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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.

If you are looking for on-demand PL, click here to view the DPS Asynchronous PL Course Catalog.
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Monday, February 10
 

3:00pm EST

PreK PLC A Febuary 2025
Monday February 10, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Eureka, Data Collection
Monday February 10, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Whitted School
  Curriculum and Instruction, Pre-K
 
Tuesday, February 11
 

3:00pm EST

PreK PLC B Febuary 2025
Tuesday February 11, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Eureka, Data Collection
Tuesday February 11, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Whitted School
  Curriculum and Instruction, Pre-K

6:30pm EST

Community ED Before and Afterschool Staff - Sensory Learning for All Ages
Tuesday February 11, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EST
In this workshop staff will learn that we use our five senses - taste, touch, smell, hearing and sight to understand and navigate the world around us. This workshop will help staff take a closer look at activities that can be used at any age.
Tuesday February 11, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EST
Staff Development Center M1
 
Wednesday, February 12
 

7:00am EST

RHMS February 2025 Differentiation Committee
Wednesday February 12, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EST
Rogers Herr Middle Differentiation Committee Meetings for 2024-2025 to plan differentiated professional development to meet the needs of teachers and students across all subgroups
Wednesday February 12, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EST
Rogers-Herr Year-Round Magnet Middle School

3:45pm EST

Githens MS: Increasing Student Voice & Collaboration-- GMS Staff Meeting
Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:45pm - 4:45pm EST
Learn strategies to increase student voice and collaboration with visual literacy, reading passages and educational videos.
Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:45pm - 4:45pm EST
Githens Middle School Media Center

4:25pm EST

Hillside High School CTE Department Meeting (February)
Wednesday February 12, 2025 4:25pm - 5:25pm EST
Acclimating teachers with their POLs, curriculum, best practices, and instructional strategies.
Wednesday February 12, 2025 4:25pm - 5:25pm EST
Hillside High School 221
 
Friday, February 14
 

1:00pm EST

Lexia: Professional Learning for Merrick-Moore ES LIMITED
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Correlation Data and Crosswalk OptionsReview Core5 basics like instructional branching and the red apple.Core5 Class-Level Reports. -5-Minute Check-in components and expectations;-Summarize the information provided by select myLexia class-level reports with a focus on Skill Progress for small group formation, using the Detailed Scope and Sequence to complement the report. Also, a focus on Usage and Usage Details to support the concept of unit gains.-Create a plan to monitor class-level reports on an ongoing basis
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Online
  Curriculum and Instruction, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

1:00pm EST

1:00pm EST

Bridging ARC and NCSCOS (Standards Are Not Curriculum) LIMITED
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Together we will take a deep dive into theNCSCS standards and how ARC has implemented the standards.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Online

1:00pm EST

Mangum Elem in-person; Increasing Student Voice; K-5th; (same as session presented at SPLASH and Kick-off) FILLING
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Student Centered Learning: Increasing Student Voice
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Mangum Elementary School Media
  Curriculum and Instruction, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

1:15pm EST

SmartTeach/Teaching Strategies Refresher FILLING
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 3:00pm EST
Data Collection and Ongoing Documentation
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 3:00pm EST
Old Northern High School Auditorium
  Curriculum and Instruction, Pre-K

1:30pm EST

Montessori Fundamentals for Everyone through the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector
Friday February 14, 2025 1:30pm - 3:15pm EST
This professional development will cover Montessori 101 History of Montessori and Montessori pedagogy, The Prepared Environment and the planes of development and The Montessori School Community Role of the adult and the culturally responsive Montessori environment.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:30pm - 3:15pm EST
Lucas Middle School Library
  Curriculum and Instruction, 6th-8th

1:45pm EST

Annotation with a Purpose
Friday February 14, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm EST
Attendees will deepen their content knowledge and learn to apply various annotation strategies for student success.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm EST
Neal Magnet Middle School Media Center
  Curriculum and Instruction, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th

1:45pm EST

Gradual Release Lesson Planning FILLING
Friday February 14, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm EST
Teachers will discuss lesson planning using the stages of Gradual Release Lesson Planning.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm EST
Online
  Curriculum and Instruction, 6th-8th
 
