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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) =
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Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Lesson Title: Radon Gas in Portland
Date of Class: 02/03/20
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6 PM
MC: markabogadooptimisto
DJ:none
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: none
Module: Science, etc
How Many Learners: 1
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
good
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) =
5
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Very motivated learner’ class essentially was tutoring. Attendance may be an issue for this location, but this is only the 2nd week and the weather has not been cooperative.Lesson Title: Rainy days and mondays
Date of Class: 02/05/20
Day of Class: Weds
Time of Class: 6 PM
MC: Patrik
DJ: Ian Lanky Lobo
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Heidi
Module: Stormwater
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
good
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =
6
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): It was great to see 2 familiar learners come back after a bit of a break. We had one new learner who we saw this morning. With one new learner and a new shadower it was a lot to manage in terms of making everyone feel comfortable, but MC was flexible and everyone was flowing by the end.Site: King Elementary
Lesson Title: What to do to deal with mold
Date of Class: Feb 10, 2020
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: IanLankyLobo
DJ: ShelleySincereLearner
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Safety in the Home (Healthy Home)
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Good! That box is so tidy!!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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Today we focused on mold and prevent it. Class started with one learner, but another showed up a half hour in. We used an infographic for multiple activities, including listen and point and round robin sentences. We also did a storytelling activity, where learners told a story about a time they dealt with mold. Learners then retold the story one sentence at a time, and we wrote down each sentence. It was neat to see learners do some extemporaneous sentence building and self-editing upon repeating the story for dictation, and it felt like a good activity for a small group. MC and DJ agreed that more time would have been nice for this activity, but it was great to see the lower level learner, who seemed uncertain in her abilities, tell a story without too much trouble and get more confident in the retelling. It seemed like a nice way to show learners that they know more than they think.
The two learners were at different language levels, and MC noted that he wished he had better gauged the level differences and scaffolded the activities more effectively to ease the less advanced learner into them. We also discussed the challenges in striking a balance between very structured activities and more interpretive/extemporaneous ones, and when each of those activities do and don’t work. (Does that make sense?) Anyway, learners seemed challenged at times, but there were also lots of moments of understanding firing off, which was cool. DJ learned a lot, too. :)
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Site: King Elementary
Lesson Title: Save energy in your home
Date of Class: Feb 19, 2020
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: IanLankyLobo
DJ: DanielGoofyProfessor
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Saving Energy in your Home
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) = 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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): It was Ian’s silent class. He mimed being unable to talk right at the outset and the students just rolled with it from the jump. We started with two students and a third joined us about 20 minutes in.
The silent class went really well – Ian fed me lines as we went and was even able to modify the lesson as we went along. Lots of laughing, connection and helping. Lots of fun times pronouncing the word “bulb.”
At the very end of the class one of the students asked why Ian couldn’t talk. It went seamlessly enough that his speech-less-ness just read as recovering from laryngitis. Good work, everyone!
Site: King Elementary
Lesson Title: How can I control indoor pests?
Date of Class: Feb 24, 2020
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: ShelleySincereLearner
DJ: markabogadooptimisto
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Safety in the Home (Healthy Home)
How Many Learners: 2Preparation: 6
Technique: 5
Engagement: 6
Connection: 6
Poise: 5
Reflection: 7An interesting class in that one of the students had special needs. He has come to this class previously, but not often and came with a support person. The other student was patient with this individual.
Site: King Elementary
Lesson Title: What is the census?
Date of Class: March 2nd, 2020
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: ShelleySincereLearner
DJ: markabogadooptimisto
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Society and Culture
How Many Learners: 2Preparation: 7
Technique: 5
Engagement: 6
Connection: 6
Poise: 5
Reflection: 6We consistently have 2 students in this class, one of whom has unique disabilities and is accompanied by an assistant. The other student is patient and understanding of minor disruptions, and the MC dealt with those well.
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Site: King Elementary
Lesson Title: is it edible?
Date of Class: Mar 05, 2020
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: IanLankyLobo
DJ: MC Entered attendance, no DJ
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Native plants
How Many Learners: 3
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) = 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) = 6What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): DJ couldn’t make it. Was MC’s Youre the Boss now class. used some good infographics and charts to learn about edible and poisonous native plants, followed up with some round robins about whether or not we can eat these plants
Site: King Elementary
Lesson Title: Let’s ask each other questions!
Date of Class: Mar 09, 2020
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: PatrikKilpatrickEvolutionary
DJ: ShelleySincereLearner
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Sabrina
Module: “Census 2020” (off-curriculum today)
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): GoooodSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 8
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) = 8What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Today’s class was really cool. We did not talk about the census, it’s true… But! Today’s activity really upped learner engagement and connection.
While there was no specific lesson plan in mind at the start, Patrik worked up an open-ended yet structured activity on the fly that challenged learners (and facilitators) to produce short, authentic stories about themselves. This activity allowed both learners to engage with the lesson and challenge themselves despite having different strengths (listening vs writing vs speaking).
Initially we only had one (high-level) learner, and at that point, Patrik had hoped to focus the day on challenging them to work on the nitty gritty aspects of English production. The class started out as an authentic conversation between the MC, learner and DJ, and that conversational theme carried throughout the class even after the other learner arrived.
There were some surprising moments where one learner really locked into the stories they were telling and produced some strong narratives. It was really cool to watch, and it was a level of engagement I hadn’t yet seen from this learner. The two learners also connected with each other more than usual. A lot of their connecting conversation was not in English, but the energy level was high and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. It was a super fun class with a lot to take in.
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