Mr. Clarke After Dark

Jerry Kolber is a Film Producer and the co-founder of Atomic Entertainment Group. In this conversation, Jerry and I discuss his experiences working on iconic shows, including a memorable story about collaborating with Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the City and with Pharrell on the Netflix series Brainchild . We also explore his work in edutainment, including Queer Eye for the Straight Guy , Brai...

Aaron Hunter, better known as The Exploring Author, is the author of the popular children’s book Tales of the Magical Postcards and is based out of Frankfurt, Germany.  On the episode, expect to hear about how Aaron found the perfect medium to connect his love for travel, new culinary experiences, and writing, as well as the importance of helping children see themselves in experiencing other cultu...

Leroy Slanzi is an educator, principal, and the author of several books, including Emotional Schools: The Looming Mental Health Crisis and a Path Through It . In this conversation, Leroy and I dive into the impact of technology on student behavior, the critical need for teaching coping strategies and how to do so, the "Play is the Way" program, as well as the importance of understanding...

Hello friends! Welcome to another Mr. Clarke Think Aloud. On the episode, I discuss how hilarious Millennial Christmas lights are, the different interactions of students making fun of my pimple, wondering how many farts count as strikes through a classroom management lens, other egregious things students have expressed to me over the past month, seeing how different students are in a one on five s...

Dr. Harry Patrinos is the Head of the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas and a former Senior Adviser for Education at the World Bank. In this conversation, he shares his extensive experience, which spans over thirty years at the World Bank, focusing on the evolution of global education initiatives and the critical role of human capital. He discusses the challenges of prom...

Isabella Schmidt is the Co-founder and COO of Jexy Talent Agency. In this episode, expect to learn about Isabella’s journey from competitive horseback riding to eventually venturing into influencer marketing and co-founding Jexy Talent Agency. Throughout the conversation, Isabella and I discuss the evolution of influencer marketing, the importance of authenticity in content creation, and the strat...

Ross McGill is an educator, public speaker, author, and the founder of TeacherToolkit. In this episode, expect to learn how to mark less while achieving the same level of improvement in your students, how to teach your students different ways to receive feedback, why many school administrators pursue a consistency that doesn't actually exist, and why the teacher shortage is puzzling despite t...

David Hewlett is an Entrepreneur, CEO of SmartLabels, and has an extensive background in Silicon Valley working in tech marketing for both Google and Youtube. On the episode, expect to learn about the utility of the SmartLabels product, purchasing businesses and how to improve them, how entrepreneurs find businesses for sale, vegan beef jerky, “hackathons” and other challenges entrepreneurs give t...

George Couros is currently an Educational Consultant, author of several books including What Makes a Great Principal and has worked as both a Teacher and Administrator in Alberta, Canada for more than a decade. On the episode, expect to learn about the depression of Canadian winters and his recent move to Florida, how he has lost over one hundred pounds three times, cheese whiz sandwiches, what it...

Stacey Houston is currently the Director of Housing at Civida in Edmonton, Alberta. On the episode, Stacey and I discuss the housing crisis in Canada, what the barriers are for access to housing in Canada, how their organization calculates prioritization for residents, how she has a degree in housing and how uncommon this stream actually is, the struggle of assigning housing to individuals, the th...

Ken Brien is currently a Professor at the University of New Brunswick with a focus on Educational Leadership, Parental Involvement in Education, and Educational Governance. On the episode, Ken and I discuss Administrative Theory and what that actually means, the crossover between business and educational leadership, the importance of accurately defining your clientele, the unwritten status games i...

Hello friends, I am trying out a new segment of the podcast here where I do a solo episode to share some thoughts, tips I have learned, stories from school and my new gig, and share some nerdy stuff eventually as well. On this episode I discuss what I am learning in my new Academic Support Teacher role, what I have been doing in the role so far and what I am aiming for it to become, the story of f...

Nancy Chung is currently in her 28th year of teaching, is the host of The Schoolyard Podcast, and is based out of California. On the episode, Nancy and I discuss actually enjoying virtual teaching, hating listening to ourselves on the mic, questioning if AI in the classroom is ethical or not and insights onto how to use it effectively in the classroom, BookBag Tours and the unexpected travel oppor...

