Durham Public Schools PL

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.

4:30pm EDT

AL Academy: May; Session 7 | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | | https://t.ly/kIyB8 Online

8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | Making Thinking Visible in Any Content Area | Facilitated by Murray-Massenburg Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C238 Riverside High School Room C238

1:00pm EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | What Every General Education Teacher Needs to Know about Exceptional Children | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C233 Riverside High School Room C233

2025 Summer SPLASH | Student Centered Classrooms: Increasing Student Voice | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C236 Riverside High School Room C236

2025 Summer SPLASH | Lifting Hidden Voices: Teaching the Life and Impact of Pauli Murray | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room B222 Riverside High School Room B222

8:30am EDT

2025 Summer SPLASH | The Right to Read: The Black Literacy Project | Facilitated by Equity and Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Room C231 Riverside High School Room C231

7:30am EDT

Pearsontown Year-Round Elementary Retreat | Facilitated by Pearsontown Elementary School | Pearsontown Elementary School | Pearsontown Elementary School Cafeteria Pearsontown Elementary School Cafeteria

8:00am EDT

W G Pearson Staff Retreat | Facilitated by W.G. Pearson Elementary School | W.G. Pearson Elementary School | Other... NCCU School of Education Other... NCCU School of Education

8:00am EDT

Holt Staff Meetings 25-26 | Facilitated by Holt Elementary School | Holt Elementary School | Holt Elementary School Holt Elementary School

8:30am EDT

Introduction to Montessori Philosophy and Practice | Facilitated by Magnet Programs | Advanced Academics-AIG; Exceptional Children; George Watts Elementary School; Little River Elementary School; Lucas Middle School; Magnet Programs; Mentors; Princip... Lucas Middle School TBA

Aligning Montessori with the Science of Reading | Facilitated by Magnet Programs | Advanced Academics-AIG; English as a Second Language; Principal Supervisors; Curriculum and Instruction; Exceptional Children; George Watts Elementary School; Little R... Lucas Middle School TBA

1:00pm EDT

Introduction to Montessori Philosophy and Practice | Facilitated by Magnet Programs | Advanced Academics-AIG; Exceptional Children; George Watts Elementary School; Little River Elementary School; Lucas Middle School; Magnet Programs; Mentors; Special... Lucas Middle School TBA

8:30am EDT

The Montessori Cultural Curriculum: The Springboard to Reading and Writing | Facilitated by Magnet Programs | Advanced Academics-AIG; Exceptional Children; George Watts Elementary School; Little River Elementary School; Lucas Middle School; Magnet Pr... Lucas Middle School TBA

1:00pm EDT

LEADERSHIP SUMMER LEARNING SERIES-Reset the Narrative: Principal & Media Coordinator Literacy Leadership | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | TBD TBD

The Montessori Cultural Curriculum: The Springboard to Reading and Writing | Facilitated by Magnet Programs | Advanced Academics-AIG; Exceptional Children; George Watts Elementary School; Little River Elementary School; Lucas Middle School; Magnet Pr... Lucas Middle School TBA

8:30am EDT

Supporting Multilingual Learners in a Montessori Environment | Facilitated by Magnet Programs | Advanced Academics-AIG; Exceptional Children; George Watts Elementary School; Little River Elementary School; Lucas Middle School; Magnet Programs; Mentor... Lucas Middle School TBA

Novice Montessorian Boot Camp--PART 1 (Primary and Lower Elementary ONLY) | Facilitated by Magnet Programs | Beginning Teachers Program; Curriculum and Instruction; George Watts Elementary School; Little River Elementary School; Mentors | Lucas Middl... Lucas Middle School TBA

9:00am EDT

Forest View Summer Leadership Planning | Facilitated by Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School Media Center Forest View Elementary School Media Center

8:30am EDT

Novice Montessorian Boot Camp--PART 2 (Primary and Lower Elementary ONLY) | Facilitated by Magnet Programs | Beginning Teachers Program; Curriculum and Instruction; George Watts Elementary School; Little River Elementary School; Mentors | Lucas Middl... Lucas Middle School TBA

1:00pm EDT

LEADERSHIP SUMMER LEARNING SERIES-Curriculum Aligned Digital Resources for Daily Reading & Writing | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/PoL-d Online

9:00am EDT

Specialty HS Kickoff RESET | Facilitated by Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | City of Medicine Academy Cafetorium City of Medicine Academy Cafetorium Explicit Teaching with the Biliteracy Unit framework (DLI) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | Online

10:30am EDT

Specialty HS Kickoff REFOCUS | Facilitated by Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | City of Medicine Academy Various Breakout rooms City of Medicine Academy Various Breakout rooms

