Joe McClung, Ed.D.

Being my first year teaching I did not fully know what to expect from my students on Valentine’s Day. Of all the classroom parties, it was like Halloween and Christmas on steroids. Something about one month romances and chocolate make 6th graders freak out. Today we had many activities throughout the day, but of course…

Being my first year teaching I did not fully know what to expect from my students on Valentine’s Day. Of all the classroom parties, it was like Halloween and Christmas on steroids. Something about one month romances and chocolate make 6th graders freak out. Today we had many activities throughout the day, but of course…

With tomorrow being Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be a great idea to start our school day off with a Valentine’ Day classic. That’s right…..Will You be My Valentine, Charlie Brown. This is a short 25 minute TV show that we will watch in class on Thursday as a part of our Valentine’s Day…

Science fair is almost upon us, and we have been working tirelessly in both science and communication arts classes to prepare for this event. The science fair is on February 23rd, and because of our district calendar we only have 5 class days left until our projects are due, so needless to say we are…

Another Tuesday…another tie….This thing is really starting to get out of control. Tie Tuesday © is continuing to catch on here in Noel and has really brought a lot of attention to my Innocent collection of ties. Many teachers (even Mr. C!) are getting the memo and wearing ties every week. Crazy huh? Thanks to…

Another Tuesday…another tie….This thing is really starting to get out of control. Tie Tuesday © is continuing to catch on here in Noel and has really brought a lot of attention to my Innocent collection of ties. Many teachers (even Mr. C!) are getting the memo and wearing ties every week. Crazy huh? Thanks to…

…not shown above, David from Mrs. Drake’s Class. Congratulations everyone! Mr. McClung

A couple of weeks ago our blog was featured on a website call MiddleWeb. Middle Web is a site that describes itself as a site that “provides a wealth of resources for schools, districts, educators, parents, and public school advocates working to raise achievement for all students in the middle grades.” Last night I was…

Here is my Sunday rant.Today I was reading a post from Mr. Webb’s Blog about different ways that he using technology to extend his classroom and collaborate with other classrooms across the world. In his post he mentioned that “Technology can be a powerful tool for students” and I believe that he is dead on…

Here is my Sunday rant.Today I was reading a post from Mr. Webb’s Blog about different ways that he using technology to extend his classroom and collaborate with other classrooms across the world. In his post he mentioned that “Technology can be a powerful tool for students” and I believe that he is dead on…