Thursdays, October 26th, November 2nd & 9th from 9:30-11:30am EST
Welcome Delaware Orgs! We hope you enjoyed this training as part of the Delaware Division of the Arts’ Creative Aging Initiative made possible through the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies’ States Leading Creative Aging Initiative.
We would love your feedback! If you have time, please consider filling out our training evaluation below:
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 available for your convenience.
Training Description | Trainer Bios
Post-training Resources
Day 1
Ageism Workshop and Creative Aging Program Models
Thursday, October 26, 2023 from 9:30-11:30am 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
Thursday, November 2, 2023 from 9:30-11:30am EST
SESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES
Please review the following resources prior to Day 2:
- SAFE Planning Design Elements for Creative Aging Programs Guide (PDF)
- Read Case Studies from the Creative Aging Resource:
Day 3
Successful Creative Aging Program Implementation: now and in the future
Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 9:30-11:30am EST
SESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES
Please fill out the worksheet prior to Day 3:
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.
You don’t have to fill out every question. Look it over and respond to the questions that feel helpful to you and your library or organization. You won’t have to “turn this in” – but we will be discussing them in break out room discussions on Day 3 of training.
If you have time, review the following resources prior to Day 3 and think about how you might adjust them for your community:
Post-training Resources
Lifetime Arts Evaluation Templates
Teaching artist resources for in-person & remote programs:
- Planning Meeting Template (PDF) | (DOCX)
- In-Person Creative Aging Program Curriculum Outline (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Remote Creative Aging Program Curriculum Outline (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for Remote Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Adapting Creative Aging Course Design for Remote Program Delivery Guide (PDF)
- Envisioning Your Creative Aging Program Worksheet: For Teaching Artists (PDF) | (DOCX)
Research supporting the creative aging arts education model:
- Untapped Opportunity: Older Americans & The Arts
- Lifetime Arts: The Creative Aging Resource
- The Creativity and Aging Study Final Report
- Lifetime Arts: The Creative Aging Resource
- The Creativity and Aging Study Final Report
- The New Map of Life. A Report from the Stanford Center on Longevity
- Cornerstone University: A Simple, Easy to Understand Guide to Andragogy
- Liz Lerman: The Critical Response Process
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
- Accessibility and Universal Design Resource – California State University Northridge
Combatting Ageism
- Exploring the Health Effects of Ageism Article by Paula Span, NYTimes [paywall]
- As We Live Longer, How Should Life Change? There Is a Blueprint Article by Corinne Purtill, NYTimes [paywall]
- Old School – Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse
- The Reframing Aging Initiative
- Institute for Human-Centered Design
- Grantmakers in Aging: Meeting the Needs of Elders of Color and LGBT Elders
- Getty Images/AARP Disrupt Aging® Collection
Intersectionality
- Free Online Course on Intersectionality: Identity and Intersectionality: More Than the Sum of Our Parts
- AARP International: Building Equity in Longevity
Training Description:
This 6-hour training will take organization staff 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 programming
This training includes the following demonstration classes:
- Chinese Brush Painting
- Storytelling
Lead Trainers:
Demo Artists
Jade Lam (Chinese Brush Painting)
Dane Stauffer (Storytelling)
Trainer Facilitators
Jade Lam
Vinny Mraz
Staff Facilitators
Gahlia Eden (Education Producer)
Annie Montgomber (Senior Education Designer & