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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, January 8
 

2:40pm EST

Forest View Learning Lab: ELA Vertical Planning
Wednesday January 8, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Forest View Elementary School TBD
Staff will collaboratively learn over multiple session of a self-set goal.
Wednesday January 8, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Forest View Elementary School TBD
  ELA, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
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Friday, January 10
 

11:00am EST

Reciprocal Teaching-OGE Remote Learning
Friday January 10, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Online
Teachers will learn about the what and they why of Reciprocal Teaching. Teachers will discuss how to implement the strategy into their instructional class routine.
Friday January 10, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Online
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, Assistant
  • ONLINE MEETING URL TBD
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Tuesday, January 14
 

8:00am EST

5E Lesson Plan Workshop
Tuesday January 14, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am EST
Eno Valley Elementary School PLC Room
Utilize the 5E lesson plan template to elevate your lesson plans to encourage student centered, higher order thinking, interactive lessons.
Tuesday January 14, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am EST
Eno Valley Elementary School PLC Room
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

8:30am EST

Science of Reading for Secondary Learning- Series
Tuesday January 14, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Online
TEACHER TAPAS TUESDAY! Explore the science of reading and learning, focusing on evidence-based strategies to enhance comprehension, engagement, and retention for adolescent learners. These short virtual sessions will occur the second Tuesday of each month from September-May. There are several sessions repeated throughout each day, so you can hop on one during your planning period or before/after school: 8:30am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:45pm, 4:30pm
Tuesday January 14, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Online
  ELA, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Thursday, January 16
 

3:15pm EST

StudySync Sync Up for New Version
Thursday January 16, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm EST
Online
Danielle Brown from StudySync will provide a few virtual sessions to support teachers with Canvas, PowerSchool, Google Drive, and Gradebook syncing with the new StudySync National version. DPS teachers & students will lose access to StudySync Plus (2017 version) in the next 30-45 days.All teachers must have their students in the StudySync National (new version) by the end of February.
Thursday January 16, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm EST
Online
  ELA, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Friday, January 17
 

3:15pm EST

StudySync Sync Up for New Version LIMITED
Friday January 17, 2025 3:15pm - 4:14pm EST
Online
Danielle Brown from StudySync will provide a few virtual sessions to support teachers with Canvas, PowerSchool, Google Drive, and Gradebook syncing with the new StudySync National version. DPS teachers & students will lose access to StudySync Plus (2017 version) in the next 30-45 days.All teachers must have their students in the StudySync National (new version) by the end of February.
Friday January 17, 2025 3:15pm - 4:14pm EST
Online
  ELA, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Tuesday, January 21
 

10:00am EST

StudySync Sync Up for New Version LIMITED
Tuesday January 21, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EST
Online
Danielle Brown from StudySync will provide a few virtual sessions to support teachers with Canvas, PowerSchool, Google Drive, and Gradebook syncing with the new StudySync National version. DPS teachers & students will lose access to StudySync Plus (2017 version) in the next 30-45 days.All teachers must have their students in the StudySync National (new version) by the end of February.
Tuesday January 21, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EST
Online
  ELA, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Monday, January 27
 

8:00am EST

Text Dependent Writing: Writing an Essay the Glenn Way LIMITED
Monday January 27, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EST
Glenn Elementary School
TW given explicit strategies for prepping students to write an essay using the 3R model.
Monday January 27, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EST
Glenn Elementary School
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
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Tuesday, January 28
 

8:00am EST

5E Lesson Plan Workshop Pt. 2
Tuesday January 28, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am EST
Eno Valley Elementary School PLC Room
Utilize the 5E lesson plan template to elevate your lesson plans to encourage student centered, higher order thinking, interactive lessons.
Tuesday January 28, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am EST
Eno Valley Elementary School PLC Room
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
 
Tuesday, February 11
 

8:30am EST

Science of Reading for Secondary Learning- Series LIMITED
Tuesday February 11, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Online
TEACHER TAPAS TUESDAY! Explore the science of reading and learning, focusing on evidence-based strategies to enhance comprehension, engagement, and retention for adolescent learners. These short virtual sessions will occur the second Tuesday of each month from September-May. There are several sessions repeated throughout each day, so you can hop on one during your planning period or before/after school: 8:30am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:45pm, 4:30pm
Tuesday February 11, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Online
  ELA, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Thursday, February 13
 

