Lesson Review           3 ASE Evening January 2004

Wednesday, January 28, 2004  9 Learners present.  2 hours

Compute with whole numbers, fractions, decimals & integers using appropriate algorithms and a variety of

techniques (Number Relationships & Computation)

Math, math, math, math!

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Tuesday, January 27, 2004  10 Learners present.  2 hours

  --Differences between fact, opinion, and interpretation (Perspective & Interpretation)  Express thoughts in writing

(Writing)    

Should there be a new President?

We talked more about the primary and convention process by which parties nominate their candidates.

People wrote on the topic "Should there be a new President (Why or Why not.  For whose benefit (yours

 or the country's?, and What are the most important considerations/ issues).

People explained their answers while making a long list of issues and considerations. 

Then people had more time to write to identify the most important question (either for choosing a new

president or something they want to learn.

Then Migdalia read a poem to the class - and some people stayed to listen and discuss it.

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Thursday, January 22, 2004  10 Learners present.  2 hours

Compute with whole numbers, fractions, decimals & integers using appropriate algorithms and a variety of

techniques (Number Relationships & Computation)

Small class tonight. Worked on Math with Jeanne.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2004  14 Learners present.  2 hours

  --      Select & use appropriate methods and tools (computer, paper, calculator, mental) for solving problems

(Number Relationships & Computation)

Fraction work using jellybeans and black and white M&M's.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2004  10 Learners present.  2 hours

  --Dynamics among power, authority, and participation (Power, Authority, & Participation)  Develop writing

vocabulary (Writing) Develop reading Vocabulary (Reading)   

Democrats, Republicans and States Rights

Close (Cloze) reading of an article about State's Rights and Federalism.  Lots of discussion about the

interest groups that support the two major parties.

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Thursday, January 15, 2004  13 Learners present.  2 hours

  --      Compute with whole numbers, fractions, decimals & integers using appropriate algorithms and a variety of

techniques (Number Relationships & Computation)

Individual Math and Resumes

The group divided up between the two activities - although another splinter group started watching a

video about Galileo.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2004  13 Learners present.  2 hours

  --      Use estimation to develop number sense, operation sense, and to check reasonableness of results (Number

Relationships & Computation)

Large group! Audrey's first night back and it was busy. Class worked on math terminology, recognizing

language in order to know what method to use to solve word problems. Played number/letter game.

Class really had fun with that.

 

Request for work on Resumes…

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Tuesday, January 13, 2004  16 Learners present.  2 hours

  --Allocation of power and authority (Power, Authority, & Participation)  Develop writing vocabulary (Writing)

Development of comprehension strategies (Reading)   

The "Executive Branch" and "nouns".

People read an article from a history textbook describing the powers of the President of the United

States.  Many of the nouns were blanked out and they had to read and reread carefully and work

together as a group to figure it out and fill in the blanks.   Some people chose to try it on their own, but

they were less successful.  Others had TABES or pretests to work on and one chose to work on her own

 writing.

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Wednesday, January 07, 2004      Learners present.  2 hours

  --      Discover and use patterns and functions to represent and solve problems (Patterns, Relationships &

Functions)

Some group math and some individual math…no volunteer…finished TABES and Locators.

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Tuesday, January 06, 2004  12 Learners present.  2 hours

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Got everyone through the Locator and nearly completed TABES.

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