net | Beginning Teacher of the Year; Alec Virgil | alec_virgil@dpsnc.net | Teacher of the Year; Dr. Theresa McGowan | theresa_mcgowan@dpsnc.net | Principal of the Year; Dr. Quincey Farmer | quincey_farmer@dpsnc.net | Assistant Principal of the Year; Jerome Hallan | jermone_hallan@dpsnc.net | School Social Worker of the Year; Terez Qualls | terez_qualls@dpsnc.net | Instructional Assistant of the Year; Crystal Laws | crystal_laws@dpsnc.net | School Counselor of the Year
Location: Hillside High School Room 115
Description: All the premiere educators in Durham Public Schools come together to share insights and inspirations on the importance of Building a Positive School Culture. There will be a mix of "Ted" Talks, panel discussions, and activities to help participants create an action plan for building positive community in their own schools or departments.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Culture and Climate
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, *None (Non-Instructional), Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Directors, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Superintendents, Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Physical Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Speech Language Pathologists, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 115

*None (Non-Instructional), Culture and Climate

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Data-Driven Decision Making for PLCs | Facilitated by Equity and Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 207 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 207

Presenters: Kristi Orange | korange@panoramaed.com | Panorama Dashboard
Location: Hillside High School Room 207
Description: Ready to power up your PLCs with Panorama? Join us at Summer Splash for a dynamic, hands-on session where you'll explore how to assess and strengthen your school’s instructional supports using real-time data. Designed for instructional coaches, teacher leaders, and MTSS teams, this three-hour interactive workshop will guide participants through the full cycle of data-informed decision-making using Panorama Student Success. Through immersive case studies, real-time platform exploration, and collaborative planning, you’ll learn how to: Analyze school- and student-level data to evaluate the effectiveness of core instruction and targeted supports Build and apply Smart Groups to monitor progress toward academic and equity goals Explore and apply evidence-based strategies from the Panorama Playbook aligned to your students' needs Walk away with tools, confidence, and a clear roadmap to lead your PLCs with purpose—turning insights into impact for every learner.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Data Analysis
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 207

*None (Non-Instructional), Data Analysis

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2025 Summer SPLASH | First the Heart, Then the Head: Relationships as the Root of Learning | Facilitated by Burton Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 201 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 201

Presenters: Destiny Chevis | destiny_chevis@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 201
Description: Focus: Building Relationships & Classroom Culture Objective: Teachers will explore strategies to build authentic relationships with students that lead to a stronger classroom community and improved behavior.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Culture and Climate, Beginning Teacher Support
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 201

*None (Non-Instructional), Culture and Climate, Beginning Teacher Support

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2025 Summer SPLASH | MTSS Behavior Strand Session 1: Core Behavior Practices within an MTSS | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 114 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 114

Presenters: Amy Miller | amy_miller@dpsnc.net | Director; Felicia Sledge | felicia_sledge@dpsnc.net | Specialist; Sonya West | sonya_west@dpsnc.net | Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 114
Description: This session is designed for school teams to learn proactive systems to encourage positive student behavior. Please send a team of at least 3 people from your school.This team should include an administrator and may also include MTSS-F, RPC, Counselor and other staff. Learners will:Make connections between universal behavior practices and your school’s MTSS framework; Understand best practices with regard to universal behavior management practices; Examine your school’s current universal behavior management practices and plan for any improvement.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Directors, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Superintendents, Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 114

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, MTSS

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2025 Summer SPLASH | New Look, Same Mission: McKinney-Vento 2.0 | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room 208 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Riverside High School Room 208

Presenters: Ebony Ross | ebony_ross@dpsnc.net | McKinney-Vento Coordinator; Deja Flythe | deja_flythe@dpsnc.net | McKinney-Vento Social Worker; Martina Dunford | martina_dunford@dpsnc.net | McKinney-Vento Youth Case Manager; Dr. Melissa Watson | melissa_watson@dpsnc.net | Director of Student Alternatives & Supports
Location: Riverside High School Room 208
Description: This session equips school social workers with updated tools and processes to more effectively identify and support students experiencing homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Act. Participants will learn how to recognize early indicators of housing instability, apply updated identification procedures, and navigate cross-departmental collaboration to ensure timely access to academic and wraparound services. Emphasis will be placed on refining referral pathways and engaging families with empathy and confidentiality.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): School Counselors, School Social Work, Social Emotional
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Directors, Coordinators, Directors, Social Workers, Assistant Principals, Principals, Psychologists, School Counselors

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Riverside High School Room 208

*None (Non-Instructional), School Counselors, School Social Work, Social Emotional

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/UmJ9l
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Part I-Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for Staff and/or Teachers | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 102 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 102

Presenters: Dr. Gradesa Lockhart | gradesa_lockhart@dpsnc.net | Director STOP Violence Grant
Location: Hillside High School Room 102
Description: Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health/addiction challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders including AD/HD, and eating disorders. By the end of Part I of the course, participants will be able to: Describe the purpose of Youth Mental Health First Aid and the role of the Youth Mental Health First Aider. Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges that may impact youth. Explain the impact of traumatic experiences and the role of resilience on adolescent development. Apply the appropriate steps of the YMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) to non-crisis situations. Participants will be expected to complete the coursework in order to receive their official 3 year-credential from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, Student Wellness and Advocacy
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Principals, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 102

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, Student Wellness and Advocacy

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Playing the HITS | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 106 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 106

Presenters: Raelysha Butler James | raelysha_butlerjames@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 106
Description: This session introduces some high-impact teaching strategies (HITS), which are the research-based best instructional practices that should be incorporated in our classrooms.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 106

*None (Non-Instructional), Curriculum and Instruction

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Trauma Informed Schools | Facilitated by Student Wellness and Advocacy | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 110

