Sherwin Williams – Summer 2015 Pilot

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  • #5847
    WebMaestrex
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    Lesson Title:
    Date of Class:
    Day of Class:
    Time of Class:
    MC:
    DJ:
    Assistants:
    Module:
    How Many Learners:
    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):

    • This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by Zadok Taylor.
    #5854
    Brooke Stady
    Spectator

    Lesson Title:n/a
    Date of Class: 7/29/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 12:30-2 (Group A)
    MC:Brooke
    DJ:
    Assistants:
    Module: N/A (first day, focus was on a curriculum vote)
    How Many Learners: 1
    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) =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) =7
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6

    Total Score: 45

    We did names, then I asked her a few questions about her life just to assess her level, we did what do you do? Then we practiced with some numners/ ordinals, I realized she needed help with 15/50 and then we did some ordinals which was completely new to her. Then I read my ‘about me’, she wrote, her writing is pretty good, everything else low-intermediate. Then she told me a story, made lots of mistakes. We corrected them then did the vote, she asked me to repeat several of the questions I asked her, or just words in general so she could write them down. Had a real hard time with ‘daughter’. She picked citizenship as the module.

    #5855
    Brooke Stady
    Spectator

    Lesson Title:N/A
    Date of Class: 7/29/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 2:30-4 (group B)
    MC:Brooke
    DJ:
    Assistants:
    Module:N/A (first day, focus was on a curriculum vote)
    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) =8
    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) =7
    Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6

    Total Score:44

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Fortunately, more learners came to this class! 3 women from Laos who have been woriking there for 12, 22, and 25 years. Their levels ranged from intermediate to high-intermediate depending on the skill area. We started off with names, then what’s your job title, what do you do, talked about the distincition between the 2. They practiced with writing and pronunciation. Also practiced, how long have you worked here, I have worked here…
    Then we did LEA activity, I read mine first, then Noy, Phensy, Sommay. They all copied the structure of mine, none of them made tons of errors, but at least one or 2. We corrected as a group, then I had them re-read with corrected version. They were all pretty short, this took up majority of class. Then we did curriculum vote and that was it! Health care system is what they chose.

    • This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by Brooke Stady.
    #5862
    Brooke Stady
    Spectator

    Lesson Title:
    Date of Class: 8/5/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 12:30-2
    MC:Brooke
    DJ:
    Assistants:
    Module: Citizenship
    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) =8
    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) =7
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7

    Total Score:45

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Well, at least one more learner came today with a whopping total of 2! We spelled eachothers names, during this I realized that Lorena was struggling with letters so I took out an alphabet sheet to work with. Even tho Jany was more advanced than Jany, and knew all the letters, for the most part, it was still effective and fun. We did listen/find of states with a US map, then practiced with capitals. Since Lorena chose Citizenship test last week, the focus today was on the geography portion of that. So I took some questions from the actual test to practice with (for ex. which ocean is on the west coast?). We also looked at a map with the main rivers in US, talked about which ones are the longest, and that led into a comparison activity.. since we only had about 15 minutes left at this point so I didn’t want to just switch to a different topic. They definitely needed the practice so all worked out well. As I Was about to do a fun spelling bee activity for the last 5 minutes, Lorena asked if she could ask me something which she had written down so she would remember how to ask for it. She wrote “I would like to switch the topic to ‘talking with the boss’. I took a moment to explain to the other learner that we had voted on topics and Citizenship is the one that was chosen. When I asked more information, Lorena gave an example like ‘I worked 40 hours but only got paid for 32”. I’m not sure if maybe this actually happened to her or if she was just giving an example. So we’ll switch topics for next week, the other learner said it’s fine too.

    #5863
    Brooke Stady
    Spectator

    Lesson Title:
    Date of Class: 8/5/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 2:30-4 (Group B)
    MC: Brooke
    DJ:
    Assistants:
    Module: Health Care System
    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) =8
    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) =7

