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.

3:15pm EDT

Riverside PLC: BOY | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Riverside High School | Riverside High School Rm. 138 Riverside High School Rm. 138

12:45pm EDT

Tiered Support Without Teacher Burnout - BT Mentor Edition | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Mentors | Other... Emily K Center Other... Emily K Center

3:30pm EDT

Lakeview School: Faculty Meeting- Seizure First Aid and EPI-PEN Training | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Cafetorium Lakeview School Cafetorium

7:45am EDT

DSA - BT Meeting - September | Facilitated by Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts D206 Durham School of the Arts D206

8:45am EDT

Riverside PLC: Case Management | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Riverside High School |

4:30pm EDT

Traditional/Specialty BT Quarterly 1 | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Beginning Teachers | https://t.ly/eE70u Online

9:30am EDT

September Planning Period Professional Development | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School Room 124 Jordan High School Room 124

8:30am EDT

DPS ESL Conference Fall 2025: AI for the Classroom (8:30 Session) | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | Jordan High School TBD Jordan High School TBD

10:00am EDT

Hillside High School Teachers: Lesson Planning with H.I.T.S. in Mind | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Hillside High School | Hillside High School Media Lab Hillside High School Media Lab

10:15am EDT

DPA ESL Conference Fall 2025: AI for the Classroom (10:15 Session) | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | Jordan High School TBD Jordan High School TBD

9:30am EDT

Durham Performance Learning Center: Frameworks for Lesson Planning: DOK, KASAB, Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by The Durham Performance Learning Center | The Durham Performance Learning Center | The Durham Performance Learning Center 3112 The Durham Performance Learning Center 3112

8:00am EDT

SSES September Faculty Professional Learning | Facilitated by Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center

8:00am EDT

Meeting Minutes | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Hillside High School | Hillside High School 126 Hillside High School 126

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

1:00pm EDT

Ignite! Online Academy From Cooperation to Collaboration: Elevating Student Agency in the Virtual Classroom | Facilitated by Ignite! Online Academy | Ignite! Online Academy | https://t.ly/coDO6 Online

1:30pm EDT

Lakeview School: Bully Prevention | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Cafetorium Lakeview School Cafetorium

DSA Early Release 10-8-25 | Facilitated by Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts LMC and Classrooms Durham School of the Arts LMC and Classrooms

1:50pm EDT

Lakeview School: PBIS Meeting | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Mr. Williams Room (Middle School Hall) Lakeview School Mr. Williams Room (Middle School Hall)

2:15pm EDT

Durham Performance Learning Center: MTSS Structures & Frameworks make-up session | Facilitated by The Durham Performance Learning Center | The Durham Performance Learning Center | The Durham Performance Learning Center 3112 The Durham Performance Learning Center 3112

2:30pm EDT

Utilizing AP Classroom and Instructional Planning Reports | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Advanced Academics-AIG; Jordan High School | Jordan High School 214 Jordan High School 214

Northern High School - Lesson Planning for Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by Northern High School | Northern High School | Northern High School Media Center Northern High School Media Center

Hillside High School IB Community PL | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Hillside High School | Hillside High School Media Center Hillside High School Media Center

2:35pm EDT

Lakeview School: Go-Guardian Digital Training | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Cafetorium Lakeview School Cafetorium

2:45pm EDT

RHS PLC: Explicit Teaching and DOK | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Riverside High School | Riverside High School Media Center Riverside High School Media Center SSES October Early Release PD | Facilitated by Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center Southern School of Energy and Sustainability 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

3:30pm EDT

Lakeview School: SIT Meeting: Implementation of the Explicit Teaching Lesson Plan | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Cafetorium Lakeview School Cafetorium

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

8:30am EDT

Secondary AIG PLC October | Facilitated by Advanced Academics-AIG | Advanced Academics-AIG | Staff Development Center M-7 Staff Development Center M-7

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

9:00am EDT

Supporting Augmentative Communication Throughout the Day | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | Bacon Street 54 Bacon Street 54

8:00am EDT

October Faculty Meeting PD | Facilitated by Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center

