Jim Clark

Jim taught biology, AP biology and honors anatomy and physiology at Arroyo High School in the San Lorenzo Unified School District for 33 years. He was the founder and director of the Academy of Health and Medicine, a small learning community at Arroyo. He recently retired from the district, after serving as the TK-12 district science coordinator, overseeing implementation of the NGSS for the last 3 years of his career. Among many other achievements, Jim is currently on the writing committee for the California NGSS statewide roll-outs, working with HHMI on curriculum and professional development, and serves as a teacher developer for the Knowles Teacher Initiative. He is on the board of directors for the California Institute for Biodiversity where he coordinates curriculum and professional development. Jim has received international recognition for his work around growth mindset and classroom culture through KQED Mindshift, and on transformative teaching through AAAS and UC Berkeley.

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