2:00pm EDT

Specialty High School Kickoff School-based PLCs | Facilitated by Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | TBD TBD

4:30pm EDT

Year-Round BT Quarterly #1 | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Beginning Teachers Program | https://t.ly/mxBUb Online

9:00am EDT

Club Blvd. New-to-Club Orientation 2025-2026 | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary media or 308 Club Boulevard Elementary media or 308

8:00am EDT

R.N. Harris Welcome Back Meeting | Facilitated by R.N. Harris Elementary School | R.N. Harris Elementary School | R. N. Harris Elementary School R. N. Harris Elementary School

8:30am EDT

Creekside PLC refresh | Facilitated by Creekside Elementary | Creekside Elementary | Creekside Elementary Creekside Elementary

8:00am EDT

ESL Teacher Kickoff | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | Githens Middle School Media Center Githens Middle School Media Center

Traditional Kickoff RESET | Facilitated by Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Auditorium Riverside High School Auditorium

8:30am EDT

DOK & More | Facilitated by W.G. Pearson Elementary School | W.G. Pearson Elementary School | W.G. Pearson Elementary School Media Center W.G. Pearson Elementary School Media Center

9:30am EDT

Traditional Kickoff REFOCUS | Facilitated by Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Various Breakout rooms Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Various Breakout rooms

1:00pm EDT

August 20 District PLCs | Facilitated by Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | TBD TBD

8:00am EDT

Sandy Ridge Elementary/K-5/Understanding the DOK of Standards | Facilitated by Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School Sandy Ridge Elementary School

2:45pm EDT

Small Group Instruction Parts 1-3 | Facilitated by C.C. Spaulding Elementary | C.C. Spaulding Elementary | C.C. Spaulding Elementary Media Center C.C. Spaulding Elementary Media Center

2:45pm EDT

Sandy Ridge Elementary/K-5/Backward Design Framework | Facilitated by Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School Media Center Sandy Ridge Elementary School Media Center

3:00pm EDT

Introduction to Moving from PLCs to IMPACT Teams at Parkwood ES | Facilitated by Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School Main Office Conference Room Parkwood Elementary School Main Office Conference Room PES Schoolwide PBIS Overview & Behavior Points in Rooms | Facilitated by Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School A63 Parkwood Elementary School A63 Supporting your EC, AIG, and EL Students at Parkwood ES | Facilitated by Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School Media Center Parkwood Elementary School Media Center

3:00pm EDT

Easley - The Joy of Learning | Facilitated by Easley Elementary School | Easley Elementary School | Easley Elementary School Media Center Easley Elementary School Media Center

8:00am EDT

R.N. Harris-A+ Essentials Workshop | Facilitated by R.N. Harris Elementary School | R.N. Harris Elementary School | R. N. Harris Elementary School R. N. Harris Elementary School

10:15am EDT

DPS ESL Conference Fall 2025: Language Justice | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | Jordan High School TBD Jordan High School TBD

DPS ESL Conference Fall 2025: Kick it Up a Notch: Elevating Student Questions with HOTS | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | Jordan High School TBD Jordan High School TBD

8:00am EDT

English as a Second Language Teachers' 2025 Fall Conference | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | TBD TBD

8:30am EDT

SIOP Round 1, Day 1/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

9:00am EDT

ESL Add-on Certification Day 1 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center M-8 Staff Development Center M-8

12:30pm EDT

Mangum Vertical Planning: K-2 and 3-5 | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School 25 Mangum Elementary School 25

1:00pm EDT

Murray Massenburg Elementary School, DOK: Increasing Task Rigor | Facilitated by Murray-Massenburg Elementary School | Murray-Massenburg Elementary School | Murray-Massenburg Elementary School Media Center Murray-Massenburg Elementary School Media Center Sandy Ridge Elementary/K-5/Quarter 2 Planning | Facilitated by Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School PLC Room or Grade Level Chairperson's Classroom Sandy Ridge Elementary School PLC Room or Grade Level Chairperson's Classroom Unit 2 Unpacking | Facilitated by Lyons Farm Elementary | Lyons Farm Elementary | Lyons Farm Elementary Media Center Lyons Farm Elementary Media Center

9:00am EDT

ESL Add-on Certification Day 2 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center M-8 Staff Development Center M-8

8:30am EDT

SIOP Round 1, Day 2/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

3:00pm EDT

Oak Grove Elementary Professional Development-Instructional Coherence and Data Analysis | Facilitated by Oak Grove Elementary School | Oak Grove Elementary School | Oak Grove Elementary School Oak Grove Elementary School

3:00pm EDT

Unique Learning System: Data Collection & Analysis | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Online

8:45am EDT

Club PLC Planning | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary PLC Rooms Club Boulevard Elementary PLC Rooms