4:20pm EDT

Beginning Teacher Meeting | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Beginning Teachers | Hillside High School 224 Hillside High School 224

8:30am EDT

IB Diploma Programme Extended Essay Training | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Hillside High School | Hillside High School Media Lab 1 Hillside High School Media Lab 1

9:30am EDT

Durham Performance Learning Center: AMT in the context of DOK & Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by The Durham Performance Learning Center | The Durham Performance Learning Center | The Durham Performance Learning Center 3112 The Durham Performance Learning Center 3112

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

Explicit Teaching Reset for New Hires (after August 20) (all contents) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/hjNBv Online Reading Redefined: Science of Reading for Secondary ESL Teachers Part 2 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | Other... The Hill Learning Center 3200, Pickett Rd. Durham NC 27705 Other... The Hill Learning Center 3200, Pickett Rd. Durham NC 27705

VIRTUAL DOK: Pump Up your Questions (all contents) | Facilitated by Academic Services | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/_Ll2t Online

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Build the Field (all contents) | Facilitated by C.C. Spaulding Elementary | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/XX_ix Online VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct (all contents) | Facilitated by Ignite! Online Academy | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/9k_kf Online

2:00pm EST

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

8:30am EST

SEL Coaches' Meeting November | Facilitated by Student Wellness and Advocacy | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center M1 Staff Development Center M1

3:20pm EST

Lakeview School: Faculty Meeting- PBIS and Family Engagement | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Gym Lakeview School Gym

4:20pm EST

Beginning Teacher Meeting | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Beginning Teachers | Hillside High School 224 Hillside High School 224

9:00am EST

Building Positive Relationships Through Culturally Responsive Classroom Management | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Beginning Teachers | Staff Development Center M8 Staff Development Center M8

11:30am EST

Ignite! Online Academy Recalibration & Collective Capacity | Facilitated by Ignite! Online Academy | Ignite! Online Academy | Online

1:30pm EST

School for Creative Studies - Explicit Teaching and Reflection | Facilitated by The School for Creative Studies | The School for Creative Studies | The School for Creative Studies Room 116/Cybrary The School for Creative Studies Room 116/Cybrary

1:45pm EST

DSA Early Release 12-10-25 | Facilitated by Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts LMC and Classrooms Durham School of the Arts LMC and Classrooms

1:50pm EST

Lakeview School: Welcome to Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Cafetorium Lakeview School Cafetorium

2:00pm EST

🦉WISE PATHS TO SUCCESS: Preparing Owls to Soar on Purpose: https://t.ly/dEnWP (QR Code) | Facilitated by Durham School of Technology | Durham School of Technology | Durham School of Technology DST Learning Lab Durham School of Technology DST Learning Lab

2:30pm EST

SSES December ERD PD: Using Panorama to Support Student Intervention | Facilitated by Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center Santee Road Proposal | Facilitated by Outdoor Learning | Open District-Wide | Other... Durham County Administrative Building 2 Other... Durham County Administrative Building 2

City of Medicine Academy_MTSS & Panorama | Facilitated by City of Medicine Academy | City of Medicine Academy | City of Medicine Academy Cybrary City of Medicine Academy Cybrary Hillside High School Trauma-Informed Practices | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Hillside High School | Hillside High School Media Center Hillside High School Media Center

2:45pm EST

RHS ONLY: Explicit Teaching - Let's Build the Field | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Riverside High School | Riverside High School Media Center Riverside High School Media Center

3:15pm EST

Northern High School: Breakout Sessions for District Initiatives | Facilitated by Northern High School | Northern High School | Northern High School Northern High School

12:00pm EST

IGNITE MasteryConnect Overview | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Ignite! Online Academy | Online

3:20pm EST

Lakeview School: Staff Meeting- Purple Hearts Military Training/ Curriculum District Assessments Update/ and PBIS | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Cafetorium Lakeview School Cafetorium

3:30pm EST

Lakeview School: SIT Meeting: Review SIT Goal Progression (E-walk Data and Explicit Teaching and DOK) | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Cafetorium Lakeview School Cafetorium

8:30am EST

Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs. Supported Practice | Facilitated by Professional Learning | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center TBD Staff Development Center TBD

