The Ron Clark Academy

The Ron Clark Academy
The Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. McWilliams-Woods Announces Winners

Dr. McWilliams-Woods
Yes. It is true. Our very own Assistant Superintendent ventured out onto the roof of the administration building. Why, you ask? She wanted to announce the winners of the Ron Clark Academy trip. Watch her video announcement below.





Videos Submitted


The number of videos that were submitted for the Ron Clark challenge. All submitted videos are posted on Dr. McWilliams-Woods' Hub page. Check them out!

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Video Submission

Lori Hale was one of the first teachers to submit a video. Lori's students are using a high energy remake of Maroon 5’s Sugar to learn, remember and give meaning to the math vocabulary: array, equal, groups and strategies “count it down” and “circle groups”.


Check out the video by clicking here!



The Challenge.....

Ron Clark was a keynote speaker at the Akron Public Schools back to school symposium. Ron's message focused on the importance of integrating passion and excitement into learning. Ron spoke of creating rigorous classrooms where students seek to understand, analyze and synthesize complex and challenging content through this passion and excitement. Dr. McWilliams-Woods, the Assistant Superintendent of Akron Public Schools, challenged teachers across the district to submit a video of a creative, academically rigorous lesson happening in their classroom that aligns with the Ron Clark classroom climate and culture of igniting a passion for learning and reflecting high energy within their classroom.