What is NCVPSTalks!

The North Carolina Virtual Public School is sponsoring a new conversation series called NCVPSTalks.  The NCVPSTalks series will facilitate a broad range of conversations about current and future topics of online and digital learning. 

These focused conversations support the vision of building communities of digital learning leaders fully equipped to embraced the demands of 21st century learning. 

Our next NCVPSTalks is  March 14, 2019, 11:00 AM.
Learning World Languages Online - Yes, You Can Do It!

NCVPS has thousands of students a year enrolled in our eight different world languages.  But can students really learn a language online? Of course!

Consider how written language was first taught. Someone carved symbols into a rock and took that rock from village to village, teaching anyone who wanted to learn. That teacher was the world's first rock star.

We, too, have rock stars in our World Languages Department. Our teachers have a passion and unwavering spirit in language instruction.  This session will share best practices and unveil the mysteries around online world language instruction.
Teryn Odom, Presenter


Teryn is the 2017 NCVPS Teacher of the Year.  She is a NC Teaching Fellow who graduated from UNCC with a BA in Psychology and Spanish, then from NCSU with a MIS. Now, she is working on her doctorate in Educational Technology from Boise State. Teryn is certified in K-12 Spanish, K-12 ESL, and School Administration. Teryn currently teaches Spanish 2 for NCVPS, where she has taught for the past eleven years. She's had many additional roles with NCVPS during that time. She has taught middle school, high school and post-secondary outside of NCVPS. In addition to teaching with NCVPS, she currently works as the eLearning Support Specialist at GTCC and as an educational consultant.