Faculty Profiles – Meteorology & Climate Science
Jodie Clark
Lecturer, Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, College of Science, San Jose State University
My name is Jodie Clark, and I am a part-time lecturer at San Jose State University, Department of Meteorology and Climate Science. I have taught GE courses since 2016, first as a graduate student and as a lecturer since 2019. Mainly, I teach online asynchronous climate change courses. As a young teacher, I always listen to student feedback and develop my teaching style/curriculum. I earned an online teaching certificate, and now I am thrilled to participate in the TEA Mastery Learning program. As a climate enthusiast, I love to teach people the scientific proof of climate change and changes to their lifestyle to positively impact the crisis. I also enjoy gardening and practicing the art of pine needle basket making.
This work describes the process of creating and implementing mastery learning outcomes (LO’s) and specifications grading into a GE climate change course. The presentation will cover what makes this different from “traditional” grading and how the method was introduced to the students. I will show how I use the CANVAS system to showcase the LO’s and implement the grading with the use of rubrics and the Learning Mastery gradebook. I will discuss why I like this method as a teacher and for GE students, discuss interactions and conversations with students, and indicate difficulties and areas that I will likely revise moving forward.