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Lesson Title: Where do I come from
Date of Class: 5/23/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Cecilia
DJ: Mike
Assistants: n/a
Module: Motherhood
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): completeSelf 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) = 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) = 6Total Score: 37
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We started later because there were no students at first, but we got started when we finally had two to work with. Cecilia led then on listen and point. They were fairly high-level learners, so she was able to make it pretty complicated. We then did the lesson title and then did a round robin with a variety of terms related to motherhood. We then did a listen and point drill on a sheet of advice for baby proofing a house. The cursive script made it challenging, but the students were up to it. After that we did progressive dictation on a number of terms related to motherhood and babies. Due to the small class and the level of the students, we were able to give a bit more description about the terms than we would normally be able to do. Both students mentioned that they enjoyed that.
Lesson Title: Mothers are Everywhere in English
Date of Class: 05/16/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6 pm
MC: Mike
DJ: Mike
Assistants: Sara
Module: Motherhood
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): completeSelf 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) = 6
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 started with two new students, and began the Alphabet Drill, they Yell and Spell with our names. We then did Dictation Progression with the class title and with several sentences using phrases with the word mother, like “mother lode” or “mother tongue.” During this exercise a few new student arrived. We then did a word search with words related to mothers, followed by a Round Robin exercise. We stretched a bit with some Stand Up and Point. Then we went around the table reading “Old Mother Hubbard,” which everyone seemed to enjoy. We then did a worksheet together that I made, a fill-in-the-blank exercise using phrases we had learned in the class. We finished off with a Word Cloud exercise. To finish off, we looked at the flyer for the tree activity hosted by Marc this weekend. A couple of them showed an interest in going.
Lesson Title: Do you know where your children are?
Date of Class: May 9, 2017
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Cecilia
DJ: Mike
Assistants: n/a
Module: Motherhood
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): We were out of alphabet sheets with the sign language letters. There was a keyboard sheet that we copied and used, but we need a new sign language one.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) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
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): We started out with one student, so Cecelia was able to match the drill precisely to the learner’s needs. we got another student for Yell and Spell. We followed up with a Listen and Point with a word cloud with children’s activities. During this exercise some students came in from the other language class. Cecelia then led us in a Round Robin with several questions about Mother’s Day traditions around the world. We finished up by listening to and transcribing the chorus to “A Song for Mama” by Boyz II Men.
Lesson Title: Get to Know Irvington
Date of Class: April 25, 2017
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Kelly
DJ: Mike
Assistants: David
Module: Maps and Addresses
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):completeSelf 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) = 7
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): Kelly led the class in the Alphabet sheet and Yell and Spell to learn our names. We then had some dictation progression with some sentences describing the Irvington neighborhood. We then did a listen and point exercise with a map of the Irvington neighborhood. David showed us the pictures of the Irvingtons that was in the hallway at the school. We then had a round robin dialogue asking for directions to Safeway. We finished up with a “scavenger hunt” where the students found the location of a variety of streets and landmarks on a map.
Lesson Title: Walking and Shopping for groceries after taking the wrong bus
Date of Class: March 21, 2017
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6 pm
MC: David
DJ: Mike
Assistants: none
Module: Trimet
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): comleteSelf 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) = 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): David started class with the alphabet drill using the computer keyboard sheet as a guide, which I hadn’t seen before. We then did yell and spell. We did dictation progression with today’s lesson title. We then started a scene which David and I acted out where he was trying to get to Fred Meyers and I was trying to give directions. We extended this scene throughout the night, using it for dictation progression, and then as a base for round robins with items from his shopping cart. We finished up going over a map to identify directions on a map from the school to Fred Meyer. It was a fun class and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. They also enjoyed the Almond Joys that David shared.
Lesson Title: N/A
Date of Class: 3/14/17
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6 pm
MC: Ashley
DJ: Mike
Assistants:
Module:
How Many Learners: 0
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): CompleteNo students showed up tonight. We waited 20+ minutes, but no one arrived. Ashley will MC next week.
Lesson Title: Don’t talk, don’t sign.
Date of Class: 2/14/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Ashley
DJ: Mike
Assistants: Cecilia
Module: Know Your Rights
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): completeSelf 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) = 7
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: 37
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Class started with the Alphabet drill, followed by Yell & Spell with our names. We then did dictation progress and a round robing with the title of the class. We then did another round robin with a question about immigration in the workplace. We did a document search on this topic. Ashley then had some photos that we identified, followed by a round robin. We played a game of bingo with know your rights terms. Ashley then had us stand up and we did some Listen & Do, identifying items around the room. We finish up with a little dictation progression and a round robin with a Valentine’s Day theme. It was a fun class.
