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Lesson Title: Women of Color in Portland City Council
Date of Class: 5/14/18
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Cecilia
DJ:ML
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Oregon Primary
How Many Learners: 15
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
That is the best lookin’ box of supplies I’ve ever seen. . .so organized, and brimming with materials!
Self EvaluationPreparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
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) =5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score: 28
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Cecilia’s 2nd silent class. I think we got through the class, several late arrivals and a brand new very late arrival with no speaking on the MC’s part whatsoever. Tried a new activity – fill in the blank- and between the non-speaking MC and it being, well, new, it wasn’t super smooth. But we got over the hurdle, got everyone on track by dictating sentences and repeating difficult phrases and sentences.
Lesson Title: Burgerville Union
Date of Class: 05/08/18
Day of Class:Tuesday
Time of Class: 9:30am
MC:ML
DJ:none
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Labor Unions
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): needs alphabet sheetsSelf 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) = 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) = 4Total Score: 34
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Due to very keen interest in the Hawaii earthquake and watching a magma-spreading video, and knowing that the previous lesson had been on quake preparedness, I actually abandoned unions for the majority to discuss/dictate/explore the topic at hand, which the two students were more interested in. Dictated sentences; used phones for listen and points; diagrams of volcanos & magma causing earthquake; maps of hawaii, etc. At the end, we started to launch into Burgerville union, but also they were very interested to talk about the natural, organic menu as well as understand the location of the nearest one, so we did a little of that. it all was very engaging, driven by student interest and was relevant to current events, which was great!
Lesson Title: Taxes!
Date of Class: 4/16/18
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: ML
DJ: none
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: none
Module: Taxes
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): all goodSelf 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) = 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) =4Total Score: 34
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): 5-8 min late start due to student late arrival, but all were very engaged throughout. Dictated tax vocabulary. Listen & Point with sales tax map of the US (handy review/fun with states, too), and tax forms. Dialogue around taxes/refunds etc. Played around with students giving some letter combos for the alphabet point, as well as throwing out some listen & do actions, after we’d done a few rounds. Good time overall.
Lesson Title: Maps Help us learn Where to Go. . .
Date of Class: April 11, 2017
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: David
DJ: ML
Assistants:
Module: Maps & Addresses
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) = 7
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) =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): Lots of great hand-on materials used in this class- all manner of maps- city, state, country, different styles. The activity using a map index seemed very useful and provided layered learning for the students in that they used/reviewed numbers and letters at the same time as using a map. Easily expanded to “find Bend” (using index), point to a city, what road would you use to get from city A to city B. Students worked together and were very involved. Great stretching/pointing activity to get the students up and moving mid class, plus a short marathon video.
Lesson Title: Exercise your rights
Date of Class:Feb 7, 2017
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Keli C.
DJ: ML W.
Assistants: Jean G, Cecilia S.
Module: know your rights
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): okSelf 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) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 10Total Score: 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Solid class with good engagement. Incorporated an ACLU video with dialogue, dictation, know your rights document. Lots of good writing and speaking practice.
Lesson Title: We are Family
Date of Class: 3/15/16
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Benjamin Lostheart (Dress Rehearsal)
DJ: ML
Assistants:
Module: Family
How Many Learners: 12
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Could use some attendance sheets and Self Evaluation sheetsSelf 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) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5Total Score:
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Benjamin did great for his dress rehearsal- and it was a solid class with fantastic energy. Alphabet sheet and names went smoothly, then a lot of dictation and ‘listen and point’ with the Simpson family tree. Mid-way we did a little NSEW TPR to break up the class, which seemed to work well. Ended with focus on the song ‘we are family’- listened and read lyrics, choral response, then dictation and singing along all together.
Lesson Title: We are Family
Date of Class: 03/08/16
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: ML Warhus
DJ:
Assistants: Dawnell
Module: Family
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): okSelf 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) = 6
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): Last class! And I’m sad to see it end. . .a couple devout students a week and Dawnell and I have really been able to work hard, and fun, with the students. Today was no different. Started out with the usual, then played the video “We are Family”- We wrote some of the lyrics, then listened again, then sang along a couple times. It was great. And mention of “birds of a feather” proved a nice idiom to work on, as well. We did some family tree dictation, based on a different non-Simpson family tree, which I think was a bit more clear- focusing on relationships and plurals- which is then, as before, a natural segue into some personal dictations about how many kids, sons or daughters, they have, last names vs. first names, etc etc. Really great, warm class where I saw some decisive things learned by the students. Plus, we had some sweet ‘end of class’ snacks!
Lesson Title: She works hard for the money
Date of Class: 3/3/16
Day of Class: Thurs
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Mark
DJ: ML
Assistants:
Module: What do you do?
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) = 7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 8
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) = 8Total Score: 44
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): A great class, very engaged throughout- students were laughing often, while still staying focused and on task. Dictation/Dialogue of simple sentences/Q&A based off some Deck of Prof cards seemed perfectly challenging. (i.e. What does Maria do? Maria works as a housekeeper.) The sentence “Sacagawea works hard for her money,” got quite a rise out of people and her name alone was an extra little dictation challenge that the students got a kick out of. We did a lot of round robin, so lots of speaking practice. As an interlude, we watched the video/listened to the song “She works hard for her money”, then dictated the chorus.
