On Friday I introduced to my students a new project which requires them to research a supreme court case that had an impact on Jim Crow laws. As an exit activity on Friday, I requested some feedback from my students as to how effective the activity was…we measured this activity by looking at enjoyment and…
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The video above was taken during one of my social studies classes as we reviewed civil rights amendments. The strategy that we are using is called circle the sage and is taken from Kagan Learning Strategies. Mr. McClung
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Students, today we will be using a web tool called Prezi. This website will allow us to create online presentations in a unique fashion. For today, you will need to setup your Prezi account…open Prezi in one tab and watch the instructional video that I have provided for you on the other tab. Today will…
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Lesson One – Standardized Testing Today is the last day of 8th grade benchmark testing! For the entire week our students have been taking test in the subjects of math, reading, writing, and language. I approach the week of testing with the same enthusiasm that the majority of our students do…it’s not a fun week…
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With two weeks remaining in our fundraiser for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, here are our totals thus far… History 2 – $50 CAI – $0 History 4 – $50 History 5 – $50 History 6 – $300 Cross Country – $180 Other Donations – $145 Grad Total – $775 We still have some…
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Keeping with the theme of this week we will be using another Kagan Learning Strategy to review our class notes before we begin our class lesson today. Today we will be using an activity called Circle the Sage in order to review the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. Here’s how it works… First the teacher…
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Today in class we used a Kagan Learning Strategy in order to review the content covered from the previous day. The name of the game is numbered heads together, and in this game students are randomly selected to answer review questions for their group…here are the rules. Each group is given a whiteboard and marker…
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The uniforms that are being worn by the ever so creepy computer simulated characters, are the designs of the new 9th grade cross country uniforms that we will be wearing next year…yay! Mr. McClung
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MGMT is an American rock band from Middletown, Connecticut. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson, and Will Berman joined the core band in the studio. Formed at Wesleyan University and originally with Cantora Records, they signed with Columbia Records and Red Ink in 2006….
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What a great day for a run! Today marked the 36th annual Hogeye Marathon and Relays, and Woodland Cross Country was there today to represent. We were able to have a decent turnout of Woodland runners and for many of them this was the first competitive race they have ran since October…lots of praise and…
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