How Adults Learn Initial Training

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 4/5 th 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

Respect Safety Trust 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

___ Put up a welcome sign ___ Cover dull tables with color tablecloths ___ Provide name tags for everyone ___ Have some music playing when folks arrive ___ Have materials set out and ready to go ___ Use as much color as you can ___ Set up a table for your things in a decorative way ___ Arrange chairs in circles or small groups ___ Use program marketing materials to decorate the room and reinforce program name and logo Positive Learning Environment Ideas

 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 the Partners Together?

Affirmations When Participants Share

Eating Smart ● Being Active IS Learner-Centered

Eating Smart ● Being Active What do YOU Have to do?

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