Kelly Clark teachmathemagics@aol.com
Kelly Clark is a professional educator with experience teaching high school mathematics, web-based mathematics courses, and writing and editing mathematics courses. She graduated from Louisiana State University with a B.S. in Secondary Education (and a minor in Mathematics) and went on to earn her M.S.in Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction from Walden University.
Kelly has numerous accomplishments including several awards and experience leading professional seminars and workshops. Her personal experience in school has compelled her to take a stand and empower youth through mathematics. Over the years, she has realized that in order to make a true impact, teachers much adapt their teaching to reach students, rather than expect students change their learning styles to reach the teacher. She has taught in all types of conditions and environments, including having seen the first-hand the affects of Hurricane Katrina and Rita in Louisiana (during her first year of teaching), and even experienced forest fires and a tornado in Georgia (during her second and fourth years of teaching).
Kelly has a passion for creating innovative and interactive learning activities, especially through the use of pop culture elements such as videos from YouTube, clips from TV shows and movies, math rap songs, and her collection of celebrity endorsements. The mission of PopMatics, which is what she calls the intersection of popular culture and mathematics, is to “Create a Generation of Mathematicians."
Kelly grew up in Texas and Louisiana and enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing with her two dogs, crafting, and anything LSU! She is currently the Senior Curriculum Developer at The Research Masters, a book packaging company and can be found on her website www.iteachmathemagics.com or blogging at http://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/KellyClark
Kelly has numerous accomplishments including several awards and experience leading professional seminars and workshops. Her personal experience in school has compelled her to take a stand and empower youth through mathematics. Over the years, she has realized that in order to make a true impact, teachers much adapt their teaching to reach students, rather than expect students change their learning styles to reach the teacher. She has taught in all types of conditions and environments, including having seen the first-hand the affects of Hurricane Katrina and Rita in Louisiana (during her first year of teaching), and even experienced forest fires and a tornado in Georgia (during her second and fourth years of teaching).
Kelly has a passion for creating innovative and interactive learning activities, especially through the use of pop culture elements such as videos from YouTube, clips from TV shows and movies, math rap songs, and her collection of celebrity endorsements. The mission of PopMatics, which is what she calls the intersection of popular culture and mathematics, is to “Create a Generation of Mathematicians."
Kelly grew up in Texas and Louisiana and enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing with her two dogs, crafting, and anything LSU! She is currently the Senior Curriculum Developer at The Research Masters, a book packaging company and can be found on her website www.iteachmathemagics.com or blogging at http://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/KellyClark