Monday, February 17
 

8:30am EST

Beyond the Copies: Empowering Paraprofessionals in the Classroom- PLC Room
Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Join us for an enlightening professional development session designed specifically for Instructional Assistants. Led by an experienced IA, this session will redefine the role of assisting in the classroom, emphasizing their vital contributions beyond administrative tasks. Discover how Instructional Assistants can effectively support student learning, foster a positive classroom environment, and collaborate with teachers to enhance educational outcomes.
Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Eastway Elementary School

8:30am EST

Game On! Boosting Team Building; Literacy; and Math with Classic Board Games
Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Join us for an engaging and interactive professional development session designed to empower K-5 teachers with innovative strategies for using traditional board games to enhance team building, literacy, and math skills in the classroom. This session will explore how games like Skyjo, Battleship, and Sorry can be seamlessly integrated into your teaching practices to create a dynamic and collaborative learning environment.
Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Eastway Elementary School Media Center
  Curriculum and Instruction, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

9:00am EST

Mangum only; STEM by Design Session 3; Ideate; K-5 FILLING
Monday February 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EST
Mangum only, STEM by Design Session 3, Ideate, K-5
Monday February 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EST
Mangum Elementary School Media
  Curriculum and Instruction, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

9:00am EST

RHS Only - Formative Assessment Make up Session FILLING
Monday February 17, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EST
Different types of formative assessments and how to utilize the data within the classroom
Monday February 17, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EST
Riverside High School

9:00am EST

Little River Montessori:Next steps with data and assessments.
Monday February 17, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EST
K-2 teachers will analyze their mCLASS data to inform instructional decisions and determine targeted next steps for both their classrooms and the grade level as a whole. Teachers in grades 3-5 will develop ELA and Math assessments aligned with the third-quarter standards to effectively measure student progress and mastery.
Monday February 17, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Little River K-8 School
  Curriculum and Instruction, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

9:15am EST

RHS only - Formative Assessment makeup session
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EST
Different types of formative assessments and how to utilize the data within the classroom
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EST
Riverside High School

10:00am EST

CC Spaulding Assertive Monitoring FILLING
Monday February 17, 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm EST
Staff will learn more about assertive monitoring and have the opportunity for practice.
Monday February 17, 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm EST
C.C. Spaulding Elementary Media Center

10:30am EST

Choice Sessions
Monday February 17, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EST
The choice sessions will be facilitated by various staff members and will focus on enhancing instructional delivery and student engagement.
Monday February 17, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EST
Brogden Middle School Media Center

11:00am EST

Brain Boosters: Energizing Your Classroom for Maximum Focus FILLING
Monday February 17, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Join us for an invigorating professional development session led by our dynamic Physical Education teacher, who excels at integrating vocabulary and content instruction with energizing breaks. This session is designed for teachers of math, science, and reading, and will demonstrate how to use short energizers to maintain student focus and enhance learning. Discover practical techniques to incorporate movement and fun into your lessons, keeping students engaged and ready to learn.
Monday February 17, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Eastway Elementary School TBD
  Curriculum and Instruction, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

11:00am EST

Brain Boosters: Energizing Your Classroom for Maximum Focus
Monday February 17, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Join us for an invigorating professional development session led by our dynamic Physical Education teacher, who excels at integrating vocabulary and content instruction with energizing breaks. This session is designed for teachers of math, science, and reading, and will demonstrate how to use short energizers to maintain student focus and enhance learning. Discover practical techniques to incorporate movement and fun into your lessons, keeping students engaged and ready to learn.
Monday February 17, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Eastway Elementary School TBD

11:00am EST

Burton Elementary Staff Professional Learning: Dive Into IB Evaluation
Monday February 17, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
This session is for Burton Elementary staff. Staff will dive into Burton's IB policies and self study practices.
Monday February 17, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Burton Magnet Elementary School Media Center

11:00am EST

Q4 Planning for Club Staff FILLING
Monday February 17, 2025 11:00am - 3:00pm EST
You will plan for Quarter 4.
Monday February 17, 2025 11:00am - 3:00pm EST
Club Boulevard Magnet Elementary 504 or your room
 
