1. Objectives and Expectations
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2. Topics
·     Opening and Closing a Group: Regardless of whether this is a two-hour session or a two-month series of sessions you need to set the environment for learning; you also need to find ways to close/end training so that participants can ‘wrap up’ the session. ·     Adults as Learners: What are the characteristics of adults as learners? How might this impact facilitation/training?
·     Learning Styles: What about learning styles, doesn’t everyone learn the same way? If not, should I consider that in my sessions/classes? ·     Methods and Strategies: This session will look at a variety of options for engaging the participant in the process. Other than “lecture and listen”, in what ways can teaching/learning take place? i.e. discussion, brainstorming, role play, games, etc. ·     Assessing Your Plan: (looking at one of your training plans/lesson plans and assessing it now that you have the training. Will you keep it the same? Are there ways it could be improved?)

3. How could these be translated into objectives for the next two days?
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4. At the end of this training the participants will be able to:
Choose ways to open a session and describe reasons for choices.
Identify at least three ways to end a session/workshop and describe reasons for choices.
Interpret characteristics of adult learners as described by Malcolm Knowles.
Illustrate a good facilitator.
Apply Kolb’s Learning Styles to various methods/strategies.
Analyze various methods/strategies in terms of impact.
Critique one of your own lesson plans in terms of opening, learner characteristics, use of methods/strategies, meeting learner styles, and wrap up.
Recognize skills/characteristics of fellow participants