I need help covering registration so I can have the opportunity to observe and learn from master teachers at the two-day educator training at the Ron Clark Academy.
My students are remarkable and diverse! They are full of energy, embrace technology, and love to interact and collaborate. They represent a wide variety of ethnicities, family structures, socio-economic backgrounds, and ability levels.
My students are part of Generation Z, which means they take in information quickly and learn differently than students in the past.
In addition, my students have learning disabilities, and it is challenging for them to keep pace with the fast pace of today's society. However, this doesn't slow down their zest for learning!
My Project
As an educator, I must stay on the cutting edge of the latest innovations and strategies in teaching. The Ron Clark Academy (RCA) is well regarded in the education community as a model school of both innovation and fun! The way his educators excite students about education and the possibilities for their future, gives me hope that I can do the same with my own group of students and their unique abilities.
It's not my students' job to adapt to me as their teacher, but rather, it's MY job to grow and learn new ways to meet their needs.
I want to learn and incorporate strategies that allow my students to be fully engaged in their learning and inspire them to invest in their education. My goal is to learn strategies to help my students with learning disabilities be successful in school, and in the real world. I believe that a disability does not define a person, and I want to be able to give them the tools and strategies they need to become successful, productive members of our community.
More than a third of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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