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 110

Presenters: Gloria Sanchez | gloria_sanchez@dpsnc.net | SEL & Mental Health Coordinator
Location: Hillside High School Room 110
Description: Trauma-informed school training will teach staff the knowledge, skills, and mindset to create a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment for all students, particularly those who may have experienced trauma. This involves understanding the impact of trauma on learning and behavior, recognizing trauma symptoms, and implementing evidence-based practices to promote healing and resilience.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Communication Skills, Social Emotional, Culturally Responsive Practices
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Coaches, Instructional Assistants, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 110

*None (Non-Instructional), Communication Skills, Social Emotional, Culturally Responsive Practices

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Setting the Stage for Building Secondary Thinking Classrooms - Brains are Social | Facilitated by Durham School of the Arts | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 118 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 118

Presenters: Christine Fierro | christine_fierro@dpsnc.net | Instructional Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 118
Description: Learn about the tenets behind and about Peter Liljedahl's "Thinking Classrooms". We will engage in non-curricular thinking tasks, explore practices 1-3, and plan for possible curricular thinking tasks.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA , Healthful Living
Topic(s): Increased Rigor (DOK), Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 118

8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Boosting Reading Comprehension in ALL Contents | Facilitated by Brogden Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 109 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 109

Presenters: India C. Williams | indiac_williams@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 109
Description: We will explore the Science of Reading to learn how decoding X language comprehension = reading comprehension. This session is tailored to all core and elective contents.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA , Healthful Living
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Explicit Teaching, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Differentiation/Scaffolding
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 109

Arts, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Mathematics, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Science, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Social Studies, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | CTE, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | ELA , 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | Healthful Living, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/KYZt5
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Effective Lesson Planning That Impact Student Engagement | Facilitated by Spring Valley Elementary | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 111 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 111

Presenters: Brenda Blue | brenda_blue@dpsnc.net | K-5 Teaching and learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 111
Description: The goal is to equip teachers with strategies to design and deliver lessons that purposefully increase student engagement and improve learning outcomes.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Equity, Explicit Teaching, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Beginning Teachers, Culturally Responsive Practices, Differentiation/Scaffolding, English Learner Services, Exceptional Children, MTSS, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 111

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Building Reading Stamina Through Close Reading Strategies | Facilitated by Hope Valley Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 117 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 117

Presenters: Kim Siegers | kimberly_siegers@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 117
Description: Teachers in this session will learn how to integrate close reading strategies into classroom instruction to help build stamina in readers throughout the school year. This session will focus on helping teachers create a tangible plan for building stamina using DPS curricular resources that can be brought back into the classroom.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 117

ELA, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Digging into Your HMH Resources | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 203

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 203

Presenters: Makenzie Yarborough | makenzie.yarborough@hmhco.com | HMH Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 203
Description: This session is designed for teachers who may not know how to effectively utilize some of the components HMH. The facilitator will provide an overview of Structured Literacy for K-2 teachers and foundational literacy skills for grades 3-5.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Explicit Teaching, Assessment for Learning, Beginning Teacher Support, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Instructional Assistants, Principals, Mentors, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 203

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | UFLI for Tier 2 Intervention Support for IAs, beginning teachers, and AL teachers | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 205 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 205

Presenters: Henrietta Scott | henrietta_scott@dpsnc.net | Interventionist
Location: Hillside High School Room 205
Description: The University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) offers professional development opportunities to help educators implement UFLI Foundations, which is designed for both core instruction and intervention for struggling readers. In this session, the facilitator will demonstrate how to teach all steps in a UFLI lesson. If you have a UFLI manual, please bring it with you.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Explicit Teaching, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Assessment for Learning, Data Analysis, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Specialists, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 205

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Fraction Foundations | Facilitated by Hillandale Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 113 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 113

Presenters: Susan Parent | susan_parent@dpsnc.net | instructional coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 113
Description: Learn foundational fraction concepts and build understanding with hands on Fraction Kits. Each teacher will make and take their own fraction kit with lessons and games ready to go!
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Beginning Teachers, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 113

Mathematics, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/5wKSZ
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2025 Summer SPLASH | From Planning to Practice: Strengthening the I Do and We Do | Facilitated by Holt Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 108 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 108

Presenters: Tamika Satchell | Tamika_Satchell@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 108
Description: This professional development session will focus on strengthening the I Do and We Do phases of gradual release by helping teachers plan intentional modeling, guided practice, and clear connections to the standards. We’ll focus on understanding the standards deeply, designing purposeful "I Do" models that show real thinking, and creating "We Do" tasks that actively move students toward independence. Teachers will walk away with concrete strategies to adapt team plans to fit their teaching style and their students’ needs, ensuring that what’s planned on paper powerfully impacts learning in real time.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, ELA
Topic(s): Explicit Teaching, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 108

Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade | ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Strategies to Increase Student Engagement | Facilitated by Career Technical Education | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 206 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 206

Presenters: Priscilla Graves | priscilla_graves@dpsnc.net | Curriculum and Instructional Management Coordinator; Malika Becton | malika_becton@dpsnc.net | Curriculum and Instructional Management Coordinator
Location: Hillside High School Room 206
Description: This interactive workshop will explore proven, research-based strategies to increase student engagement across content areas and grade levels. Participants will examine practical tools and techniques—such as active learning, student voice and choice, and technology integration—to foster a more inclusive and energized learning environment.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, Assessment for Learning, Beginning Teacher Support, Coaching and Mentoring, Culturally Responsive Practices, Differentiation/Scaffolding, English Learner Services
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Instructional Coaches, Mentors, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 206

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Science, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Social Studies, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | CTE, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | ELA, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Bringing Science to Life: Integrating the Science and Engineering Practices through Creative, Cross-Curricular Instruction | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 200 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 200

