One of the most sought after speakers in education today, Harry K. Wong has been called Mr. Practicality for his common sense, research-based, no cost approach to managing a classroom for high-level student success. During his Friday keynote address, Dr. Wong will explain how to achieve maximum success in the classroom. He will show how effective teachers have a classroom that is structured, organized and CONSISTENT in how it is run.
Harry K. Wong is a former secondary science teacher. As a classroom teacher he developed methods that resulted in his having no discipline problems, a zero dropout rate, a 95 percent homework turn-in factor, and the ability to demonstrate mastery learning for each of his students.
Because of his achievements, Dr. Wong has been awarded the Horace Mann Outstanding Educator Award, Upton Sinclair Award, Outstanding Secondary Teacher Award, the Science Teacher Achievement Recognition Award, the OutstandingBiology Teacher Award, and the Valley Forge Teacher’s Medal. He has more than 30 publications including the leading book in education on how to start “The First Days of School,” a monthly column online, a CD set, and a book on new teacher induction. He also has an eLearning course on classroom management and has appeared in an award-winning video series, “The Effective Teacher.”
His many journal articles can be found in Educational Leadership, KAPPAN, Principal Leadership, NASSP Bulletin, American School Board Journal, Kappa Delta Pi Record, School Business Affairs and Education Week.