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Lesson Title: Taken by surprise
Date of Class: 11/16/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12:30-2
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Elections
How Many Learners:0
Materials Status (loyalty cards, aphabet 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) =
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) =0Total Score: 7 (low score beacuse there wasn’t a class, but I did prepare for it !)
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): No learners came today- I thought maybe it was because I cancelled last week and then next week we don’t have class but then I got note that 1 of them called and said she couldn’t make it. Usually there are only 1 or 2 learners anyways, so I am not surprised. And glad that at least one called so I can not feel at fault for cancelling last minute! Of course I feel bad, but I think everyone is allowed a few call in’s every once in a great while when they are sick!
Lesson title: Taken by surprise
Date of Class:11/16/16
Day of Class:Wednesday
Time of Class:2:30-4
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Elections
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) =7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =8
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =8
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =8
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =8
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7Total Score: 48
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): TOTALLY awesome class!!! Phew! It really helped me recover from having no learners the hour before. The theme was the results of the presidential election and it was just smooth, interesting, and real. I kind of already knew how they all felt so it didn’t feel weird or awkward or anything, and I mostly based everything we did on facts. We dictated a couple sentences about how many Americans are feeling, and then some stats realted to Electoral vs. Popular votes. Then we explored a super clear, helpful map that had numbers as well as maps showing the current and historical E. vs. P votes. One learner said, “OHhhh, NOW i get it!” So they pretty much finally understood why Trump won, they were all pretty confused about it. The general feeling was that ‘we don’t like him’, but we’re not that worried. I just left it like that and told them I would update them more about his plans once we know more. We did end with an activity about Thanksgiving to lighten up the mood a bit. Very successful class!
Lesson Title:
Date of Class: 11/30/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12:30-2
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: A Nation of Immigrants
How Many Learners:2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, aphabet 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) =8
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) =7Total Score: 43
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We began with writing out a quote about being a nation of immigrants. Learners wrote it, then practiced it, and we talked a bit about what it meant. Then we practiced some short dialogues using the questions; where were you born, where were your children born, and when did you come here?. Great practice! We then talked about reasons people come/flee to the US, they told their stories and then we did a dictation with some of the common reasons. I was so interested to hear their stories, and though I was a little nervous about how it would go, it felt very relaxed and they were more than willing to share. we ended with looking at a timeline of Immigration in America.
Lesson Title:
Date of Class: 11/30/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:30-4
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: A Nation of Immigrants
How Many Learners:6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, aphabet 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) =8
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) =7Total Score: 43
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): This class was pretty much the same format as the first one. We began with writing out the quote about being a nation of immigrants and learners wrote it, practiced it, and we talked a bit about what it meant. Then we practiced the questions; where were you born, where were your children born, and when did you come here?. We then talked about the reasons people come/flee to the US, and they also told their stories and then we did the dictation with some of the common reasons. Similar to the first class, everyone was very open and relaxed to share their stories about why they came; almost all of them left their country for the same reason. So interesting and moving to hear! we also ended with looking at the timeline of Immigration in America, and they all said they really liked the topic :)
Lesson Title:
Date of Class: 12/7/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12:30-2
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: A Nation of Immigrants
How Many Learners:2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, aphabet 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) =7
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) =7Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): A twist on the title of todays lesson activity, I chose to use some statistics about immigrant population in the U.S. It was well received by the 2 ladies, and even organically turned into a mini geography lesson. We reviewed some questions that we practiced last week, which proved to be very useful. We then did a document search/analysis with a list of countries and their respective nationalities and national languages. Very interesting! We ended with a little round robin using the deck of professions! We had about 10 people; we said their names and then stated their nationalities. Good class!
Lesson Title:
Date of Class: 12/7/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:30-4
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: A Nation of Immigrants
How Many Learners:4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, aphabet 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) =7
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) =7Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Similar to the first class with a few modifications. We did the A twist on the title of todays lesson activity, with statistics about the immigrant population in the U.S. and reviewed the same questions that we practiced last week, also great practice for this group. We did the document search/analysis with a list of countries and their respective nationalities and national languages and next was an activity similar to ‘This is an apple’ also using the deck of professions! It was a bit different, more elaborate than the first groups dialogue, and although it started off a bit rocky, once we got the hang out of it, it worked pretty well! We ended with making our own personal timelines and each learner presented theirs to the class. Also a fun class :)
Lesson Title: Bundle up, it’s freezing out there!
Date of Class: 12/14/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12:30-2
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Winter Weather
How Many Learners:2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, aphabet 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) =8
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =8
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) =7Total Score: 45
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): This was a really awesome class! There was a new learner, a Spanish speaker- and the other learner was also a Spanish speaker so they were happy to have eachothers support. We laughed a TON! The new gal was definitely nervous and feeling bad about her literacy skills but definitely loosened up after she realized it’s a totally safe (and fun) environment. I even used some Spanish to show her we all make mistakes, and we’re in this together :) We did the title of the lesson, then a short dialogue using the title in an example. Next we learned vocabulary related to winter weather and practiced the items in a few different ways. The highlight was the memory game where each person has to say the item they are bringing to the mountain this weekend, and remember the ones the person said before . I’ve used this activity in the past and it’s always a hit. They both kept saying warm armers, instead of arm warmers and it was just hilarious! I gave them some yummy chocolates and we wished eachother happy holidays.
Lesson Title: Bundle up, it’s freezing out there!
Date of Class: 12/14/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:30-4
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Winter Weather
How Many Learners:0
Materials Status (loyalty cards, aphabet 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) =
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: 7
I prepared well but there wasn’t a class due to the snow coming down hard as the class was going to start. I said I would stay but the learners defintiely wanted to just get home.
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