Durham Public Schools PL: Full Schedule

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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September Pre-K PLC A | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children; Whitted School | Whitted School

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Monday September 15, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters: Michelle Meade | [email protected] | Pre-K Instructional Coach; April Washington | [email protected] | EC Pre-K Director; Karen Thompson | [email protected] | OEE Director; Tina Clayton | [email protected] | Interim Director
Location: Whitted School
Description: Introduction to the Preschool Pyramid Model, a framework of evidence-based practices for promoting young children’s healthy social and emotional development. Participants will review Tier 1 universal supports for all children through nurturing and responsive relationships and high-quality environments. The universal level includes the practices needed to ensure the promotion of the social development of all children. Teachers will determine whether or not the practice is demonstrated in the photos.
Subject Area(s): Strategy-Based for any content
Topic(s): Social Emotional
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Monday September 15, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School

Strategy-Based for any content, Pre-K

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September Pre-K PLC B | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children; Whitted School | Whitted School

LIMITED

Tuesday September 16, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Tuesday September 16, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School

Strategy-Based for any content, Pre-K

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October Pre-K PLC A | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Monday October 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters: Michelle Meade | [email protected] | Pre-K Instructional Coach; April Cheek | [email protected] | EC Pre-K Director; Karen Thompson | [email protected] | OEE Director
Location: Whitted School
Description: This month's PLC will focus on two Preschool Practices: Center Management Systems and Lesson Planning. Presenters will provide visual examples of center management systems. They will also demonstrate how to create and implement a learning center management system. Presenters will provide a SmartTeach rubric with examples of lesson plans, differentiated activities, and non-examples. Pre-K teachers will collaborate with their peers to create explicit, meaningful, and individualized weekly lesson plans. Teachers will share examples with the whole group.
Subject Area(s): Strategy-Based for any content
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Monday October 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School

Strategy-Based for any content, Pre-K

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October Pre-K PLC B | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Tuesday October 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Tuesday October 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School

Strategy-Based for any content, Pre-K

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November Pre-K PLC A | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Monday November 17, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters: Michelle Meade | [email protected] | PreK Coach; Tina Clayton | [email protected] | Interim PreK Support
Location: Whitted School
Description: The team will review the 1st quarter OEE program data, and teachers will review their individual class data. Teachers will analyze data in pairs and plan intentional, differentiated activities to support continued progress in social-emotional and pre-academic skills for their students. Teachers will be mindful of DOK, developmental progressions, and data analysis patterns when planning their activities.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, ELA
Topic(s): Data Analysis, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Monday November 17, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Whitted School

Mathematics, Pre-K | ELA, Pre-K

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November Pre-K PLC B | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Tuesday November 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters: Michelle Meade | [email protected] | PreK Coach; Tina Clayton | [email protected] | Interim PreK Support
Location: Whitted School
Description: The team will review the 1st quarter OEE program data, and teachers will review their individual class data. Teachers will analyze data in pairs and plan intentional, differentiated activities to support continued progress in social-emotional and pre-academic skills for their students. Teachers will be mindful of DOK, developmental progressions, and data analysis patterns when planning their activities.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Data Analysis, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday November 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Whitted School

Mathematics, Pre-K

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December 2025 Pre-K PLC A | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Monday December 8, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters: Qushanna Glass | [email protected] | Pre-K Coach; Michelle Meade | [email protected] | Pre-K Coach
Location: Whitted School
Description: Our Waterford consultant will be on site and will share evidence-based data about successful implementation. She will also share DPS OEE program data and usage trends. The Waterford consultant will demonstrate how to run reports in the platform and will share strategies for teachers to ensure their students complete the WACS assessment 3 times per year. DPS preschool teachers will reflect on the trends and wonderings about their classroom and our program data. Our Waterford consultant will also celebrate teachers and schools that use Waterford consistently. The teachers will have an opportunity to ask questions and request support.
Subject Area(s): Digital Learning Standards
Topic(s): Digital Teaching and Learning, Assessment for Learning, Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Monday December 8, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Whitted School

Digital Learning Standards, Pre-K

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December 2025 Pre-K PLC B | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Tuesday December 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Tuesday December 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Whitted School