Lesson Title: Don’t Say Anything
Date of Class: 1/31/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Ashley
DJ: Mike
Assistants: N/A
Module: Government and Education
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): completeSelf 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) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5Total Score: 30
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): This was a small group, but things went well. Ashley started out with the Alphabet drill. Then we did Yell and Spell with all our names. We did a variation where the person started by spelling out their whole name quickly and everyone wrote it down. It worked well. We then did dictation progression with several sentences about immigration rights. For the round robin where we practiced saying the phone number for reporting immigration raids. We did a document search Listen and Point drill on a “You have rights” sheet. Ashley then got up for a Listen & Do exercise, where we practiced saying things like “Don’t sign” and “Remain Silent.” WE then finished up with a dictation progression about immigrant rights.
Lesson Title: The United States is a Nation of Immigrants
Date of Class: November 30, 2016
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Maureen
DJ: Mike
Assistants: Ivy
Module: A Nation of Immigrants
How Many Learners: 12
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): completeSelf 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) = 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): We did the alphabet Listen and Point, followed by yell and spell. We then did some sentence dictation. We then did a round robin and everyone identified the country where they came from. We did a dictation exercise with everyone’s country name. Then we played bingo with terms related to immigration.
Lesson Title: Results of yesterday’s election, November 8, 2016
Date of Class: November 9, 2016
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Maureen
DJ: Mike
Assistants Ivy:
Module: Voting and Elections
How Many Learners: 18
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): good, down to one sheet of extra 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) = 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) = 6
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):It was a good (and large) class with a wide range of skill levels. Maureen led us through Listen and Point and the yell and Spell drill. We did several dictation progressions, focusing on the winners of the statewide elections. We finished up with a Seek and Find with a sheet of the Oregon ballot issues. It was a good mix of finding things in bold titles, with a few challenging searches for words in denser text.
Lesson Title: Pomegranates are a super fruit
Date of Class: October 27, 2016
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Cheryl
DJ: Mike
Assistants: Kellie, Ashlyn
Module: Fall Orchard
How Many Learners: 12
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): completeSelf 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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Cheryl led the class in the alphabet sheets and the Yell and Spell name exercise. After dictating the title of the class, we found words and sentences on a Pomegranate Jelly recipe. This was followed by some dictation progression with several sentences. We had a round robin with pomegranates and some foods that contained them. We then did a crossword. She got everyone into action by having everyone stand and point toward different directions. Then we finished with a word cloud, having each student pick a word for the class to find. Everyone who wanted to had the chance to try some pomegranate-flavored chocolates.
Lesson Title: A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an invisible orchard.
Date of Class: October 13, 2016
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 2 pm
MC: Maureen
DJ: Mike
Assistants: N/A
Module: Fall Orchard
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): good, will need make some alphabet and self-eval copies soon.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) = 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): We started out with the alphabet sheets, then moved into Yell and Spell with our names. After we did dictation progression with the class title, Maureen had several sentences for dictation that were related to apples. We then had a chance to taste and rate samples of five different types of apples that Maureen brought. We had a round robin passing around apples. Then we played a game with letter tiles, spelling out words related to apples. To finish up, we all had a piece of apple pie that Maureen had baked. It was a small class, but everyone had fun.
Lesson Title: The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree/
Date of Class: October 6, 2016
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Cheryl (Jenny was doing her Dress Rehearsal)
DJ: Mike
Assistants:
Module: Fall Orchard
How Many Learners: 11
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):completeSelf 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) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
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): Jenny led the class with Alphabet listen and point and Yell and Spell. After doing dictation with the title of the lesson, we identified apples on a worksheet. We then did apple-related dictation progression. Jenny had the class stand up and we did Listen and Do with actions related to apples. Then we did a round robin exercise with different varieties of apples. Everyone got to try some of the apples, and they then identified them on the earlier worksheet. It was a fun class.
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Lesson Title: Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Date of Class: October 5, 2016
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Maureen
DJ: Mike
Assistants: Patrik, Julia
Module: 2016 Ballot Measures
How Many Learners: 9
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): completeSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
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) = 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): Maureen started the class with Listen and Point and Yell and Spell. We watched two videos about Measure 97, each followed by a Dictation progression about the measure. We then did a round robin asking if people had heard of the measure. We finished class with a word search about the upcoming ballot measures.
Lesson Title: Spice Up Your Life
Date of Class: septiembre 22, 2016
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Cheryl
DJ: Mike
Assistants: Ivy
Module: My Favorite Recipe
How Many Learners: 15
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Need more loyalty cards on thick paperSelf 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) = 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): We started with the alphabet sheets and yell and spell with our names. Cheryl had a word cloud with lot of spice names that we found. this was followed by some dictation progression where we talked about how different spices are used. We finished with a round robin, passing around different spices.