Presenters: Amanda Bowers | amanda_bowers@dpsnc.net | K-5 Science Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 200
Description: Join us for an engaging and interactive professional development session designed to deepen your understanding of the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) outlined in the NC Essential Standards and the new K–12 Science Standards. In this 3-hour workshop, Durham educators will explore how to foster authentic scientific thinking and problem-solving by integrating SEPs into dynamic, cross-curricular learning experiences. Through hands-on activities, collaborative lesson design, and real-world examples, participants will: Analyze how SEPs support inquiry-based and equitable science instruction. Discover strategies to creatively integrate literacy, math, social studies, and the arts into science lessons. Explore student-centered approaches that build scientific reasoning, collaboration, and communication skills. Align interdisciplinary instruction with North Carolina’s science standards and local curriculum goals. Leave with ready-to-implement resources, lesson frameworks, and ideas to energize your classroom. Whether you're looking to enhance your current practices or reimagine your approach to science instruction, this session offers practical tools and inspiration to support all learners in becoming critical thinkers and innovative problem-solvers.
Subject Area(s): Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Outdoor Learning, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Instructional Assistants, Principals, Specialists, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 200

Science, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 105

Presenters: Emma Refvem | emma_refvem@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Science Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 105
Description: After a full year of implementing North Carolina’s new science standards, this session offers science educators a space to reflect on their teaching experiences, analyze instructional alignment, and collaborate to refine their practice. Through structured reflection, analysis of curriculum resources, and hands-on design time, participants will identify successes and challenges from the past year and co-create materials to better support rigorous, equitable, and student-centered science instruction. This session builds teacher capacity to use Durham Public Schools curriculum resources to plan and deliver differentiated, standards-aligned instruction while fostering curiosity, professional collaboration, and sustained impact into the next school year.
Subject Area(s): Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 105

Science, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/T0w22
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2025 Summer SPLASH | 1st Quarter Collaboratively Planning using the Newly Revised Elementary ELA Curriculum Maps | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 202 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 202

Presenters: Julie Scott | julie_scott@dpsnc.net | K-5 Literacy Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 202
Description: Participants will learn how to effectively utilize the revised elementary literacy curriculum map to plan instruction for the first quarter. Through guided practice, they will pace out key content and cross-reference the standards being taught with the standards for which grades will be collected. By the end of the session, participants will have developed organized, standards-aligned lesson plans for the first quarter—providing a strong foundation for planning subsequent quarters with consistency and clarity.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 202

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Foundations of High School Literacy | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 116 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 116

Presenters: Heidi Perez | heidi_perez@dpsnc.net | Literacy Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 116
Description: Join this session to explore 5 key components for high school student literacy success. This session is the required training for all high school English teachers who will be teaching Foundations of High School Literacy. All high school English teachers can walk away with literacy based interventions to implement in their classrooms.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Effective Feedback Strategies, Explicit Teaching, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Principals, Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 116

ELA, 9th Grade, 10th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Authentic Problem Solving (Secondary Math NCCAT Badge 4) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 103 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 103

Presenters: Alina Castillo | alina_castillo@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Math Specialist; Kenya Lawrence | Kenya_Lawrence@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Math Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 103
Description: Participants will leave this seminar equipped with ready-to-use problem-solving routines and strategies that align with the eight Standards for Mathematical Practice. These routines will serve as daily entry points for students to engage in meaningful mathematical thinking and collaborative exploration. Teachers will learn how to design tasks that challenge students to reason abstractly, construct viable arguments, and persevere through complex problems. Back in their classrooms, participants will implement these routines to create a culture of inquiry and growth, where students take ownership of their learning and develop the confidence to tackle unfamiliar challenges.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, DPS Adopted Resources, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 103

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Hands-On Math Learning (Elementary Math NCCAT Badge Day 2) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 112 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 112

Presenters: Lakisha Bridges | lakisha_bridges@dpsnc.net | Coach; Stephanie Brock | stephanie_brock@dpsnc.net | Math Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 112
Description: In this seminar, we will focus on strengthening conceptual teaching and learning in the elementary mathematics classroom. Participants will explore the Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) model as a powerful framework for building deep, transferable mathematical understanding. Through hands-on engagement with tools such as base ten blocks, fraction tiles, and counting collections, teachers will gain practical strategies for making abstract concepts accessible and meaningful to all learners. Join us as we bring mathematics to life through intentional, research-based practices that support student reasoning, retention, and confidence.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Equity, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 112

Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Modern Classrooms/Eureka2 Math project | Facilitated by Equity and Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 104 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 104

Presenters: Matt Hickson | matthew.hickson@modernclassrooms.org | Director
Location: Hillside High School Room 104
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 EM2 to meet every learner’s needs.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): DPS Adopted Resources, Differentiation/Scaffolding
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 104

Mathematics, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Teaching American History Seminar: American Middle East Policy: 1970's-War on Terror | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 107 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 107

Presenters: Charlene Martin-Klein | charlene_martinklein@dpsnc.net | K-12 Social Studies Curriculum Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 107
Description: Dr. David Hadley (National Defense University) will lead the seminar/discussion on this timely topic. Participants will receive the documents in advance so they can prepare for the seminar. All participants must pre-register with the Ashland Institute. Lunch will be provided. Register here: https://go.teachingamericanhistory.org/l/556702/2025-03-05/qv6mqx
Subject Area(s): Social Studies
Topic(s): Increased Rigor
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 107

Social Studies, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Data-Driven Decision Making for PLCs | Facilitated by Equity and Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 207 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 207

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 207

*None (Non-Instructional), Data Analysis

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Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 114

