- teachers teaching teachers (!) for instant credibility and value
- having time to collaborate, reflect, and experiment in a supportive, nurturing environment
- time to ask questions and talk about real classroom applications -- context
- space to address / acknowledge pitfalls (and to learn from others' mistakes)
- effective pacing : adequate time to explore and apply but not so much that participants get naughty
- clear enough presentation or modeling session : getting guided through first before being dropped into solo explanation
- exercises that are small and focused and that have an explicit rationale and purpose
- acknowledgement of each participant (in some shape or form) : recognizing participants as thinking professionals
- workshops that inspire attendance rather than mandated sessions
- appropriate hands-on experience
- an appropriate amount of take-away materials : less is more, but something in hand
- presenter's helper : support for computers / technology / task in addition to presenter
Diane has created a document listing advice from RWP sources and from her own experience that compiles adult-learner needs. To access
that GooDoc, follow the link or check your GooDocs Home.