10:00am EST

INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES: CDA Review Work Session | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Instructional coaches | Lakewood Elementary School Media Center Lakewood Elementary School Media Center

8:30am EST

SEL Coaches' Meeting January | Facilitated by Student Wellness and Advocacy | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center M1 Staff Development Center M1

1:00pm EST

Classroom Management/ Beginning Teachers--March 3 PL Day | Facilitated by Academic Services | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/llkLJ Online

1:30pm EST

Ignite! Online Academy Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs. Supported Practice | Facilitated by Ignite! Online Academy | Ignite! Online Academy | https://t.ly/FdyRf Online

1:45pm EST

DSA Early Release 2-4-26 | Facilitated by Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts LMC and Classrooms Durham School of the Arts LMC and Classrooms

2:00pm EST

Planning for Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by The Durham Performance Learning Center | The Durham Performance Learning Center | The Durham Performance Learning Center 3112 The Durham Performance Learning Center 3112

2:20pm EST

Lakeview School: Driving Positive Behavior Through Data: A PBIS Data Dive Using Infinite Campus, Educator’s Handbook, PBIS Point Sheets, and Panorama | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Cafetorium Lakeview School Cafetorium

2:30pm EST

An Introduction to Nature Journaling | Facilitated by Outdoor Learning | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/CZL-1 Online RHS ONLY: Explicit Teaching Part 2 - Model and Deconstruct | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Riverside High School | Riverside High School Media Center Riverside High School Media Center JHS Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School 152 Jordan High School 152

Meaningful Instruction in the Age of AI | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School Room 303 Jordan High School Room 303

Northern High School: Classroom Management for Engagement and Rigor | Facilitated by Northern High School | Northern High School | Northern High School Media Center Northern High School Media Center SSES February 4th Professional Learning | Facilitated by Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center

Part 2🦉WISE PATHS TO SUCCESS: Preparing Owls to Soar on Purpose: https://t.ly/dEnWP (QR Code) | Facilitated by Durham School of Technology | Durham School of Technology | Durham School of Technology DST Learning Lab Durham School of Technology DST Learning Lab

4:20pm EST

Beginning Teacher Meeting | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Beginning Teachers | Hillside High School 224 Hillside High School 224

4:30pm EST

BT Quarterly: Quarter 3 | Facilitated by Mentors | Beginning Teachers | https://t.ly/IqANy Online

9:00am EST

Advisory, Attendance, and ACT | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Jordan High School | Jordan High School Media Center Jordan High School Media Center

Analyzing School-Wide Data | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Hillside High School | Hillside High School Media Center Hillside High School Media Center

12:00pm EST

Beyond the Screen: Effective Instruction and Family Support for Students with Disabilities in Virtual Schools | Facilitated by Ignite! Online Academy | Ignite! Online Academy | https://t.ly/y3Qcz Online

1:00pm EST

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Build the Field (all contents) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/kYZez Online

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct (all contents) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/CUIbt Online

DOK Pump Up Your Questioning (ALL CONTENTS) | Facilitated by Githens Middle School | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/p_Y-R Online Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice in Secondary Math/Science | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Open District-Wide | Jordan High School 152 Jordan High School 152

Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct in Secondary Math/Science | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Media Center Riverside High School Media Center VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice (all contents) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/WBKgf Online

VIRTUAL DOK: Increasing Task Rigor (all contents) | Facilitated by Rogers-Herr Middle School | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/-DD4E Online

8:30am EST

Secondary AIG PL Day | Facilitated by Advanced Academics-AIG | Advanced Academics-AIG | Staff Development Center Staff Development Center

8:00am EST

SSES February Professional Learning | Facilitated by Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center

8:00am EST

EC Office Hours February 2025 | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | https://t.ly/b2TJ_ Online

10:00am EST

3/3/26 ESL Teacher's PLC- Secondary | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | Riverside High School Media Center Riverside High School Media 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

For ESL teachers only- WIDA Self-Paced Courses for 3/3/36 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | English as a Second Language | https://t.ly/FRDkb Online

Components of Whole Brain Teaching | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Beginning Teachers | https://t.ly/3cJlT Online

