Lesson Title: Taking a Break
Date of Class: 9/15/14
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Mark / Colin
DJ: Ben C.
Assistants: Ramin
Module: Talking with the Boss
How Many Learners: 7

Self Evaluation

Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 4
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 4
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 4

Total Score: 25

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Today was Mark G.’s “Dress Rehearsal”; Congratulations Mark! First experiences as the MC can always be rough and Mark felt like it was challenging at times, which he stated during Reflection Time. We quickly went through the Alphabet and the Name Y&S, which we could have used a little more time as we had a very new learner. We then went over a Time Card as the lesson was about rest periods and meal breaks. I think Mark was hoping the time card would facilitate discussion on rest periods vs meal breaks and whether or not employers must pay for these times etc. but some of the students were a little confused overall. We then spent the rest of the class time writing down sentences about rest periods and breaks. I suggested to Mark that scripts be written down ahead of time so that they are in a Q&A format and can be practiced around the room or between two people. Overall there were a lot of laughs and the learners took home good information they can use in their workplaces.

Date of Class: 07/21/2014
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Ashley
DJ: Colin
Assistants: na
Module: Talking with the Boss
How Many Learners: 7
Score:4+4+3+4+4+5=24
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We started on time with 3 learners but grew to 7 by the middle of class. Vocabulary focused on the names of various household products: microwave, television, dining set… We then played a fun game of “The Price is Right” where learners guessed the prices of each item. We then practiced a script where they let a customer service rep know that something was a “rip-off”. All in all a fun class!

Date of Class: 6/9/14
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Joshua Clark
DJ: Colin Fjeld
Assistants: Ashley Castellanos
Module: What do you do?
How Many Learners: 4
Score:6+6+5+6+6+6 = 35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): A late start as usual, but once all the learners arrived we got into our groove. Joshua had scripts prepared that dealt with workplace or interview questions. We had the learners write out the sentences and practice them around the room. We also filled out a job application.

Date of Class: May 5th, 2014
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Ben C.
DJ: Colin F.
Assistants: n/a
Module: What do you do?
How Many Learners: 6
Score: 6+7+8+8+7+8
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Tonight was Ben’s first time teaching completely on his own! We continued to teach about occupations and learn the names of various jobs and professions. Although the class was small we had a nice range of learners and had a great time.

Date of Class: April 14th, 2014
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Brooke
DJ: Colin
Assistants: Jane
Module: Nutrition
How Many Learners: 11
Score: 48
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Great class! After the usual warm-ups we learned the names of different vegetables and practiced the difference between “this” and “these”. We also worked on reading Nutrition Labels and reviewed various words found on them.

Date of Class: 3/31/2014
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6PM
MC: David
DJ: Colin
Assistants: n/a
Module: Nutrition
How Many Learners: 4
Score: 45
What happened: Students learned the names of 10-12 fruit and vegetables, then went around the room using the script: “This is an apple. A what?”… We listed as many vegetables and fruit as we could name and then worked on a Word-Scramble which the students always enjoy. We finished the night with a song “Everybody Eats”.

Date of Class: March 3rd, 2014
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6:00-7:30 PM
MC: Colin Fjeld
DJ: N/A
Assistants: N/A
Module: Shopping
How Many Learners: 15
Score: 40
What happened:
At 6:05 I had about 3 students and I was concerned that we would run through the lesson too quickly, then 5 minutes later 10 more students showed up! I didn’t have any assistants and the large family of Cubans did not seem to know any English at all as they completely shied away during the Name Spell. Also being in the small room that is usually used for “Homework Club” posed an additional challenge as we used every chair in the room. We ran through the usual beginning activities and aside from the shyness it was successful; I would have liked to have given more attention to the Febles family because I didn’t feel they quite understood the Alphabet, but I felt the other students getting restless so I moved on. The “Shopping” module was a great topic to teach and for them to learn. Working with the Albertson’s coupon flyer wasn’t as useful as I’d hoped but it got them thinking about shopping, different products as well as prices. We spent a lot of time writing down sentences that focused on “bought, buys and buy”. And then wrote down some dialogue between a store employee and a shopper that went over well. Because I didn’t have any assistance I had to utilize the white board and have them copy the sentence (but first I had them spell it to me). Practicing the dialogue between themselves went over well and we ended the evening going over words that dealt with “sales” like “how much”, “percent” and “full price”. Overall the class was a success!