Lesson Title: Like Mother, like Daughter
Date of Class: 3/1/16
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: ML
DJ: none
Assistants: Dawnell
Module: Family
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): okSelf 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) = 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) = 5Total Score: 35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Class started pretty late, as the two learners showed up late. It was very relaxes and had more of a tutoring feel, since the student: facilitator/assistant ration was 1:1. We worked on some family vocabulary and tried to define (using words, and a family tree chart) parts of families. Then, since it was so intimate, I had the two students make their own family tree and then we formed sentences for dialogues around the their exact families. We all tended to be distracted with stray conversation, and I probably didn’t do the best to reign it in, but I also felt it was beneficial to just practice chatting in English about things relevant to them- and letting them ask questions regarding their precise statements, since they both need, and desired practice speaking.
Lesson Title:n/a
Date of Class:2/22
Day of Class:ties
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC:ML
DJ:
Assistants: Gwen, Dawnell
Module: maps & addresses
How Many Learners: 0
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) =0
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =0
Connection: Open 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:7
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): no students!
Lesson Title: n/a
Date of Class: 02/16/2016
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Mary Louise Warhus
DJ: n/a
Assistants: Gwen, Dawnell
Module: Maps & Addresses
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): ok- still could use attendance sheets, but not super urgentSelf 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) = 9
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: 43
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Great class, though small. Two of the most dedicated students, and with the assistants, there was a really nice relaxed yet engaging and educational rapport. At times we drifted off topic for a bit too long, but at the same time it became VERY good conversation practice, word practice- even through commentary about scary movies and the Price is Right, both students would still repeat words to get the pronunciation correct and write words for practice. It was very solid class, and with just the two of them we could really focus on their neighborhood/address/streets. And my favorite part, after G. learned the phrase ‘down the street from. ..’, she was really thrilled because, as she said, “now I can easily explain to people where I live. . .it has always been so hard before.” She really was pleased, and in turn, so was I!
Lesson Title: n/a
Date of Class: Feb. 9, 2016
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: ML
DJ: n/a
Assistants: Gwen
Module: Maps & Addresses
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) = 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) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 46
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Solid class today. Four returners, which was nice. We did listen & point with ordinals and addresses, and then I had the students conduct it on their own, which seemed a great way for combining reading with speaking. We spent a lot of time writing out addresses and practicing saying them, and understanding nuances- how to say a house number when there are 5#s, how 6th sounds different if followed by ‘st’ vs. ‘avenue’, different address abbreviations, that type of thing. I did a version of NWSE TPR that was slightly varied from times I’ve done in the past and it was a great mid-class activity that, I think, surprised even the higher level students in how challenging/confusing directions be. Though we spent a long time on on really only 3 main activities, engagement seemed high.
Lesson Title: n/a
Date of Class: Feb 2, 2016
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: ML Warhus
DJ:
Assistants: Gwen, Dawnelle
Module: Maps and Addresses
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Could use some more attendance sheetsSelf 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) = 9
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: 45
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): It was a casual (late to start, late to end), yet very focused and engaged class today. Having only 2 students, and 2 assistants, we could be one on one essentially, and really slow and focus and repeat what the students were most interested in. After a more lengthy and intimate name/introduction time, we did some listen and point with ordinal numbers and street addresses. This quickly combined with writing out the ordinals and extensive practice with pronunciation, discussing when to use, how they could practice at home, etc. We did a little work on writing addresses and typical street abbreviations. . .it was VERY engaged and I believe both students walked away with new things learned and an interest in practicing for improvement.
Lesson Title: Small Talk!
Date of Class: 1/26/16
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:0
MC: ML
DJ: n/a
Assistants: Gwen, Dawnell
Module: Small talk
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): could use more attendance sheetsSelf 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) = 4
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) = 4Total Score: 0
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): It was a decent class, though a bit lackluster. We reviewed introductions, then worked on common responses the rest of the class- modeling, dictating, round-robin practice, listen and point, fill in the blank, etc. The topic itself brought lots of additional conversation, interaction and questions, which was good.
Lesson Title: n/a- Forgot that part, oops.
Date of Class: Jan 19, 2016
Day of Class: Tues
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: ML Warhus
DJ: None
Assistants: Gwen
Module: Small Talk
How Many Learners: 9
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): All good.Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 4
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) = 5Total Score: 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Very engaged class overall. . took some time to settle in- both for me, and for students. Basically abandoned my lesson plan after the 3rd activity- that, plus alphabet point, names, introduction dialogue practice took a majority of the time, but in a good way. There was lots of focus and practice, even just with the letters. All students were naturally very helpful with each other. And after practicing different ways to say hello and how are yous and nice to meet yous, various circumstances caused all three to naturally be used towards the end of the class, which was an exceptional way to round out the class- true real life practice immediately on the scene, just like that!