6/07/2010

RON CLARK, THE TEACHER



Ron Clark, Founder and Mathematics Teacher

Ron Clark has been called "America's Educator."
In 2000, he was named Disney's American Teacher of the Year. He is a New York Times bestselling author whose book, The Essential 55, has sold over 1 million copies and has been published in 25 different countries.
He has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, and Oprah, and Ms. Winfrey even named him as her first "Phenomenal Man."
His classes have been honored at the White House on three separate occasions. Ron's teaching experiences in New York City are the subject of the uplifting film, The Ron Clark Story, starring Matthew Perry, better known as Chandler from Friends.


Ron Clark is an American teacher who has worked with disadvantaged students in rural North Carolina and Harlem, New York City. He is known for his books and multiple teaching awards. . Clark's latest project is the Ron Clark Academy, a private non-profit school in Atlanta, Georgia where students follow a unique curriculum. The school also gives students opportunities for international travel and offers training workshops for teachers to learn more about Clark's teaching methods.Clark made a set of rules called the esential55 that he use to teach his students.





Ron Clark interview Part 1 of 3.wmv


cnn - ron clark academy "teaches you how to be a global citizen and a global leader"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkHMJMApeT8&feature=related



Ron Clark and students return from South Africa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOxHZVx7XHs&translated=1



Ron Clark Kids - You can Vote However You Like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEKNAZbn9p0&translated=1




Obama Inauguration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e1Qyt6V2Pc&feature=related