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Lesson Title: Safety Begins At Home 5.7
Date of Class: 5/19/15
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 130-245pm
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants: Diane
Module: Safety Assessment
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Need to work with Kong to update safety assessmentSelf 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) = 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) = 4Total Score: 27
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): I was feeling a little off balance, and the time I set aside to plan the lesson on site was spent in conversation, so I felt a little like I was pulling stuff out of a hat.. the activity about different sayings didn’t really hit the mark.. they just couldn’t think of sayings in their language.. it’s the kind of thing that might come up better if we were talking about other sayings that are more likely to trigger people’s memory. It was interesting to hear about one learner whose back hurts from standing. We reviewed safe lifting, but next class, we’re going to give the safety assessment.
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: Better Safe Than Sorry 6.1
Date of Class: 5/19/15
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 330 to 5pm
MC: Patrik
DJ: Franz
Assistants: Kelly
Module: Safety Assessment
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): good, need to connect with Kong to revise the safety sheet 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) = 8
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 8
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 38
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Small group today, but turned it to good use with the owner being in the class. I gave myself good poise because we had such an unusual, high stakes class under non ideal circumstances, but it went well, and was able to coach Kelly and she was a good sport – and one of the learners, who has confidence issues, was able to start gaining a little bit of confidence. A really nice outcome.
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: Friendly & Safe
Date of Class: 5/14/15
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 130-245
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants: Diane
Module: Safety Assessent Round 5.6
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): made more alphabet sheetsSelf 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) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5Total Score: 38
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Today was really interesting. it was the third day with most everyone in this group, and you could really see the improvement.. just just the actual improvement in pronunciation, but that they got the activities, they remembered them.. and the engagement hit normal levels… the time went by fast, they were focused and on target. It’s so cool to see it happen!
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: Lifting Boxes
Date of Class: 5/12/15
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 130 – 245pm
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants: Diane
Module: Safety Assessment
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Lesson Plan Template, and Self ReflectionSelf 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) = 4Total Score: 33
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): I had a successful demo of lifting a box, which included a one, two, three “Get Close” and that kept them pretty well engaged. Definitely improvement in hearing g/z and we had a new learner.. kind of ended on have you had an accident at work, not the best ending.
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: NA
Date of Class: 5/7/15
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 330-5pm
MC: Patrik
DJ: Franz
Assistants:
Module: Safe Quality Food
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): need some lesson plan templates and self evaluationsSelf 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) = 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) = 5Total Score: 31
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Small group.. many folks weren’t there who usually come. We helped folks see that Franz sounds like Prawns if you say P instead of F! Franz helped me realize that one of the learners might be just getting good at making the alphabet listen and point look good, not staying engaged. This is out of my awareness and we’ll keep an eye on it.
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: no class
Date of Class: 5/5/15
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 330-5
MC: Patrik
DJ: Franz
Assistants:
Module: Safe Quality Food
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) =
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =Total Score:
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Nobody showed up.. there was a breakroom celebration and one of the lines was down, so, folks went home, they didn’t realize we were still having class
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Lesson Title: Hard Boiled Eggs & Telenovelas
Date of Class: 4/30/15
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 330 – 5pm
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants: Franz
Module: Safety Assessment
How Many Learners: 1
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): more alphabet sheetsSelf 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) = 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: 27
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Franz and I ranged here and there with topics. Lots of pronunciation work, and we saw some real success with consonant final t with our single learner. We tried to work on a telenovela, dictating and translating, but it wasn’t that helpful. Finishing up with dictation about the hard boiled egg was interesting. Oh! Also a discussion about colloquial language vs slang, regional variation.
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: What Time Did You Get Up
Date of Class: 4/30/15
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 130-3pm
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants: Franz
Module: Safety Assessment
How Many Learners: 2
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) = 7
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) = 5Total Score: 31
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): A new learner today.. interesting, she was very nervous to speak – she chokes up a little bit, even.. but very competent, good listening skills. She participated well, and we showed how it goes by having Franz practice a little Spanish.. Some progress, but she didn’t stay for the second session. We practiced small talk, what time did you get up, what did you eat, etc.
