Blogging with Mr. Oldham

This is a forum that will allow me to ask questions and reflect on students, parents, community, and my own thoughts. The goal of this conversation is to hopefully improve instruction, assessment, and school climate through reflection.

Entries from November 2007

Public Speaking

November 4th, 2007 · No Comments

Today was the final class of School-Community Relations at St. Bonaventure. Our final class consisted of student presentations. Going into the presentation I had everything planned out in my head and on my notes. Introduce the idea, discuss its relevance, and then close with questions.  I didn’t anticipate the butterfly’s that developed when I stood [...]

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Halloween Stories

November 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

This past Wednesday was Halloween and I found myself sitting on the front porch with a bowl of candy. Sitting there waiting for the trick-or-treating to begin I started to think about going house to house as a kid and how much fun it was.
I remember that there was one house that was extra [...]

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The First Day of School

November 1st, 2007 · No Comments

July is coming to an end and I find myself begining to work towards September. A new year is about to begin and with that comes the excitement of a new class. Every year I go over my expectations of student behavior during the first period of the first day. Below is a list of [...]

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