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Lesson Title: Emergency Preparedness
Date of Class: 4/24/2018
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
MC: Ramin
DJ: Ramin
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: None
Module: Emergency Preparedness
How Many Learners: 7
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) = 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) = 4Total Score: 33
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): I invited a refugee from Burma with whom I am paired up through a capstone class at PSU. I have to show him important places in my life and so I invited him to my class at Irvington Elementary. He seemed to enjoy the class. I had a hard time finding the PPT tool box with loyalty cards but it was my fault. I did not communicate with Keli or other teachers about that question. Eventually, I figured it out. The class was fun and everyone enjoyed the complexity of the sentences and emergency phrases that I used for dictation.
Lesson Title: “Back to the land”
Date of Class: 1/24/18
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6pm-7:30pm
MC: Ramin
DJ: Ramin
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Christina and Melissa
Module: Oregon territory
How Many Learners: 3
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) = 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: 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Three learners showed up today. It was my first time teaching at Kelly Elementary. Very nice people and supportive environment in that school.
Lesson Title: “Christmas decorations”
Date of Class: 12/11/2017
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6 – 7:30
MC: Ramin
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: none
Module: Happy Holidays
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): We need loyalty cards!!!!!!!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) = 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) = 5
Total Score: 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): This class was a little chaotic because there were children in class. I have struggled to balance their energy and teach at the same time. I had 2 new learners, one of them with special needs and learning disability.Lesson Title: “going on school field trip”
Date of Class: 9/21/17
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6:00-7:30
MC: Rebecca
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Emilee, Na’aama, Ivy
Module: Back to school
How Many Learners: 16
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): we need to cut out more loyalty cards.Self Reflection
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) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 3Total Score: 33
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): good class. Rebecca brought a slip note to practice writing in it. Students worked together enthusiastically.
Lesson Title: “Vegetarianism around the world”
Date of Class: 9/19/2017
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Deborah
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: None
Module: My favorite recipe
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): we need to cut out more loyalty cards for new participants!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) = 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) = 4Total Score: 32
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Students showed up a little late to class. Deborah brought a game like activity where students had to point to written names of vegetables and fruits then match the number that each fruit and vegetable had to the corresponding picture of those fruits and vegetables. At some point learners were teaching each other the names of the fruits and vegetables in their own languages.
Lesson Title: “Setting up the table”
Date of Class: 9/12/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Robert
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: None
Module: Try my recipe
How Many Learners: 3
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) = 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) = 5Total Score: 29
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Great class! Robert experimented a little bit. Before going into Listen and point activity, he read a sentence and had the students to do choral response afterwards he asked the students to read the sentences. Also, one of the learners had to leave early because that person’s bus pass was gonna be expire at 7pm so that person left at 6:45pm.
Lesson Title: “restocking the fridge”
Date of Class: 8/29/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 2 pm-3:30 pm
MC: Robert Page
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Judy
Module: In the neighborhood
How Many Learners: 5
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) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 3
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): Robert’s class was fun. He brought a game like activity where learners had to find two matching words. Robert’s dictation had a singular third person pronoun with future tense contraction such as “it’ll” it was confusing for many learners, the pronunciation as well as writing of it was complicated and something new for the learners so it was useful to be exposed that grammatical aspect for the first time.
Lesson Title: “let’s go shopping”
Date of Class: 8/28/17
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 10:30-12
MC: Ramin
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Matthew
Module: Shopping
How Many Learners: 10
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) = 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): On this day Krysie was sick so I had to replace her last minute. The class went great. I made up a lesson plan on the fly. Matthew was a good help. Students enjoyed word search activity where they had to find words related to shopping and first 3 winners got prizes from me (waffles).
Lesson Title: “Let’s explore Portland”
Date of Class: 8/22/2017
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Ramin
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Judy, Zeny
Module: In the Neighborhood
How Many Learners: 7
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): more loyalty cards need to be cut out.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) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =5
Total Score: 39
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Great class. I used a new activity to challenge the learners. It was a word search document about Portland and what’s famous in Portland. The first 3 winners got prizes (Cookies) but it was sweet to see everyone share the cookies and enjoy the collective work rather than the individual achievements.Lesson Title: “The sun and moon align with you”
Date of Class: 8/17/17
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Marc
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Ivy
Module: Eclipse 2017
How Many Learners: 19
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): we need to cut more loyalty cards for newcomersSelf 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) = 6
Total Score: 39
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): In my opinion it was Marc’s best class. Marc’s technique and his niceness led to an engaging class. At the end Marc used word search and many students really liked that activity and even stayed a little bit longer to finish the word search activity.Lesson Title: “that hits the spot”
Date of Class: 8/15/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Cecilia
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: None
Module: In the neighborhood
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): we need to cut out more loyalty cards.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) = 6
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) = 5
Total Score: 32
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Cecilia had a great energy today which affected the learners as well. We had some side conversations about different restaurants around Portland. The levels of the group allowed us to talk about cultural things in Portland.Lesson Title: TBD
Date of Class: 8/15/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Ramin (Robert’s dress rehearsal)
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Judy
Module: In the neighborhood
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): we need to cut out more loyalty cards for newcomers.
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) = 5
Total Score: 27
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): It was Robert’s dress rehearsal. He did a good job at getting students to be engaged. Robert ran out of activities towards the end. I gave him a map of Portland neighborhoods. It helped to finish the class on time. Overall good class.Lesson Title: TBA
Date of Class: 8/10/17
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Keli
DJ: Liam
Assistants: Kate, Patrick
Module: Eclipse 2017
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): okSelf 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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 3Total Score: 33
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): This report was supposed to be done by Liam but technical issues prevented him to do so. The following is Liam’s description of the class on 8/10/17 – “Mix of Alphabet call out letters; Round robin using dictated sentences and printed handouts re: upcoming total solar eclipse; “path” was the English word that represented greatest challenge of understanding this evening: when one learner made the connection to his comprehension, this learners whole face lit up; visage and eyes brightened, with a resounding smile. All we’re fully engaged and exchanged some small talk in their native language.
Lesson Title: “We can eat healthy on a budget”
Date of Class: 8/9/17
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Izzy
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: Rebeca, Arlene, Ivy
Module: Farmers Market
How Many Learners:
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Attention——– We need to cut out more loyalty cards for new students or for those whose cards are filled out completely.Self 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) = 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): It was a productive class. Learners learned many new vocabulary related to farmers market. Such as, Fleek and tomatillo. Many learners were confused by the word tomatillo and they indicated that it sounds like a Spanish word. Izzy’s pace with the class seemed to be too quick for this large and different level group. Overall, good class, learners seemed to enjoy it.
Lesson Title: “setting up camp”
Date of Class: 8/8/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Cecilia
DJ: Ramin
Assistants: None
Module: In the neighborhood
How Many Learners: 7!!!
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): We need to cut out more 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) = 2
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 3
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 2
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 4Total Score: 21
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): After having only 1-4 learners, we finally hit 7 learners today so that was exciting. Cecilia was not feeling good. She told me that she is sick, and if I could step in sometimes. I stepped in in the beginning but then Cecilia took over the class and MC’ed until the end of the class. We had a couple high level learners but Cecilia’s lesson plan challenged them as well. At the end many were happy with the learning outcome and expressed interest in coming back next Tuesday again.