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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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Tuesday, January 14
 

4:30pm EST

BT Academy: Culturally Responsive Teaching- Building Relationships Part 1 (Spring 2025)
Tuesday January 14, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
Part 1 will focus on the components of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy with an emphasis on the importance of building positive relationships with students. Learn context, supports and strategies concerning the Culturally Responsive Classroom
Tuesday January 14, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
  Beginning Teachers, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Thursday, January 16
 

4:30pm EST

Spring Part 1 BT Academy: Classroom Management 2025
Thursday January 16, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
For BTs - BT Academy Classroom Management Series, please join us for a deeper dive into problems of practice and successes in your classroom in this roundtable-style conversation.
Thursday January 16, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Friday, January 17
 

7:45am EST

DSA - Beginning Teacher Meeting - January
Friday January 17, 2025 7:45am - 8:15am EST
Durham School of the Arts D129
Discuss high expectations in the context of the social discipline window.
Friday January 17, 2025 7:45am - 8:15am EST
Durham School of the Arts D129
  Beginning Teachers, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
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Tuesday, January 28
 

8:30am EST

AL Boot Camp Day 1 LIMITED
Tuesday January 28, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Northern High School V1
AL Boot Camp Day 1
Tuesday January 28, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Northern High School V1
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
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4:30pm EST

AL Academy: January; Session 4 LIMITED
Tuesday January 28, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
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.
Tuesday January 28, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Wednesday, January 29
 

8:30am EST

AL Boot Camp Day 2
Wednesday January 29, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
This takes place in each teacher's school.
AL Boot Camp Day 2
Wednesday January 29, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
This takes place in each teacher's school.
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
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Thursday, January 30
 

8:30am EST

AL Boot Camp Day 3 LIMITED
Thursday January 30, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
OLD Northern High School, room V1
Teachers will spend the morning with various departments in the morning, and in planning and reflection in the afternoon.
Thursday January 30, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
OLD Northern High School, room V1
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
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Wednesday, February 5
 

4:30pm EST

BT Literature Study - Book Club (February Session) LIMITED
Wednesday February 5, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
Books can have a profound impact on our lives, whether it's through fiction or educational texts. Book clubs and studies are valuable tools for professional development, allowing us to deepen our understanding and learn from each other's insights. Every semester, we offer a chance for you to participate in a fantastic book study with us.
Wednesday February 5, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
  Beginning Teachers, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Monday, February 10
 

4:30pm EST

BT Academy: Trauma Informed Session Part 1 (Spring) LIMITED
Monday February 10, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
Learn context, supports and strategies concerning Trauma Informed Practice.
Monday February 10, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
  Beginning Teachers, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Tuesday, February 11
 

4:30pm EST

BT Academy: Culturally Responsive Teaching- Teaching Strategies Part 2 (Spring 2025)
Tuesday February 11, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
Part 2 will focus on Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) to address cultural differences among students and ways to promote an inclusive learning environment to meet the needs of all learners. We will also suggest ways to implement and support CRT in the classroom. Learn context, supports and strategies concerning the Culturally Responsive Classroom.
Tuesday February 11, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
  Beginning Teachers, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Thursday, February 13
 

4:30pm EST

2024-2025 Spring BT Academy: Classroom Management Part 2
Thursday February 13, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Staff Development Center
For beginning teachers who have completed the Introduction to Classroom Management series, we invite you to Classroom Management 2.0. We will delve more deeply into problems of practice and successes in your classroom in this roundtable-style discussion session.
Thursday February 13, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Staff Development Center
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Friday, February 14
 

12:00pm EST

Annual Educator Preparation Program Fair
Friday February 14, 2025 12:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Old Northern
Our annual Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Fair is designed to provide new and alternatively licensed educators with valuable information and resources to support their journey toward obtaining a teaching license in North Carolina. The Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Fair brings together a diverse range of colleges, universities, and EPPs from across the state in a college fair-style format, allowing beginning teachers to explore and apply for educator preparation programs that align with their goals. This fair, targeted primarily at first-year teachers and second-year alternatively licensed educators, will offer a structured environment where attendees can interact with program representatives, learn about available opportunities, and gain guidance on the licensure process. It is an excellent opportunity to gather important information, ask questions, and connect with key resources to help advance your professional development. Join us for this interactive session to take the next step in your teaching career!
Friday February 14, 2025 12:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Old Northern
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th

1:00pm EST

AL Academy: February; Session 5
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Staff Development Center M-1
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.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Staff Development Center M-1
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Thursday, February 20
 

4:30pm EST

BT Academy: Supporting English Language Learners (Spring; Part 1)
Thursday February 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
English language learners (ELLs) are a growing percentage of our student population. This two-part academy series invites teachers to examine who their ELLs are, and explore research-based strategies to make content accessible to them. Designed for beginning teachers, this series will provide participants from all grade level bands and content areas with practical tools they can use in their classrooms the very next day.
Thursday February 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Friday, February 21
 