9:00am EST

RHMS Q4 Planning Day for ELA 6/7/8 LIMITED
Thursday February 13, 2025 9:00am - 3:15pm EST
Rogers-Herr Year-Round Magnet Middle School conference room
Planning Day for teachers, co-teachers, PLC leads, and grade level administrators for EOG/ EOC tested courses at Rogers Herr Middle School
Thursday February 13, 2025 9:00am - 3:15pm EST
Rogers-Herr Year-Round Magnet Middle School conference room
  ELA, 6th-8th
 
Friday, February 14
 

1:00pm EST

Falling in Love with Complex Text TR/ K-8 LIMITED
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
Pearsontown Magnet Elementary School
Let’s continue the learning from Part 1 of our deep dive into Complex Text (in September) by falling deeper in love with putting Complex Text at the Center of our ELA classrooms. Planning for comprehension lessons requires deeper understanding of the three levels of text representation and why close reading matters. In this session, we will connect research to practice through collaborative reading, discussion, and application to elevate our effectiveness in planning and implementing daily reading comprehension lessons. No prerequisite required.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
Pearsontown Magnet Elementary School
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th
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1:00pm EST

HMH Structured Literacy: Building a Strong Foundation for Skilled Readers (K-2) LIMITED
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
Online
By aligning structured literacy instruction with the Science of Reading, early elementary classrooms can ensure that all students, including struggling readers, develop the necessary skills to become fluent and proficient readers. This approach helps create a strong foundation for lifelong reading success. This session is designed for K-2 teachers to support them with using the Structured Literacy components in HMH.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
Online
  ELA, K-2nd

1:00pm EST

Strategies from 'The Writing Revolution' LIMITED
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
Southwest Elementary School
Learn strategies from 'The Writing Revolution' by Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler to help support systematic writing instruction from sentences to paragraphs and integrate writing with all content areas.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
Southwest Elementary School
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
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1:00pm EST

Dive into HMH Structured Literacy for grades 3-5 LIMITED
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Online
Learn about the tools available with HMH Structured Literacy Program for 3-5 as well as develop a plan on how to use the resources available to strengthen phonics at the CORE along with how to provide differentiation.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Online
  ELA, 3rd-5th

1:00pm EST

Next Steps with HMH - Amira Data (HMH - Amira Schools Only) LIMITED
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Online
Participants will learn how to access Amira data, analyze the data, identify resources to assist with next steps and instruction.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Online
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

1:00pm EST

Unit 5 P 2 LETRS Training for YR Teachers | Half Day (1 PM to 4 PM) | Online Meeting | Links in Description
Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Online
Facilitators: Kathleen Janes

Find details at the links below.

Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Online
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

1:45pm EST

6-8 ELA Flexible Instruction for Student Growth LIMITED
Friday February 14, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm EST
Online
What is flexible instruction and how do we plan for it?Participants will learn how to use student data, connect that data to standard proficiency and identify resources to plan for flexible grouping in their classroom.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm EST
Online
  ELA, 6th-8th

2:45pm EST

9-12 English Collaborative Vertical Planning for Literacy Equity LIMITED
Friday February 14, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EST
Online
Functional literacy allows people to survive. Empowered literacy ensures our students thrive.High school teachers can join this session to participate in a collective process to identify, prioritize, and map foundational and critical literacy competencies to ensure equitable access to empowered literacy for all DPS graduates.
Friday February 14, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EST
Online
  ELA, 9th-12th
 
Tuesday, March 4
 

8:30am EST

Science of Reading for Secondary Learning- Series LIMITED
Tuesday March 4, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Online
TEACHER TAPAS TUESDAY! Explore the science of reading and learning, focusing on evidence-based strategies to enhance comprehension, engagement, and retention for adolescent learners. These short virtual sessions will occur the second Tuesday of each month from September-May. There are several sessions repeated throughout each day, so you can hop on one during your planning period or before/after school: 8:30am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:45pm, 4:30pm
Tuesday March 4, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Online
  ELA, 6th-8th, 9th-12th

8:30am EST

LETRS Professional Development for building-level administrators(Assistant Principals) LIMITED
Tuesday March 4, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Staff Development Center M-9
Professional development for building-level administrators in support of the implementation of the Science of Reading.
Tuesday March 4, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Staff Development Center M-9
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
 
