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Lesson Title: “conversational style”
Date of Class: 1/26/16
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Patrik
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Jess
Module: Small talk
How Many Learners: 11
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) = 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) = 5Total Score: 28
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): At the beginning we had only 4 learners but later in about 10min we had more learners. An hour later new learners showed up wich created a little of bumpiness with the flow of the group. But nevertheless many students were laughing and had fun.
Lesson Title: Emergency Preparedness
Date of Class: 1/22/16
Day of Class: Friday
Time of Class: Noon-1:30
MC: Ramin
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: None
Module: Emergency Preparedness
How Many Learners: 10
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): We need more copies of the Alphabet sheet!Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
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) = 5Total Score: 37
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): By far my second best class ever! This time I believe I found out the reason why it was a successful class. reason #1 was my lesson plan. Everything in my lesson plan was relevant to the topic and it was interesting for the students because they heard many familiar words and many unfamiliar words and the lesson plan didn’t put a lot of pressure on the learners so they were open to ask questions. For example, someone asked what does preparedness mean? apparently many learners struggled with that word. reason #2 was my energy that I brought into class. In the beginning I was nervous a little bit though because it has been awhile since I’ve taught my last class but thanks to the reason #1 it made everyone to be open and therefore my energy leveled up and that brought me to the reason #3 so because my energy leveled up it affected learners a lot which gave me a lot of confidence and signals that I’m doing the right thing. In addition, all of the above mentioned reasons made the class to be very fun, open to each other, engaged and connected. FYI: one of the librarians told me that due to the construction at Rockwood library they will cancel Monday afternoon classes.
Lesson Title: “Down to Earth”
Date of Class: 1/11/16
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Krysie
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Gerardo
Module: US Geography
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): More copies of the alphabet sheet!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) = 4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 4Total Score: 26
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): The class started at 6:10 because learners showed up late. We had 6 learners 5 of which were new. The new learners seemed to like the class.
Lesson Title: “On the History of Christmas carols”
Date of Class: 12/10/15
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 12-1:30
MC: Monica
DJ: Mark
Assistants: Patrik, Reggie, Ramin
Module: Happy Holidays
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Ok!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) = 8
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 8
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 8Total Score: 45
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): it was Monica’s “You’re the boss” class with Patrik. She did a great job connecting students and making sure that everybody is busy. We had lots of laughter, we sung jingle bells and overall the class was taught successfully. This post was suppose to be updated by Mark because he was the Dj but he had to go to a meeting so I was asked to fill out this information for him.
Lesson Title: “freezing our butts off”
Date of Class: 12/1/15
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 12-1:30
MC: Ramin
DJ: None
Assistants: Judy
Module: Winter services
How Many Learners: 8
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): ok!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) = 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) = 6Total Score: 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Along with alphabet, names and title I provided some addresses of Medical Center Emergency Rooms and their phones, students had to write it down and practice saying it, also I did listen and point and did some module activities, the class had fun and was engaged.
Lesson Title: “Money can help our economy”
Date of Class: 11/12/15
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Monica Q
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Jean
Module: Economy/Money
How Many Learners: 17
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): OK!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) = 8
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
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): It was Incredibly successful class at Midland. Monica brought in an incredible amount of energy and positive feelings into group. We divided students into two groups and had them count money on the table that’s where it really reached a high level of competition and laughter. Monica is doing an amazing job!
Lesson Title: ” A blessing in disguise”
Date of Class: 11/9/15
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Krysie
DJ: Ramin
Assistants:
Module: Thanksgiving
How Many Learners: 13
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): ok.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) = 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: 38
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Great class, Krysie brought a pumpkin pie and some candies for her Bingo activity. We ate the pie at the end celebrating all of the holidays in this month. I really liked how students were engaged and I really liked Bingo activity, a very useful game-like activity.
Lesson Title: “the squeaky gets the grease”
Date of Class: 11/4/15
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Kas
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: none
Module: Healthy home/ Househod maintenance
How Many Learners: 11
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): ok.Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
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) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 37
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): we went over alphabet, yell n spell, dictation, listen and point with some great illustrative materials. Great class.
Lesson Title: “Time is money”
Date of Class: 11/3/15
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Ramin/Brenna
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Money
How Many Learners: 12
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Ok!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) = 4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 3
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): It was Brenna’s dress rehearsal, she was a little nervous in the beginning but then she rolled with it. The class had a lot of fun, lots of laughter. Several learners had hard time with pronunciation of the numbers and distinguishing 15 from 50 so Brenna made sure that everybody practiced saying those numbers. Good start Brenna!
Lesson Title: “I’m stuffed”
Date of Class: 11/2/15
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Krysie
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Laura
Module: Thanksgiving
How Many Learners: 18
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Ok!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) = 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) = 5Total Score: 35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Great class, we had 18 learners including a new learner. We went over Alphabet sheet, Yell n Spell, dictation and then we did Bingo game. Learners had to write vocabulary that’s related to thanksgiving. Students filled out boxes with the vocab and then class ended, so we didn’t get a chance to play Bingo, we’re gonna play it though next week
Lesson Title: money can’t buy love
Date of Class: 10/27/15
Day of Class:Tuesday
Time of Class:6-7:30
MC:Patrik
DJ:Ramin
Assistants:Brenna
Module: Shopping
How Many Learners: 8
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):ok!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) = 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: 34
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): great class with lots of laughter, several learners came in late. At the beginning of the class We were working with each student individually but then as more people showed up we started doing our usual activities.
Lesson Title: From point A to Point B
Date of Class: 10/26/15
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Krysie
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: none
Module: Refugees in Portland
How Many Learners: 12
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Ok!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) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 4Total Score: 26
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We have moved from our previous place to a room. The name of the classroom is “room 5”. We had 3 new learners. Two of them were really at the beginner level, we did our best to accommodate them and made sure that they feel comfortable, they seemed to enjoy the class.
Lesson Title: Take refuge
Date of Class: 10/19/15
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Krysie B
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Kim
Module: Refugees in Portland
How Many Learners: 16
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): OK!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) = 4
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) = 6Total Score: 29
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Great class, very engaged, connected, lots of banter among students, very friendly and open class. We had two learners coming back from previous classes at Hall and one completely new student.
Lesson Title: growing your neighborhood
Date of Class: 9/16/15
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12-1:30
MC: Patrik
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Barbara
Module: in the neighborhood
How Many Learners: 10
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): we need more scratch papers, something to write on for students who doesn’t have notebooks.Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
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) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 4Total Score:35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Patrik used the deck of professions in an interesting way, he basically said who the person on the card is then he talked about that persons life achievements in third person mode. So, students got to practice third person tense. Also we had a new lovely learner, she felt very comfortable being in the class and because her writing is advanced she started helping others.
Lesson Title: “Water works”
Date of Class: 9/2/15
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12-1:30
MC: Patrik
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Ivy
Module: In the neighborhood
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): ok!Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 3
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) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 3Total Score: 24
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): very small class, If I’m not mistaken Patrik forgot to inform students and assistants that the time has changed for Rockwood site therefore the attendance was low. Other than that, we worked A lot on one-on-one pronunciation dialogues and an interactive map. It was interesting to me to observe how to handle small size classes.