Creative Aging Foundations for Connecticut Teaching Artists 2024

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Tuesday’s October 8, 15, and 22nd, 2024
10am-12pm EST 

Welcome Teaching Artists! We hope you enjoyed this training as part of the Connecticut Office of the Arts’ creative aging initiative.

  • Use the DAY 1, 2, 3 buttons below to navigate to each day’s session materials. This includes session recordings and presentation slides for each session. 

  • All post-training resources  are now available for your convenience. This includes a list of best practices when partnering with new communities, developed by facilitators in Day 3 breakout groups.

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Training Description | Trainer Bios
Post-training Resources 
Day 1

Ageism Workshop, Creative Aging Program Models, and Older Adult Learners

Tuesday, October 8 from 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 Design Best Practices and Adaptations

Tuesday, October 15 from 10am-12pm EST

SESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES

Please also review the following resources prior to Day 2:
Day 3

Older Adult Community Partnerships and Teaching Artist Preparation

Tuesday, October 22 from 10am-12pm EST

SESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES

Please review the following prior to Day 3:

Post-training Resources

Here is a link to a PDF containing a list of best practices when partnering with new communities. This list was developed by facilitators based on conversations had in Day 3 breakout groups: Partnering with New Communities Best Practices (PDF)

Teaching artist resources for in-person & remote programs:

Teaching artist resources for funding and fiscal sponsorship:

Resources for host organizations:

Research supporting the creative aging arts education model:

Technology support & accessibility considerations:

Combatting Ageism

Intersectionality

Training Description:

This 6-hour training will take teaching artists 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 programming

In addition to covering the topics included in the core Creative Aging Foundations training, this course for teaching artists also will feature the examination and demonstration of approaches for teaching adult learners and to the development of skill-based, sequential lessons for older adults. Additional curricular topics include:

  • Exemplary programming from across this growing field across artistic disciplines
  • Embedding intentional social engagement activities 
  • Impact of ageism on creative aging program design and delivery
  • Best practices in delivering programming
  • Creative aging curriculum development
  • Partnering with older adult communities

This training includes the following demonstration classes:

  1. Drawing
  2. Storytelling/Theatre
Lead Trainers:
Headshot of Lifetime Arts Trainer, Jade Lam. She has dark long hair and dark eyes. She is smiling.
Jade Lam, Lifetime Arts Trainer
This is a headshot of Vinny Mraz, Lifetime Arts Trainer.
Vinny Mraz, Lifetime Arts Trainer
Demo Artists

Jade Lam (Chinese Brush Painting)

Vinny Mraz  (Improv/Sketch Comedy)

Trainer Facilitators

Asma Feyijinmi & Clark Jackson

Staff Facilitators

Gahlia Eden (Education Producer)

Julie Kline (Director of Education and Training)

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