Disney American Teacher Of
The Year To Speak At WKU

September 27, 2004

Bowling Green, Ky. - Disney American Teacher of the Year, Ron Clark, will share his best practices and tricks of the trade for getting the most out of challenging and hard to reach students during a presentation at Western Kentucky University.

Clark will speak at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 in Van Meter Auditorium. The presentation, which is free, is sponsored by the Mary E. Hensley Lecture Series.

Clark is the author of two books: "The Essential 55" and "The Excellent 11." He has been a guest on "The Today Show with Katie Couric" and the "Oprah Winfrey Show."

Clark will use stories from his experiences with his students in Harlem, New York City, and examples of award-winning projects they conducted to show how to motivate and inspire disinterested students. He will also focus on how to create the ideal classroom and school environment where everyone is respected, appreciated and motivated to perform to the best of their ability.

His books will be offered for sale and Clark will be available to sign them immediately following the presentation.

For more information, contact Cathie Bryant at (270) 745-4664. More WKU news is available at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.

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