    Total Score:41

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Well this class was a bit more challenging. I wasn’t feeling super confident with my plan, even tho I spent a long time planning… maybe that was the problem, I over planned! It was just tough as I wasn’t sure what to focus on. This module has so many possibilities and without knowing the group too well, it was hard to decide what to focus on. I was thinking more like how to deal with insurance and understand terminology with health care stuff (deductibles, copays, etc..) but actually once we got to talking at the beginning of class, it seemed like they were all pretty clear on what their health plans consisted of. So, I asked several questions to try to get to the core of what they really need to practice. It seems like it’s more about making appointments and filling out the forms and talking about symptoms while they are at the doctor. All of them said that they don’t make the calls for the appt., they have someone else do it for them. IT’s also tough because they all have pretty good comprehension but as soon as they start speaking fast in English, I can barely understand what they are saying due to pronunciation. So I tried to structure the conversation we were having and had them write down various questions and practice with their answers. This part went pretty well. Then I had them practice a short dialogue with describing symptoms, which also went pretty well tho I wish I had made the symptoms a bit more complicated (they were familair with most of the terms). We then did a cloze activity which involved someone describing their problem with migraines. It had a lot of descriptive words in it so I thought it would work well, and while it was ok, there was just something that wasn’t working, I couldn’t really figure out what it was but one thing I realized is that I think they would rather write than read and listen. I have some ideas for next class based on how this one went, just need to figure out how to make it a little more fun, there aren’t many game like activities to go along with this one so I’ll have to get creative.

    #5902
    Brooke Stady
    Spectator

    Lesson Title:
    Date of Class: 8/12/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 12:30-2 (group A)
    MC:Brooke
    DJ:
    Assistants:
    Module: Talking with the boss
    How Many Learners:1
    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) =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) =7

    Total Score: 48

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Only 1 learner today, the one who has been there from the start. I know she’s loving all the support and attention. We practiced with some pretty basic quesitons related to her work; How long have you worked here? How many hours a week do you work? Do you work days or nights? what shifts do you work? Did you work yesterday? Are you working tomorrow? Do you ever work overtime? Do you get paid vacation? Do you get sick time?
    How many hours did you work last week? How many will you this week?. She definitely needed the do/are practice so we really focused on this for a while, repeating and answering in the negative form too. Then, per her request, we came up with a dialogue for her to practice if she doesn’t get paid this Friday for extra hours she worked a few weeks back. She explained to me what happened in Spanish, we wrote some info down, then I helped her come up with a good summary of what happened. Another leaner came in towards the end to say that she wants to come to classes but can’t until school starts back up as she is the primary care giver of her grandchildren and needs to be there to cook for them before work. Hopefully more will come soon!

    #5903
    Brooke Stady
    Spectator

    Lesson Title:
    Date of Class: 8/12/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 2:30-4 (Group B)
    MC:Brooke
    DJ:
    Assistants:
    Module: Health care System
    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) =8
    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) =8
    Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7

    Total=44

    What happened: Two new learners came! One of the regulars had a bad day so she was kind of checked out. BUt I could tell she was paying attention, and wanted to, as she kept helping others with spelling and such. We did 2 of 5 activities that I had planned but it was great because they got tons of practice with pronunciation and writing. Definitely a multi-level group but awesome dynamics. Super fun and helpful with eachother. I know they appreciate the content today and I already pretty much have the next class planned based on what we covered(and didn’t) today.

    #5985
    Brooke Stady
    Spectator

    Lesson Title:
    Date of Class:8/19/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 12:30-2 (group A)
    MC:Brooke
    DJ:
    Assistants:
    Module: Talking with the boss
    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) =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) =8
    Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
    Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7

    Total Score:44

    What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Had a new learner today, plus the only learner who has come to every class since the start. They were at pretty similar levels so it didn’t throw my plan off too much. Basically, we just did 2 main activities; the first was looking at images and having them practice with ‘what does he/she do?’ and ‘what are they doing’. really good practice for both of them. The rest of the class was spent on little dialogues that might happen with a boss.. we did dictation, choral repetition and then pair practice. Good class! Will look forward to returning in a couple weeks.

    #5987
    Brooke Stady
    Spectator

    Lesson Title:
    Date of Class:8/19/15
    Day of Class: Wednesday
    Time of Class: 2:30-4
    MC:Brooke
    DJ:
    Assistants:
    Module: Health Care System
    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) =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): This session was a little choppy. I was a little off today, and it is so hott out, I feel like everyone was just kind of drained, it was really hard to get energy flowin. I thought having them all practice with a little LEA activity would be good but it was just hard to get them all on the same page- I didn’t structure it very well, and it’s hard to get them to do what i ask sometimes. They all just want to move fast, and just talk and talk without stopping. If they would just slow down and take it all in, they would likely feel more accomplished. That’s something I need to work on with this group. I think I have to really re-train them after how their last classes went. They spent 13 years with the last teacher who likely taught them some habits. Anyways, I think the LEA could have worked if the content was different. We spent so much time on that, that the other main activity I wanted to do just wouldn’t have worked due to timing so we worked a little with the health history form (this also didn’t go very well) and then the audio library… I think they really liked that we did the practice together by calling the number,, finally something felt like it worked well!. Hopefully that resulted in them leavling with a good feeling

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