Tuesday, February 18
 

8:50am EST

Murray-Massenburg HMH Into Reading Day 1
Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:50am - 1:25pm EST
Teachers will engage in professional learning focused on HMH Into Reading, tailored to their grade-level interests and instructional needs. This session will provide targeted strategies, resources, and collaborative discussions to enhance literacy instruction and student outcomes. Participants will leave with actionable ideas to implement in their classrooms.
Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:50am - 1:25pm EST
Murray-Massenburg Elementary School
 
Wednesday, February 26
 

3:15pm EST

Itinerant Teachers PLC-2/26/2025
Wednesday February 26, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm EST
How to review and use data to improve educational outcomes for preschoolers.
Wednesday February 26, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm EST
Bacon Street Room 163
 
Monday, March 10
 

8:00am EDT

High School AP Series Session 7: Rigor & Equitable Practices FILLING
Monday March 10, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am EDT
In this series of 7 sessions throughout the 2024-2025 school year, we aim to collaborate with APs as we work toward our department goal of "Building leadership capacity to support, coach, and provide feedback for differentiated, standards-aligned core instruction using Durham Public Schools curriculum resources."
Monday March 10, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am EDT
Staff Development Center M1

8:30am EDT

Hill Center MS Science of Reading part 3
Monday March 10, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EDT
Learn the basics of Science of Reading to integrate research-based literacy strategies
Monday March 10, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EDT
Hill Center
 
Tuesday, March 11
 

3:00pm EDT

PreK PLC A March 2025
Tuesday March 11, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Data Dig Math
Tuesday March 11, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School
  Curriculum and Instruction, Pre-K
 
Wednesday, March 12
 

3:00pm EDT

PreK PLC B March 2025
Wednesday March 12, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Data Dig Math
Wednesday March 12, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School
  Curriculum and Instruction, Pre-K
 
Thursday, March 20
 

12:00pm EDT

LETRS for Coaches: Unit 8
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
DPS Coaches will engage in collaboratively unpacking Unit 8 of LETRS in order to build their capacity to facilitate purposeful professional learning for their PLCs centered around the content of Unit 8.
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Staff Development Center

6:30pm EDT

Community ED Before and Afterschool Staff - We All Have Behavior... What's Yours? LIMITED
Thursday March 20, 2025 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
This workshop will be an open ended lecture with learning points and videos to help aid the behavior of self and children.
Thursday March 20, 2025 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
Eno Valley Elementary School Cafeteria
 
Wednesday, March 26
 

3:00pm EDT

Bacon St Teachers PLC March 2025 LIMITED
Wednesday March 26, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Data Dig Math
Wednesday March 26, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School
  Curriculum and Instruction, Pre-K

3:00pm EDT

Bacon Street Staff PLC-3/26/2025
Wednesday March 26, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm EDT
How to review and use data to improve educational outcomes for preschoolers.
Wednesday March 26, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm EDT
Bacon Street Purple Room
 
Wednesday, April 16
 

7:00am EDT

RHMS April 2025 Differentiation Committee LIMITED
Wednesday April 16, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Rogers Herr Middle Differentiation Committee Meetings for 2024-2025 to plan differentiated professional development to meet the needs of teachers and students across all subgroups
Wednesday April 16, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Rogers-Herr Year-Round Magnet Middle School
 
Monday, May 5
 

3:00pm EDT

PreK PLC A May 2025 LIMITED
Monday May 5, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
EOY data dig
Monday May 5, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School
  Curriculum and Instruction, Pre-K
 
Tuesday, May 6
 

3:00pm EDT

PreK PLC B May 2025
Tuesday May 6, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
EOY data dig
Tuesday May 6, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School
 
Wednesday, May 7
 

7:00am EDT

RHMS May 2025 Differentiation Committee
Wednesday May 7, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Rogers Herr Middle Differentiation Committee Meetings for 2024-2025 to plan differentiated professional development to meet the needs of teachers and students across all subgroups
Wednesday May 7, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Rogers-Herr Year-Round Magnet Middle School
 
Wednesday, May 28
 

3:00pm EDT

Bacon Street Staff PLC-5/28/2025 LIMITED
Wednesday May 28, 2025 3:00pm - 4:14pm EDT
How to review and use data to improve educational outcomes for preschoolers.
Wednesday May 28, 2025 3:00pm - 4:14pm EDT
Bacon Street Purple Room
 


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