UNIDAD CENTRAL DEL VALLE DEL CAUCA
LIC. EN LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS CON ÉNFASIS EN INGLÉS
PRÁCTICA PEDAGÓGICA VI
Mg. Carlos Manuel De la Cruz – Mg. Briam Rojas
THE RON CLARK STORY
(Video Forum)
Ron Clark has been a teacher since 1995. Originally, from North Carolina, he has taught in
some of the most difficult schools in the country, including Harlem, NY. Since winning the
2001 Disney Teacher of the Year Award, he has spoken to teachers, PTAs, and school boards
across the country.
Ron Clark wrote the book The Essential 55, which is a collection of the amazing effective
rules that Ron Clark used to become an extraordinary teacher. Through trial and error, this
teacher has distilled fifty-five ideas that have helped him take apathetic students in some
of the country’s most challenging areas and transform them into award-winning scholars.
Currently, Mr. Clark has opened The Ron Clark Academy, a school serving low-wealth
students from inner-city Atlanta (opened in 2007). The privately-funded institution is truly
unique for its innovative teaching methods and curriculum based on worldwide travel. Each
year the students, grades 5 through 8, will apply what they've learned in class during
international adventures, and by the time they graduate each child will have visited six of
the seven continents. Teachers from around the world are invited to visit the Academy to
learn more about the innovative and "out-of-the-box" methods for achieving student
success.
UNIDAD CENTRAL DEL VALLE DEL CAUCA
LIC. EN LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS CON ÉNFASIS EN INGLÉS
PRÁCTICA PEDAGÓGICA VI
Mg. Carlos Manuel De la Cruz – Mg. Briam Rojas
Questions on the movie:
1. In the first scenes, what made Ron Clark want to start teaching?
2. Why did Ron Clark leave North Carolina and go to Harlem in New York City?
3. Who did Ron Clark want to meet in Harlem before he started teaching at Inner Harlem
Elementary School?
4. What was his Rule #1?
5. What did Ron Clark do when the students trashed his classroom?
6. What playground game did the students teach Ron Clark?
7. How did Ron Clark motivate the students to watch his grammar lesson?
8. Discuss two other motivational methods that Ron Clark used in his classroom.
9. What did Ron Clark use to help the students learn about the Presidents of the United
States?
10. Discuss one thing that Ron Clark did after school was out for the day to help some
students learn.
11. What were the results of the state exam that Ron Clark’s students took?
12. What are two things that you think really made a difference in Ron Clark’s classroom
that helped the students be very successful.
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UNIDAD CENTRAL DEL VALLE DEL CAUCA
LIC. EN LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS CON ÉNFASIS EN INGLÉS
PRÁCTICA PEDAGÓGICA VI
Mg. Carlos Manuel De la Cruz – Mg. Briam Rojas
Further Analysis:
In Ron Clark book The Essential 55, he lists what he considers to be the most important rules
to incorporate in a classroom. Reflect on what you have seen so far in the movie and what
you can relate to the most as a student or if you were a teacher.
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Select 10 of the 55 rules that you would incorporate and explain why you feel that rule
would be important for an effective classroom.
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