Monday, March 10
 

8:30am EDT

LETRS Professional Development for Administrators(Principal Session) LIMITED
Monday March 10, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EDT
Staff Development Center M-9
Professional development for building-level administrators in support of the implementation of the Science of Reading.
Monday March 10, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EDT
Staff Development Center M-9
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
 
Friday, March 14
 

1:00pm EDT

Amira Data Dive Training LIMITED
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Online
In this session, we'll explore Amira's teacher reports and show educators how to use them to track student progress. You'll also learn how to build a personalized data action plan, empowering teachers to enhance learning outcomes with data-driven insights.
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Online
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
  • ONLINE MEETING URL TBD
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Tuesday, April 8
 

8:30am EDT

Science of Reading for Secondary Learning- Series LIMITED
Tuesday April 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Online
TEACHER TAPAS TUESDAY! Explore the science of reading and learning, focusing on evidence-based strategies to enhance comprehension, engagement, and retention for adolescent learners. These short virtual sessions will occur the second Tuesday of each month from September-May. There are several sessions repeated throughout each day, so you can hop on one during your planning period or before/after school: 8:30am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:45pm, 4:30pm
Tuesday April 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Online
  ELA, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
Tuesday, May 13
 

8:30am EDT

Science of Reading for Secondary Learning- Series LIMITED
Tuesday May 13, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Online
TEACHER TAPAS TUESDAY! Explore the science of reading and learning, focusing on evidence-based strategies to enhance comprehension, engagement, and retention for adolescent learners. These short virtual sessions will occur the second Tuesday of each month from September-May. There are several sessions repeated throughout each day, so you can hop on one during your planning period or before/after school: 8:30am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:45pm, 4:30pm
Tuesday May 13, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Online
  ELA, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
 
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117 Tom Wilkinson R. Durham, NC 27712
600 Santee Road
Bacon Street Room 163
Bacon Street 162
Bacon Street 165
Bacon Street 54
Bacon Street Purple Room
Bacon Street TBA
Bethesda Elementary School TBD
Brogden Middle School Media Center
Burton Magnet Elementary School
C.C. Spaulding Elementary
Carrington Middle School
Carrington Middle School A-2
Carrington Middle School C-20
Club Boulevard Magnet Elementary
Creekside Elementary TBD
Durham School of the Arts
Durham School of the Arts D129
E.K. Powe Elementary School TBA
Eastway Elementary School 405 OR Media Center
Eastway Elementary School TBD
Eno Valley Elementary School Cafeteria
Eno Valley Elementary School PLC Room
Fews Ford Access of Eno River State Park, 6101 Cole Mill Road.
Forest View Elementary School Cafeteria
Forest View Elementary School Media Center
Forest View Elementary School TBD
George Watts Montessori Magnet School Media Center
Githens Middle School Art Room
Glenn Elementary School
Hamlin Road 110
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Hamlin Road Conference Room 110
Hamlin Road Rm 110
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Hillandale Elementary School PLC Room
Hillside High School 126
Holt Elementary Magnet School Media Center
Hope Valley Elementary School TBD
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Jordan High School Chorus
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Lakeview School Cafetorium
Lakewood Elementary School A
Lakewood Elementary School TBD
Little River K-8 School
Lowe's Grove Magnet Middle School PLC Room
Lucas Middle School Media Center
Lyons Farm Elementary Media Center
Merrick-Moore Elementary School 132
Merrick-Moore Elementary School Media Center
Morehead Montessori Magnet School Media Center
Murray-Massenburg Elementary School
NCCU College of Education
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North Carolina Central University- College of Education
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Northern High School V1
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OLD Northern (117 Tom Wilkinson Rd, Durham, NC 27712), Room V-1
Old Northern - Room V-1
OLD Northern High School
Old Northern High School Auditorium
Old Northern High School room V1
Old Northern High School, 117 Tom Wilkinson Rd, Durham, NC 27712
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Riverside High School 138
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Rogers-Herr Year-Round Magnet Middle School conference room
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Sheraton Imperial Hotel, 4700 Emperor Blvd, Durham NC 27703
South Regional Library 4505 S Alston Ave, Durham, NC 27713
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center
Southwest Elementary School
Spring Valley Elementary 107
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The Durham Performance Learning Center 3113
The Pauli Murray Center 906 Carroll St, Durham
The School for Creative Studies 120
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Whitted School
Whitted School Media Center
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