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.

12:00pm EDT

Advanced Academics Elementary Kick Off

Advanced Academics

Monday August 21, 2023 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Shepard International Baccalaureate Magnet MS

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

3:00pm EDT

Ignite Online Academy! Equity in Advanced Academics Leadership Team

Ignite Online Academy! Equity in Advanced Academics Leadership Committee The responsibilities of the Equity in Advanced Academics Leadership Committee include, but are not limited, to the following: review annually the local AIG plan to ensure school alignment determine the extent to which the local plan for the previous year was implemented at the school develop annual goals and priorities based on the AIG Program Standards, Critical Actions for Equity and Excellence, district initiatives, key priorities, and school improvement plans monitor the progress of annual goals at each meeting review and make recommendations on student nominations for district level AIG Identification advocate for equitable access to advanced learning opportunities for all advanced students

Tuesday September 19, 2023 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Online

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th

ONLINE MEETING URL https://dpsnc.zoom.us/j/92784476319
SESSION MATERIALS https://t.ly/h6El9

8:00am EDT

Elementary AIG Specialists Monthly Professional Learning- Session 1

Specialists will explore strategies and professional learning to support their work at schools, with students, and with families.

Friday September 22, 2023 8:00am - 2:30pm EDT
Staff Development Center M1

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

8:00am EDT

Elementary AIG Specialists Monthly Professional Learning- Session 2

Specialists will explore strategies and professional learning to support their work at schools, with students, and with families.

Friday October 20, 2023 8:00am - 2:30pm EDT
Staff Development Center M1

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

1:00pm EDT

TAP: Teachers Advancing Potential Session 1

Participants will explore myths, characteristics, and profiles of gifted learners to support identification and learner support.

Tuesday October 24, 2023 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Staff Development Center M9

Advanced Academics-AIG, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th, Leadership

2:40pm EST

George Watts Questioning PD Choice Session

Using questioning to accelerate student learning

Wednesday November 8, 2023 2:40pm - 3:15pm EST
George Watts Montessori Magnet School Crowley's room

Advanced Academics-AIG, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

1:00pm EST

TAP: Teachers Advancing Potential Session 2

Participants will explore myths, characteristics, profiles of gifted learners, and curricular structures to support identification and support of gifted learners.

Monday November 13, 2023 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Staff Development Center M9

Advanced Academics-AIG, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th

8:00am EST

Elementary AIG Specialists Monthly Professional Learning- Session 3

Specialists will explore strategies and professional learning to support their work at schools, with students, and with families.

Friday November 17, 2023 8:00am - 1:30pm EST
Staff Development Center M1

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

8:00am EST

Elementary AIG Specialists Monthly Professional Learning- Session 4

Specialists will explore strategies and professional learning to support their work at schools, with students, and with families.

Friday December 15, 2023 8:00am - 1:30pm EST
Staff Development Center M1

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

8:00am EST

Elementary AIG Specialists Monthly Professional Learning- Session 5

Specialists will explore strategies and professional learning to support their work at schools, with students, and with families.

Friday January 19, 2024 8:00am - 1:30pm EST
Staff Development Center M1

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

1:00pm EST

TAP: Teachers Advancing Potential Session 3

Participants will explore myths, characteristics, profiles of gifted learners, and curricular structures to support identification and support of gifted learners.

Monday January 22, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Staff Development Center M9

Advanced Academics-AIG, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th

8:00am EST

Elementary AIG Specialists Monthly Professional Learning- Session 6

Specialists will explore strategies and professional learning to support their work at schools, with students, and with families.

Friday February 16, 2024 8:00am - 1:30pm EST
Staff Development Center M1

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

8:00am EST

Hope Valley Elementary: Increasing Higher Level Questioning

Participants will learn about effective strategies for increasing student rigor through higher level questioning. During the session we will brainstorm and discuss the benefits of using higher level questions within the classroom or small group settings for all students. Lastly, we will practice the use of higher level questions in the classroom.

Tuesday February 20, 2024 8:00am - 8:40am EST
Hope Valley Elementary School B6

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

8:00am EST

Hope Valley Elementary: Increasing Higher Level Questioning (Classified)

Tuesday February 20, 2024 8:00am - 8:40am EST
Hope Valley Elementary School B6

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, Administrator, Assistant, Support

1:00pm EST

TAP: Teachers Advancing Potential Session 4

Participants will explore myths, characteristics, profiles of gifted learners, and curricular structures to support identification and support of gifted learners.

Thursday February 22, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Staff Development Center M9

Advanced Academics-AIG, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th

1:00pm EST

IOA Differentiation PD

IOA staff will participate in a differentiated PD about differentiation.

Friday February 23, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Online

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th

ONLINE MEETING URL https://dpsnc.zoom.us/j/96809382101

8:00am EDT

Elementary AIG Specialists Monthly Professional Learning- Session 7

Specialists will explore strategies and professional learning to support their work at schools, with students, and with families.

Friday March 15, 2024 8:00am - 1:30pm EDT
Staff Development Center M1

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

2:45pm EDT

CCS Pre-5 Rigor and Questioning PD

This session is for teachers to apply rigorous questioning practices to upcoming instruction.

Wednesday March 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
C.C. Spaulding Elementary

Advanced Academics-AIG, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

11:30am EDT

Increasing Higher Level Questioning for Students

Learn different strategies to change the way students ask questions to engage their thinking.

Tuesday April 2, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Morehead Montessori Magnet School 15

Advanced Academics-AIG, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

ATTENDANCE AND EVAL FORM https://t.ly/T7Bbm

1:00pm EDT

Ignite! Online Academy All Things AIG

Ignite Online Academy staff will learn look at common myths about gifted students, will read and discuss the article 4The Glass Ceiling,4 will learn specifics about AIG/Advanced Academics in DPS and at Ignite, and will work in small groups to read through student profiles and determine if the student should be referred for AIG identification or nurtured.

Friday April 12, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Online

Advanced Academics-AIG, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th