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Site: Rockwood Library
Lesson Title: Keep your family safe
Date of Class: Oct 16, 2019
Time of Class: 2:00 PM
MC: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
DJ: MC Entered attendance, no DJ
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Andres, Judy (library volunteer)
Module: Healthy Homes
How Many Learners: 14
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): We need more loyalty cards!!! ASAP!Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 8
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 8
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 8
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 8What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We did a listen and point with an infographic on safety in the home. We then tried something a little different. There was a sheet with 4 photos of different home emergencies. Next to each one said “what happened” and “what could you do to stop it” or similar. Learners came up with the sentences about what happened and then we all wrote down the same sentences. I liked this because it challenged the higher level learners to create sentences, but still allowed for straight dictation for the lower level learners. Once we wrote all the answers down, we did a round robin: “What happened?” “He fell down the stairs!” “How could you keep it from happening?” “Keep the stairs clear.” This worked pretty well and I may try to do something similar in the future. This is such a consistent group of learners that they have all of the standard techniques down, which makes it easier to try out some new things mixed in with the standard ones!
Site: Parklane Elementary
Lesson Title: All about trees
Date of Class: Oct 10, 2019
Time of Class: 2:30 PM
MC: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
DJ: MC Entered attendance, no DJ
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Fall Harvest
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 8
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): today I had two learners at about the same level, which worked really well. One had come from the Rockwood class – there she relies heavily on her friend at Rockwood to help her, and here she was forced/able to really push herself without a stronger english speaker to lean on. It was great! We did round robins with materials from trees (chestnut, bark, leaf/leaves, twig, branch). We then labeled a parts of a tree graphic (which added apple, flower, trunk, roots). We then played a memory game with images matched to words of tree parts (plus orchard, forest). All of these activities worked so well with this level of learner. At the end of class a woman came by to ask about it, and she is planning on joining us next week!
Site: Rockwood Library
Lesson Title: Cleaning up around the house
Date of Class: Oct 09, 2019
Time of Class: 2:00 PM
MC: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
DJ: MC Entered attendance, no DJ
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Amber, Judy
Module: Healthy Homes
How Many Learners: 10
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 8
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We did a listen and point on an info sheet with natural cleaning recipes. Then we did some round robins with white vinegar and baking soda. Then we did a bunch of say and do around cleaning the house – polish the furniture, fold the laundry, sweep the floor, vacuum the carpet, change the lightbulb, clean the windows. That was a fun and really active part of the class. We finished with a couple of dictation sentences and had people saying them one at a time as fast as they can, which caused lots of laughter. Fun class! Amber shadowed us from the carpenter’s union, and she is very motivated to introduce our learners to the apprenticeship opportunities. I would love to work with her to create a lesson around it, and maybe do a field trip to the training center???
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Site: Rockwood Library
Lesson Title: Laughter is the best medicine
Date of Class: Sep 25, 2019
Time of Class: 2:00 PM
MC: DanielGoofyProfessor
DJ: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Pharmacy
How Many Learners: 11
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We dictated the NyQuil advertisement (nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing,…) – there were TONS of good and hard words to spell. We did a quick round robin with nyquil, and a word search of a visual advertisement. We then quickly invited folks to come pika watch with us on Friday!
Site: Rockwood Library
Lesson Title: Can I borrow a pencil?
Date of Class: Sep 23, 2019
Time of Class: 2:00 PM
MC: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
DJ: MC Entered attendance, no DJ
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Back to School
How Many Learners: 10
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): This was my first class all alone with 10 people – it was harder than I expected. I rely so heavily on having helpers to make the dictation go smoother, and to make for more lively round robins, etc. It felt a little less vibrant without other helpers! We looked at the PPS school calendar, wrote down my daughter’s freshman schedule and then round robined “What do you have 2nd period?” etc. Then round robined with different school supplies “Can I borrow a ______?”
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Site: Rockwood Library
Lesson Title: The cutest animal ever
Date of Class: Aug 28, 2019
Time of Class: 2:00 PM
MC: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
DJ: MC Entered attendance, no DJ
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Jan, Judy
Module: Animals Adapt
How Many Learners: 10
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 4
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 3
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): It was Laura’s dress rehearsal, and she did a great job. We also had Jan, who is a brand new shadow. It was a fun class learning about pikas. We did sentence dictation about pikas, which we paired with images of pikas, talus slopes, etc and sounds of pikas short and long calls (which are adorable). We then watched a video about pikas and did some dictation from the video.
