Lesson Title: Renting a house in the neighborhood
Date of Class: 5/29/18
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 9:00AM
MC: Ian
DJ: Amanda
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Hong, Amy from Green Lents
Module: Zoned Residential
How Many Learners: 7
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) =7
Total Score: 40
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Smaller group than usual today but lots of enthusiasm and group cohesion. Ian had a bunch of Zillow listings and we searched for lots of details about rent, what was included, were pets allowed, etc. We wrote down questions and then asked the group. There was sometimes a bit of confusion when we transitioned from writing the question to asking the question. We also did the housing word cloud. It would be nice if the cloud also included words like “rent” and “monthly payments” etc. Amy from Green Lents came to talk about a fun event at Kelly this weekend. We handed out a flyer and did a listen and point, and then Amy dictated a couple of sentences about the event.

Lesson Title: Be prepared for an emergency
Date of Class: 4/24/18
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 9:00AM
MC: Amanda
DJ: Amanda
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Alondra, Hong
Module: Health and Society
How Many Learners: 13
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):

Self Evaluation

Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 2
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) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7

Total Score: 35

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Ben was supposed to MC today, but was sick and I only found out at the last minute. I didn’t have his lesson plan (and no backup lesson plan). Luckily, Ian was in the office and while I was doing the alphabet sheet and names he gathered some materials to work with. It was a little scattered (and I found myself over-explaining/over-talking without a solid lesson plan in place!), but thanks to Ian I don’t think it was a huge impact on the learners. After the lesson, we discussed the importance of sending out the lesson plan in advance for situations like this, and of possibly having a backup lesson plan to use if all else fails. I DO NOT KNOW what would have done if Ian hadn’t been there to put materials together for me!

Lesson Title: Drop, Cover, and Hold On
Date of Class: 4/10/18
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 9am
MC: Ian
DJ: Amanda
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Cara, Hong
Module: Emergency Preparedness
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) = 7
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) = 8

Total Score: 43

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Great lesson today with lots of class engagement. 11 learners came, which is almost twice as many as we have been getting over the last few weeks. A few people were off visiting family in Vietnam. And Ian made some phone calls last night inviting folks to come back. Whatever the reason, it was nice to see so many people! We talked about earthquakes and how to stay safe. Watched a cute video and did some dictation. We are planning on using some of the same materials again next week to reinforce some of the messages.

Lesson Title: Let’s Eat Vegetables!
Date of Class: 3/21/18
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 9:00AM
MC: Na’ama
DJ: Amanda
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Community Agriculture
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) = 5
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) =6

Total Score: 31

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): A very small group today, perhaps because the elementary school had a late start day. There were three learners and three kids brought along. We took the learners outside to the Kelly community garden and introduced lots of plants and garden items (garden bed, wood chips, soil, trowel, parsley, kale, artichoke, etc). It was a little difficult to keep the focus because of the children (who were having a great time in the garden but were also a little distracting). Once back inside we worked on more dictation, including “You can grow food in the community garden. Just talk to Ian!”

Lesson Title: Eat Your Vitamins
Date of Class: 3/6/18
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 9AM
MC: Ian
DJ: Amanda
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Prevention and Wellness
How Many Learners: 15
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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7
Total Score: 38
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): A good sized group with a lot of variety in language levels. Ian led a very hands-on class, passing lots of food around (“This is Mac and Cheese”) with multiple foods being passed at the same time, which was fun and full of laughter. The document search consisted of an infographic with pictures and words of which foods provide which nutrients, a second infographic about which vitamins effect which part of your body, and then we document searched a nutrition label. After the document search, we put our hands in or out of the table when Ian asked about foods we like (“Do you like avocados?”). We didn’t do quite as much dictation as usual, and on reflection we thought perhaps we would have cut out the second infographic. Everyone seems like they had a good time today!