Curriculum: What Do You Want to Learn?   Goals: Paricipants are most satisified with the learning experience if their needs are recognized and met. The needs of the participants should direct priorities, timing, emphasis and choices of the training facilitator. Objectives: Participants will describe what they want to learn in the training program. Time: 30 Minutes Materials needed: Flip charts anmd markers How to conduct the activity: (Note: Underlined portions are instructions to participants.) The facilitator will ask participants to write out their goals and needs for the training. The facilitator will begin at one point of the circle and ask for participants to share their needs. The facilitators will scribe their responses. When all the needs are written, the facilitator will group responses and state what will be covered in the training and discuss choices with the group in terms of the schedule and agenda for the training. In a train the trainer approach, participants will choose which unit they will prepare and present. The facilitators may also amend the agende to reflect the interests of participants, scheduling a unit with high interest first and other units later. The facilitators will keep the learning needs lists posted and refer to this list at the close of the training to review what has been covered and what needs additional research or training. Summary: Unit leader can learn a lot about participants by asking them what they want to learn. Where possible, the needs of the participants should direct choices in the agenda and topics of discussion. . . . . . . . . . . . . .