Site: MLK Worker Center
Lesson Title: Getting a pay raise
Date of Class: Jun 13, 2019
Time of Class: 11:30 AM
MC: ConallFocusedPoliticalstrategist
DJ: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Jean
Module: Negotiations
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 8What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We did listen and point with two different letters requesting a pay raise. We then dictated questions asking about the letters (ex. How much of a raise did Melody ask for?) and then round robin-ed the questions. We then round-robin asked for a raise. We went through the material quickly, and used the remaining time dictating lines from Dolly Parton’s song “9 to 5.”
Site: MLK Worker Center
Lesson Title: You can help keep our rivers clean
Date of Class: Jun 04, 2019
Time of Class: 11:30 AM
MC: AshleyCreativeTraveler
DJ: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Malia
Module: Stormwater Management
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Lesson was built around a pamphlet on personal actions to keep rivers clean. We did some dictation of sentences from the pamphlet, then listen and point using the pamphlet, then a round robin with pictures illustrating some of the actions from the pamphlet. This was a really cohesive lesson.
Site: MLK Worker Center
Lesson Title: Filling out an activity log
Date of Class: May 29, 2019
Time of Class: 11:30 AM
MC: RachelHappyMaps
DJ: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Malia
Module: Documents
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We dictated sentences about doing work in the green streets, and then filled out an activity log based on the sentences we wrote. We also did a word cloud on green streets. A very cohesive lesson with some good practice filling out unfamiliar forms!
Site: Kelly Elementary
Lesson Title: All the Moms
Date of Class: May 13, 2019
Time of Class: 9:00 AM
MC: PatrikKilpatrickEvolutionary
DJ: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Immigration
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 9
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We talked about mothers – Patrik told 4 things about his mother, then we each told 4 things about our mothers. Ex. “My mom grew up in Wisconsin.” We would then ask the speaker “Your mom grew up in Wisconsin?” It was great to hear the learners working out how the sentences need to be formed to ask a question. At the end we listened and dictated a Beatles song. Great class!
Site: Kelly Elementary
Lesson Title: Kale
Date of Class: Apr 24, 2019
Time of Class: 9:00 AM
MC: KenadiCommittedtoEquity
DJ: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Vaccines
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We talked about kale, did some round robin with images of different types of kale, and then visited the school garden to look at kale and other plants.
Site: Kelly Elementary
Lesson Title: Belief in things seen, and belief in things unseen
Date of Class: Apr 17, 2019
Time of Class: 9:00 AM
MC: Not Listed (Please See Notes)
DJ: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Vaccines
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Santi had the learners dictate long conversations and then round robin them. It worked really well and the learners were able to handle it.
Site: Kelly Elementary
Lesson Title: Let’s Learn About Taxes!
Date of Class: Apr 15, 2019
Time of Class: 9:00 AM
MC: KenadiCommittedtoEquity
DJ: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Taxes
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We did a Listen and Point with a 1099 form, dictated about tax day and why we pay taxes, did some open questions about “did you get help with your taxes” etc., and a word search about taxes.
Site: Kelly Elementary
Lesson Title: Don’t get measles!
Date of Class: Mar 20, 2019
Time of Class: 9:00 AM
MC: KenadiCommittedtoEquity
DJ: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Prevention and Wellness
How Many Learners: 1
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Only one learner today. We talked all about measles – did a listen and point on an article about the local measles outbreak, did a round robin about measles symptoms, and did some dictation on the measles vaccine. The plus side of having one learner is that she was able to really spend some time working on the dictation on her own, without the pressure of other faster writers. We also got lots of pronunciation practice in. A good class!
Site: Kelly Elementary
Lesson Title: What’s in my food?
Date of Class: Mar 13, 2019
Time of Class: 9:00 AM
MC: KenadiCommittedtoEquity
DJ: AmandaAdventurousTraveler
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Prevention and Wellness
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): A good hands-on class with lots of speaking practice! We had a variety of real food in class and read the nutrition labels and then spent lots of time asking questions about the foods we had in front of us (Ex. :How many grams of fat is in your food?” “My food has 6 g of fat”). A fun class!