Rockwood Library — Spring 2016

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  • #7524
    Diana Tesh
    Spectator

    Lesson Title: Making the Right Call
    Date of Class: 5/16/2016
    Day of Class: Monday
    Time of Class: 6PM
    MC: Estefania
    DJ: Diana
    Assistants: Ramin
    Module: telephone etiquite
    How Many Learners: 9
    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) = 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

    Total Score: 36

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
    Estefania was not feeling well so at Ramin’s suggestion, she made this her first “silent lesson” and Diana did the talking. There were two new learners, a nice-sized group, and well thought-out lesson plan. Things went swimmingly!

    #7527
    Ramin Tokhi
    Spectator

    Lesson Title:
    Date of Class: 5/17/16
    Day of Class: Tuesday
    Time of Class: Noon-1:30
    MC: Patrik
    DJ: Ramin
    Assistants: Judy, Luke
    Module: Telephone Etiquette
    How Many Learners: 13
    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) = 5
    Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
    Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 8
    Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
    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): Great class, good connections among learners. Patrik made a lesson plan today :)

    #7528
    Maureen Riggs
    Spectator

    Lesson Title: I need a doctor! (phone etiquette)
    Date of Class: May 17, 2016
    Day of Class: Tuesday
    Time of Class: 6-7:30
    MC: Gerardo
    DJ: Maureen
    Assistants: 0
    Module: phone etiquette
    How Many Learners:6
    Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): made/cut new LC’s

    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) = 4
    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: 31

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
    Alphabet listen and point was slowed down for very low-level English student(s).
    Modeled dialogue of making an appointment to see a doctor. Students were engaged and on task, though there was a general lack of energy. Learners helped each other only when prompted. Students enjoyed hunting for words during the end of class “Seek and Find.”

    #7529
    Ivy Watson
    Spectator

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    Lesson Title: The Bee’s Knees
    Date of Class: 5/18/16
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: noon-1:30
    MC: Megan C.
    DJ: Ivy W.
    Assistants: none
    Module: Busy Bees
    How Many Learners: 14
    Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): No self evaluation sheets

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

    Total Score: 42

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Alphabet Listen & Point, Yell & Spell with names, lots of learners came late, “Today’s Lesson is called ‘The Bee’s Knees'” dictation, Document word search with xerces society handout on honeybees, dictation–sentences about bees, This is an Apple type activity: passed around pictures that corresponded to dictation sentences (e.g. a picture of a hive and the sentence “honey bees live in hives”).

    #7531
    Maureen Riggs
    Spectator

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    Lesson Title: Safe work environment
    Date of Class: 5/19/2016
    Day of Class: Thursday
    Time of Class: 12:00-1:30
    MC: Elizabeth
    DJ: Maureen
    Assistants: Whiley
    Module: Workplace Safety
    How Many Learners: 13
    Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): fine

    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) = 4
    Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7

    Total Score: 33

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
    The class was Liz’s dress rehearsal. Many learners trickled in after class started, so Liz had everyone spell their names again for the latecomers. Liz passed out photocopies of employees doing the wrong thing at work such as not wearing a hard hat or standing in a grease-laden kitchen. Learners circulated the copies round-robin style. Many of the students laughed since the photocopies showed a man wearing a plastic bag on his head instead of a hard hat, etc. The class was rather small, so the entire lesson was over before the class time was up. Liz quickly came up with another activity having students mime putting on a hard hat and tying their shoes, etc. It was a small enough class so that we teachers could spend individualized time with students who either needed extra help or wanted to hone their pronunciation skills/spelling.

    #7539
    Estefania Zavala
    Spectator

    Lesson Title: Hold the Phone
    Date of Class: May 23,2016
    Day of Class: Monday
    Time of Class: 6:00-7:30 PM
    MC: Diana
    DJ: Estefania
    Assistants: Tamara, Monica
    Module: Telephone Etiquette
    How Many Learners: 16
    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) = 4
    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) = 5

    Total Score: 31

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We started with ABC sheets, names, and the title of the lesson, followed by dictation. We then did some listen and do and different dialogue scripts with different phone scenarios. We also filled out some similar scripts and filled out a sheet after listening to a voicemail. We ended by reading a phone dialogue.