District: Explicitly Teaching Reading and Sensemaking Routines and Protocols for Test Taking | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Northern High School 3203 Northern High School 3203 DOK: Pump Up your Questions in Secondary | Facilitated by The School for Creative Studies | Open District-Wide | The School for Creative Studies Room 116 The School for Creative Studies Room 116

Explicit Teaching: Build the Field in Secondary Math/Science | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Open District-Wide | Riverside High School Media Center Riverside High School Media Center Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice in Secondary Math/Science | Facilitated by Jordan High School | Open District-Wide | Jordan High School 152 Jordan High School 152

Explicitly Teaching Strategies to Combat Testing Anxiety | Facilitated by Githens Middle School | Open District-Wide | Githens Middle School Media Center Githens Middle School Media Center

Teach Like a Champion: Classroom Management Techniques | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/lmdK1 Online

VIRTUAL DOK: Increasing Task Rigor (all contents) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/IAK4e Online

VIRTUAL DOK: Pump Up your Questions (all contents) | Facilitated by Rogers-Herr Middle School | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/2EYbF Online

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Build the Field | Facilitated by Career Technical Education | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/FxuuM Online

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice (all contents) | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | https://bit.ly/4qRhDS1 Online

VIRTUAL Explicit Teaching: Model and Deconstruct (all contents) | Facilitated by Ignite! Online Academy | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/4iYdm Online

VIRTUAL: Pump Up Your Questions: All Content Areas | Facilitated by Academic Services | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/hOCjS Online

8:00am EST

n/a | EC Office Hours March 8th 2025 | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | https://t.ly/b2TJ_ Online

3:30pm EDT

Lakeview School: Faculty Meeting | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Cafetorium Lakeview School Cafetorium

8:30am EDT

Extended School Year | Facilitated by Exceptional Children | Exceptional Children | https://t.ly/BR2Qh Online

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

8:30am EDT

SEL Coaches' Meeting March | Facilitated by Student Support Services | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center M1 Staff Development Center M1

4:20pm EDT

Beginning Teacher Meeting | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Beginning Teachers | Hillside High School 224 Hillside High School 224

3:30pm EDT

Lakeview School: Faculty Meeting: Restorative Practice Strategies / PLC Focus and Pacing Guide Alignment | Facilitated by Lakeview School | Lakeview School | Lakeview School Cafetorium Lakeview School Cafetorium

1:30pm EDT

DSA Early Release 4-29-26 | Facilitated by Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts | Durham School of the Arts LMC and Classrooms Durham School of the Arts LMC and Classrooms

2:00pm EDT

Creative Studies Station Rotation - In preparation for End of Year Exams | Facilitated by The School for Creative Studies | The School for Creative Studies | The School for Creative Studies Cybrary The School for Creative Studies Cybrary

2:30pm EDT

Northern High School: Closing Out the Year with Fidelity | Facilitated by Northern High School | Open District-Wide | Northern High School Media Center Northern High School Media Center Nature Journaling: Practical Applications | Facilitated by Outdoor Learning | Open District-Wide | Other... Sandy Creek Park (3510 Sandy Creek Drive) Other... Sandy Creek Park (3510 Sandy Creek Drive) RHS ONLY - Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs. Supported Practice | Facilitated by Riverside High School | Riverside High School | Riverside High School Media Center Riverside High School Media Center SSES April 29 Staff Professional Learning | Facilitated by Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Media Center

Part 3🦉WISE PATHS TO SUCCESS: Preparing Owls to Soar on Purpose: https://t.ly/dEnWP (QR Code) | Facilitated by Durham School of Technology | Durham School of Technology | Durham School of Technology DST Learning Lab Durham School of Technology DST Learning Lab

2:45pm EDT

Hillside High SchoolPD: DOK & Increasing Task Rogor | Facilitated by Hillside High School | Hillside High School | Hillside High School Media Center Hillside High School Media Center

3:30pm EDT

Ignite! Online Academy NotebookLM for EOG/EOC Readiness | Facilitated by Ignite! Online Academy | Ignite! Online Academy | https://t.ly/7a1D0 Online