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Lesson Title: Native American People in Oregon
Date of Class: 5/30/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00 PM
MC: Mike
DJ: Cecilia
Assistants:
Module: Race in Oregon
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) = 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) =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): We started class with two learners, and the standard alphabet sheet activity. Then we did Yell and Spell. We dictated the title of today’s lesson – “Native American People in Oregon,” at which point another learner joined. Then we wrote down and dictated facts about Native American tribes in Oregon. The next activity was a dialogue about a powwow at Delta Park that was sent around the room. We did Listen and Point with a sheet about tribes and treaties, and then a word search with tribe names. For the final activity, Mike had learners read sentences from an educational piece about Native Americans.

Lesson Title: Streets of Portland
Date of Class: May 30, 2017
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Maureen R.
DJ: Maureen R.
Assistants: Judy, Mary
Module: Race in Oregon
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) = 7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 6
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) = 6

Total Score: 38

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): I used the Willamette Weekly article “Streets of Portland” to identify two opposing sides of Portland’s political aisle. I dictated sentences which defined the “antifa” and the “alt-right,” and passed around photos of these fighting groups for the Round Robin. Although one of the assistants felt the material was too “heavy” and violent for our learners, I felt that they should be informed about what is happening in their city. I also dictated a sentence about Mayor Wheeler’s stance on the violence on our streets. We closed the class with a fun letter tile game where the teams were very evenly matched and competitive about spelling words included in the lesson. We had one new learner who was a bit higher level who was happy to help her classmates with their learning during the difficult sentence dictation.

Lesson Title: What is a Federal Budget
Date of Class: June 5 2017
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Ashley
DJ: Cam
Assistants:
Module: Federal Budget
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) = 4
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) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5

Total Score: 30

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):

-Alphabet sheet
-Yell and spell
-Dictation:
“Today’s lesson is called What is a Federal Budget?”
“It is the amount of money the government spends each year”
“billion”
“military”
“revenue”
“The Constitution gives the US Congress power over the budget”
“By September 30, 2017, all bills must be signed into law”
-Listen and Point/Here it is: “money” “interest” “billion” “revenue” “transportation” “spending”
-Dictation:
“The federal budget for 2018 is named Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again”

Lesson Title: Perfect Picnic in a Portland Park
Date of Class: 6/9/2017
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Maureen
DJ: Ashlyn
Assistants: Julia
Module: The Great Outdoors
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Gewd

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): Small class full of regular learners. We did alphabet listen & point, and then dictated lots of fun sentences about Portland Parks with neat facts. The interesting + relatable nature of the sentences led to lots of side conversations, but everyone participated and it was fun/good English practice in our small, friendly group. Next we did a round robin with “Have you ever been to Forest Park?” and we learned no one had! Then we passed around picnic items, such as a Frisbee and badminton. Then a listen and find on a document of picnic random facts, and ended with a competition between learners to spell previously practiced words with scrabble tiles. Good, connected and engaged class.

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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): We had 5 students, Ceci use the word ready poorly. Brought some signs that say We welcome, all races, all religions etc.
Good class.

Lesson Title: Fairness and equality
Date of Class: June 13, 2017
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00 pm
MC: Cecilia
DJ: Colleen
Assistants:
Module: Race in Oregon
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
good

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

Total Score: 39

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We started with just one learner tonight, then a half hour in, a new student arrived. They were quite compatible in their level, which helped with our flow. We had a communication snafu, because Colleen was subbing for Benjamin and didn’t realize it was his night to MC. Cecilia and Colleen communicated same day and Cecilia put together a good lesson plan, with some back-up activities from Colleen. The module, Race in Oregon, has plenty of materials to build on. Cecilia put together activities around Affirmative Action, which provided a lot of useful and relevant vocabulary and the Japanese American Historical Plaza. Both learners expressed appreciation for tonight’s class and plan to return.

Lesson Title: What are we spending our money on?
Date of Class: 6/19
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Ashley
DJ: Cam
Assistants: Trent
Module: Federal Budget
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) = 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) = 4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6

Total Score: 28

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):

Ashley’s silent class:
-alphabet sheet
-yell and spell
-dictation:
“Today’s lesson is called, What are we spending our money on?”
“The 2018 budget includes $54 billion in cuts to federal departments.”
-dictation and round robin:
“Which departments will be cut?”
“A few of them are: Education, Agriculture, and Transportation.”
-here it is with Trump’s budget proposal bar chart
-dictation and round robin:
“Which program sees the biggest budget cut?”
“The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA”
“What’s the EPA?”
“EPA is an agency which protects human health and the environment.”
-read aloud, here it is with flyer for English classes at Teaching House

Three lower-level learners today. Learners struggled at first with some of the more complex vocabulary, but one learner was able to use her notes from the previous week to recall how to spell words like “budget” and “cuts.” There was an effective amount of repetition in the lesson plan so that by the end of the class the learners were writing the dictated sentences more quickly.