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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.
Venue: Githens Middle School clear filter
Tuesday, November 4
 

1:00pm EST

Explicit Teaching: Build the Field in Secondary ELA | Facilitated by Githens Middle School | Open District-Wide | Githens Middle School
Tuesday November 4, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Presenters: Justine Daniel | [email protected] | TLC; Diana Franklin | [email protected] | TLC
Location: Githens Middle School
Description: Effective teachers use explicit teaching to provide instruction, demonstrate concepts and build student knowledge and skills. In explicit teaching practice, teachers show students what to do, how to do it, and create opportunities in lessons for students to demonstrate understanding and apply the learning. ~John Hattie; Visible Learning This session will explore the first component of explicit teaching: building the field
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Tuesday November 4, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Githens Middle School
 
Tuesday, August 18
 

1:45pm EDT

KO26 Ready, Set, Build! Building the Field with Algebra Tiles in 6-12 Mathematics | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Githens Middle School
LIMITED
Tuesday August 18, 2026 1:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Alina Castillo | [email protected] | School Support Specialist
Location: Githens Middle School
Description: Get ready to build, explore, and play with algebra! In this hands-on session, you'll refresh your skills with Algebra Tiles and discover engaging ways to use them during the Building the Knowledge phase of explicit teaching. Come ready to think, create, and remember—math is more fun when you can build it! You will also earn an NCCAT micro-badge.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Explicit Teaching, Curriculum and Instruction, DPS Adopted Resources
Targeted Instructional Grades: 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Teachers
Tuesday August 18, 2026 1:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
Githens Middle School
 


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