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…

• Active engagement respects adults, gives them significant voice and choice in shaping their own learning, promotes deep understanding of new learning, and increases motivation to implement it.
• The purpose of a focused Learning Model for Adults is to support a presenter to reflect on their own decision-making as they decide what they and their participants need to know for each session, thereby increasing adult learners’ engagement and motivation.
• Presenters utilizing a Learning Model for Adults will be supporting their participants in knowing what they are learning, why they are learning it, how they will learn it, how they will show they have learned it, and how they will continue to use what they learned.