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home : convention : speakers : Tom Clark
2009 THSC State Convention and Family Conference August 6-8, 2009
The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands Waterway Marriott
Tom Clark Thomas Clark is a life-long teacher of mathematics and science, with more than thirty years of classroom and tutoring experience at all levels, from elementary through adult. He began his career with twelve years of classroom teaching, including a full year of graduate study, and then served for five years as the State Mathematics Supervisor for the Indiana Department of Education. While there, he was responsible for curriculum development, statewide in-service, textbook adoption, and consultation for all public and private schools in the state. Those opportunities, and the valuable knowledge he gained, enabled him to join the Indianapolis Public Schools as the Supervisor of Mathematics, K-12, overseeing staff development efforts and supervising the implementation of curriculum. Seven years later, Mr. Clark was promoted to the position of Director of Curriculum Development for all areas, utilizing his rich background in mathematics, science, art, music, language, and athletics. In subsequent years, he was commissioned to author several mathematical resources for the Houghton-Mifflin Publishing Co., and for the Addison Wesley Publishing Co.
His unique awareness of the needs of both teachers and students is an attribute that helped him win the IUPUI Chancellor’s Award, and the Purdue School of Science Faculty Teaching Award.
As a result of all of his experience, he is convinced that everyone has the ability to understand mathematics. Consequently, during the last thirteen years, he has focused on the development of multimedia programs that challenge traditional methods of instruction, and which help with both individualized and group learning. In addition, seven years ago, he founded VideoText Interactive, a company that specializes in bringing the textbook to life through technology. He then began directing his attention toward helping homeschooling parents become more effective instructors, especially in the area of mathematics. Because of his success, he has been a featured speaker at many major home school conferences across the country, and has been asked to write articles on the subject for several home school publications. He is now vice president in charge of product development for VideoText Interactive. The company’s first major program, Algebra: A Complete Course, has, for eleven years, received enthusiastic response from reviewers and users, here in the United States, and in other countries as well. The company’s newly introduced program, Geometry: A Complete Course with Trigonometry is also receiving much acclaim.
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