Joe McClung, Ed.D.

In our classroom we have a little motto that I use quite frequently. This motto is “stay positive”, it is a simple motto that I adopted from one of my favorite songs by The Hold Steady. Despite this being the motto of our class, negative thinking still rears its ugly head from time to time….

Our communication arts project for this week was our penny yearbook. Students have been researching very hard at school as well as at home. With more information about this yearbook here is Fidel (Mrs. Drake’s Class), Harson and Sasha (both from my class). As stated in the video, students have been researching everything from movies,…

Lab experiments do not always go off without a hitch…..today was a perfect example. While trying to collect samples for our minipods today, I found myself directing traffic between my students and the tractor that was cleaning up from the mobile classrooms that were recently removed. Don’t worry, we managed…..somehow. Mr. McClung

We began our study of life forms today by preparing mini-pods to study aquatic organisms. Our students collected samples of soil, grass/leafs, and water.In this experiment we did have a control and a variable. In two of the classes we used regular water from the sink, and in Mrs. Drake’s Class we used water from…

Today was the first day for students to return. We kicked off the new semester by starting a new unit in science class. We are switching our focus from catastrophic events to diversity of life. In this unit we will be studying various life forms and their characteristics. To start our lesson, today we focused…

It seems that my blog roll has been deleted….not sure how but it has. If you would like to be included on our classrooom’s blogroll, please speak up and give us a comment! I will try my best to restore it as it was. Thanks! Mr. McClung

Students, I have re-posted this entry so that we can ready ourselfs for the new semester and our science fair. Due to the snow days we had at the end of last month we were not able to follow this assignment through. Later this week we will use the resources in this post to start…

To the stocks! Thank goodness I didn’t have to stay long…..Below are a few pictures from Colonial Williamsburg, VA. Majority of the pictures are of a reenactment of the beginning of the Revolutionary war, a marching band, and an reenactment of slavery issues. Enjoy! Mr. McClung

Finally got my pictures loaded from my vacation. Below are a few of my photos from Washington DC, check them out and feel free to comment! Mr. McClung

Welcome to Colonial Williamsburg! recently I took a short trip to Williamsburg, Virginia. I apologize in advance for not having photos available at the time, due to the fact that I do not have a card reader for my camera handy…..however, I will move forward! The area we visited was apart of the Colonial are…