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Lesson Title: Summer Solstice
Date of Class: 06/21/2018
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Christina
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Jaclynn
Module: Science Nature and Technology
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) = 7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 6
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) = 7Total Score: 35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): New learner from last week returned. The learner requested more conversational practice and MC agreed to try if the class continues to be only one learner. MC and DJ suggested she watch videos with the close captioning turned on so she can practice at home too. We were joined by Jaclynn who was a great shadower. Participating in PPT is preparing her for ESL teaching that she has been requested to do with parents of the children who attend the school she works at. Lesson included Nat Geo video of solstice and a document illustrating celestially what the solstice is and a document search as well as the usual dictation, yell and spell, and Round Robin.
Lesson Title: Qrysi’s choice
Date of Class: 06/12/2018
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00 pm
MC: Qrysi
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: 0
Module: Economy & Employment
How Many Learners: 0
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) =
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =Total Score:
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): None of the learners showed up. But as requested we kept a presence until 7:30 and during the class time we were visited by several kiddos from the complex. At 7:25 one of the children indicated her mother wanted to come but mom thought the class ended at 6pm. We set her straight and pointed out the flyer o the window for reference. Hopefully next week will include a new learner form the complex. Perhaps a sandwich board could be made to more obviously indicate a class is available and it could be put out when classes are in session.
Lesson Title: The Herb of Grace
Date of Class: 05/30/2018
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 9:00am
MC: Na’aama
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Hong, Zoe
Module: Science, Nature & Technology
How Many Learners: 7
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
good
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 34
What happened: This was a dress rehearsal for Zoe. She brought in bundles of herbs from her garden and based the rest of the lesson on these herbs. Her lesson plan included Alphabet, Names, This is Rosemary (which was repeated with other herbs around the table), Dictation. Midway through class there was a fire drill. She handled this well and upon return to the classroom we picked up right where we left off. Class ended on time. She’s a natural and one of the learners commented on how much fun they had and they liked her as an MC. The Lents Community Action Forum printout was used for a document search and provided to each learner.
Lesson Title: Let’s visit some green streets
Date of Class: 05/23/2018
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 09:00 am
MC: Na’ama
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Hong
Module: Science, Nature & Technology
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Eval and Attendance sheets are out
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) = 6Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Class started a bit late due to the late arrival of learners. Nevertheless it ended on time. MC prepared an excursion around the Kelly School area. As we all walked various plants, structures and areas were pointed to and named drawing on new vocabulary as well as past lessons about green streets. Learners enjoyed outing and asked questions about various plants. MC had prepared for this outing by taking a previous walk and writing down what she saw. Ended class by talking about stewardship of green streets and neighborhood.
Lesson Title: Child Labor
Date of Class: 05/22/2018
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 06:00pm
MC: Christina
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Zoe
Module: economy and Education
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Good
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) =6
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) =7Total Score: 38
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): The regular Wednesday night learners were there. We were joined by a chocolate cake, made as a thank you for the learners who had brought food over the last few weeks, and a new shadower who was really great . Wednesday night crew is pretty advanced and MC dictated some rather complex sentences. Additional class time involved a document search and two short videos. The subject of tense continued to be a subtle theme. As always a very connected class.
Lesson Title: Great Hiking Nearby
Date of Class: 05/16/2018
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 9:00 am
MC: Ian
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Kelin
Module:Nature, Science & Technology
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Good
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) = 8
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 42
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):Small but very fun class. Kelly had a late start day. Both learners were at about the same level and benefited from the more focused attention. MC included a document search of a Forest Park map and essential hiking gear. Lesson plan also included a Personal brainstorm lesson which challenged them to remember the 10 items on the Hiking essentials sheet. One of the learners who always brings joy and energy to the classes has a very impressive memory. Everyone laughed. The shadower was new to Kelly and appreciated working with speakers of Asian languages. It was alot of English, fun, English, fun, English, fun, English, fun, English, fun, English, fun, English, fun, English, fun, English, fun, English, fun fun fun, laughing, then English.
Lesson Title: Labor Unions
Date of Class: 05/15/2018
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Christina
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: none
Module: Economy and Employment
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Out of Attendance and evaluation sheets. Will resolve Wednesday morning.
