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What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):Date of Class: 2/13/2014
Day of Class: Thursday
MC: Jacob
DJ: N/A
Assistants: N/A
Module: Telephone Etiquette
How Many Learners: 5
Score:
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Good first class. People showed up late, to the extent that I wasn’t sure if anyone would show up at all… and it was just one, and then three, and then five! I was impressed.We had one new student, M, who was very nervous, but as she got past that, I could see her skill level was actually higher than the people I usually work with at Meadows. It was actually from my interpretation of her looking bored (could just have been tired) that got me to change up what I was doing – I had a 3rd grade reading assignment, and I was having them listen and point, but instead, I scanned the page and picked out words I could easily mime to get their meaning across. I put my fists in front of my eyes and spread my fingers for “woke,” I waved my hand over my shoulder for “yesterday,” I spread my hands out comically large for “big,” etc. This livened up the class a lot.
Also, I’m not sure exactly who bought them, but Aly brought us carrot sticks and ranch dressing. If I wasn’t teaching I would have eaten all of them myself. (they did all get eaten, which was nice.)
Date of Class: 02/20/14
Day of Class:/ Thursday
MC:/ Jacob
DJ: N/A
Assistants: N/A
Module: Homework Helper
How Many Learners: 6
Score:
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Wow! Biggest class yet! We had quite a bit of fun today, and I learned a bit about myself, as well.Traditionally, this class is one where people are quieter, and the energy level is a little bit lower. I chalk this up to people coming to class from work, family… tired from the day’s events and slowly unwinding. I know I need to be mindful of all these things, but I wanted to see if I couldn’t raise the energy level to match some of my other classes. I was actually able to make good use of the homework assignment I was given to achieve this.
The assignment was health related. It had lists of various vitamins and nutrients, and how they help your body. It’s tough to mime words like “riboflavin” and “vitamin D,” but because the text also contained words like “protein,” “fat,” and “carbohydrates,” I was able to come up with things that they helped with (pointing to your biceps, pointing to your brain, and jogging in place, respectively). By adding new things I could think of with the text, and doing traditional TPR activities where you go back and forth between actions and try to create a little confusion, I was able to produce some good energy and laughter in a group that doesn’t have it as naturally as other classes I teach.
I also got a little silly and had them stand up for the end of the class, and do “this is an apple” with some regular items, but the last item I used was a chair in the classroom, which people felt pretty silly holding, and laughed a bit. I felt a lot better about this group at the end.
Date of Class: 02/27/2014
Day of Class: Thursday
MC: Jacob
DJ: N/A
Assistants: N/A
Module: Homework Helper
How Many Learners: 5
Score:
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Two of the learners here were people who have also been coming to Lynch Wood – how exciting!On top of that, I asked Mario for some kindergarten and 5th grade worksheets – and he came through in spades! There were three different 5th grade assignments, and one kindergarten assignment where the parent was supposed to help the child write his or her name clearly.
I used a reading assignment for some listen and point, and two different math assignments for a similar exercise, but I also did choral response (three point oh times two point six equals what?). I was pretty surprised to find exponents on a piece of 5th grade math homework! I used that for some choral dictation as well, at the end of the class.
Date of Class: 03/06/2014
Day of Class: Thursday
MC: Jacob
DJ: N/A
Assistants: Kalen
Module: At The Doctor
How Many Learners: 5
Score:
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Nice class today. I was very happy to have Kalen show up for her first observation, and she had a lot of fun!We did some listen & point with the medical history checklist, then some dialogue dictation & practice. After that, I had them describe what one of the learners was wearing, and then did “touch your…” for the last few minutes. I had a few minutes to spare, so I had them stand up and do some different things with a “can you” context (Can you touch the sky? Can you raise your shoulders?).
Date of Class: 03/13/2014
Day of Class: Thursday
MC: Barbara
DJ: Jacob
Assistants: N/A
Module: At The Doctor
How Many Learners: 4
Score: 38
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
I still need to work on being an assistant to other people. As Barbara and I discussed afterward… it’s hard for me to watch people and let them… fall, so to speak, if they need to. I gave a little bit more command/direction to Barbara than she felt she needed (and she made it clear to me that I had done so), and I stepped back and little and did more observing.I felt Barbara taught a great class. We met 30 minutes early and discussed the lesson plan she had brought… though again, I should have listened more and probably could have avoided some of the aforementioned issue. She didn’t look nervous (though she said she was), we did plenty of dialogue and dictation practice, and Barbara was wondering at helping out and getting people to work together. Also, Mario bought us pizza! Whoa! Thanks dude!
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