Lesson Review 2GedSuccess November 2005

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Wednesday, November 02, 2005 3 Learners Present 2.5 hours

MATHEMATICS - Perform basic computations; approach practical problems by choosing from a variety of math techniques

Math

Catching up on the Individualized Math work and starting a new learner in to the class.

Student Comments

Male 18.00 -- 24.99

Practiced mastering percents and began working with ratios and proportions.

[Word Bank words:] votary, virago

Tuesday, November 08, 2005 5 Learners Present 2.5 hours

How individuals and groups interact with and impact systems (Systems)

WRITING - Communicate thoughts, ideas & information in writing; Create documents (letters, directions, reports, graphs) (Basic

Express thoughts in writing (Writing)

Writing Prompt: Which of these is most important to your future learning?

Persistence? Patience? Openness? Reflectiveness?

We discussed:

class expectations: 1 finished piece of writing per month

different types of writing - not all writing is meant to be shared.

The writing process - it often takes a lot of steps to come up with a finished piece of writing.

Dealing with spelling and mechanics is important, but not usually one of the first steps.

Everybody did at least three attempts at writing, and shared one of them with the instructor.

Student Comments

Female 18.00 -- 24.99

[Something else the teacher should know (or other comments)] I have a hard time seeing because I'm

suppos[ed] to be [wear]ing glasses but I broke them, and I don't have another pair.

Female 25.00 -- 44.99

I have not wrote a lot in a long time.

Female 18.00 -- 24.99

[Next Steps] learn 2 words[:] persistence, openness I don't know those words.

[What helped you learn today?] Knowing that I had people that could help me.

[What didn't help?] I think there was a little to[o] much talking. Less group time. I don't really like

being in groups.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005 5 Learners Present 2.5 hours

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

Relationships & Computation)

MATHEMATICS - Perform basic computations; approach practical problems by choosing from a variety of math techniques

The Steps of Long Division:

We went over the steps:

Find Your Place

Divide

Multiply

Subtract

[Repeat until termination}

Check by multiplying and adding any remainder/

People picked a level of practice: (one digit- no remainder, 2 digits , 2 digits harder, 2 digits lots

of zeros)

Student Comments

Female 25.00 -- 44.99

[Something else the teacher should know (or other comments)] I like to work in twos or by myself.

Male 18.00 -- 24.99

[What helped you learn today?] Joe[,] the tree hugging hippy

Female 18.00 -- 24.99

[Group Time:] Yes, Yes, I learned L[ong] D[ivision]. How to check myself on L[ong] D[ivision].

[What helped you learn today?] The L[ong] D[ivision] review.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 6 Learners Present 2.5 hours

USE COMPUTERS TO PROCESS INFORMATION (Information (Acquiring and Using))

WRITING - Communicate thoughts, ideas & information in writing; Create documents (letters, directions, reports, graphs) (Basic

Students took barrier buster surveys and then went online to complete Interest surveys. They

then started to mock up resumes.

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 5 Learners Present 2.5 hours

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

Relationships & Computation)

MATHEMATICS - Perform basic computations; approach practical problems by choosing from a variety of math techniques

Math:

Guided Independent Work:

Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6 Learners Present 2.5 hours

Awareness of rules for grammar and mechanics (Writing)

Simple Sentences and Sentence Structure.

Most people had a pretty good idea of subjects and verbs, but it was good to go over this briefly.

During Individual Learning Time some people worked on writing, some worked on pretests,

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 1 Learners Present 2.5 hours

Math

Moodle Word problems, Workbook, and Introduction to Excell spreadsheets.

Tuesday, November 29, 2005 7 Learners Present 2.5 hours

INTERPRET & COMMUNICATE INFORMATION (Information (Acquiring and Using))

Resume Workshop

Jim Parcells from the Career Center had the class look at five different (genuine) resumes. We

listed what we liked and didn't like about each as Jim pointed out the different parts of an essay

and the different strategies for writing one. The group also decided which essay was the best

and discussed the most important things to consider when writing an essay.

The job of an essay is to convince an employer that you are someone he/she should interview you.

Student Comments

Female 18.00 -- 24.99

I learned a better way to do my resume.

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 7 Learners Present 2.5 hours

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

Relationships & Computation)

Individual Math - one group worked on long division. Others worked on decimals.

Student Comments

Female 25.00 -- 44.99

Had a [rough] time with [decimals]