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Lesson Title: What happens when it rains?
Date of Class: Jan 31 2018
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: JacobSensitiveRaconteur
DJ: N/A
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Cara, Melissa, Christina
Module: Stormwater Management
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: 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) = 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: 33
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Borrowed a lesson plan from Na’ama, as I did not know much about the materials; it worked out well! I went through things a little quickly and ad-libbed some dictation at the end, but I think the learners all felt engaged and enjoyed the lesson.
Lesson Title: “What’s your blueprint?”
Date of Class: Jan 25 2018
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 2pm
MC: Amy
DJ: Jacob
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: May, Julia
Module: Martin Luther King Jr.
How Many Learners: 20
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Looked fine to meSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 7
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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 8Total Score: 42
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): After yell & spell, Amy went into the lesson with a short dialogue (“Have you ever heard a Martin Luther King Jr speech?”) and round robin, then a listen & point with a Civil Rights Movement timeline, and finally closed by dictating portions of a speech given by the late doctor. Good class!
Lesson Title: Oregon Counties
Date of Class: Jan 17 2018
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2pm
MC: HerbHappyHero (Sarah’s Dress Rehearsal)
DJ: JacobSensitiveRaconteur
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: N/a
Module: Oregon Territory
How Many Learners: 12
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): I think the alphabet sheets are a bit low. Everything else seems find.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) = 6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5Total Score: 34
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Sara’s dress rehearsal went very, very well! One of our learners showed up 15 minutes early, and had a big presence – she asked us to put the two long tables together length wise, which I wasn’t a fan of, but we ended up getting a dozen learners plus two kids, and they exactly fit around the table.
This group clearly knows each other well; there was lots of banter and laughter throughout the lesson. We hit a couple of small snags – none of us knew where the cloth Oregon maps were, but Sara found them later, and she also kindly allowed me to model choral response for her once, which I asked to do after I noticed her rushing through once of the sentences she had dictated. Afterwards, everything went very smoothly!
Lesson Title: Bread and Butter
Date of Class: Jan 6 2018
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: JacobSensitiveRaconteur
DJ: N/a
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: N/a
Module: Nutrition
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Loyalty cards OK. Box with other supplies is missing!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) = 6
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): I brought some different food items and had the learners explore the Nutrition Facts labels on them, even doing a little math to get how many calories, fat grams, sugar grams, etc were in each container. I closed by dictating the song “Bread and Butter.”
Lesson Title: How Much Is it?
Date of Class: 11/28/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6PM
MC: Jacob
DJ: N/A
Assistants: Jimmy
Module: Shopping
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): I either can’t find the box or everything is very, very low.Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 3
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) = 5Total Score: 28
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): 2 learners, Jimmy came back and helped out, but unfortunately I was a little late again. I closed by dictating the first two verses of “How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?”
Lesson Title: What is Black Friday?
Date of Class: 12/05/2017
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: JacobSensiteur
DJ: N/A
Assistants: Jimmy (Shadow2)
Module: Shopping
How Many Learners:3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): It appears we’re short on everything, unless I’m missing the location of a box somewhere.Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 3
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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5Total Score: 30
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): I showed up a little late and without a lesson plan, but I think things went well. I let Jimmy do some of the alphabet listen and point, while I looked up pictures and videos using the school’s wifi. We did a lot of dictation about what Black Friday is, following by dictation using “How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?” One of the learners said she liked the song a lot.
Lesson Title: Pest Control
Date of Class: 11/15/17
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Deborah
DJ: Jacob
Assistants: N/A
Module: Pest Control
How Many Learners: 12
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Could probably use another sheet of blank Loyalty CardsSelf 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) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Strong focus on dictation, as learners were tasked with writing down questions from a survey. Deborah led the class well, with strong emphasis on choral repetition. Class went well despite some early confusion.
Lesson Title: OHP
Date of Class: 11/14/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Na’ama (Dress Rehearsal)
DJ: Jacob
Assistants: N/A
Module: OHP
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): I’ve not seen any materials here aside from existing Loyalty cards; it’s possible I just don’t know where they are.Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 3
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 31
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): I assisted Na’ama as she did her dress rehearsal, and it went really well! We actually ran out of things to do about 15 minutes before the end of class, so I advised Na’ama to dictate words from the OHP handout that she prepared, as well as the flow-chart that was prepared by Patrik.
Lesson Title: Everything’s On Sale
Date of Class: 11/13/17
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Jacob
DJ: N/A
Assistants: N/A
Module: Fall
How Many Learners: 7
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Loyalty Cards are lowSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 3
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) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = N/ATotal Score: 24
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): I didn’t write a lesson plan for this class. I ran out of time! I had to arrive early so I could make a meeting before the class started, but I was able to get some Fred Meyers Thanksgiving ads before I came, and made extensive use of listen & point during the class. I think people enjoyed it.
Lesson Title: Have you seen this bug before?
Date of Class: 11/8/17
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Jacob
DJ: N/A
Assistants: Ivy, Ian
Module: Pest Control
How Many Learners: 17
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Seems fineSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 2
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) = 5Total Score: 31
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Had to cover a class last minute. Leaned heavily off of dictation from a powerpoint, using names of common pests, then moved on to a simple dialogue, ended with a document search and passing around a few animal specimens. This class was saved by Patrik bring props from Rockwood!
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Date of Class: 11/7/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: CamCivicContrarian
DJ: JacobSensiteur
Assistants: N/A
Module: Society & Culture
How Many Learners: OHP
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Seems fineSelf 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) = 6
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): Lots of dictation based on OHP handouts, lots of useful information. Good class!
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Date of Class: 11/02/17
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Keli
DJ: Jacob
Assistants: 0
Module: Zoned Residential
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) =
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) = 8Total Score:
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
I enjoyed this class a lot! Keli did a great job repurposing the materials she brought; at the end of class, we wrote down 6 steps to voting (fill out your ballot, put it in the secrecy sleeve, put the sleeve in the envelope, seal the envelope, sign the back of the envelope, take it to the library) and had Ss talk about the steps to each other. Lots of dictation, lots of laughter, great class!
Lesson Title: How to make pumpkin soup
Date of Class: Oct 30 2017
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: JacobSensiteur
DJ: N/A
Assistants: N/A
Module: Society & Culture
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Only 4 loyalty cards left that I could seeSelf Evaluation
Preparation: 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) = 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) = 1Total Score: 31
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): First time teaching alone in a PPT class in awhile. It went fine, although I was preparing materials for tomorrow and accidentally handed out OHP documents for a document search. Preview for next class!
Lesson Title: Ticket to Ride
Date of Class: 10/16/17
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Jacob (Gaston DR)
DJ: N/A
Assistants: Qing Yang, Sofia
Module: Tri-Met
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 3
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) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5Total Score: 26
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Gaston did his dress rehearsal today, and it was on point. 5 learners came, two new, and we all had a great time learning about Tri-Met, as well as The Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride.” Fun class!
Lesson Title: Do You Know Your Elected Representatives?
Date of Class: Oct 17 2017
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Cam
DJ: Jacob
Assistants: Krysie
Module: Health & Social Services
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Loyalty cards lowSelf 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) = 8
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 44
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Cam prepared so well for this class! He had tons of materials and lots of different activities, and adapted some of his dictated sentences to the class (he prepared for a higher level group and made changes on the fly when a lower level learner showed up). Props to him