Presenters: Amy Miller | amy_miller@dpsnc.net | Director; Felicia Sledge | felicia_sledge@dpsnc.net | Specialist; Sonya West | sonya_west@dpsnc.net | Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 114
Description: This session will guide school teams through the use of a Restorative Practices Framework to systematically build community and relationships within a building. Community building circles, impromptu conversations and affective language will be taught for use with students, families and staff.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Directors, Instructional Assistants, Itinerant Teachers, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Superintendents, Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 114

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, MTSS

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Making the New K-12 Arts Education Standards work on DAY 1 | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Hillside High School Room 201 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 201

Presenters: Les Turner | lester_turner@dpsnc.net | Director of K-12 Arts Ed; Kiyoshi Carter | kiyoshi_carter@dpsnc.net | Art Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 201
Description: Arts educators will align current lesson/unit plans with the new NCDPI K-12 Arts Education standards. The session will include and introduction to the new standards with focus on what is the same and what looks different. Teachers will have some guided time to explore their content specific changes. Finally, teachers will use current lesson plans or samples lesson plans provided and realign them with the new standards.
Subject Area(s): Arts
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Standards Aligned Instruction
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

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 201

Arts, 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

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Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 118

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 118

1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Classroom Activities to Build Culture, Trust and Inclusion (Week 1 & Beyond) | Facilitated by Githens Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 113 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 113

Presenters: Justine Daniel | justine_daniel@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 113
Description: In this session strategies and classroom activities to build classroom culture, trust and a sense of belonging will be shared and modeled. Activities range from Week 1 activities to build a positive learning environment to strategies on how to engage learners through reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Communication Skills, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Beginning Teachers
Targeted Instructional Grades: 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 113

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Getting to Know Infinite Campus: Hands-On Introduction to the New SIS | Facilitated by R. N. Harris Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 111 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 111

Presenters: Shaniqua Hood | shaniqua_hood@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach; Arthur Hicks | arthur_hicksiii@dpsnc.net | Coach; Lucretia Smith | lucretia_smith@dpsnc.net | Coach;
Location: Hillside High School Room 111
Description: In this session, participants will explore the new Student Information System, Infinite Campus. Using a demo account, educators will have the opportunity to log in, navigate key features, and begin building familiarity with the platform. This hands-on session is designed to help staff feel more confident and prepared as we transition to Infinite Campus.
Subject Area(s): Digital Learning Standards
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, PowerSchool-Infinite Campus, Assessment for Learning, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 111

Digital Learning Standards, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Building Reading Stamina Through Close Reading Strategies | Facilitated by Hope Valley Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 117

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 117

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 117

ELA, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Integrating Fact Fluency for Secondary Math Teachers | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 102

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 102

Presenters: Liz Moffitt | elizabeth_moffitt@dpsnc.net | Director of Math & Science
Location: Hillside High School Room 102
Description: In this session, middle and high school math teachers will learn tools and strategies to integrate building fact fluency with their core instruction. They will also make connections between their content standards and the most relevant operations for fluency development.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, DPS Adopted Resources, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Coaches, Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 102

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | From Planning to Practice: Strengthening the I Do and We Do | Facilitated by Holt Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 108

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 108

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 108

Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade | ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Making Thinking Visible-Boosting Student Engagement with High-Impact Strategies. | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 105 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 105

Presenters: Delphia Daniels | delphia_daniels@dpsnc.net | Literacy Coach; Latoya Johnson | latoya_judd@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 105
Description: This session gives teachers tools to increase student engagement using five of Hattie’s highest-impact strategies. We’ll focus on helping students show their thinking in visible ways—through discussion, feedback, reflection, or peer teaching. Teachers will learn what covert engagement and overt engagement look like, and why both are important in every classroom. We’ll walk through each strategy with real examples, build understanding, and give teachers space to plan lessons using what they’ve learned. Activities like the “Apply It!” planning challenges will help teachers match engagement strategies to their own content. The session also includes a reflection and exit ticket to help teachers decide what to try first and what they might still have questions about. We’ll start by sparking curiosity and making connections to what teachers already do, then build new learning in a way that’s clear and usable. Strategies are modeled, discussed, and practiced with support—and teachers will leave with next steps they can use right away. Teachers will need access to the curriculum materials (HMH, ARC, Eureka2, etc.) for planning purposes.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Effective Feedback Strategies, Explicit Teaching
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 105

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Strategies to Increase Student Engagement | Facilitated by Career Technical Education | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 206 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 206

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 206

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Science, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Social Studies, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | CTE, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | ELA, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Gradual release Lesson Planning | Facilitated by Lucas Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 203 LIMITED

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 203

Presenters: Brian Whyte | brian_whyte@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 203
Description: Overview on the components of gradual release lesson planning (I do, You do, We do)
Subject Area(s): Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 203

Science, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Socratically Speaking | Facilitated by Lowe's Grove Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 204

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 204

Presenters: Shanea Carr | shanea_carr@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 204
Description: Participants will engage in the seminar process and find ways to implement collaborative conversations in their classrooms.
Subject Area(s): Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Increased Rigor (DOK), Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 204

Social Studies, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | ELA, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Building Strong Classroom Culture From Day One | Facilitated by Y.E. Smith Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 211 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 211

Presenters: Carlissia Dudley | carlissia_dudley@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach; Olga Todman | olga_todman@dpsnc.net | Math Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 211
Description: Start the year strong! Learn easy, high-impact strategies to create a positive, respectful classroom where students feel safe, motivated, and ready to learn—right from day one. Walk away with tools you can use immediately to set the tone for a successful school year!
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Culture and Climate, Social Emotional Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 211

*None (Non-Instructional), Culture and Climate, Social Emotional Learning

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Exploring Effective Strategies for Beginning Teachers (HITS) | Facilitated by Lyons Farm Elementary | Beginning Teachers Program | Hillside High School Room 206 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 206

