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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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Venue: Hillside High School Room 201 clear filter
Wednesday, August 6
 

8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | First the Heart, Then the Head: Relationships as the Root of Learning | Facilitated by Burton Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 201
Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Presenters: Destiny Chevis | destiny_chevis@dpsnc.net | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Hillside High School Room 201
Description: Focus: Building Relationships & Classroom Culture Objective: Teachers will explore strategies to build authentic relationships with students that lead to a stronger classroom community and improved behavior.
Subject Area(s): None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Culture and Climate, Beginning Teacher Support
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Wednesday August 6, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 201

1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Making the New K-12 Arts Education Standards work on DAY 1 | Facilitated by Arts Education | Arts Education | Hillside High School Room 201
Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Presenters: Les Turner | lester_turner@dpsnc.net | Director of K-12 Arts Ed; Kiyoshi Carter | kiyoshi_carter@dpsnc.net | Art Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 201
Description: Arts educators will align current lesson/unit plans with the new NCDPI K-12 Arts Education standards. The session will include and introduction to the new standards with focus on what is the same and what looks different. Teachers will have some guided time to explore their content specific changes. Finally, teachers will use current lesson plans or samples lesson plans provided and realign them with the new standards.
Subject Area(s): Arts
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Standards Aligned Instruction
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: Teachers
Wednesday August 6, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Hillside High School Room 201
 
Thursday, August 7
 

8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | MTSS Behavior Strand Session 3: Behavior Intervention Best Practices | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Hillside High School Room 201
Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Presenters: Amy Miller | amy_miller@dpsnc.net | Director; Felicia Sledge | felicia_sledge@dpsnc.net | Specialist; Sonya West | sonya_west@dpsnc.net | Specialist
Location: Hillside High School Room 201
Description: This session will guide school teams to unpack the use of effective function-based interventions for common behavioral difficulties. Participants will learn how the fundamentals of behavior analysis can be used to pair students with effective behavior intervention at Tier Two within an MTSS framework.
Subject Area(s): None (Non-Instructional)
Topic(s): Health and Safety, MTSS
Targeted Instructional Grades: PreKindergarten, 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: Assistant Coordinators, Assistant Principals, Coaches, Directors, Instructional Assistants, Interpreters, Itinerant Teachers, Principals, School Counselors, Specialists, Superintendents, Assistant Directors, Assistant Superintendents, Coordinators, Facilitators, Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Teachers
Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hillside High School Room 201
 


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