Danielle Danis is currently an Educational Assistant and President of CUPE Local 2559 which represents more than 500 members in the Fort McMurray area. Much has taken place with their strike processes over the past six months and in this episode, we go deep into the negotiation timeline, the recent moves made by Danielle Smith to force them back into work, comments made by trusted leaders in the c...

Carl Azuz is most well-known for his years hosting CNN10 and has just recently gone Independent with The World from A to Z with Carl Azuz. On the episode, we discuss him initially starting off with CNN, his punthusiastic personality, making it the goal to not spend too much time on a story in his episodes to help spark opportunities for nuance within his viewers, the difficulty in making extremely...

Jennifer Gonzalez has been involved in Education both as a teacher and the creator of the Cult of Pedagogy Podcast, Blog, and Professional Development hub. On the episode, Jennifer and I discuss her leaving teaching and staying in Education with the origins of Cult of Pedagogy, how her vision for it has developed, gaining National Board Certification and encouraging others to do so, the difficulti...

Brittany Loder is a Secondary Humanities and CTS Teacher has been over the profession for more than a decade. On this episode, we discuss assumptions made about female teachers in Trades education and how they are treated, close calls in the shop, the utility of threats, my lack of education in my wood shop career, setting clear expectations in a dangerous environment, why stay teaching trades whe...

Steph McFarland is a Secondary Humanities & CTS Teacher who has been in the profession for eighteen years. On this episode, Steph and I discuss our religious upbringing and rapture fear (if you know, you know), how my friends used to pay me to swear, sitting with your first year teacher self, how you can get lost in the busyness of a big school, yearbook creation struggles, being the biggest p...

Sobhi is currently a Vice Principal and has been in the profession for close to a decade. On this episode, we discuss leadership philosophy, the ingredients of a good mentor, what makes educational leadership an art, giving and receiving positive criticism, the ‘do as I say, not as I do’ mentality in teaching, not stressing too much about student tardiness, trying not to helicopter your adult stud...

Sobhi Hamed is currently a Vice Principal and has been in the profession for close to a decade. On this episode, we start deep going into how he has grown in his relationship with his children, how he has negotiated professional development with spending time with family, giving up extra-curriculars in pursuing higher positions, the beauty of watching your kids experiencing new things, email addic...

Hello friends!! It has been a wild summer so far and just checking in with an update for the future of the show, the variety of guests you should expect to see, an update on my new gig, some of my favorite guests over the past year, the troubles with creating a podcast for teachers, incorporating the audience more, who I will be launching season two with, and, much more! Thank you for tuning in an...

Jessica Hawk (@myteacherface) has been in the profession for more than thirty years and has recently retired this past WEEK! On this episode, Jessica and I discuss her future as a cat cuddler, choosing to not have children, how the nightmares from her first year of teaching still haunt her, how teachers guilt one another, cutting down the mental load on her students, setting boundaries with her sc...

Daniele Boleli is a History Professor based out of Los Angeles, California and is the host of the History on Fire Podcast. Daniele has also made several appearances on the Joe Rogan Experience and has worked closely with esteemed historical podcaster Dan Carlin. On top of that, he is also the holder of the greatest accent of all time. On this episode, Daniele and I discuss the oddities of personal...

Mandy Grass is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst and hosts the popular social media parenting page @thefamilybehaviorist on Instagram. On this episode, Mandy and I discuss wholeheartedly supporting rewards for kids, the symptoms of ADHD in undiagnosed adults, the importance of tiered interventions, visual schedules and reinforcement systems for children with ADHD, the disconnect between teachers...

Daryl Davis is a Musician and is commonly known for his efforts combatting racism by engaging members of the Ku Klux Klan and inadvertently convincing hundreds of members to leave and denounce the organization as well as other forms of political and racial extremism. On the episode, Daryl and I discuss his pursuit to answer how people are able to hate people they do not know, his initial experienc...