AboutMy name is Christopher Clark, and I am a certified K-12 teacher with 9 years of experience in the classroom. I have taught 4th-8th Grade Visual Arts, and am passionate about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Education. I strongly believe that gamification, or the use of game-like elements such as levels and badges, and game-based-learning, the use of games in an educational context, are an excellent way to engage and empower students who would otherwise be disinterested and unmotivated in traditional education settings. My goal teaching pedagogy is a mix of gamification, choice-based Art & Teaching For Artistic Behaviors (TAB), and my classroom economy, geared towards creating successful, professionals who think like artists, prepared for the challenges of the 21st century working world, instead of just making beautiful pieces of art.
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