Lesson Review                        3 ASE Evening                             May 2006

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Tuesday, May 02, 2006                                      8 Learners Present                  2 hours

                                     Write at greater length in response to a topic or question (Writing)

Writing:

Some people worked on their own, but a few agreed to write on the prompt:

 

How does immigration help or hurt America?

What laws should be passed to help control immigration and immigrants?

 

These people used the Greenfield Recorder's story of yesterday's marches to get started.

Wednesday, May 03, 2006                                7 Learners Present                  2 hours

individual math and writing.

Thursday, May 04, 2006                                   8 Learners Present                  2 hours

Writing and Math

Tuesday, May 09, 2006                                      7 Learners Present                  2 hours

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

                                     Write at greater length in response to a topic or question (Writing)

Independent Writing and Math

Most people were just getting started with Writing Projects.

  Student Comments

Male                     45.00 -- 59.99

[Your Current Math Efforts:] Reading a 24-hour digital clock.

[Next Steps] Learning Statistics

Wednesday, May 10, 2006                                7 Learners Present                  2 hours

Group activity….how we deal with numbers every day and don't even realize it.

  Student Comments

Male                     45.00 -- 59.99

Converting metric measurements

Thursday, May 11, 2006                                   7 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual math and writing.


Tuesday, May 16, 2006                                      9 Learners Present                  2 hours

       SELF MANAGEMENT - Accurately assess self, set personal goals, monitor progress & exhibit self control (Personal Qualities)

Individual Writing and Math

Three students worked on GED pretests. Three worked on Math (decimals, fractions, or

percents).  Three worked on writing with one finishing her May writing project.

  Student Comments

Male                     45.00 -- 59.99

[Next Steps] Word problem on the metric system

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

slowly progressing

[What helped you learn today?] the little help I needed just to stay focused.

[Next Steps] need to have a couple t[u]tors.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006                                8 Learners Present                  2 hours

Group activity: Math equation crossword puzzle with addition, subtraction,

multiplication,division and a couple per cents.

 

Individual amth.

Thursday, May 18, 2006                                   7 Learners Present                  2 hours

          Represent and use numbers in a variety of equivalent forms and in order relations (Number Relationships & Computation)

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

The Percent Relationship:

part/whole = %/100

 

Math Lab

After finishing GED pretests one person chose to work on writing (organizing paragraphs for a  

5 paragraph essay).  Everybody else worked in their Math books.

  Student Comments

Male                     45.00 -- 59.99

Leaning increase & decrease percents for bar graphs

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

Get me smart so I can get my GED so I can start my CDL classes.


Tuesday, May 23, 2006                                      8 Learners Present                  2 hours

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

                                                       Relationships & Computation)

                                   W3.4b Practice all steps of the writing process:  (Writing: Strategies)

The Percent Relationship:  Every percent problem has 4 parts (a "part", a "whole", a "percent" and 100.)

People also worked independently on their writing or their math.

  Student Comments

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

I like the idea [of this learning plan] and going step by step will help me. I do have a problem of

jumping to different areas which Joe will help me stay focused on what I need to learn.

Female                   45.00 -- 59.99

I don't know my times tables.

[Next Steps] Division.  I got some but hard.

Male                     16.00 -- 17.99

I did  writing on a pretest

[Next Steps] be famous

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

I typed up my story on the computer and Joe helped me fix some of it.

[Next Steps] learn how to write better

Wednesday, May 24, 2006                                8 Learners Present                  2 hours

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

Individual math and then a group activity using Pascal's Triangles.

Thursday, May 25, 2006                                   6 Learners Present                  2 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

Mostly Math:

 

Two mini lessons for different groups:

One group needed a review of Order of Operations (PEMDAS).

The other group reviewed the parts of any percent problem and practiced solving simple percent

 problems algebraically, after reviewing why cross multiplication always works and the rules for

solving simple equations.

 

One person finished his Monthly Writing project (on immigrants) before getting back to his Math

 (decimal operations).  Another focused on practice testing as he is taking the GED exam starting

 next Tuesday.

  Student Comments

Male                     25.00 -- 44.99

Fixed words[,] paragraphs[,] commas and periods

and typed up my story. [D]one.

[What didn't help?] it being so hot


Tuesday, May 30, 2006                                      2 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual Work:

One learner did reading with a volunteer tutor, the other started learning the steps of  long

Wednesday, May 31, 2006                                5 Learners Present                  2 hours

Individual math and some writing.