🔥 How has the teaching profession changed over the last five years?
🔥 What would you say to a rookie teacher struggling with imposter syndrome?
🔥 As federal elections approach, what is the role of the Social Studies teacher?
Join me for this conversation with New Brunswick resource teacher and podcaster LUCAS CLARKE as he shares his insights on these and other critical questions.
About This Guest: Lucas is an academic support teacher in Saint John, New Brunswick, and the host of the Mr. Clarke After Dark podcast.
Connect with Lucas
on Linkedin,
on Instagram and TikTok @mrclarke.afterdark,
on his podcast Mr. Clarke After Dark, and
on his YouTube channel @MrClarkeAfterDark.
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In This Conversation:
0:30 - Who is Lucas Clarke?
1:33 - Two stories of adversity
11:55 - Why Lucas moved from Alberta to Saint John, New Brunswick
16:59 - Lucas's current position as Academic Support Teacher (Resource Teacher)
20:06 - Resource teacher strategy: Pull students out or push in?
24:39 - Advice for new teachers struggling with Imposter Syndrome
28:54 - How has education changed over the last five years?
32:40 - What is the role of the Social Studies teacher as federal elections loom?
38:14 - The Mr. Clarke After Dark Podcast
43:25 - A productivity hack: grade fewer assignments
45:41 - An edtech app pick: Epic
47:18 - A book recommendation: The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog
48:56 - An educator to follow online: George Couros
50:17 - Where to connect with Lucas online
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Song Track Credit
Tropic Fuse by French Fuse
GO! by Neffex
*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.