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Lesson Title: Testing the Waters
Date of Class: 2/1/2016
Day of Class:Monday
Time of Class:6-7:30pm
MC:Krysie
DJ:N/A
Assistants:N/A
Module: Naturalization Test
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) =4
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) =5Total Score:27
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Today;s class worked a lot on pronunciation. I had them write down a few sentences and repeat them using choral response, and a few short dialogs that they passed around the table. After that, we did a document search with a Pathway to Citizenship poster/chart, and listened to the National Anthem.
Lesson Title: What Comes Around Goes Around
Date of Class: 1/25/2016
Day of Class:Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Krysie
DJ: N/A
Assistants: N/A
Module: US Geography
How Many Learners:9
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) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =8
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): Class started a couple minutes late but ended on time. Today’s class included brief two sentences that the learners wrote down and repeated with choral response, and a round robin activity using “Have you been to…?” We also did a round robin activity using a map I used in the last class that had been cut into each region of the US. Towards that last bit of class, I ran out of activities so I had the learners work together to put the US back together by region. Then, I did a listen and point with that.
Lesson Title: Are you hitting on me?
Date of Class: 1/19/2016
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 1-2:30pm
MC: Kas
DJ: Krysie
Assistants: N/A
Module: Small Talk
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) =7
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) =6Total Score:39
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Class started a little late while we waited for more learners to show up. It was a very engaging class. Along with the alphabet sheet and the title of today’s lesson, we practiced dialogs on meeting new people, and the sort of small talk interactions you would have with strangers on the bus, or cashiers.
Lesson Title: Throwing Money Down the Drain
Date of Class: 1/13/2016
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Krysie
DJ: N/A
Assistants: Mary Louise, Ramin, Gerardo, Bridget
Module: Healthy Home
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) =8
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) =6Total Score: 34
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Class started a few minutes late while we waited for learners to come. After the alphabet sheet, names, and the title of the lesson, we did a dictation activity on the ways to maintain a healthy home. We also did a vocabulary adaptation of snakes and ladders. Between this activity and a dialog that ended the class, we got up and did a TPR activity.
Lesson Title:
Date of Class: 12/16/2015
Day of Class:Wednesday
Time of Class:3-5pm
MC:Graziella
DJ:Krysie
Assistants:Leah
Module: Cultural Oreintation-Education
How Many Learners: 21
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) =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) =5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =5Total Score: 27
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): At the begining of class Graziella had everybody spell their names and say where they’re from. Then she explained what we were going to be talking about and sort of set the stage for Leah (a Catholic Charities intern) to take over. Leah went through a powerpoint and had the class compare the education systems of their home country to the US. After Leah finished Gaziella took over and wrapped that up with questions and set the stage for a person from the library to talk about their services. Graziella also passed out a paper suggesting that they come to PPT English classes.
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How Many Learners:
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) =3
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) =4Total Score:24
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): After names we had one guest speaker talk about hygiene and he called on two people to show the germs on their hands; all the learners loved this. Then, we had a few more guest speakers from the Red Cross talk about smoke detectors and demonstrated how to put out a small fire.
Lesson Title:
Date of Class:12/9/2015
Day of Class:Wednesday
Time of Class:3-5pm
MC:Graziella
DJ:Krysie
Assistants:Leah, Bridget
Module:Housing
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) =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) =4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =5Total Score:27
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We started out with names and where each person was from. We had a guest speaker talk about how to keep your home healthy and green cleaning. Afterwards, the MC explained landlord and tenant roles and left time for questions at the end.
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Date of Class:11/25/2015
Day of Class:Wednesday
Time of Class:3-5pm
MC: Graziella
DJ:Krysie
Assistants: Janell
Module:Community Services & Public Assistance
How Many Learners:24
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) =5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =4
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): We started off with our names and then went straight into a document search. There were a few learners who really LOVED this activity. We dictated the addresses for IRCO and the Sunshine Division and did a listen and point related to community spaces. We also explained what 211 was for and a brief description of the history of Thanksgiving. After class, we helped learners sign up for community resources and invited everybody to the Moveable Feast.
Lesson Title:Laws in the US
Date of Class: 11/19/2015
Day of Class:Thursday
Time of Class:3-5pm
MC:Graziella
DJ:Krysie
Assistants:N/A
Module:Cultural Orientation
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) =4
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =3
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =3
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) =5Total Score:23
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): After names and addresses we went over our names and addresses, we went over a PowerPoint on laws in the US, and had a Sargent from the Portland PD come in as a guest speaker. To end the class, we went over the steps to become a permanent citizen.
Lesson Title:
Date of Class:11/19/2015
Day of Class:Thursday
Time of Class:12-1:30
MC:Monica
DJ:Krysie
Assistants:Alex
Module:Telephone Etiquette
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) =4
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) =8
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =4
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):We did a dialog that took up most of class. With that, we did choral response, and had the learners repeat it back and forth in groups. There was lots of laughing during this activity. To end the class we did a document search activity having the learners highlight repeated words.
Lesson Title: Everything but the kitchen sink
Date of Class:11/18/2015
Day of Class:Wednesday
Time of Class:6-7:30
MC:Kas
DJ:Krysie
Assistants:N/A
Module:Healthy Home
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) =6
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) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score:39
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Along with the alphabet sheet, names, and the lesson title, we did a listen and point with different vocabulary words focusing a lot on pronunciation. To end the class, we played a dictionary-like game.
Lesson Title: Everything but the kitchen sink
Date of Class:11/18/2015
Day of Class:Wednesday
Time of Class:6-7:30
MC:Kas
DJ:Krysie
Assistants:N/A
Module:Healthy Home
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) =6
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) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score:39
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Along with the alphabet sheet, names, and the lesson title, we did a listen and point with different vocabulary words focusing a lot on pronunciation. To end the class, we played a dictionary-like game.
Lesson Title:
Date of Class:11/17/2015
Day of Class:Tuesday
Time of Class:6-7:30pm
MC:Brenna
DJ:Krysie
Assistants:Jean
Module:Money
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) =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) =4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =5Total Score:27
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): The majority of the leaners were late but the teacher rolled with it pretty well. After the alphabet sheet, names, and the title of the lesson, we worked on pronunciation with a dialog, and a round robin activity that turned into sort of a mini classroom discussion since it was a high level class. To end the lesson, we did a listen and do that got the learners laughing and enjoying learning new vocabulary.
Lesson Title: Put your house in order
Date of Class: 11/17/2015
Day of Class:Tuesday
Time of Class:12-1:30
MC:Krysie
DJ:N/A
Assistants:Judy
Module:Healthy Home
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) =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) =8
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
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): Along with the alphabet sheet, names, and the lesson title, we worked with a pretty long dialog doing choral response, and a few round robin questions.
Lesson Title: Going cold turkey
Date of Class:11/16/2015
Day of Class:Monday
Time of Class:6-7:30pm
MC:Krysie
DJ:N/A
Assistants:N/A
Module:Thanksgiving
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) =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): Class started late. We did the alphabet sheet, dictation, Round Robin, and watched a video on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The class connected pretty well but there wasn’t a lot of energy.