Presenters: Ashley Mata | ashley_mata@dpsnc.net | Curriculum and Instruction Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 206
Description: Learners will leave this session with concrete examples of how to establish specific Tier 1 (HITS) in the classroom. Focus Areas Focus 1: Learning Environment Establishing clear rules and procedures Focus 2: Assessment Informed Instruction Monitoring learning during instruction
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Beginning Teacher Support
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 206

*None (Non-Instructional), Beginning Teacher Support

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2025 Summer SPLASH | First the Heart, Then the Head: Relationships as the Root of Learning | Facilitated by Burton Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 208 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 208

Presenters: Destiny Chevis | destiny_chevis@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 208
Description: Focus: Building Relationships & Classroom Culture Objective: Teachers will explore strategies to build authentic relationships with students that lead to a stronger classroom community and improved behavior.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Culture and Climate, Beginning Teacher Support
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 208

*None (Non-Instructional), Culture and Climate, Beginning Teacher Support

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Managing the Moment: Taking Action to Interrupt Bullying | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 109 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 109

Presenters: Kourtney Royster | kourtney_royster@dpsnc.net | WHOLE Schools Well-Being Specialist; Cherice Artis | cherice_artis@dpsnc.net | K-12 School Counseling Coordinator
Location: Hillside High School Room 109
Description: This presentation will explore the critical role educators play in preventing bullying and fostering a safe, inclusive school environment. Participants will gain practical strategies to recognize, respond to, and reduce bullying behaviors. Emphasis will be placed on building strong relationships, promoting empathy, and creating a positive classroom culture where all students feel supported and respected.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Communication Skills, Health and Safety, Social Emotional, Student Wellness and Advocacy, Culturally Responsive Practices
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Principals, School Counselors, Mentors, Social Workers, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 109

*None (Non-Instructional), Communication Skills, Health and Safety, Social Emotional, Student Wellness and Advocacy, Culturally Responsive Practices

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2025 Summer SPLASH | MTSS Behavior Strand Session 3: Behavior Intervention Best Practices | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 201

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 201

Presenters: Amy Miller | amy_miller@dpsnc.net | Director; Felicia Sledge | felicia_sledge@dpsnc.net | Specialist; Sonya West | sonya_west@dpsnc.net | Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 201
Description: This session will guide school teams to unpack the use of effective function-based interventions for common behavioral difficulties. Participants will learn how the fundamentals of behavior analysis can be used to pair students with effective behavior intervention at Tier Two within an MTSS framework.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Directors, Instructional Assistants, Interpreters, Itinerant Teachers, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Superintendents, Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 201

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, MTSS

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Part II-Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for Staff and/or Teachers | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 102 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 102

Presenters: Gradesa Lockhart | gradesa_lockhart@dpsnc.net | Director
Location: Hillside High School Room 102
Description: Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health/addiction challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders including ADHD, and eating disorders. By the end of Part II of the course: Participants will be able to explain the appropriate steps of the YMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) for non-crisis situations. Participants will be able to explain the appropriate steps of the YMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) for crisis situations. Participants will be expected to complete the coursework in order to receive their official 3 year-credential from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, Student Wellness and Advocacy
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Principals, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 102

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, Student Wellness and Advocacy

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Pathways of Support: Meeting the Needs of Section 504 and Foster Care Scholars | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 110 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 110

Presenters: Melissa Watson | melissa_watson@dpsnc.net | Director of Student Alternatives and Supports; Darlene Hampton | darlene_hampton@dpsnc.net | District Family Liaison
Location: Hillside High School Room 110
Description: In every classroom, there are students whose success depends on more than just instruction—it depends on access, advocacy, and consistent support. This session will equip teachers with practical strategies for supporting students who have 504 plans or are in foster care, helping ensure their needs are met both legally and compassionately. Educators will learn how to recognize signs of unmet needs, navigate accommodations more effectively, and build collaborative systems with support staff and families. Through real-life examples and tools, teachers will leave better prepared to create classroom environments where these students can thrive.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Communication Skills, Equity, School Counselors, Social Emotional, Culturally Responsive Practices, School Social Work
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Principals, Interpreters, Principals, School Counselors, Translators, Interventionists, Social Workers, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 110

*None (Non-Instructional), Communication Skills, Equity, School Counselors, Social Emotional, Culturally Responsive Practices, School Social Work

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Trauma Informed Schools | Facilitated by Student Wellness and Advocacy | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 113 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 113

Presenters: Gloria Sanchez | gloria_sanchez@dpsnc.net | SEL & Mental Health Coordinator
Location: Hillside High School Room 113
Description: Trauma-informed school training will teach staff the knowledge, skills, and mindset to create a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment for all students, particularly those who may have experienced trauma. This involves understanding the impact of trauma on learning and behavior, recognizing trauma symptoms, and implementing evidence-based practices to promote healing and resilience.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Communication Skills, Social Emotional, Culturally Responsive Practices
Targeted Instructional Grades: *None (Non-Instructional)
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Coaches, Instructional Assistants, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 113

*None (Non-Instructional), Communication Skills, Social Emotional, Culturally Responsive Practices

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Sing A Rhythm, Dance A Blues: Liberation Education for Girls of Color (based on the book by Dr. Monique Morris-Couvson) | Facilitated by Equity and Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 214 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 214