9:00am EDT

ESL Add-on Certification Day 3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center M-8 Staff Development Center M-8

7:30am EDT

Forest View Full Day Planning | Facilitated by Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School TBD Forest View Elementary School TBD

8:30am EDT

SIOP Round 1, Day 3/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

9:00am EDT

ESL Add-on Certification Day 4 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center M-8 Staff Development Center M-8

8:30am EDT

SIOP Round 2, Day 1/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

9:00am EDT

ESL Add-on Certification Day 5 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center M-8 Staff Development Center M-8

1:00pm EST

Introduction to Snorkl (option 1) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/lyl0M Online

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct (all contents) | Facilitated by Lakewood Elementary School | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/2Zs73 Online

Pump Up Your Questions | Facilitated by Spring Valley Elementary | Open District-Wide | Spring Valley Elementary Media Center Spring Valley Elementary Media Center

2:00pm EST

Introduction to Snorkl (option 2) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/xIzQB Online

8:15am EST

SIOP Round 2, Day 2/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Other... Old Northern HS, Media Center, 117 Tom Wilkinson Road, Durham NC 27712 Other... Old Northern HS, Media Center, 117 Tom Wilkinson Road, Durham NC 27712

8:30am EST

SIOP Round 2, Day 3/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

7:00am EST

HVE_Q3 Extended Planning | Facilitated by Hope Valley Elementary School | Hope Valley Elementary School | Hope Valley Elementary School Hope Valley Elementary School

12:45pm EST

Lakewood Elementary- ERD- 12/10/25- ET- Model and Deconstruct | Facilitated by Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School Media Center Lakewood Elementary School Media Center

Easley - Grade Level Planning PLCs | Facilitated by Easley Elementary School | Easley Elementary School | Easley Elementary School Varying classrooms Easley Elementary School Varying classrooms Insight to Instruction | Facilitated by Holt Elementary School | Holt Elementary School | Holt Elementary School TBA Holt Elementary School TBA

1:00pm EST

Club Blvd. Differentiated Learning Sessions | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary Media Center Club Boulevard Elementary Media Center

DOK - Increasing Task rigor | Facilitated by Fayetteville Street Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Fayetteville Street Elementary School Media Center Fayetteville Street Elementary School Media Center

C.C. Spaulding Introduction to IDEA & EC | Facilitated by C.C. Spaulding Elementary | C.C. Spaulding Elementary | C.C. Spaulding Elementary Media Center C.C. Spaulding Elementary Media Center

Sandy Ridge Elementary/K-5/Quarter 3 Planning | Facilitated by Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School Grade Level Chairperson's Classroom Sandy Ridge Elementary School Grade Level Chairperson's Classroom

2:00pm EST

Club Blvd. EC PD | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary Media Center Club Boulevard Elementary Media Center

3:00pm EST

Quarter 3 Planning | Facilitated by Pearsontown Elementary School | Pearsontown Elementary School | Pearsontown Elementary School Pearsontown Elementary School

2:45pm EST

Club Blvd. Faculty Meetings | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary Media Center Club Boulevard Elementary Media Center

7:30am EST

Forest View Full Day Planning for Quarter 3 | Facilitated by Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School TBD Forest View Elementary School TBD

3:00pm EST

Grading in Infinite Campus: Elementary Standard Based Grading Essentials | Facilitated by Research and Accountability | Bethesda Elementary School; C.C. Spaulding Elementary; Club Boulevard Elementary; Creekside Elementary; Eastway Elementary School;... Online

8:30am EST

SIOP Round 3, Day 1/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

8:30am EST

SIOP Round 3, Day 2/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

12:30pm EST

Mangum Elementary: DOK Task Analysis | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School Media center Mangum Elementary School Media Center

12:45pm EST

Easley - Team PLCs | Facilitated by Easley Elementary School | Easley Elementary School | Easley Elementary School Easley Elementary School Lakewood Elementary- ERD- 2/4/26- ET- We Do, (guided practice-->independent practice) | Facilitated by Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School Media Center Lakewood Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm EST

IB Inquiry-Based Learning Professional Development | Facilitated by E.K. Powe Elementary School | E.K. Powe Elementary School | E.K. Powe Elementary School Media Center E.K. Powe Elementary School Media Center Standards Based Instruction and Assessment - Aligned with IC | Facilitated by Hope Valley Elementary School | Hope Valley Elementary School | Hope Valley Elementary School Hope Valley Elementary School Sandy Ridge Elementary/K-5/Quarter 4 Planning | Facilitated by Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School Grade Level Chairperson's Classroom Sandy Ridge Elementary School Grade Level Chairperson's Classroom BEE-yond Recall: Creating DOK 3 and 4 Learning Experiences. | Facilitated by Spring Valley Elementary | Spring Valley Elementary | Spring Valley Elementary Media Center Spring Valley Elementary Media Center

