Date of Class: 2/3/14
Day of Class: Monday
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants: Lisa Hanes
Module: Money
How Many Learners: 11
Score:
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Not bad at all for the first class! We had 11 learners total, varying levels but generally a very fun energetic group. There were about 6 to start, we were rolling with the Alphabet and onto names when the other 5 or so trickled in. It was a tad challenging to get everyone on the same page at times but a good “ready” proved quite effective. We identified coins, practiced pronunciation and then did the coin grab activity. Most of the learners had good listening skills and seemed to understand instruction pretty well. From there we decided to do a short dictation/dialogue that challenged the more advanced learners but wasn’t too difficult for the lower level learners. Ended with a super fun TPR, lots of laughing and thank you’s at the end :)

Joshua Clark

Date of Class: 02/19/2014
Day of Class: Weds
MC: Patrik McDade
DJ: Joshua Clark
Assistants: Rodolfo
Module: Measurement
How Many Learners: 6
Score: 6+5+7+6+5+7= 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
The class warmed up nicely and after a short time there was a lot of assisting of learning amongst the learners. One new learner seemed to be under a great deal of pressure in the beginning, but by the time he left and we said thank you for coming, the genuine smile and handshake indicated that he seemed to have enjoyed himself. The group had a great deal of laughter together. The energy of the class was good. I’m looking forward to continuing to build a relationship with the members of this class and finding ways to understand their individual strengths and needs to support the language acquisition process.

Date of Class: 02/26/2014
Day of Class: Wednesday
MC: Joshua Clark
DJ: Rodolfo
Assistants:
Module: Measurement
How Many Learners: 8
Score: 4+4+5+5+5+5 = 28
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
The class went very smoothly. The learners generally seemed at ease and comfortable. There were no moments of discomfort or extreme awkwardness which was good since this was my first unsupervised class. I was most concerned about creating a comfortable and safe learning space and I was very successful at doing that. There was plenty of praise and engagement between learners and the learners and teachers. As a teacher I definitely learned a great deal about order of operations in executing an activity and as soon as I changed up the way that we did the activity I saw instant improvement in speaking confidence, accurate production, and for the learners, it made receiving praise much more rewarding. There was one learner who struggled a bit and was working at a slower pace than the rest. Managing how to keep the learners all engaged at all times while not making the slower student feel overly pressured was a bit of a challenge. However, because there was a safe learning environment with plenty of praise and confidence, the overall class didn’t suffer in the least and there were smiles all around.

Date of Class: 03/06/2014
Day of Class: Wednesday
MC: Joshua
DJ: Rodolfo
Assistants:
Module: Address & Maps
How Many Learners: 8
Score: 7+5+5+5+4+5=31
What happened:
Most learners arrived about 5 minutes late, and there was a little struggle to get the ball rolling with the alphabet point. We kept doing it until we finally had the group focused and fully participating. After we warmed up the class had a nice flow. There was enough laughter and lightheartedness that there was a positive learning environment that was sustained. I was very pleased to see so much helping going on between learners. I’m still trying to figure out the best way to help learners who are a little less advanced to keep up without making them feel pressured to perform at the expense of learning while also keeping the other students who have better language skills engaged in the learning process. In other words, I want all learners at all times to be learning and to milk every minute in the class room.

Date of Class: 03/12/2014
Day of Class: Wednesday
MC: Joshua
DJ:
Assistants: Ben, Quinton
Module: Maps & Location
How Many Learners: 12
Score: 5+5+6+6+5+3 = 30
What happened:
This class was probably the most engaging that I’ve taught thus far. It was great to have such a diverse group of learners. It required a lot more out of me as a teacher and I found that it expanded my capacity to teach as a result -especially with my DJ out sick. The class was intense, but very positive. We focused a great deal on pronunciation of some really hard sounds associated with numbers and ordinals. We also did a “I’m lost and need directions” game with a map on the floor. One new learner. Lots of laughter. New activities. It was a really great class. I was a little overwhelmed at times, but not too much. Unfortunately the lateness of some learners combined with a large class and trying to make sure that everyone’s needs were met led to some disorganization on my part. Next time I will have to manage things a bit differently.