Site: Midland Library
Lesson Title: There’s an elephant in the room
Date of Class: Aug 28, 2019
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: RaminPolyglotMaestro
DJ: MelissaPatientParalegal
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Animals Adapt
How Many Learners: 15
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Loyalty cards were out but Ramin was going to spruce them up on Thursday

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) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Several new learners, some of the more experienced learners stepped up to help them out. Lesson included different activities incorporating the same animal vocabulary. There was really an elephant in the room.

Site: Midland Library
Lesson Title: How Do Pikas Survive
Date of Class: Sep 05, 2019
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: ConallFocusedPoliticalstrategist
DJ: ShelleySincereLearner
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Madelynn
Module: Pikas and Swifts! Animals Adapt
How Many Learners: 15
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): All good. We’re running low on extra loyalty cards at Midland.

Self 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) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 8

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Today we talked about pikas, how they adapt to different weather conditions, and how they are different from humans. Class engagement was good. Some students showed up late, which slowed/disrupted the alphabet sheet activity. MC, DJ, and Shadower discussed ways to keep everyone in track when this happens. Experienced students did a good job helping newer students. First-time students chatted a lot throughout the class and didn’t latch on to “Ready.” MC, DJ, and Shadower discussed ways to keep the class moving quickly and keep everyone on the same page by really emphasizing “Ready!” technique. Some students struggled with writing, which slowed things down, but overall, students were engaged, had high energy, and helped each other with dictation and comprehension

Site: Midland Library
Lesson Title: What are Vaux’s Swifts?
Date of Class: Sep 12, 2019
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: ShelleySincereLearner
DJ: MadelynnDeterminedTeacher
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Swifts
How Many Learners: 12
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) = 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) = 7

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Despite Shelley feeling nervous, she did a great job. Her delivery was smooth, the learners were engaged, and she brought interesting materials.

Site: Midland Library
Lesson Title: Preparing for Winter
Date of Class: Sep 19, 2019
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: ShelleySincereLearner
DJ: ConallFocusedPoliticalstrategist
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Animals Adapt
How Many Learners: 11
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):

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) = 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) = 6

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We did a venn diagram activity which went pretty well and the learners understanding increased throughout. We skipped writing down phrases for listen and do, so ended up going through the lesson too fast, but we used the time at the end for more personal questions.

Site: Midland Library
Lesson Title: Animals adapt
Date of Class: Sep 26, 2019
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: RaminPolyglotMaestro
DJ: MC Entered attendance, no DJ
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Animals adapt
How Many Learners: 12
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): We need to cut out loyalty cards

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) = 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): Good class, we learned about different animals, wrote their names down and then i showed pictures of those animals. Everyone had a hard time writing the word squirrel. Promoted pika excursion which happened the next day.

Site: Midland Library
Lesson Title: An a apple a day keeps the doctor away
Date of Class: Oct 03, 2019
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: RaminPolyglotMaestro
DJ: MC Entered attendance, no DJ
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Fall Orchards
How Many Learners: 13
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): we need to cut out loyalty cards

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) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We practiced pronunciation and dictation of different types of apples. Students were surprised to know that there are so many types

Site: Midland Library
Lesson Title: Apples and oranges
Date of Class: Oct 10, 2019
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: RaminPolyglotMaestro
DJ: MC Entered attendance, no DJ
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Andres
Module: Fall Orchards
How Many Learners: 11
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): we need to cut out the loyalty cards

Self Evaluation

Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 3
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) = 5

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): I went to buy different apples (granny smith, gala, red delicious apple) to use as the real world material, and got stuck in traffic so I was late 3 min to the class. The class itself was very fun. We used different apples to do “this is an apple activity” and dictation about apples. Learners had a lot of fun