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Lesson Title: Work Life Balance
Date of Class: 08/30/2018
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Lizzy H
DJ: Keli C
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Ramin, Alba, Fernando
Module: Society and Culture
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Santi has us looking good in this department. Thank you!!
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) = 5
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: 33
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Lizzy was having an official observation by Ramin. I found it to be a very supportive experience; Ramin’s few interventions where gentle and not at all intrusive. It was a small class, but Lizzy kept our activities varied so that learners felt engaged and motivated. Fernando was our shadower and brought some fantastic energy to the class. Excellent job as usual, Lizzy!
Lesson Title: Citizenship Test
Date of Class: 07/26/2018
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Ramin T
DJ: Keli C
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Liam/Patrick Elijah/Erin W
Module: Society and Culture
How Many Learners: 8
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
we have no loyalty cards.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) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score: 34
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): What a pleasure to work with Ramin this evening! I appreciate his ability to keep the momentum and pacing up, while also making sure to engage individually with each learner. I also appreciate the way his experience, or perhaps just plain ‘ol talent, affords him the ability to focus not so much on the content but on the execution of each activity. Our learners were engaged, in spite of the heat, including 1 big kid and 1 little who was such a trooper! Great class
Also- please note that the attendance for this class has 2 incomplete learner id #’s. I forgot to get the surnames of 2 newer learners. It is my hope that perhaps with what I have provided, someone may be able to complete them through the process of elimination??Lesson Title: I’m a Citizen of the World
Date of Class: 07/12/2018
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class:6-7:30 pm
MC: Qrysi
DJ: Keli C
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Peg/Liam/Patrick Elijah
Module: Society and Culture
How Many Learners:7
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
WE NEED LOYALTY CARD PLEASE
Self EvaluationPreparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =8
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) =7Total Score:40
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Qrysi led us in a wonderful class re; The Citizenship Test. She mixed it up with both dictation and dialogue, we moved our bodies and covered a great amount of important information on the test such as famous people, branches of the U.S. government as well as states that border both Mexico and Canada. Despite the heat and change of location on the St. Andrews campus, we had a very lively class and everyone enjoyed themselves. The only barrier being that the table set up doesn’t leave much room for flexibility in movement, but everyone worked together wonderfully as always.
Lesson Title: Home Maintenance
Date of Class:07/10/18
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Lizzy H
DJ: Keli C
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Aurelia, Alba, Patrik Elijah, Liam, Claire
Module: Health and Social Services
How Many Learners: 8
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): we have no loyalty cards. Lizzy brought alphabet sheets. Keli will bring alphabet sheets on ThursdaySelf 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) =5
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): What a great first summer class at St. Andrews! 8 learners (and a 3 year old learner as well), 5 assistants. Everyone was happy to be back at it after our hiatus. Lots of enthusiasm. It was wonderful to have so many people assisting with so many learners. This is such a lovely and motivated community. Lizzy did an excellent job of creating a good, clear balance of speaking and writing practice. We ran out of time to do the worksheet, but it was a great foundation to build on for the rest of the month. Looking forward to many more classes at this location.
Lesson Title: Volunteering in an election
Date of Class: 5/24/18
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Santiago
DJ: Keli
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Laurel/Alba/Zoe
Module: Society and Culture
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) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
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) = 7Total Score: 32
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Keli began the class by taking the learners to watch the Aztec Dancers at Irvington’s Multicultural Celebration. This was a little unexpected for everyone as she forgot to make mention of it earlier. It timed out well as Santiago was stuck in traffic and by the time we returned from the performance, he had joined us. We jumped right in to a class re: volunteering for elections.
Santi specifically made it very clear in the first Round Robin that you need only to live in the U.S. to volunteer for elections or candidates. He had a great number of physical props and did both some ‘this is a’…as well as some dictation. I noticed that Santiago, despite not having taught this class before and being thrown off a bit by circumstance, was energetic and incredibly supportive of each learner. I Being that it was our last class, every learner brought some food, including some delicious homemade tamales! It was excellent to finally meet Santiago, as well as Zoe. Laurel will be a fantastic addition to PPT. She has an exuberant charm about her. She’s super easy going and works really well with most of our learners, who are generally 2-3x her age. Alba is eager to continue volunteering her time when we classes resume in July at St. Andrews. Enjoy a little extra time in June, dear PPT peeps. See you in July. Peace!Lesson Title: Lend a Helping Hand
Date of Class: 05/10/18
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Lizzy H
DJ: Keli C
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Alba, Laurel, Brooke
Module: Society and Culture
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) = 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) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 33
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Great class tonight with 5 learners! Laurel shadowed again and was a great addition to the class. One of our learners brought ice cream to celebrate the day, which was Mother’s Day in Mexico. The learners were challenged by some of the word pronunciations- healthier/heathy/helping all seemed to be difficult words to discern from each other, as well as the challenge to say ‘volunteer’ and using the ‘th’ sound. Brooke was there to evaluate Lizzy but it wasn’t clear to me what for. Great class as usual, Lizzy!