8:30am EST

PrEPP 2025:Uncovering Foundations; Elevating Needs; & Building Agency: IN-SERVICE DAY 1- This restricted session is for accepted ALTs and CTs only (notified Dec. 2024).
Friday February 21, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Staff Development Center M-9
The DPS Beginning Teacher Mentor team is committed to equitably supporting and retaining all new educators.In response to our AL population’s needs, PrEPP: IN-SERVICE day 1 is a differentiated PL experience designed to elevate and address the specific challenges of AL1 teachers while honoring their assets. Participants will define what gives their work significance, identify a pedagogical need and work with their companion teacher, using models of best practices, to set goals for growth specific to the identified need. CTs will model how to accurately describe the culture of a class, connections they make between class culture, data and curriculum when designing instruction, and use a recording of themselves teaching as a model for how to make reflection and feedback actionable. ALTs and CTs will use a portion of the in-service day to plan for an onsite PL day in which the ALT will spend the day in the CTs classroom.This session is for both accepted ALTs and their chosen CT.
Friday February 21, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Staff Development Center M-9
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Monday, March 3
 

7:30am EST

PrEPP 2025: Uncovering Foundations; Elevating Needs; & Building Agency: ONSITE DAY 2- This restricted session is for accepted ALTs and CTs ONLY who have completed DAY 1 on 2/21/25. LIMITED
Monday March 3, 2025 7:30am - 4:30pm EST
TBD Onsite-ALT/CT School Site
ALTs and CTs will engage in an onsite PL, applying plan goals and activities, created during the in-service day. Additionally, ALTs and CTs will allocate time for reflection and making feedback actionable in the classroom. Each pair (ALT & CT) will participate in DAY 2 of this two part PL series at their individual schools and submit all documents to Dr. Jen Petty.
Monday March 3, 2025 7:30am - 4:30pm EST
TBD Onsite-ALT/CT School Site
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Tuesday, March 4
 

4:30pm EST

BT Academy Roundtable (Spring 2025) LIMITED
Tuesday March 4, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Staff Development Center M-8
Beginning teachers are provided a space to have conversation about specific problems of practice, identify productive solutions and share knowledge tips and techniques that will improve teaching and learning. A problem and solution protocol will be used to facilitate the discussion.
Tuesday March 4, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Staff Development Center M-8
  Beginning Teachers, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Wednesday, March 5
 

4:30pm EST

BT Literature Study - Book Club (March Session)
Wednesday March 5, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
Books can have a profound impact on our lives, whether it's through fiction or educational texts. Book clubs and studies are valuable tools for professional development, allowing us to deepen our understanding and learn from each other's insights. Every semester, we offer a chance for you to participate in a fantastic book study with us.
Wednesday March 5, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
  Beginning Teachers, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Thursday, March 6
 

4:30pm EST

BT Academy: Classroom Management 2.0 LIMITED
Thursday March 6, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
For beginning teachers who have completed the Introduction to Classroom Management series, we invite you to Classroom Management 2.0. We will delve more deeply into problems of practice and successes in your classroom in this roundtable-style discussion session.
Thursday March 6, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EST
Online
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Monday, April 7
 

4:30pm EDT

BT Academy: Trauma Informed Session Part 2 (Spring)
Monday April 7, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
Learn context, supports and strategies concerning Trauma Informed Practice.
Monday April 7, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
  Beginning Teachers, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Tuesday, April 8
 

4:30pm EDT

BT Academy: Culturally Responsive Teaching 2.0 (Spring 2025)
Tuesday April 8, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
This session is an extension of CRP series 1 & 2 which are prerequisites for this course. In this session we will collaborate on various classroom situations and understand the difference between CRP and traditional teaching methods.
Tuesday April 8, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
  Beginning Teachers, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Wednesday, April 9
 

4:30pm EDT

BT Literature Study - Book Club (April Session)
Wednesday April 9, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
Books can have a profound impact on our lives, whether it's through fiction or educational texts. Book clubs and studies are valuable tools for professional development, allowing us to deepen our understanding and learn from each other's insights. Every semester, we offer a chance for you to participate in a fantastic book study with us.
Wednesday April 9, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
  Beginning Teachers, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Thursday, April 17
 

4:30pm EDT

BT Academy: Supporting English Language Learners (Spring; Part 2) LIMITED
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
English language learners (ELLs) are a growing percentage of our student population. This two-part academy series invites teachers to examine who their ELLs are, and explore research-based strategies to make content accessible to them. Designed for beginning teachers, this series will provide participants from all grade level bands and content areas with practical tools they can use in their classrooms the very next day.
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Tuesday, April 29
 

4:30pm EDT

AL Academy: April; Session 6
Tuesday April 29, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
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.
Tuesday April 29, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Friday, May 30
 

4:30pm EDT

AL Academy: May; Session 7
Friday May 30, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
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.
Friday May 30, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Online
  Beginning Teachers, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
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Bacon Street 162
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Bacon Street 54
Bacon Street Purple Room
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Bethesda Elementary School TBD
Brogden Middle School Media Center
C.C. Spaulding Elementary
Carrington Middle School
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Durham School of the Arts D129
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Fews Ford Access of Eno River State Park, 6101 Cole Mill Road.
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Hillside High School 126
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Old Northern High School room V1
Old Northern High School, 117 Tom Wilkinson Rd, Durham, NC 27712
OLD Northern High School, room V1
OLD Northern, V-1; 117 Tom Wilkinson Road
Old Northern- Rm V2
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Pearsontown Magnet Elementary School cafeteria
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Riverside High School 138
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Southwest Elementary School
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Whitted School Media Center
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