Presenters: Iwinosa Idahor | iwinosa_idahor@dpsnc.net | Office of Equity Affairs; Keaundra Robinson | keaundra_robinson@dpsnc.net | Office of Equity Affairs; Kamia Norman | kamia_norman@dpsnc.net | Southwest ES; Angelia Ball Smith | Angelia_BallSmith@dpsnc.net | Y.E. Smith ES; Rita Rakestraw | Rita_Rakestraw@dpsnc.net | Ignite! Online Academy/Lakewood MMS
Location: Hillside High School Room 214
Description: Objective: To create a space where educators will learn from and with each other about how to support, affirm, empower, and impact young girls of color, in and out of the classroom.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA , Healthful Living, *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Communication Skills, Equity, Culture and Climate, Social Emotional Learning, Student Wellness and Advocacy, Culturally Responsive Practices, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Principals, Principals, School Counselors, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 214

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2025 Summer SPLASH | What Every General Education Teacher Needs to Know about Exceptional Children | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 203 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 203

Presenters: Hannah Hribar | Hannah_Hribar@dpsnc.net | Lead EC Facilitator; Ajalyn Baker | Ajalyn_Baker@dpsnc.net | Lead EC Facilitator; Wendy Vavrousek | Wendy_Vavrousek@dpsnc.net | EC Director
Location: Hillside High School Room 203
Description: This session will help general education teachers enhance their knowledge regarding exceptional children policies and practices, effectively collaborate with EC colleagues, and prepare for and engage in your students' IEP meetings.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 203

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Boosting Reading Comprehension in ALL Contents | Facilitated by Brogden Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 111 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 111

Presenters: India C. Williams | indiac_williams@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 111
Description: We will explore the Science of Reading to learn how decoding X language comprehension = reading comprehension. This session is tailored to all core and elective contents.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA , Healthful Living
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Explicit Teaching, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Differentiation/Scaffolding
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 111

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/gnXoc
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Future in Focus: Empowering Educators to Spark Curiosity in Life Sciences | Facilitated by Career Technical Education | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 209 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 209

Presenters: Jameya Jones | Jameya_jones@dpsnc.net | Lead Workforce Development Coordinator
Location: Hillside High School Room 209
Description: In this hands-on professional development session, educators will explore innovative ways to engage high school students in the dynamic world of life sciences. Through interactive lab activities and real-world applications, participants will gain practical strategies to bring biotechnology to life in the classroom. The session will also highlight emerging opportunities for students in the biotech industry, including certification programs and career pathways that can begin in high school. Join us to discover how to inspire the next generation of scientists and problem-solvers by connecting life science education to meaningful futures. This PD will have guest from the NC Biotech Center and local life science companies.
Subject Area(s): CTE
Topic(s): Building Learning System Capacity, Curriculum and Instruction, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 209

CTE, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Boost Your Engagement with Project Integrated Literacy Lessons | Facilitated by Murray-Massenburg Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 116 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 116

Presenters: Signe Coffey | signe_coffey@dpsnc.net | Assistant Principal
Location: Hillside High School Room 116
Description: Come collaborate with other reading and writing teachers as we flex our creativity in designing JOYFUL lessons for ELA instruction that align to HMH curriculum, ELA standards, and JOYFUL teaching and learning! In this session we will review a lesson plan framework that already fits your ELA block while exploring ideas to integrate projects into your weekly instruction.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 116

ELA, Pre-K, 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

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Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 212

Presenters: Henrietta Scott | henrietta_scott@dpsnc.net | Interventionist
Location: Hillside High School Room 212
Description: The University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) offers professional development opportunities to help educators implement UFLI Foundations, which is designed for both core instruction and intervention for struggling readers. In this session, the facilitator will demonstrate how to teach all steps in a UFLI lesson. If you have a UFLI manual, please bring it with you.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Explicit Teaching, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Assessment for Learning, Data Analysis, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Specialists, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 212

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Increasing Rigor for all students | Facilitated by Carrington Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 108 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 108

Presenters: Diana Franklin | Diana_franklin@dpsnc.net | TLC
Location: Hillside High School Room 108
Description: We speak about rigor frequently but do all educators completely understand what this means or how we can help all students think at higher levels? In this session we will synthesize a workable definition of what rigor is based on several sources as well as our own background knowledge. We will analyze the level of thinking required for different activities based on both Bloom's Taxonomy and Webb's Depth of Knowledge. We will also discuss how to provide the appropriate scaffolding to guide academically diverse students to be able to complete higher level tasks and questions. We will then explore how to use different AI tools to easily increase the DOK level in different tasks and questions. Finally, teachers will have time to create a learning activity to implement their new understanding. We will use different higher thinking level activities and strategies throughout the workshop as exemplars for the participants.
Subject Area(s): Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA , Healthful Living
Topic(s): Advanced Academics-AIG, Increased Rigor
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 108

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Applying the Science of Reading to Your Secondary Classroom | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 112

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 112

Presenters: Beth Spataro | bethnicole_spataro@dpsnc.net | Secondary Literacy Specialist; Wendi Love | Wendi_Love@dpsnc.net | ESL Facilitator for Secondary
Location: Hillside High School Room 112
Description: During this session, participants will learn about the science of reading and learn to apply this learning to identify reading needs in their secondary classrooms. This session will meet the needs of secondary content teachers, ESL and EC teachers.
Subject Area(s): Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Assessment for Learning, Differentiation/Scaffolding, English Learner Services, Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 112

Global Languages, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Science, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | Social Studies, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade | ELA, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Fraction Foundations | Facilitated by Hillandale Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 200 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 200

Presenters: Susan Parent | susan_parent@dpsnc.net | instructional coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 200
Description: Learn foundational fraction concepts and build understanding with hands on Fraction Kits. Each teacher will make and take their own fraction kit with lessons and games ready to go!
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Beginning Teachers, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Interventionists, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 200

Mathematics, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/XXhX2
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Integrating Fact Fluency for Secondary Math Teachers | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 103 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 103

