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Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =Total Score:
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Lesson Title: Eat the Rainbow!
Date of Class: 1/16/18
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Maureen
DJ: Maureen
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Larissa, Judy!
Module: Nutrition
How Many Learners: 13
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
materials are stocked, but where the f*ck did our loyalty card box go????????????????????????????????
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 39
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Class was super chatty, which I liked because these wonderful learners haven’t seen each other in a while and they wanted to catch up. I dictated several sentences about food–one food for each color in the rainbow. Not absolutely sure all of the learners got the connection; some were translating RAINBOW on their phones are were confused about how we were going to eat this meteorological phenomenon. There were two new learners assisted by a volunteer with Lutheran Charities. Hopefully, they were not too overwhelmed and will visit again. Class moved a little slowly due to the very low level of one of the newcomers, but everyone helped one another and the class was extremely communal and positive.
Lesson Title: Winter Squash is a Great Winter Food
Date of Class: 1/16/2018
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00 – 7:30
MC: Izzy
DJ: Lucas
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: n/a
Module: Nutrition
How Many Learners: 8
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): materials stockedSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 4
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) = 7Total Score: 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Class was filled with new learners. I don’t think they were used to doing choral responses; the first couple attempts fell flat, then got much better after a few rounds of practice. We did a Round Robin asking “have you ever eaten a winter squash?”, a This is… with a winter squash, Sentence Dictations about squash, and a Document Search comparing various types of squash. It looked like most people did not know each other previously, but were bonding near the end. They also seemed excited to come back, taking pamphlets with them that showed the class and other library event schedules.
Lesson Title: Oregon Counties
Date of Class: Jan 17 2018
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2pm
MC: HerbHappyHero (Sarah’s Dress Rehearsal)
DJ: JacobSensitiveRaconteur
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: N/a
Module: Oregon Territory
How Many Learners: 12
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): I think the alphabet sheets are a bit low. Everything else seems find.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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5Total Score: 34
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Sara’s dress rehearsal went very, very well! One of our learners showed up 15 minutes early, and had a big presence – she asked us to put the two long tables together length wise, which I wasn’t a fan of, but we ended up getting a dozen learners plus two kids, and they exactly fit around the table.
This group clearly knows each other well; there was lots of banter and laughter throughout the lesson. We hit a couple of small snags – none of us knew where the cloth Oregon maps were, but Sara found them later, and she also kindly allowed me to model choral response for her once, which I asked to do after I noticed her rushing through once of the sentences she had dictated. Afterwards, everything went very smoothly!
Lesson Title: The Ballot, The Vote, and Your Healthcare
Date of Class: 01/22/2018
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 2:00pm
MC: CeciliaGoofyDogOwner
DJ: SaraCaringLinguist
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: N/A
Module: Elections
How Many Learners: 10
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Made 20 copies of the alphabet sheet. Around one sheet of new blank attendance cards cut out. Pens added to the top of the supply box– feel free to give them out/use them!Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 3
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 4
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) = 6Total Score: 27
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We had a medium-sized group today. Only one or two learners may have been new– the rest appeared comfortable with the activities and one another. This lead to lots of working together and asking questions. It was great!An opportunity for improvement next week is being mindful of where learners are sitting and redirecting them as needed to better facilitate peer exchange and activity flow.
A highlight from today is that students were interested in the topic– It seems like they felt it was relevant. For example, towards the end of class we had a group conversation about where people could go to vote on Tuesday (initiated by a student question).
Overall, a productive and fun day of learning English!
Lesson Title:
Date of Class:
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Amy Rose
DJ: Maureen
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Judy
Module: Nutrition
How Many Learners: 11
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): goodSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =Total Score: * ( I forgot to have Amy do a self-evaluation, we just talked about the lesson and how she and we (Judy and I) felt about her dress rehearsal.
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): First off, Amy did a fantastic job with her dress rehearsal. She was loud and proud and poised. Even though she forgot a few small things, learners were kept on their toes and seemed to enjoy talking about the squash recipe. A few new learners came to the class late, so introductions had to be partially redone. Amy was quick to do a short yell and spell to make sure the new learners were welcomed, edited her longer sentences while gauging the competency of her median learner on the fly and remained upbeat and poised. She also worked one-on-one with a few very low level learners while keeping track of how far along most learners were with their sentences. Two enthusiastic thumbs up for Amy’s dress rehearsal!!
Lesson Title: Easy, Healthy, and Good Tasting
Date of Class: 1/23/2018
Day of Class:Tuesday
Time of Class:6:00pm
MC: Lucas
DJ: Izzy
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Winter Squash
How Many Learners: 10
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =8
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =4
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score:36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Winter squash seems to be a fun module as some of the learners found it challenging and asked questions about squash and how to pronounce it. 2 new learners.