Self EvaluationPreparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
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) = 5Total Score: 35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Small class of highly regular Tuesday night learners. MC was asked by one of the learners to spend time during class clarifying present vs. past tense. MC deftly incorporated fulfillment of this request into the lesson plan as appropriate. Lesson focused on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and it’s impact on the evolution of workers’ rights. Exercises included a wordsearch, video, dictation, listen and point using an article from the history channel related to the video. One learner brought food which she shared with the class. It was really good.
Lesson Title: Labor Movement
Date of Class: 05/15/2018
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 9:00am
MC: Amanda
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Hong
Module: Employment and Economy
How Many Learners: 16
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
out of attendance and evaluation sheets – I will bring print outs of both this evening.
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) = 6
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) = 7Total Score: 39
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): BIG class. One new learner joined. MC did great job with seating. Lesson plan included a number of challenging, longer sentences adapted from a video about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. MC turned on subtitles for video which was great. Class dug in and tackled them. An article regarding the Burgerville unionization was used for the document listen and Point exercise.
Lesson Title: City Parks in Your Neighborhood
Date of Class: 05/09/2018
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00 pm
MC: Max
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Sasha, Rossina, Ivy
Module:
How Many Learners: 10
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Good
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 38
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Two new learners were in attendance as were two new shadowers. Map was used for document search. The second document search used an article regarding a park and tree varieties. Veteran learners were very supportive of new learners and made them feel welcome. Students received a good deal of attention as a result of the number of shadowers/ assistants present.
Lesson Title: SE Portland Parks
Date of Class: 05/09/2018
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 09:00 am
MC: Na’ama
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Sasha
Module: Science, Nature & technology
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Need more Evaluation sheets
Self EvaluationPreparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
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) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 37
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): MC brought excellent PBOT map of Portland Parks and Bicycle routes. Each learner received one to take home. Map was used for document search exercise. Other exercises included having the class get up and mimic running, soccer, hiking, paddling and bicycling as activities that can be done at the park. Everyone had fun with a bit of silliness.
Lesson Title: Decline of Labor Unions
Date of Class: 05/08/2018
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00 pm
MC: Christina
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: none
Module: Economy and Employment
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Good
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) = 5Total Score: 39
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Small class of very regular learners with moderate to higher level skills and as a result we were able to discuss topic of labor unions and allow for questions concerning the meaning of a small portion of the vocabulary. Good engagement and connection. Watched two videos and did document search and dictation and reading. Great class.
Lesson Title:Welcome to the Great Outdoors
Date of Class:05/02/2018
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Cecilia
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Ivy
Module: Science, Nature & Technology
How Many Learners: 10
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
good
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 37
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Last class for MC who is graduating from program. MC used a Mary Oliver poem as a tool for several of the exercises: class read and repeated the poem and used it for a document search. Lively class and excellent connection among st the learners. MC brought images as well to use for the Round Robin exercise.
Lesson Title: Unions!
Date of Class: 05/01/2018
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Lucas
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: none
Module: Labor Unions
How Many Learners: 14
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Good
Self EvaluationPreparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =4
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) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5Total Score: 32
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Module focus was the significance of May Day. Connection was impressively high in this class. Higher level learners readily stepped up to assist their classmates no matter the language differences. One of the higher level learners brought up a good point during the Round Robin regarding the following question: “Should kids have jobs?” She shared that since the learners did not fully understand the question (she herself required some clarification), how could they be sure of how to answer the question. Any thoughts on how to address this in the future? Exercises included; Word search about Burgerville Union, History Channel video and dictations covering May Day and International Workers’ Day.
Lesson Title: Social Media
Date of Class: 04/26/18
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Qrysi
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: n/a
Module: Society and Culture
How Many Learners: 13
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Need more pencils.
Self EvaluationPreparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 4
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) = 6Total Score: 33
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Lively class. Class concluded with learners completing a questionnaire given by the library.
Lesson Title: Hiking in the woods
Date of Class: 04/25/2018
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00 pm
MC: Cecilia
DJ: Cara
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Ivy, Ramiro
Module: Science, Nature & Technology
How Many Learners: 15
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Good
Self EvaluationPreparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 4
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 4
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 6
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) = 7Total Score: 31
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Midland welcomed a new shadower named Ramiro. Ramiro is a natural bringing prior ESL experience to the class. He jumped right in and did a great job of supporting the learners. Additionally, two new learners participated in the class this evening as well. Both Hmong speakers. Class was lively and happy.