In this article you will learn…

• The Learning Outcome is the phase of the session during which adult learners specifically understand what they will be learning and how they will show they have learned it.
• The Learning Demonstration is the phase of the session during which adult learners produce work that shows they have mastered the session’s learning.
• Adult learners who know what they are learning something and how they will know they’ve learned it, construct personal meaning and deep understanding of what they are learning, take an active role in shaping and using their learning and connect the learning to increased student achievement, and ensure that the learning is implemented and supportive of student success.

In this article you will learn…

• The Learning Context is the phase of the lesson when the teacher informs students about what they will learn, why this learning is important, and how it connects to previous and future learning, and this information is restated during the Learning Application
• Students who know why they are learning a skill are more able to connect lessons and understand how each lesson builds upon each other and leads toward an identified future application.
• Teachers who have a classroom full of students who can articulate why they are learning a skill will have students that take ownership of where they are in the learning process towards an identified future application.