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Lesson Title: Where are you From?
Date of Class: March 31, 2016
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6:00 – 7:30
MC: Alex
DJ: Joseph
Assistants: Ivy
Module: Geography
How Many Learners: 13
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Need to cut more loyalty cards, and the heavier card stock to print more.Self 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) = 4
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) = 6Total Score: 32
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Due to over booking at the library, we were moved to the Story Room. Listen and point, Yell & Spell, Today’s Lesson, Document Search (World Map), Dictation, Choral Response.
Lesson Title: Death and Taxes
Date of Class: March 21, 2016
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6 – 7:30
MC: Gerardo
DJ: Joseph
Assistants: Tamara
Module: Taxes
How Many Learners: 6
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) = 4
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) = 6Total Score: 31
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Ready, Listen $ Point, Yell & Spell, Today’s Lesson, Document Search, Dictation, Choral Response, Creating a Tax Budget Pie Chart – Learners were given a list of budgetary items that the government might spend money on, which they assigned to segments in a pie chart they created.
Lesson Title: The Wearing of the green
Date of Class: March 17, 2016
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6 – 7:30
MC: Mark
DJ: Joseph
Assistants: Keli – Shadowing
Module: Holiday – St. Patrick’s Day
How Many Learners: 9
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Everything seemed fineSelf 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) =4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =5
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): Ready, Yell & Spell, Dictation – St. Patrick’s Day Fact, Silly Hats Worn, This is a ____, Bagpip video. Keli shadowed.
Lesson Title: People’s Professions
Date of Class: March 3, 2016
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6 – 7:30
MC: Alex
DJ: Joseph
Assistants: Ivy
Module: Employment and the Economy
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) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
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): We were given the large conference room to use, another group scheduled to use our usual room. We kept watch for any of our learners that might have been confused, but I think that we called to them before they got into the wrong room.
Activities: Ready, Yell & Spell, Alphabet Listen & Point, Dialogue Using the Deck of Professions, Document Search Using the Lyrics of “Workin’ for a Livin’,” Fill in the Blank Worksheet
Lesson Title: Ordering at a Restaurant
Date of Class: February 24, 2016
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00 – 7:30
MC: Alex V
DJ: Joseph L
Assistants: Ivy, Maggie
Module: NA
How Many Learners: 12
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) = 8
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 6
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) = 7Total Score: 42
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Ready, Listen & Point, Yell & Spell, Dictation, Document search with menus, choral response, group counting.
Lesson Title: Do your taxes
Date of Class: February 18, 2016
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6 – 7:30
MC: Alex V
DJ: Joseph L
Assistants: Ivy
Module: Money
How Many Learners: 9
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Materials are good.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) = 8
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Dictation, Document Search on a 10-40EZ form and multilingual tax assistance flier, Money Math using fake bills. The weather was cold and wet, which may account for a lower learner turnout.
Lesson Title: Trees of the World
Date of Class: 2-10-2016
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00 – 7:30
MC: Alex
DJ: Joseph
Assistants: Marc, Ivy
Module: Science and Technology – Trees
How Many Learners: 22
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) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 8Total Score: 39
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Ready/Listen and Point, Yell and Spell, Dictation, Dialogue, and Document Search
The dictation followed a simple pattern that was easy for less adept learners to follow, but had some changes that made it more than rote busy work for higher level learners.
Lesson Title: Going Shopping
Date of Class: February 3rd, 2016
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00 – 7:30
MC: Alex
DJ: Joseph
Assistants: Ivy
Module: Shopping
How Many Learners: 16
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) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We did: Ready, Alphabet Listen & Point, Yell & Spell, and a Dialogue. We had a fair number of new learners and learners that needed a bit more help. That is why we did not get to other activities like Document search.
Lesson Title: A Happy Home
Date of Class: January 27, 2016
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00 – 7:30 PM
MC: Alex V
DJ: Joseph L
Assistants: Ivy, Bridget
Module: A Happy Home
How Many Learners: 14
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) = 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) = 7Total Score: 37
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Alex led the activies of Ready, Alphabet Listen and Point, Yell and Spell, Document Search, and Total Physical Response Storytelling. Bridget from Multnomah County Health Department introduced herself, which served as a dictation exercise. She also brought various cleaning implements for using in dialog.
Lesson Title: A Healthy Home
Date of Class: January 20, 2016
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00 – 7:30
MC: Patrik M
DJ: Joseph L
Assistants: Ivy
Module: A Healthy Home
How Many Learners: 13
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): GoodSelf Evaluation
Preparation: 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) = 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) = 6Total Score: 27
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): As the first class after the holiday break, things were a bit rocky. This was exacerbated by some new students. After Listen and Point and Yell and Spell, Patrik led This is… using household cleaning items. A potential student showed up an hour into class, but did not want to join us.
Lesson Title: Baby, it’s cold outside
Date of Class: December 12, 2015
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6 – 7:30
MC: Janet G
DJ: Joseph L
Assistants: Ivy
Module: Winter Social Programs
How Many Learners: 14
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Loyalty card supply running low.Self 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) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Janet ran a class with no lesson plan. Ready, Alphabet Point, Yell and Spell, Today’s Lesson is…, What is it?, Document Search, and Stand and Point (Compass Directions) were utilized. Energy was very positive with plenty of laughter. Students had to contend with “to” and “two,” and some grammatical tense issues, “It is a candy cane.” “It is peppermint.”
Lesson Title: A Healthy Home For You and Me
Date of Class: November 11, 2015
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00PM – 7:30PM
MC: Janet G
DJ: Joseph L
Assistants: Ramin, Ivy
Module: A Health Home – using new items from the conference by Catholic Charities and Multnomah County
How Many Learners: 12
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Good – Janet added spare pencilsSelf 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) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Joseph learned about where and how we can make copies. The class flowed really well. The lesson plan ended up being a bit short of material, but Ramin really helped by suggesting an activity to Janet, which worked really well.
The class did Listen & Point, Yell & Spell, Today’s Lesson is…, Sung “Around the Mulberry Bush” with phrases and actions to describe daily activities, Document Search, and Dictation about the Moveable Feast.
The class was having fun, at one point laughing over “I don’t want mice or insects in my chicken” when the word was supposed to be “kitchen.” Also, during document search, the competition to find something first got really competitive in a fun way.Lesson Title: A taste of your own medicine
Date of Class: October 28, 2015
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00 – 7:30
MC: Krysie B.
DJ: Joseph Lechuga
Assistants: Ramin, Ivy
Module: At the Doctor (Oregon Health Plan)
How Many Learners: 19
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Need more loyalty cards cut out. We might need evaluation sheets.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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
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): Class started fine. After Yell and Spell, a group of four new students came in. The flow was interrupted, but Krysie brought it back. Lesson dialog was calling the doctor’s office for an appointment. The class work really well with helping each other