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Mon-Wed: October 31 – November 2, 2022 from 10am-12pm EST
Welcome Libraries! We hope you enjoyed this training as part of Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Digital: Connecting through Creative Aging initiative made possible through support from The New York Community Trust.
We enjoyed our time with you, and we would love your feedback!
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What you need to know:
- All training recording links and presentation decks are available in each training day section
- Presentation slides include a “Resources & Chat links” section with clickable links which were posted in the chat of the live sessions.
- All post-training resources are available for your convenience
Use the DAY 1, 2, 3 buttons below to navigate to each day’s session materials, recording, and presentation slides:
Training Description | Trainer Bios
Post-training Resources
Day 1
Ageism Workshop and Creative Aging Program Models
Monday, October 31, 2022, 10am-12pm EST:
SESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES
Please review the following resources prior to Day 1:
“Creative Aging: Enriching the Lives of Older Adults Through Arts Ed” [3:12]
“Let’s End Ageism,” TED Talk by Ashton Applewhite [11:38]
“Creative Aging: Isolation to Connection,” E.A. Michelson Philanthropy [2:49]
Day 2
Demonstration Classes and Program Preparation
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 , 10am-12pm EST:
SESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES
Please review the following resources prior to Day 2:
BRIEFLY LOOK OVER THESE TEMPLATES AND THINK ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT ADJUST FOR YOUR COMMUNITY:
- SAFE Planning Design Elements for Creative Aging Programs Guide (PDF)
- Adapting Creative Aging Course Design for Remote Program Delivery Guide (PDF)
- Case Studies:
Day 3
Successful Creative Aging Program Implementation: now and in the future
Wednesday, November 2, 2022, 10am-12pm EST:
SESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES
Please review the following resources prior to Day 3:
- Facility Assessment Survey (PDF)
- Community Resource Survey (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Patron Survey (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Planning Meeting Template (PDF) | (DOCX)
Post-training Resources
Research supporting the creative aging arts education model:
- Getty Images/AARP Disrupt Aging® Collection
- Lifetime Arts: The Creative Aging Resource
- The Creativity and Aging Study Final Report
Technology support & accessibility considerations:
- Aging Connected: Getting Older Adults Online
- Grantmakers in Aging: Meeting the Needs of Elders of Color and LGBT Elders
- Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
- Senior Planet Zoom Resource Center
- Implementing and Expanding Virtual Programming for Older Adults: Tips and Practical Strategies for Aging Network Organizations – by engAGED The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults
Resources for in-person & remote programs:
- Translating Visions into Plans Worksheet (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Best Practices in Intergenerational Arts Education Program Design (PDF)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for In-Person Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for Remote Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- In-Person Creative Aging Program Curriculum Outline (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Remote Creative Aging Program Curriculum Outline (PDF) | (DOCX)
Teaching artist resources for funding and fiscal sponsorship:
Teaching artist resources for class design & budgeting:
- Accessibility and Universal Design Resource – California State University Northridge
- Cornerstone University: A Simple, Easy to Understand Guide to Andragogy
- Kunstmatrix Virtual Art Exhibitions
- Liz Lerman: The Critical Response Process
- Teaching Artist Guild
Training Description:
This 6-hour training will take Library Programmers through the Lifetime Arts Creative Aging Foundations course. We will cover:
- Current research on arts and aging
- Inherent biases about aging
- Best practices in the field
- What’s different about adult learning
- How to apply K-12 arts ed expertise to 55+
- How to develop responsive programming that is inclusive, diverse, and equitable
- The planning, implementation, and sustainability of successful programming
- Developing impactful cross-sector and community partnerships
- How to deliver both in-person and remote programming
- How creative aging programs can engage older adult patrons and draw new members of the community to library programs and branches
In addition to the Creative Aging Foundations covered above participants will:
- Learn about exemplary programs from around the country, with a special focus on libraries, as models for successful programming
- Learn how to choose classes that are responsive to their community
- Learn how to market and recruit their creative aging classes
- Develop best practices for working and supporting online creative aging programs including supporting the teaching artist
- Learn about the importance of building an infrastructure to support creative aging programming that will plant the seeds of sustainability
- Learn tips on supporting older adults in an online learning environment
This training includes the following demonstration classes:
- Storytelling
- Chinese Brush Painting
Lead Trainers:
Demo Artists
Dane Stauffer (Storytelling)
Jade Lam (Chinese Brush Painting)
Trainer Facilitators
Asma Feyijinmi
Rhynna M. Santos
Staff Facilitators
Julie Kline (Director of Education & Training)
Nathan Majoros (Director of Programs)
Annie Montgomery (Senior Education Designer & Trainer)
David Woehr (Program Manager)