Lesson Title: Social Media Can Be Good or Bad
Date of Class: 04/26/2018
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30 pm
MC: Lizzy H
DJ: Keli C
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Paul
Module: Society and Culture
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) = 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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
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): It was great to see some of the learners who attended the spaghetti dinner come back for class this week. Lizzy did an excellent job of connecting basic ideas about the benefits/drawbacks of usual social media-
Connection to the world vs disconnection/isolation of individuals in close proximity to one another. It was cool to see the connections learners were making to the concept, which I think was a statement about the way the lesson was simply organized.Lesson Title: no lesson, Spaghetti Dinner
Date of Class: 04/19/18
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class:6-7:30pm
MC:Keli C
DJ:LIzzy H
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:Rosa B
Module:Society and Culture
How Many Learners:5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
good
Self EvaluationPreparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =0
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =0
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =0
Connection: Ope0n Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =0
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =0
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =0Total Score:
0
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): In lieu of our usual class, we ate a spaghetti dinner together. The school was holding the annual Spaghetti Dinner, so the learners/Mc/Dj, etc, grabbed some dinner from the cafeteria and returned to the library to enjoy a meal and conversation together. It was a great way to deepen our connections by getting to know one another.Lesson Title: Social Media is Everywhere!
Date of Class:4/4/18
Day of Class:thursday
Time of Class:6-7:30pm
MC:Lizzy H
DJ:Keli C
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:Alba
Module:Society and Culture
How Many Learners:2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):goodSelf 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) =5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score:34
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): small but productive class. we had a learner that has been gone for a month or so return, which was great. we discussed the most popular forms of social media at present- facebook and twitter, as well as memes. fun times!
Lesson Title: Facts about Vincent Van Gogh
Date of Class: 03/08/18
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Lizzy H
DJ: Keli C
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Tiffany and Alba
Module: Society and Culture
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
looking 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) =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:35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Follow up class to last Thursday’s introduction into Vincent Van Gogh. Lizzy was fantastic, as usual, and kept it simply but interesting. Tiffany, our shadower, noted that the class had a great energy and a good assistant to learner ratio. I liked the addition of dictating vocabulary which was then used in a word search. Excellent variety in activities. We were joined by one of our beloved learners who has been out for awhile and she was embraced by everyone. So glad to have her back!
All in all, a great class.Lesson Title: The Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh
Date of Class: 03/01/18
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Lizzy H
DJ: Keli C
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Famous Artists
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) =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:36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We had a great class, balanced with dictation practice, some round robin, with a movement break thrown in for good measure. I am impressed by how much care and consideration goes into Lizzy’s lessons. Everyone enjoyed learning more about Van Gogh.
Lesson Title: Where Am I?
Date of Class: 02/01/18
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: LIzzy H
DJ: Keli C
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Jacob
Module: Maps
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):we need more alphabet and attendance sheetsSelf 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) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 32
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Lizzy brought some fantastic map props tonight to get us talking about how the city is sectioned. (N, NE, NW, SE, and SW). She also did an activity that got us moving and practicing where the directions are in relation to one another. She opened the class with a candle and a few words about our kind friend, Esteban, who will be missed. And Jacob came and brought his fabulous energy to keep us moving as well. Great class.
Lesson Title: Martin Luther King had a dream
Date of Class: 01-18-18
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Lizzy H
DJ: Keli C
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Martin Luther King Jr’s words
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
box is mia, again. can someone please identify who was the last person to teach on that Thursday before the holiday break? The box was NOT MISSING ON THE TUESDAY BEFORE BREAK.
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) = 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) = 6Total Score: 34
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): An excellent first Thursday in 2018! We had our 3 most consistent learners, as well as 3 new learners, including one young child. It was great to start the year off with so many new faces. Lizzy reflected that she would like to do some more learning about how to engage such low level learners with respect and consideration. All in all, the class went well, with higher level learners really engaging with our new friends. It was great. The only downside is the frustration with the box continuing to disappear. We have gone for months without anyone bothering it. I’m unclear as to why this keeps happening, but when we have to rotate facilitators, this seems to become an issue.
Lesson Title: Caution- It’s Winter!
Date of Class: 12/07/17
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Lizzy H
DJ: Keli C
Assistants: Kate Hartley and Olivia Cook
Module: Emergency Preparedness
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
all goodSelf 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) = 7Total Score: 37
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Cozy class for such a windy night! Lizzy walked us through the intricacies of each winter weather advisory. She had a ton of information, but felt that she could have honed down on the basics. I thought she had an excellent amount of information for a number of classes. Very well thought out, including a personal anecdote about driving in a snowstorm;) Kate Harley and my 10 year old, Olivia, were our fabulous assistants for the evening. We had a lovely class, and all learned a little more about each other.
Lesson Title: Portland Community College Changes Lives
Date of Class: 11/16/17
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30 pm
MC: Lizzy
DJ: Keli C
Assistants: Alba
Module: Elections
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
we could use some alphabet and evaluation sheets
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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
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): Very small class. Lizzy did a great job of following up the previous lesson (pre-election) , with a lesson about what voters approved and why PPC is important. Small class but lots of engagement.