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.

In this article you will learn…

• All adults in a student’s community must actively engage in professional learning opportunities that ultimately will benefit the student.
• Presenters need to plan professional learning sessions using a focused Learning Model for Adults.
• 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.