I'd certainly like to engage in a discussion with others about any aspects of the issue. We've worked through the sample learning activity from Vermont Adult Learning and then moved to the planning activity based on a scenario. Participants are impressed by the VAL example. I've heard people say that they've used similar projects with their students and other people note the accomplishment of the VAL teachers who sustained learning through all of the activities described. The scenario based planing activity is where the difficulty starts.
Participants struggle to figure out what to do with it.
They try to come up with great content ideas, they worry over whether they're attending to each of the COPs for the standard they've chosen. They ask lots of questions about the planning form, and they have trouble connecting everything into purposeful, contextual, and constructive learning. Still, everyone tells us that they are ready to go home and use EFF with their students. Participants have had about all they can handle in the hours we have with them. They need a good example to guide them.