Joseph Clark
Assistant Professor, Education (Science)
Cabrini College’s campus is a perfect environment for students to explore and become engaged in academic programs, according to Joseph Clark.
That, coupled with the opportunity students have to participate in community service and activities that promote social responsibility, is what impressed Clark about Cabrini. “Cabrini is a special place for learning. The students with whom I have worked have been bright and eager participants in the college experience,” says Clark.
In 2007, Clark became Assistant Professor of Education, instructing undergraduate courses in Elementary Science Methods. “As science education has always been my primary subject of interest and experience, I am delighted to have this opportunity to join the Cabrini faculty in this capacity,” Clark says.
Clark brings to Cabrini’s graduate program 10 years of experience as a public school teacher and 25 years as an elementary school principal. He also served as Cabrini’s interim Director of Student Teaching.
Clark believes learning is maximized when students become actively engaged in meaningful and challenging activities. “Students will become more confident and skilled science teachers when they are guided through units of instruction which require inquiry, discovery, and problem-based learning activities that provide minds-on and hands-on experiences in the process and content of elementary science education,” Clark says.
Clark earned a B.A. from Alderson Broaddus College, and an M.Ed., School Administration Certificate, and a Certificate of Advance Graduate Study from Temple University.
His academic interests include pedagogy of inquiry and discovery methods for teaching elementary school science, and developing awareness of issues related to climate change and advocating for appropriate solutions.
Clark enjoys sailing, skiing, and hiking, and getting lost in good adventure and mystery novels. He is married and enjoys a full house; in addition to his five children, Clark has two Airedale dogs, a quarter horse, tropical fish, a giant catfish, and two red-ear turtles. He lives near Guthriesville, Pa., in the Downingtown School District.
Contact information:
Joseph Clark
Assistant Professor, Education (Science)
Iadarola Center, Room 224
610-9020-8727
jc738@cabrini.edu