How Adults Learn

1) No one will be called on. You are encouraged to contribute, but it is your choice.

2) We will all strive to make sure everyone feels included and has an opportunity to speak.

3) We will start on time, end on time and come back from breaks on time.

4) We will seek to encourage each other, to give support and praise for contributions and to ask questions.

5) We will have partnering interactions. We all agree to come back to the group when the signal is given.

Ground Rules

Words between us

Less you, more them

Dialogue Approach to Learning

Participants: Learn NEW information or skills DO something with the information or skills TRANSFER new information or skills to their

lives

Learner-Centered Approach

PUSH----------------------------------------------------------------------------PULL

90/10 70/30 50/50 30/70 10/90

Push/Pull

The Cone of Learning

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin

After 24 hours, we can remember and use:

Visual: 60%Kinesthetic: 25%

Auditory: 15%

What kind of learner are you?

Activity: What type of learner are you?

Visual Learners: Visuals Handouts Worksheets Props Food Activities

Eating Smart ● Being Active

Kinesthetic Learners: Food activities Lesson activities Worksheets

Eating Smart ● Being Active

Auditory Learners Music Adds Partner interactions

Eating Smart ● Being Active

60% of us are visual learners

4/5th of the brain processes visually

The Power of the Visual

Anchor Add Apply Away

The 4 A’s

Grounds the topic into the learners’ lives (personal meaning)

Respects learners’ prior knowledge Serves as a warm-up Go to their world first Most remember what we hear first

ANCHOR

Turn to a partner and discuss the following: describe a situation that you have seen in a restaurant, home, or party where you thought the food might not be safe to eat. We’ll hear some of your examples in three minutes.

Anchor from Go Lean With Protein

About the learner Partners with 1 (or 2) other learners Not about being right or wrong Focused on LEARNER’S experience Learners make personal meaning of new info Sample taken of responses, not having everyone respond Provides good lead-in to next learning segment Fun! About the lesson topic, NOT an ice breaker! Open questions (not yes/no)

Features of Anchors

New information Looks the most like “school” Mini lectures Demonstration Video

ADD

Learners DO something with the new information

Activity bin contains props for the applies Food preparation activities

APPLY

Learners move the new information into their future

Goal setting

AWAY

RespectSafetyTrust

Adult Learning Principles

Adult learners want to be respected for who they are, where they’ve been, and what they

already know.

What you can do:• Be prepared• Know your subject• Listen to what they say

Respect

In addition to physical safety, learners will respond better to new learning activities if

they feel emotionally safe to fully participate, to speak out, to take risks if needed.

What you can do:• Share ground rules at beginning (“I won’t call

on you”)• Affirm responses (“Thank you for sharing”)• Reveal your own errors

Safety

Your learners want to know: Do you care about me? Can you help me? AND, can I trust you?

What you can do:• Do what you say you will do• Don’t do what you said you wouldn’t do (call on

them)• Keep confidences• Show up (be there when you say you will)

Trust

Respect:

Safety:

Trust:

Apply: Adult Learning Principles

Learning starts at the door!

Company’s coming

Create a focal point

Setting the Learning Environment

Arrive early Negotiate with host about room set-up Clean-up Signs Color You decorate the room Decorate the tables

Setting the Learning Environment

You have “partnered” today Dialogue means “words between friends” Dialogue happens when we include

partnering in our lessons Dialogue = learning

Can We Talk?The Power of Partner Interactions

Raise all voices, not just YOURS Add ENERGY to the lesson Give everyone the opportunity to share what

they know Bring more “PULL” to the lesson Encourage THINKING which increases

learning

Partnering Interactions

How Do I Get thePartners Together?

Affirmations When Participants Share

Eating Smart ● Being Active

ISLearner-Centered

Eating Smart ● Being Active

What do YOU Have to do?

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