1:45pm EST

School Wide Planning | Facilitated by Eastway Elementary School | Eastway Elementary School | Eastway Elementary School Media Center/PLC ROOM Eastway Elementary School Media Center/PLC ROOM

8:00am EST

Club Boulevard Required PD- Data Dive and Increasing Rigor in Tasks | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary media center Club Boulevard Elementary Media Center

8:30am EST

SIOP Round 3, Day 3/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

9:00am EST

Mangum PLC: Core Curriculum and Instructional Strategy Alignment | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School Media Center/Classroom Mangum Elementary School Media Center/Classroom

1:00pm EST

Virtual Explicit Teaching: Building the Field (All Contents) | Facilitated by Y.E. Smith Elementary School | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/tXKMZ Online

Mentoring Matters: Steppingstones to Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Mentors; Beginning Teachers; Lyons Farm Elementary | Lyons Farm Elementary Lyons Farm Elementary

Explicit Teaching: Build the Field in Elementary ELA/ SS | Facilitated by Little River Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Little River Elementary School Media Center Little River Elementary School Media Center

Glenn - DOK Pump up Your Questions in Social Studies | Facilitated by Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School RPC Glenn Elementary School RPC

Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct in Elementary ELA/SS | Facilitated by Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School Media Center Lakewood Elementary School Media Center

8:30am EST

SIOP Round 4, Day 1/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

1:00pm EST

Beginning Teacher Roundtable: What’s Working, What’s Not, What’s Next | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/MfHL6 Online

NCEES Pieces | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School 233 Riverside High School 233

Identifying and Planning for Key Standards | Facilitated by Creekside Elementary | Open District-Wide | Creekside Elementary art room Creekside Elementary art room

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice (all contents) | Facilitated by C.C. Spaulding Elementary | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/ewrkL Online

Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct in Elementary | Facilitated by Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School | Lakewood Elementary School Media Center Lakewood Elementary School Media Center

Virtual Explicit Teaching: Model & Deconstruct (All Contents) | Facilitated by Y.E. Smith Elementary School | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/RSDQG Online

America 250 with PBS LearningMedia | Facilitated by Durham School of the Arts | Open District-Wide | Durham School of the Arts D220 Durham School of the Arts D220

Explicit Teaching: Build the Field in Elementary ELA/ SS | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Mangum Elementary School Media center Mangum Elementary School Media Center

8:30am EDT

SIOP Round 4, Day 2/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

12:30pm EDT

Navigating Solara (AI Tool) with Panorama Student Success | Facilitated by Research and Accountability | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/10sQ7 Online

9:00am EDT

Navigating Solara (AI Tool) with Panorama Student Success | Facilitated by Research and Accountability | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/10sQ7 Online

3:00pm EDT

Navigating Solara (AI Tool) with Panorama Student Success | Facilitated by Research and Accountability | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/10sQ7 Online

2:45pm EDT

Sandy Ridge Elementary/K-5/A+ Training with the Arts | Facilitated by Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School | Sandy Ridge Elementary School Media Center Sandy Ridge Elementary School Media Center

7:30am EDT

Forest View Full Day Planning for Quarter 4 | Facilitated by Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School TBD Forest View Elementary School TBD

8:30am EDT

SIOP Round 4, Day 3/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

4:30pm EDT

BT Quarterly Meeting-4th Quarter | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Beginning Teachers | https://t.ly/G2xLv Online

12:30pm EDT

Mangum Grade Level Content Sessions | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School Teacher Classrooms Mangum Elementary School Teacher Classrooms

1:00pm EDT

Lesson Planning for Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School Library Parkwood Elementary School library

Oak Grove Elementary-Using EOY and Progressing Monitoring Data to Plan Instruction for the End-of Year | Facilitated by Oak Grove Elementary School | Oak Grove Elementary School | Oak Grove Elementary School Media Center Oak Grove Elementary School Media Center

1:30pm EDT

HVE_Leveraging Student Data to Design Equitable Learning Environments | Facilitated by Hope Valley Elementary School | Hope Valley Elementary School | Hope Valley Elementary School Hope Valley Elementary School

1:45pm EDT

Eastway Elementary ERD Session 4/29 | Facilitated by Eastway Elementary School | Eastway Elementary School | Eastway Elementary School TBD Eastway Elementary School TBD

7:30am EDT

Forest View Half Day Planning for Quarter 4 | Facilitated by Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School | Forest View Elementary School Front Conference Room Forest View Elementary School Front Conference Room