Lesson Title: Oregon Cities and Towns
Date of Class: 1/24/18
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Herbert
DJ: Amy
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: N/A
Module: Oregon Territory
How Many Learners: 18
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): stockedSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 8
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) = 8
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 8
Total Score: 44What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Today was Oregon Cities and Towns based on a previous lesson on counties. There were 4 new people and new loyalty cards were created for them. Several people came in late, after “Names: Yell and Spell”. Everyone was very helpful to the new people. There wasn’t quite enough material to cover the time on the lesson plan, but the MC and DJ came up with enough content based on the original lesson plan to fill the lesson (a couple of dictations and a couple round robins). After the lesson, Amy and Herb discussed the class and completed the self-evaluation. They called Jake to get some help on how to do attendance, he was super helpful. Amy and Herb figured out how to do the attendance codes. Amy completed the Past Tense journal at the library but had to ask Santiago about Guild Level, so she completed Attendance at home.Lesson Title: I Have A Dream
Date of Class: 1/18/18
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 2-330
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: Amy Julia May
Module: The Words of MLK
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) = 4
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 4
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) = 2Total Score: 28
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Brought in I have a dream speech. My new tablet didn’t work. played from the phone, but the sound was weak. Still we pulled it off, and I got some chills, I think they got some too.
Lesson Title: Measure 101
Date of Class: 1/22/18
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-730
MC: Patrik
DJ:
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: na
Module: Election
How Many Learners: 7
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): okSelf 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) = 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) = 3Total Score: 28
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): the voting stuff was a little abstract. Many folks were pretty new, and hadn’t really warmed up to the technique yet. It was definitely helpful to have three seasoned learners there.. it’s interesting, because it’s practically a totally new class. Could have used a little shuffling of learners. One learner was pretty frustrated, but I heard he came back, so we’re doing ok. They asked if I was politicising them, but I was just saying, hey, this isn’t my opinion, just what is happening.
Lesson Title: “What’s your blueprint?”
Date of Class: Jan 25 2018
Day of Class: Thursday
Time of Class: 2pm
MC: Amy
DJ: Jacob
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: May, Julia
Module: Martin Luther King Jr.
How Many Learners: 20
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Looked fine to meSelf 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) = 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) = 8Total Score: 42
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): After yell & spell, Amy went into the lesson with a short dialogue (“Have you ever heard a Martin Luther King Jr speech?”) and round robin, then a listen & point with a Civil Rights Movement timeline, and finally closed by dictating portions of a speech given by the late doctor. Good class!
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Lesson Title: You have rights
Date of Class: 1/29/2018
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 2:00 PM
MC: Sara
DJ: Cecilia
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Society & Culture
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) = 4
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 4
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 3
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 28
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We started the lesson with few learners, and began with the alphabet. More learners joined as the lesson went on, with us eventually having a total attendance of 13. We did yell and spell with names, and then wrote the title of the day’s lesson, segueing into learning about rights with a simple listen and point. Sara introduced the Know Your Rights Cards, and we did dictations with phrases on the cards. Because we ended up having to do a lot of improvisation (the learners were higher-level today and we went through material quickly), the learners themselves offered a lot of extra support toward each other, such as offering corrections or pointing someone to the right phrase. We practiced asking questions with the learners responding with what they’d learned, and finished off the lesson with pointing toward directions.
Lesson Title: I Have the Right to Remain Silent
Date of Class: 1/29/2018
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6:00 p.m.
MC: Amy
DJ: Lucas
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Know Your Rights
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) = 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) = 7Total Score: 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): The lesson started with two learners, a third joining after the “Title of Today’s Lesson” activity. We did a Round Robin where the question was “Where were you born?” with the answer “I have the right to remain silent;” listen and points with wallet and door resources on interacting with law enforcement; a fill-in-the-blank worksheet; and video dictation.
Lesson Title: Let Us Make an Appointment and Go to the Doctor
Date of Class: 1/30/2018
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00
MC: Izzy
DJ: Lucas
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner:
Module: Health and Social Services
How Many Learners: 10
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): only 1 blank pre-cut loyalty card left in the small card-holding boxSelf 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) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We used a local map of transit lines and hospitals, as well as a medical history checklist for document searches and round robins. Learners seemed very interested in figuring out what a lot of the medical conditions were. 2 people were new.
Lesson Title: Medical History
Date of Class: 1/30/2018
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Maureen
DJ: Maureen
Assistants/Shadowers/Auditioner: May
Module: At the Doctor
How Many Learners: 18
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
good
Self EvaluationPreparation: 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) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Class was really big–18 learners! And May did a great job with keeping her poise, projecting her voice and pacing the class. We dictated sentences having to do with medical history–some sentences were tricky and learners all helped each other. There was a large disparity between levels. May played a video and dictated sentences we heard on the video. One of the speakers is broken, so the video was barely audible and there might not have been a connection between the video and the subsequent dictated sentences. Maybe we should replace the speakers or come up with a better way to use media. May did a great job having each learner repeat the letter combinations–she seemed like a seasoned teacher! After class, we had a meaningful and productive chat about ways to improve the class. it was a fun and lively class and we had a lot of giggles when we used the word “hemorrhoids.” :)
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