Presenters: Liz Moffitt | elizabeth_moffitt@dpsnc.net | Director of Math & Science
Location: Hillside High School Room 103
Description: In this session, middle and high school math teachers will learn tools and strategies to integrate building fact fluency with their core instruction. They will also make connections between their content standards and the most relevant operations for fluency development.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, DPS Adopted Resources, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Coaches, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 103

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Committing to Learning: Goal Setting | Facilitated by Easley Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 114

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 114

Presenters: Rob Jones | robert_jones784@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 114
Description: Participants will explore the importance of goal setting in the classroom through the lens of the 6 Phases of Learning.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 114

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Jump Start for Secondary ELA/English | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 204 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 204

Presenters: Heidi Perez | heidi_perez@dpsnc.net | Literacy Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 204
Description: Grades 6-12 ELA/English teachers can join this session to get a head start on planning and prepping for the first few weeks of the school year. Plot out important dates, explore reading routine pathways, and comparative reading text sets as you collaborate with peers.
Subject Area(s): Occupational Course of Study
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Effective Feedback Strategies, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Directors, Principals, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 204

Occupational Course of Study, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 107

Presenters: Emma Refvem | emma_refvem@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Science Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 107
Description: After a full year of implementing North Carolina’s new science standards, this session offers science educators a space to reflect on their teaching experiences, analyze instructional alignment, and collaborate to refine their practice. Through structured reflection, analysis of curriculum resources, and hands-on design time, participants will identify successes and challenges from the past year and co-create materials to better support rigorous, equitable, and student-centered science instruction. This session builds teacher capacity to use Durham Public Schools curriculum resources to plan and deliver differentiated, standards-aligned instruction while fostering curiosity, professional collaboration, and sustained impact into the next school year.
Subject Area(s): Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 107

Science, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/wu-Sm
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Argumentation Advances Achievement | Facilitated by Lakewood Montessori Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 115 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 115

Presenters: Zachary Osofsky | zachary_osofsky@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 115
Description: Presenters will engage in academic argumentation to experience how argumentation advances literacy, content learning, and academic achievement. Presenters will then have an opportunity to plan their own argumentation activity for their future students.
Subject Area(s): Social Studies
Topic(s): Advanced Academics-AIG, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 115

Social Studies, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Socratically Speaking | Facilitated by Lowe's Grove Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 213 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Hillside High School Room 213

Presenters: Shanea Carr | shanea_carr@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 213
Description: Participants will engage in the seminar process and find ways to implement collaborative conversations in their classrooms.
Subject Area(s): Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Increased Rigor (DOK), Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 213

Social Studies, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade | ELA, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade

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Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 210

Presenters: Julie Scott | julie_scott@dpsnc.net | K-5 Literacy Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 210
Description: Participants will learn how to effectively utilize the revised elementary literacy curriculum map to plan instruction for the first quarter. Through guided practice, they will pace out key content and cross-reference the standards being taught with the standards for which grades will be collected. By the end of the session, participants will have developed organized, standards-aligned lesson plans for the first quarter—providing a strong foundation for planning subsequent quarters with consistency and clarity.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 210

ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Facilitating Number Sense Routines (Secondary Math NCCAT Badge 3) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 104 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 104

Presenters: Alina Castillo | alina_castillo@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Math Specialist; Kenya Lawrence | kenya_lawrence@dpsnc.net | 6-12 Math Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 104
Description: This seminar highlights the power of research-based number sense routines as a foundation for developing mathematical reasoning in secondary students. Participants will explore a variety of engaging, low-floor, high-ceiling routines designed to deepen students’ understanding of number properties, enhance procedural fluency, and promote flexible thinking. These routines serve as powerful catalysts for mathematical discourse, encouraging students to articulate their strategies, justify their reasoning, and build on one another’s ideas. Join us as we uncover how consistent, intentional number sense routines can transform daily instruction and cultivate confident, capable mathematical thinkers.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, DPS Adopted Resources, Equity, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 104

Mathematics, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Modern Classrooms/Eureka2 Math project | Facilitated by Equity and Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 106 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 106

Presenters: Matt Hickson | matthew.hickson@modernclassrooms.org | Director
Location: Hillside High School Room 106
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 EM2 to meet every learner’s needs.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): DPS Adopted Resources, Differentiation/Scaffolding
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 106

Mathematics, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade

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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Teaching Hard History at Historic Stagville: A Place-Based Learning Experience | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 202 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 202

Presenters: Charlene Martin-Klein | charlene_martinklein@dpsnc.net | K-12 Social Studies Curriculum Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 202
Description: Spend the day immersed in the powerful history of Historic Stagville, one of North Carolina’s largest pre–Civil War plantations. Participants will take a guided tour led by Stagville staff, gaining firsthand insight into the lives of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the land. Following the tour, educators will engage in a hands-on lesson planning workshop using primary source documents from the Stagville archives. Together, we will explore how to bring this history to life in the classroom through inquiry-based instruction and document analysis. Participants must pre-register by emailing charlene_martinklein@dpsnc.net before August 1.
Subject Area(s): Social Studies
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Coaches, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 202

Social Studies, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Exploring Effective Strategies for Beginning Teachers (HITS) | Facilitated by Lyons Farm Elementary | Beginning Teachers Program | Hillside High School Room 206 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 206

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 206

*None (Non-Instructional), Beginning Teacher Support

SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/NEjr4
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2025 Summer SPLASH | Managing the Moment: Taking Action to Interrupt Bullying | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 109 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 109

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 109

*None (Non-Instructional), Communication Skills, Health and Safety, Social Emotional, Student Wellness and Advocacy, Culturally Responsive Practices

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Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 204