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: What Did You Do Today?
Date of Class: 4/28/15
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 130 – 3pm
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants: Franz, Jacob
Module: Safety Awareness
How Many Learners: 1
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Alphabet SheetsSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 2
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) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 4Total Score: 23
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): I was about 2 min late, luckily Jacob was there, and Franz too.. there was only 1 learner, just a few minutes late.. she got an incredible deal – half time pay for 3 hours of practice. She was a little out of sorts, ran all the way there, and it was a little intimidating, perhaps, to have three men and one woman, but we got into it, and we managed to mix it up a little, though in this case, equal time for everyone takes some effort.
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: Body Cast
Date of Class: 4/28/15
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 330-5pm
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants: Franz, Jacob
Module: Safe Quality Food
How Many Learners: 1
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Alphabet SheetsSelf 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) = 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) = 5Total Score: 30
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): It was just Jacob. Franz, and I with one learner. Most of the class was about “major injury” and I had Franz & Jacob dictate their situation to Yolanda – we practiced confirming – you were in a body cast for 3 months? There was also itch, scratch, catch, pitch..
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: I Broke My Toe
Date of Class: 4/23/15
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 330-5pm
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants: Franz
Module: Safe Quality Food
How Many Learners: 8
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Alphabet SheetsSelf 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) = 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): Well, I forgot to post this class, so I’ve missed a bit, but Franz is definitely getting into the swing of things, and has very insightful comments. Today it was nice to see a group of 8, and a Spanish speaker joined us – the newest Vietnamese speaking learners are definitely showing progress and confidence.
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: Animal Pelts
Date of Class: 4/22/15
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12-2
MC: Ivy (Patrik)
DJ:
Assistants: Yani, Barbara
Module: In The Neighborhood – Animal Adaptations
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) = 4
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) = 4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 29
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Well, I broke my toe today.. it was a key day because Monica from Nadaka was there. But I voice dictated a lesson to Ivy, they wrote it down, and did it. Ivy said her biggest challenge was not managing the learners, but managing the other assistants. Monica kept everyone engaged with wolf and coyote pelts, and there were two kids to boot. I gave myself a high poise, just for being able to keep the class on track from the ER.. though it could have been better supported.. one day!
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: High Quality
Date of Class: 4/21/15
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 330-5
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants: Franz
Module: Safe Quality Food
How Many Learners: 7
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): could use a few lesson plan sheets and a few more alphabet sheetsSelf 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) = 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) = 6Total Score: 34
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Good feeling in the class, but then started to feel like it was dragging a little bit.. with Vietnamese speakers, you kind of have to give them enough to feel comfortable with, but then make sure you switch directions so they don’t stick with just that way. Franz was great, but I pointed out something the middle, and it hit him extra hard. Need to be gentler with that. The learners are getting stuff, though.. also we had a new visual to use in class about the foundations of quality food.. really nice. Key words, arranged with a visual metaphor. That’s what’s up!
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: No Title
Date of Class: 4/15/15
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12-2
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants: Celina, Ivy, Barbara
Module: Animal Adaptations
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Brought some new loyalty cards, could use some more – need to organize the big green box. Also, need to clear out the old loyalty cards.Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 2
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) = 2Total Score: 26
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Major points down for little preparation and almost a week late on the update. I can’t really even remember what the class was like! just that we mixed our native speakers in with the learners, so everyone kind of had their own mini teacher. I cut up some of the birds and we worked with those this is a red breasted nuthatch.
WebMaestrexKeymasterLesson Title: Scoop
Date of Class: 4/16/15
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 330-5
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants: Franz
Module: Safe Quality Food
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) = 4
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) = 3Total Score: 31
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): I was several days late in posting this reflection, so some has faded – but what was noticeable was by the second class, two of the new learners had really switched.. they were freaked out the first class, and completely happy and engaged the second, and really working on it. Wonderful to see!
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