Creative Aging Foundations for Tennessee Teaching Artists 2024

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Wednesday’s August 21, 28, and September 4, 2024
2-4pm CT / 3-5pm EST 

We hope you enjoyed this training as part of  the Tennessee Arts Commissions’ Creative Aging Initiative made possible through the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies’ States Leading Creative Aging Initiative.

What you need to know:

  • 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.

  • We would love your feedback, if you have time, please consider filling out our training evaluation below:

POST-TRAINING FEEDBACK

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Post-training Resources 
Day 1

 

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

Wednesday August 21 from 2-4pm CT / 3-5pm EST 

ZOOM 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

Wednesday August 28 from 2-4pm CT / 3-5pm EST 

ZOOM RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES

In our next session we will all be participating in a demonstration artmaking class. Please make sure to check your email to find out which class you are assigned to, and come prepared with the appropriate materials. 

Please also review the following resources prior to Day 2:

Let us know if you have any questions about these resources so that we can make time to address them in our presentation next week, or during the Q&A.

Email: portal@lifetimearts.org 

Day 3

Older Adult Community Partnerships and Teaching Artist Preparation

Wednesday September 4 from 2-4pm CT / 3-5pm EST 

ZOOM RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES

Please review the following prior to Day 3:

As you begin to think about what kind of creative aging program you will teach, use the following questions as a starting point to envision your program. 

You can respond to these questions in a personal notebook. Or you can use the links below to download these prompts as a worksheet in PDF or Word Document formats.

We have also included for your review, a creative aging curriculum outline. No need to fill this out, just take a look at it if you have some time. You may already have an outline that works for you, this is just to reference and/or to adapt as needed. For anyone completely new to curriculum development, this outline is a wonderful starting point.

  • In-Person Creative Aging Program Curriculum Outline Download: (DOCX)

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