Presenters: Amy Miller | amy_miller@dpsnc.net | Director; Felicia Sledge | felicia_sledge@dpsnc.net | Specialist; Sonya West | sonya_west@dpsnc.net | Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 204
Description: This session is meant to be a natural extension of the other three sessions within this MTSS behavior strand. Participants (ideally school teams) should have attended at least 2 of the other sessions in order to benefit from this session. The knowledge from the previous MTSS behavior sessions will be used by participants to craft an effective plan for managing behavior proactively in the first 10 days of school.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Directors, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Superintendents, Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Interventionists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 204

*None (Non-Instructional), Health and Safety, MTSS

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1:00pm EDT

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 110

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 110

*None (Non-Instructional), Communication Skills, Equity, School Counselors, Social Emotional, Culturally Responsive Practices, School Social Work

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1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Using Choice Boards to Build Student Engagement | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 105 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 105

Presenters: Kelly Newsome | kelly_newsome@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 105
Description: for high school teachers to learn how to use choice boards in their classrooms as a way to foster student engagement and improve overall achievement.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, CTE, ELA , Healthful Living
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Increased Rigor, Differentiation/Scaffolding
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 105

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1:00pm EDT

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 214

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 214

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1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | What Every General Education Teacher Needs to Know about Exceptional Children | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 203 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 203

Presenters: Hannah Hribar | Hannah_Hribar@dpsnc.net | Lead EC Facilitator; Ajalyn Baker | Ajalyn_Baker@dpsnc.net | Lead EC Facilitator; Wendy Vavrousek | Wendy_Vavrousek@dpsnc.net | EC Director
Location: Hillside High School Room 203
Description: This session will help general education teachers enhance their knowledge regarding exceptional children policies and practices, effectively collaborate with EC colleagues, and prepare for and engage in your students' IEP meetings.
Subject Area(s): Arts, Global Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 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

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 203

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1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Getting to Know Infinite Campus: Hands-On Introduction to the New SIS | Facilitated by R. N. Harris Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 208 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 208

Presenters: Shaniqua Hood | shaniqua_hood@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach; Arthur Hicks | arthur_hicksiii@dpsnc.net | Coach; Lucretia Smith | lucretia_smith@dpsnc.net | Coach;
Location: Hillside High School Room 208
Description: In this session, participants will explore the new Student Information System, Infinite Campus. Using a demo account, educators will have the opportunity to log in, navigate key features, and begin building familiarity with the platform. This hands-on session is designed to help staff feel more confident and prepared as we transition to Infinite Campus.
Subject Area(s): Digital Learning Standards
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching and Learning, PowerSchool-Infinite Campus, Assessment for Learning, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 208

Digital Learning Standards, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade

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1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Boost Your Engagement with Project Integrated Literacy Lessons | Facilitated by Murray-Massenburg Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 116

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 116

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 116

ELA, Pre-K, 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

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Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 107

Presenters: Delphia Daniels | delphia_daniels@dpsnc.net | Literacy Coach; Latoya Johnson | latoya_judd@dpsnc.net | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 107
Description: This session gives teachers tools to increase student engagement using five of Hattie’s highest-impact strategies. We’ll focus on helping students show their thinking in visible ways—through discussion, feedback, reflection, or peer teaching. Teachers will learn what covert engagement and overt engagement look like, and why both are important in every classroom. We’ll walk through each strategy with real examples, build understanding, and give teachers space to plan lessons using what they’ve learned. Activities like the “Apply It!” planning challenges will help teachers match engagement strategies to their own content. The session also includes a reflection and exit ticket to help teachers decide what to try first and what they might still have questions about. We’ll start by sparking curiosity and making connections to what teachers already do, then build new learning in a way that’s clear and usable. Strategies are modeled, discussed, and practiced with support—and teachers will leave with next steps they can use right away. Teachers will need access to the curriculum materials (HMH, ARC, Eureka2, etc.) for planning purposes.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Effective Feedback Strategies, Explicit Teaching
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 107

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Committing to Learning: Goal Setting | Facilitated by Easley Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 114 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 114

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 114

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Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 207

Presenters: Amanda Bowers | amanda_bowers@dpsnc.net | K-5 Science Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 207
Description: Join us for an engaging and interactive professional development session designed to deepen your understanding of the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) outlined in the NC Essential Standards and the new K–12 Science Standards. In this 3-hour workshop, Durham educators will explore how to foster authentic scientific thinking and problem-solving by integrating SEPs into dynamic, cross-curricular learning experiences. Through hands-on activities, collaborative lesson design, and real-world examples, participants will: Analyze how SEPs support inquiry-based and equitable science instruction. Discover strategies to creatively integrate literacy, math, social studies, and the arts into science lessons. Explore student-centered approaches that build scientific reasoning, collaboration, and communication skills. Align interdisciplinary instruction with North Carolina’s science standards and local curriculum goals. Leave with ready-to-implement resources, lesson frameworks, and ideas to energize your classroom. Whether you're looking to enhance your current practices or reimagine your approach to science instruction, this session offers practical tools and inspiration to support all learners in becoming critical thinkers and innovative problem-solvers.
Subject Area(s): Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Culturally Responsive Practices, Differentiation/Scaffolding, Outdoor Learning, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistant Principals, Instructional Assistants, Principals, Specialists, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 207

Science, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade

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2025 Summer SPLASH | Argumentation Advances Achievement | Facilitated by Lakewood Montessori Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 115 LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Hillside High School Room 115

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 115

Social Studies, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade

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ECF Responsibilities | Facilitated by Riverside High School | | Riverside High School 138 LIMITED

Friday December 5, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am EST

Riverside High School 138

Presenters: charlotte_whipp@dpsnc.net
Location: Riverside High School 138
Description: Learn what your EC facilitator is responsible for at your school.
Subject Area(s): *None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Exceptional Children
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles:

Friday December 5, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am EST
Riverside High School 138

*None (Non-Instructional), Exceptional Children

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