This was a very informative article. Some of the information (Learning Styles) was just a review but other parts of the article will be great for us to use in our own development of professional development. The comparison of young learners vs. adult learners shows that adults need more of a challenge or learner-centered and not just informational lectures. Adults can handle more "do it yourself" instruction whereas a young learner will need more background knowledge to complete such tasks. It is also harder to keep adults interested in what you are teaching because, as the article stated, most of the time it was their choice to attend the PD so they feel they can up and leave while young learners know they "have" to be there.
I had never seen the thinking styles before which was very interesting to me. I hadn't thought about the different way people think or solve problems. That portion of the article will be great to have as a reference while developing professional development so I can be sure to give problems that will suit all thinking styles!
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