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Durham Public Schools PL
Welcome to the Durham Public Schools Professional Learning Schedule of Professional Learning! Here you will find a comprehensive list of PL sessions occurring throughout our district.

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Wednesday, June 18
 

1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Increasing Rigor for all students | Facilitated by Carrington Middle School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room A216
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
  Advanced Academics-AIG, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Teachers |   Increased Rigor, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Teachers
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Thursday, August 7
 

8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Increasing Rigor for all students | Facilitated by Carrington Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 108
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
  Advanced Academics-AIG, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Teachers |   Increased Rigor, 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, Teachers
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8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Argumentation Advances Achievement | Facilitated by Lakewood Montessori Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 115
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
  Advanced Academics-AIG, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Reading, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Writing, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Thinking, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Speaking, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Listening, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Student-Centered Learning, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers
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1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Argumentation Advances Achievement | Facilitated by Lakewood Montessori Middle School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 115
Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm 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 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 115
  Advanced Academics-AIG, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Reading, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Writing, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Thinking, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Speaking, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Listening, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Student-Centered Learning, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Instructional Coaches, Teachers
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