Lesson Title: Oregon Territory
Date of Class: 1/17/18
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6pm-7:30pm
MC: Gaston
DJ: Alisa
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Kalin, Sofia
Module: Science, Health, Technology
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):

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) = 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) = 6

Total Score: 31

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): First Wednesday class of the term. Three return learners and one new one. The new learner was at a lower level than the others which made it a little challenging. The original plan was to have colorful maps but we made due with black and white copies.

Lesson Title: I have a dream
Date of Class: 1/17/18
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-8:30
MC: mark
DJ: n/a
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Kalen; Sofia
Module: society and culture
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) =7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6

Total Score: 38

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): first week of class; 3 students who were very engaged

Lesson Title:
Date of Class: 1/26/18
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Brooke
DJ: n/a
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Sofia
Module: Maps/Addresses
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):

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) =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) =4

Total score: 28

What happened: I didn’t have much time to prepare and plan an MLK themed class due to working over-time that day so I chose Maps/Addresses as a) I have taught this topic many times so didn’t need to plan much and b) it’s always useful for non-native English speakers. AND I just saw that the theme for next month is going to be Maps/Addresses.. which is great because all 5 of the learners need a lot of practice with ordinal numbers, street names, address abbreviations and most importantly, saying/writing their own addresses. In fact, only 1 of them knew their address by memory; everyone else had to look at their ID’s. Class started a little slow, energy wasn’t very high but by the end, the flow was there. I noticed one learner getting a little frustrated with the ordinal numbers but I kept the pace at her level to ensure we didn’t lose her. Otherwise, nice group of ladies eager to learn :)

Lesson Title: Green streets
Date of Class: 1/31/18
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Gaston
DJ: Brooke
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Sofia
Module: Stormwater management
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):

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

What happened: Class started with just 1 learner and the others trickled in, all arriving by about 15-20 after. We did alphabet practice, then yell and spell. A visual document was used to introduce vocab related to stormwater management to the learners. Next the MC handed out a more elaborate document with text that defined the different types of green streets in Portland. We worked with that for a bit via listen/find and then practiced a dialogue talking about the kinds of green streets we’ve seen in our neighborhoods. The last activity involved finding words on the word cloud that would be used for the game of bingo. All learners (and the couple kiddos in the room) seemed to really enjoy the game, especially since m&m’s were involved! Super high energy at the end, and overall, solid class :)

Lesson Title:
Date of Class: 2/7/18
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Gaston
DJ: Max
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Sofia
Module: Stormwater Management
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):

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) = 6

Total Score: 36

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Started with 2 students (one was new) and 3 more students came in about 20 minutes late. We looked at graphs and data about rainfall. Learners got into pairs and worked together to fill out a table of average rainfall per month. Gaston brought in a ruler so that learners could visualize how much rain we get in Oregon. There were a lot of different languages spoken between learners – English, Spanish, French, and Swahili.

Lesson Title: My discount prescription drug card
Date of Class: 02/13/18
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 9:30am
MC: Benjamin
DJ: Gastón
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Health & Social Services
How Many Learners: 7
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):

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) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7

Total Score: 38

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): One new learner. All learners received a discount prescription drug card to use anytime they need to get a prescription filled. The card never expires.

Lesson Title: Where Do You Live?
Date of Class: 2/15/2018
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Brooke
DJ: Alisa
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Sofia
Module: Maps and Addresses
How Many Learners: 2
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) = 5
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

Total Score: 32

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): The Black History Month celebration was happening this evening at Rigler, so we only had two learners who showed up around 6:30. It was a good class and these are two very committed learners. Way to be flexible, Brooke!