My name is Michael Clark.  This is my 26th year of teaching.   I have been here at St. Ann's as a part time technology integration specialist for four and one-half years. They call me the "computer teacher".  Prior to this, I taught at St. james in Dogtown and before that I lived in Chicago where I taught, 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th grade, in the inner city, at St. Callistus Catholic School on the west side. 

My family and I moved to St. Louis in 2001.  Instead of jumping right back into a traditional classroom, I created an adventure learning program which utilizes a virtual schoolhouse on the web and ties the curriculum to live exploratory expeditions. The first expedition was a complete navigation of the Mississippi River by canoe.  Over 5,000 students participated as virtual explorers.  The next year, I paddled the length of the Missouri River in a dugout canoe and again delivered the expedition to schools around the world via a satellite connection to the web.  In each successive year, I have produced and implemented a live adventure learning expedition.  The past four years have been especially good since the students at St. Ann's are the main participants.