Digital Learning Standards, Pre-K

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January 2026 Pre-K PLC A | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Monday January 26, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters: Qushanna Glass | [email protected] | Pre-K Coach; Michelle Meade | [email protected] | Pre-K Coach; April Cheek | [email protected] | EC Pre-K Director; Hannah Hribar | [email protected] | Lead EC Facilitator
Location: Whitted School
Description: The DPS Exceptional Children's team will share important information about the transition to Kindergarten process, timeline, and procedures. Pre-K teachers will have an opportunity to ask questions and request support. The Pre-K team will revisit DOK to build upon the skills and strategies introduced during the November data dive PLC.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, ELA , Skill-Based Instruction (OTs‚ PTs‚ etc.)
Topic(s): Exceptional Children, Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Monday January 26, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Whitted School

Mathematics, Pre-K | ELA , Pre-K | Skill-Based Instruction (OTs‚ PTs‚ etc.), Pre-K

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January 2026 Pre-K PLC B | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Tuesday January 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters: Qushanna Glass | [email protected] | Pre-K Coach; Michelle Meade | [email protected] | Pre-K Coach; April Cheek | [email protected] | EC Pre-K Director; Wendy Vavrousek | [email protected] | Elementary EC Director
Location: Whitted School
Description: The DPS Exceptional Children's team will share important information about the transition to Kindergarten process, timeline, and procedures. Pre-K teachers will have an opportunity to ask questions and request support. The Pre-K team will revisit DOK to build upon the skills and strategies introduced during the November data dive PLC.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Skill-Based Instruction (OTs‚ PTs‚ etc.)
Topic(s): Exceptional Children, Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday January 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Whitted School

Mathematics, Pre-K | Skill-Based Instruction (OTs‚ PTs‚ etc.), Pre-K

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March 2026 Pre-K PLC A | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Monday March 9, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters: Qushanna Glass | [email protected] | Pre-K Coach; Michelle Meade | [email protected] | Pre-K Coach
Location: Whitted School
Description: The team will meet to dive into our SmartTeach data. We will focus on DOK, language data, and how to plan for enhancing language skills in Preschool classrooms by asking higher-order thinking questions throughout the day. Pre-K teachers will collaborate with each other to brainstorm DOK questions, determine modifications for students who have developmental or language delays, and consider how to support students who are Dual-Language or Multi-Language learners. Teachers will take DOK questions back to their classroom to use during read-alouds, whole and small group activities, routines, and in learning centers. DOK resources will be shared with teachers to include in their classrooms on an ongoing basis. Teachers in licensed classrooms who are collecting documentation for Pathways to the Stars will have DOK examples they are using to increase language opportunities in the classroom.
Subject Area(s): ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children, Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Monday March 9, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School

ELA, Pre-K

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March 2026 Pre-K PLC B | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Tuesday March 10, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Tuesday March 10, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School

ELA, Pre-K

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April 2026 Pre-K PLC A | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Monday April 20, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters: Qushanna Glass | [email protected] | Pre-K Instructional Coach; Michelle Meade | [email protected] | Pre-K Instructional Coach; Daniel Mabini | [email protected] | Kindergarten Teacher
Location: Whitted School
Description: A Kindergarten teacher will present Pre-K to K continuum alignment, share Kindergarten expectations, a daily schedule, and information about self-help, social-emotional, literacy, and math instruction. Preschool teachers will have an opportunity to ask questions about the similarities and differences between Pre-K and Kindergarten as they prepare their students to transition to the next grade. The Office of Early Education team will share the end-of-year expectations as they prepare to close out this school year and transition students to other preschool classrooms and to Kindergarten.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, ELA
Topic(s): Exceptional Children, Social Emotional, Curriculum and Instruction, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Monday April 20, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School

Mathematics, Pre-K, Kindergarten | ELA, Pre-K, Kindergarten

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April 2026 Pre-K PLC B | Facilitated by Early Education | Early Education; Exceptional Children | Whitted School

LIMITED

Tuesday April 21, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Whitted School

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters: Qushanna Glass | [email protected] | Pre-K Instructional Coach; Michelle Meade | [email protected] | Pre-K Instructional Coach; Tamara Carson | [email protected] | Kindergarten Teacher
Location: Whitted School
Description: A Kindergarten teacher will present Pre-K to K continuum alignment, share Kindergarten expectations, a daily schedule, and information about self-help, social-emotional, literacy, and math instruction. Preschool teachers will have an opportunity to ask questions about the similarities and differences between Pre-K and Kindergarten as they prepare their students to transition to the next grade. The Office of Early Education team will share the end-of-year expectations as they prepare to close out this school year and transition students to other preschool classrooms and to Kindergarten.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Exceptional Children, Social Emotional, Curriculum and Instruction, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Targeted Roles: Teachers

Tuesday April 21, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Whitted School

Mathematics, Pre-K, Kindergarten

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