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Durham Public Schools PL
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Type: Culture and Climate clear filter
Tuesday, June 17
 

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
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: PreKindergarten, 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

8:30am EDT

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
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

8:30am EDT

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
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: PreKindergarten, 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

1:00pm EDT

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
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 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Riverside High School Room C236
 
Wednesday, June 18
 

8:30am EDT

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 LIMITED
Wednesday June 18, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
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
  Equity, 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, Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Culture and Climate, 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, Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Reading, 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, Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Writing, 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, Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Thinking, 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, Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Speaking, 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, Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Listening, 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, Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Student Wellness and Advocacy, 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, Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Culturally Responsive Practices, 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, Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers |   Student-Centered Learning, 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, Instructional Assistants, Instructional Coaches, Teachers
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