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  • in reply to: Rockwood Library – Summer 2015 #6711

    Lesson Title: I Didn’t Say That
    Date of Class: 9/28/15
    Day of Class: Monday
    Time of Class: 12-130
    MC: Charlie
    DJ: Patrik
    Assistants:
    Module: Civic English: Republicans & Democrats
    How Many Learners: 11
    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) = 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) = 4
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 4

    Total Score: 30

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Today Charlie did an unplanned Gentle Intervention. Patrik did some interrupting early on which threw Charlie off a little, but we both recovered well. The dictation was long – one of the learners said “sometimes the shorter words are harder”. Good feeling in the room and clapping as we finished off with a movement activity embodying spatial prepositions and relationships.

    in reply to: Rockwood Library – Summer 2015 #6651

    Lesson Title: Grassroots Organizing
    Date of Class: 9/23/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 12-130
    MC: Patrik
    DJ:
    Assistants: Ivy
    Module: In the Neighborhood – Community Garden
    How Many Learners: 17
    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) = 4
    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) = 3

    Total Score: 25

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): largeish group, several new folks, a couple people coming in quite late. We ended up having two groups with smaller tables, which was ok, but felt cramped. One learner was pushing and I pushed back firmly and jokingly “why don’t you make one long line, teacher?” Dialogue was very long, and we couldn’t finish it.

    in reply to: Rockwood Library – Summer 2015 #6642

    Lesson Title: Getting Around Portland
    Date of Class: 9/21/15
    Day of Class: Monday
    Time of Class: 6-730
    MC: Yani
    DJ: Patrik
    Assistants:
    Module: Tri-Met
    How Many Learners: 11
    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) = 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) = 5
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 8

    Total Score: 39

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Yani did her first silent class, and with not much prep. She visibly changed her technique, getting clearer with her ready signal, and demonstrating what she was wanting. She said that several learners were more engaged than usual. We had a long debrief after class. This class also counts as her final exam.

    in reply to: Rockwood Library – Summer 2015 #6077

    Lesson Title: Good to the Last Drop
    Date of Class: 8/24/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 130-300
    MC: Patrik
    DJ: NA
    Assistants: Santiago, Owen, Ivy, An
    Module: In The Neighborhood
    How Many Learners: 19
    Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): ok, fixed up the loyalty cards a little bit

    Self Evaluation

    Preparation: 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) = 4
    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) = 2

    Total Score: 26

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): The largest class we’ve had at Rockwood in quite a while! Super exciting for that reason. The maps stayed on the tables for the entire time, but we barely actually used them, except at the very end. 7 random newcomers came, and the class turned from exploring the language of the water system to how much water do you drink every day.. and then exploration of gallon, pint, ounce, etc. Very nice flow (ha ha) for that reason, but technically a tangent.

    in reply to: Midland Library – Summer 2015 #6076

    Lesson Title: Try My Recipe
    Date of Class: 8/5/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 6-730
    MC: Patrik
    DJ: Stevie
    Assistants: Lori, Lorelei, Janelle, Liam, Sam, Jan, Janet
    Module: In the Kitchen
    How Many Learners: 8
    Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):

    Self Evaluation

    Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 8
    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) = 1

    Total Score: 34

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We invited the DMA folks to bring food and meet the community. It worked out pretty well.. there were challenges.. two assistants left, and one learner left – she does freqently, but it felt like she wasn’t feeling it that day. But the food was good, and we got the community interested.. it totally worked for our main objective. We did forget to take attendance, so this class is almost a month late in updating, so it gets a 1.

    in reply to: Rockwood Library – Summer 2015 #6059

    Lesson Title:
    Date of Class: 8/19/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 130-3
    MC: Patrik
    DJ:
    Assistants: Barbara
    Module: In the Neighborhood – Green Infrastructure
    How Many Learners: 18
    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) = 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) = 3

    Total Score: 28

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): It’s nearly a week since this class happened – and the attendance sheet I wrote on didn’t have the date or the participants, and I can’t really even remember what happened. It wasn’t a great class, but it was big! Barbara and I held it together.

    in reply to: Rockwood Library – Summer 2015 #5907

    Lesson Title: Water Water Everywhere
    Date of Class: 8/12/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 130-3
    MC: Patrik
    DJ:
    Assistants: Barbara
    Module: Nature in the Neighborhood
    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) = 5
    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) = 5
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 4

    Total Score: 29

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We split the class into two groups, which has benefits, but also one thing I don’t like is when the groups are not so equal. Also could have been arranged a little better. But one great thing happened – one of the learners asked for one of our maps! It’s my favorite one showing regional water systems.. the fact that we brought a real world material and one of the learners wanted it.. it’s exactly what we hoped for!

    in reply to: Rockwood Library – Summer 2015 #5864

    Lesson Title: Follow The Rules
    Date of Class: 8/5/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 130-3
    MC: Patrik
    DJ: N/A
    Assistants: Ivy, Barbara
    Module: Nature in the Neighborhood
    How Many Learners: 14
    Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Ran out of Alphabet sheets

    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) = 3
    Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 4
    Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 3
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6

    Total Score: 27

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Pretty off balance from the beginning.. and it’s the smallest things.. running out of alphabet sheets. The printer jammed up, and we didn’t have enough – this was compounded by lots of new folks and several folks with lower skill levels. I also think that changing the table arrangement also threw people off. One reason why it’s better to mix things up a little bit. But the activity where folks have to remember the words posted to the wall and write them down was fun and got people moving. Barbara and Ivy were great at holding the stability while I wobbled a little.

    in reply to: Rockwood Library – Summer 2015 #5845

    Lesson Title: Actually In The Park
    Date of Class: 7/29/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 130-3pm
    MC: Patrik
    DJ:
    Assistants: Ivy, Kim, Barbara, Monica
    Module: In the Neighborhood – Gresham Parks
    How Many Learners: 7
    Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): brought new loyalty cards

    Self Evaluation

    Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 8
    Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 8
    Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 8
    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) = 4

    Total Score: 41

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We went to the park today.. though there were challenges, it was really fun, the activities went well, and we are definitely getting better at this. It was hot. The bus was there, it was expensive and not air conditioned. Smaller group than we expected, but the kids LOVED it. Realized that if we do this in the context of a single class, the best thing to do is a single exploratory activity.. we could have been fine with just the nature walk, or just the scavenger hunt. Both felt rushed, but they were off and running. Also, we learned that we should put stars on the map, and numbers on the clues.. in any case, every group is different, so mixing around exactly which key information is given, and which isn’t is a way to shift the feeling of the activity. A watershed moment in P-P-T history.

    in reply to: Rockwood Library – Summer 2015 #5807

    Lesson Title: Will You Go To the Park?
    Date of Class: 7/15/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 130-3pm
    MC: Patrik
    DJ:
    Assistants: Ivy, Barbara, An
    Module: In the Neighborhood/Gresham Parks
    How Many Learners: 12
    Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): NEED NEW LOYALTY CARDS!!

    Self Evaluation

    Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 3
    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) = 9
    Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5

    Total Score: 37

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): This was one of the most high energy connected classes I’ve ever experienced. It’s probably partly the youth, and the activity of group map pointing was great.. but the connectedness continued throughout, they were doing the activities, but then there would be all this talking happening in between. It would have been ideal except a few people were not as engaged with that, so we needed to keep it rolling to make sure everyone was getting something. FASCINATING!

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