Monday, May 16, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
LOCK Session: Introduction of Think Tank Team
Hope Johnston and John Martindale introduce the School Support Services Think Tank Team.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
LOCK Session for April 5: Opening a New School with NCVPS
Kelley Townsend, the DLA at Cleveland High School in Johnston County, discusses how her new school opened its doors with NCVPS.
Friday, April 1, 2011
CMS Launches New School with 100% Online Enrollment!
Check out this exciting article! Students at CMS's e-learning Academy will take their courses online with NCVPS and UNCG iSchool.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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.
For more on teaching for NCVPS, check out website here.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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
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 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:
Thanks for the outstanding presentation, John!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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.
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.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Generation Text
[Blog post by David Edwards, NCVPS Chief Communications Officer]
One of the biggest gaps facing education today is that our Digital Immigrant
instructors, who speak an outdated language (that of the pre-digital age), are
struggling to teach a population that speaks an entirely new language. In other
words, the education system generally speaks analog, students listen in digital.
Our students have changed radically. Today’s students are no longer the people
our educational system was designed to teach. Today’s students think and
process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors. Engaging
these digital connoisseurs is going to take a shift in how we “listen” to our
students and address their learning needs. Dr. Michael Osit’s book helps us to
take a look at this fast paced, instant gratification set of learners as well.
NCVPS is preparing a new series to help NC educators better understand this set
of learners we are calling “Generation Text”. This video series of interviews with
local, state and national educators will give viewers a good sense of how school
districts, policy makers, and others are working to “speak digital” and engage
their students. If you have ideas for speakers or topics, please contact Adam
Renfro at adam.renfro@ncpublicschools.gov . Our first session will air in the second week of March!
Please join the conversation.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Modular Learning Update
[blog post by Jennifer Nobles, Modular Learning Specialist]
A few weeks ago Dr. Weeks introduced the four service options NCVPS offers NC students. This week's vidcast takes a deeper look at the what, how, and why of the Modular Blended Learning program Dr. Weeks introduced. Take a few minutes to explore the modular blended learning approach by watching this vidcast. To learn more about the Modular Blended Learning program stay tuned to our website under the Courses tab where more information will be coming soon!
URL: http://www.screencast.com/t/4jomDFv0r
A few weeks ago Dr. Weeks introduced the four service options NCVPS offers NC students. This week's vidcast takes a deeper look at the what, how, and why of the Modular Blended Learning program Dr. Weeks introduced. Take a few minutes to explore the modular blended learning approach by watching this vidcast. To learn more about the Modular Blended Learning program stay tuned to our website under the Courses tab where more information will be coming soon!
URL: http://www.screencast.com/t/4jomDFv0r
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Going LIVE with NCVPS: The Four C’s of Innovation
Blog post by Don Lourcey, NCVPS Innovation Director and GO LIVE Coordinator.
North Carolina Virtual Public School, through its Leadership and Innovation division, offers the GO LIVE Innovation Initiative. GO LIVE stands for Getting Organized to Lead Innovatively for Virtual Education. This initiative engages Leading Edge Districts in 21st century conversations in order to lead innovatively, build leadership capacity, and further SBOE 21st Century Learning Goals. To that end, NCVPS offers four levels of servicing options, the Four C’s of Innovation. They included Comprehensive, Component, Collaborative, and Customizable. Please watch this short video that outlines each option and an integrated portfolio approach for school districts participating as a GO LIVE Leading Edge District.
If you are having difficulty viewing the video, follow this link: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cXniDbInC
For a deep dive into the the Go LIVE initiative, check out the following links:
The Four C’s of Innovation Presentation (the slides featured in above video)
Apply of be a GO LIVE Leading Edge District
Visit the GO LIVE website for Mission, Vision, and Values if Initiative
The following image captures the flow of the Portfolio Support Approach that will be implemented for each participating Leading Edge District.
As a district leader, please complete the following survey to help our Leadership for Innovation and School Support Divisions understanding how to best integrate our portfolio support approach.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHlMdi1tb2lobVVOa3c2N1hiNUNvRWc6MQ
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Rethinking Education
This video was produced as a contribution to the EDUCAUSE book, The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing, edited by Richard Katz and available as an e-Book at http://www.educause.edu/thetowerandth.
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