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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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Monday, November 4
 

2:40pm EST

Forest View Learning Lab: ELA Vertical Planning
Monday November 4, 2024 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Staff will collaboratively learn over multiple session of a self-set goal.
Monday November 4, 2024 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Forest View Elementary School TBD
  ELA, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
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Tuesday, November 5
 

8:30am EST

LETRS Professional Development for building-level administrators(Assistant Principals)
Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Professional development for building-level administrators in support of the implementation of the Science of Reading.
Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Staff Development Center M-9
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

9:00am EST

Eno Valley Teachers-End of Quarter Data Deep Dive-TR
Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:00am - 11:30am EST
Teachers will discuss the process of data analyze and identify best practices. They then will apply that knowledge to current data sources and subsequently create intervention groups and ideas to modify instruction for both core and small group.
Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:00am - 11:30am EST
Eno Valley Elementary School
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

9:30am EST

WG Pearson: Summarization & Reciprocal Teaching II
Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EST
We will go deeper into understanding how and when to implement summarization and reciprocal teaching strategies.
Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EST
W.G. Pearson Magnet Elementary School Media Center
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
 
Wednesday, November 6
 

3:00pm EST

UFLI Foundations for Teachers
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Participants will learn how to facilitate the 8 steps of a UFLI lesson and how it the program is used for interventions. If you have access to a UFLI manual, please bring it with you.
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Murray-Massenburg
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
 
Tuesday, November 12
 

9:00am EST

Holt- UFLI Training
Tuesday November 12, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am EST
We will learn the componets of UFLI, determine best tools and resources needed to implement UFLI lessons
Tuesday November 12, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am EST
Holt Elementary Magnet School
  ELA, Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
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Thursday, November 14
 

8:30am EST

Coach Content Leader Institute: Sessions
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
This session is for Teaching and Learning Coaches. It is designed to review content from LTERS to promote coaches with bridging the learning from the coursework to the classroom. Other topics include planning for comprehension, explicit vocabulary instruction, effective small group instruction, and differentiation in literacy.
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Oak Grove Elementary School Media Center
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
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2:45pm EST

Sandy Ridge Elementary/K-5/UFLI Refresher
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm EST
Teachers will learn how to use the UFLI program for reading intervention.
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm EST
Sandy Ridge Magnet Elementary School C222
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
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Tuesday, November 19
 

8:00am EST

The Writing Revolution: K-2 Strategies
Tuesday November 19, 2024 8:00am - 8:30am EST
K-2 were given strategies for sentence construction, sentence expansion, and conjunctions.
Tuesday November 19, 2024 8:00am - 8:30am EST
Glenn Elementary School
  ELA, K-2nd
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Tuesday, November 26
 

12:45pm EST

Amira - The World’s First AI Reading Assistant (K-5; HMH Schools Only)
Tuesday November 26, 2024 12:45pm - 2:15pm EST
Participants will be introduced to Amira-Your AI reading assistant. Amira allows students to choose from several "just right" stories to read. As students read out loud Amira listens, assesses, and when they struggle provides in-the-moment feedback and support.
Tuesday November 26, 2024 12:45pm - 2:15pm EST
E.K. Powe Elementary School Rm. 226
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
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12:45pm EST

Explicitly Teaching with a Metacognitive Mindset
Tuesday November 26, 2024 12:45pm - 2:15pm EST
This session will touch on the HITS and how to explicitly teach reading comprehension skills along with metacognitive strategies so that students learn how to actively read with meaning.
Tuesday November 26, 2024 12:45pm - 2:15pm EST
Oak Grove Elementary School
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
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12:45pm EST

K-2 The Writing Revolution: Primary strategies for sentence level writing
Tuesday November 26, 2024 12:45pm - 2:15pm EST
These strategies support students for any content based writing.
Tuesday November 26, 2024 12:45pm - 2:15pm EST
Online
  ELA, K-2nd

12:45pm EST

mCLASS: Beyond the Basics; K-5 Teachers-YR/TR
Tuesday November 26, 2024 12:45pm - 2:15pm EST
This course is designed to guide teachers in analyzing student outcomes in mCLASS. Participants will use their own mCLASS data to group students based on foundational skill deficits. Participants will also check to ensure progress monitoring is occurring at thegreatest area of need, all geared towards closing achievement gaps in reading.
Tuesday November 26, 2024 12:45pm - 2:15pm EST
Online
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th

12:45pm EST

Standards-Aligned Literacy Centers to Support Comprehension and Foundational Skills
Tuesday November 26, 2024 12:45pm - 2:15pm EST
Teachers will analyze data to determine specific student needs within literacy instruction based on recent data. Teachers will get the chance to collaborate to create and share literacy based small group tasks and resources needed to meet these individual needs in their classrooms. Participants will leave with tangible resources to use with students.
Tuesday November 26, 2024 12:45pm - 2:15pm EST
Hope Valley Elementary School
  ELA, K-2nd, 3rd-5th
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1:00pm EST

Unit 2 P1 LETRS Training for Coaches | Half Day (1 PM to 4 PM) | Online Meeting | Links in Description
Tuesday November 26, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Facilitators: Kathleen Janes

Find details at the links below.

Tuesday November 26, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Online

1:00pm EST

Unit 2 P1 LETRS Training for EC, ELL, Teachers | Half Day (1 PM to 4 PM) | Online Meeting | Links in Description
Tuesday November 26, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Facilitators: Kathleen Janes

Find details at the links below.

Tuesday November 26, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Online

1:00pm EST

Unit 2 P1 LETRS Training for TR Teachers | Half Day (1 PM to 4 PM) | Online Meeting | Links in Description
Tuesday November 26, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Facilitators: Kathleen Janes

Find details at the links below.

Tuesday November 26, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Online
 
Monday, December 16
 

8:30am EST

Unit 2 LETRS Training for YR Teachers | Full Day (8:30 AM to 3:30) | Online Meeting | Links in Description
Monday December 16, 2024 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Facilitators: Kathleen Janes

Find details at the links below.

Monday December 16, 2024 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Online
 
Tuesday, March 4
 

8:30am EST

LETRS Professional Development for building-level administrators(Assistant Principals)
Tuesday March 4, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
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)
Monday March 10, 2025 8:30am - 3:30pm EDT
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
 


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