Meet NCVPS Arabic Teacher Rafik Missak

See NCVPS Arabic teacher Rafik Missak at his day job with Winding Springs Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Fantastic job, Rafik!

Watch the full episode. See more NC Now.

Teach for NCVPS!

Are you interested in teaching for NCVPS? Check out this video from Ellen Minter, the World Languages Division Director.



For more on teaching for NCVPS, check out website here.

NCVPS Arts Department is ROCK Solid!!

We are pleased to announce NEW & Revised courses for the Summer and Fall.
See below for explanations and prerequisites.

Visual Arts:
AP Art History, revised (Yearlong, offered in Fall) – Study of the art of the world leading to an understanding and enjoyment of architecture, sculpture, and other art forms within their historical and cultural context.

Art One, revised (offered in Summer and Fall) - an introductory course for students interested in taking art. It provides intensive work with various drawing skills and media while introducing students to the basic vocabulary of art and design. NOTE: This course or its face-to-face equivalent is the prerequisite for Digital Photo, the Art of Game Design, Visual Journaling, and Videography.

NEW! The Art of Game Design (offered in Fall) - This multimedia course teaches the basic elements and thought processes of designing games, both digital (video games)and non-digital (board games, card games, etc.). Created in collaboration with the NC Museum of Art. Prerequisite – Art One.

Digital Photo 1, revised (offered in Summer and Fall) - This course explores the techniques and applications of digital photography while utilizing digital-editing software programs to further enhance images. Prerequisite – Art One.

NEW! Digital Photo 2 (offered in Fall) - This course is for students who are interested in pursuing a more advanced study of digital photography. Through a series of projects and critiques, students will expand their technical abilities and explore their own personal aesthetic. Prerequisites – Art One and Digital Photo 1.

NEW! Non-Western Art History (offered in Summer and Fall) - This course introduces non-Western cultural perspectives. Emphasis is placed on, but not limited to, African, Oriental, and Oceanic art forms throughout history.

Videography, revised (offered in Summer and Fall) - The videography class is about learning to use the tools of video-editing to make your original and creative videos. Created in collaboration with the NC Museum of Art. Prerequisite – Art One.

NEW! Visual Journaling (offered in Fall) - This course will explore the history of the visual journal and will guide students through weekly art-making experiences in their own visual journals. Prerequisite – Art One.

Music:
AP Music Theory, revised (Yearlong, offered in Fall) – AP Music Theory is intended for secondary school students who have an interest in music and would like to further their understanding of musical harmony, form and structure or gain a deeper appreciation for the intricate elements in music.

Music Appreciation, revised (offered in Summer and Fall) - This course provides an overview of music from the early ages to the present. The course focuses on the use and value of music in the lives of the human population.

NEW! Music Business (offered in Fall) - This is an entry level music business course that prepares students for careers in the music industry, both in music management and music recording.

For more information, contact Debra Pylypiw, Arts Department Chair,
debra.pylypiw@ncpublicschools.gov

LOCK Session: "Goal: Student Success"

(See the video archive of March 22 LOCK Session below.)

John Martindale, the DLA at Southern Wayne High School, provided an outstanding overview of the e-learning program at his school.

John demonstrated how to best manipulate NCVPS enrollment and grade report data in Excel and how his school uses that data to track attendance and grade progress.

John also discussed how the school schedules students to take their NCVPS courses in a lab environment. Experienced e-learning students are allowed to take their classes off campus; although, if they run into grade difficulties, they bring the students back into a lab environment.

John has also created several great templates to use for progress reports, enrollments, grade tracking, and attendance. He has shared those at https://public.me.com/jmartindale

Watch the archive here:

(Video Link)

Thanks for the outstanding presentation, John!

LEARNING WITH THE WORLD: Global Languages in North Carolina

Tune in to UNC-TV this Thursday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. for LEARNING
WITH THE WORLD: Global Languages in North Carolina, and the second
story in the series about critical languages in North Carolina.

The 7-minute feature will be part of the nightly newsmagazine show
NORTH CAROLINA NOW on UNC-TV, statewide public television.

This presentation’s focus is on Arabic language programs in our
schools and features Raffik Missak, who is teaching at Winding Springs
Elementary (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools), and Lt. Col. Ken Ratashak,
who will share an innovative Arabic program for ROTC students at North
Carolina State University.

LOCK Session for March 8: Registration Reminders

This VLCs give an overview of fall and summer registration.

NCVPS Overview

LOCK Session for March 1: The virtual learning consultants give an overview of the North Carolina Virtual Public School.

NCVPS Art & Music Job Fair: March 29, 2011

NCVPS is seeking qualified teachers for art and music positions. If you are an NC-certified teacher in those areas, be sure to check out our job fair March 29 at 6 p.m.

The job fair will be in a Wimba live classroom. Follow this link to the Wimba room: http://ncvpsclassroom.wimba.com/launcher.cgi?room=_ncvps_s__11381_1_193139

You can also join the conference by phone by using the following access information:

Phone : (201) 549-7595

PIN codes :

Student : 15058162

The job fair will run from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Debra Pylypiw will present.