    #7540
    Maureen Riggs
    Spectator

    Lesson Title: Freedom Isn’t Free
    Date of Class: 5/12/2016
    Day of Class: Thursday
    Time of Class: 12-1:30
    MC: Mark G.
    DJ: Maureen
    Assistants: Liz and Katie. Patrik observed.
    Module: Labor History
    How Many Learners: 15
    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) = 5
    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) = 7

    Total Score: 35

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Mark did alphabet point, introductions Round Robin and had the students listen to a song he cued up on the computer about Joe Hill–a civil liberties advocate. He passed around photocopies of some of the people who were mentioned in the song and a few others. Students were confused about the pictures and what they had to do with the lesson. Many photocopies were being circulated simultaneously.

    #7541
    Ramin Tokhi
    Spectator

    Lesson Title: “At the sound of the beep”
    Date of Class: 5/24/16
    Day of Class: Tuesday
    Time of Class: Noon-1:30
    MC: Patrik
    DJ: Ramin
    Assistants: Katie, Judy, Catherine
    Module: Telephone Etiquette
    How Many Learners: 14
    Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): OK!

    Self Evaluation

    Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 4
    Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 3
    Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
    Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 8
    Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7

    Total Score: 36

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): great class. One of the smoothest classes for Patrik. We had a new learner who blended in very nicely and was very engaged and supportive. Great connection among learners.

    #7545
    Maureen Riggs
    Spectator

    Lesson Title: “Do You Have a Minute?”
    Date of Class: 5/24/2016
    Day of Class: Tuesday
    Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
    MC: Luke
    DJ: Maureen
    Assistants: 0
    Module: telephone etiquette
    How Many Learners:9
    Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): We need more alphabet sheets and phone trees.

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

    Total Score: 39

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
    Luke had students do alphabet listen and point, introduction yell and spell, then find phone terms such as: “replay messages,” and message forwarding” from a photocopied sheet. We role-played a back and forth dialogue about calling someone and giving them instructions. Students copied dictated sentences from the dialogue. Luke split the class in half and had one half be person A from the dialogue and the other side be person B from the dialogue. We then started a round robin where the students practiced the bit in pairs. Class ended just all learners had the opportunity to practice speaking.

    #7548
    Megan Corning
    Spectator

    Lesson Title: Vance Park walking tour
    Date of Class: 5/25/16
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 12-1:30pm
    MC: Patrik
    DJ: Megan C
    Assistants: Ivy, Barbara, Adriana, Jennifer, Jessie
    Module: Busy Bees
    How Many Learners: 15
    Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): need more alphabet sheets (completely out) and the box needs to be organized and paired down

    Self Evaluation

    Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 9
    Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 7
    Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 8
    Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 8
    Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 8

    Total Score: 46

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): This class was a collaboration between PPT, Green Lents and Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. We began class with the alphabet sheet warm up and spelling our names, and then we paired up learners with teachers/assistants (2:1) and moved the class outside. We walked to Vance Park, with teachers practicing language with learners along the way. We stayed in our smaller groups once there and walked around the garden, identifying various plants, trees, and insects and eating strawberries and raspberries from the bushes.The novelty of the class format seemed to be appreciated by the learners. We got back to the library a bit late, and pacing and speaking and being heard while walking along a busy road were challenging at times. But there was a high level of connection and engagement, plus we learned during reflection that one of the learners was able to identify parts of flowers by the names learned in previous classes in this module.

    #7553

    Lesson Title: America Needs a Raise
    Date of Class: 5/26/16
    Day of Class: Thursday
    Time of Class: 12-130
    MC: Joseph
    DJ: Patrik
    Assistants:
    Module: Labor History
    How Many Learners: 13
    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) = 6
    Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5

    Total Score: 33

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Joseph’s Gentle Intervention. He kept his composure and facilitated well, considering! We worked on alphabet technique quite a bit. This report is 5 days late, so I dropped reflection by 2 points.

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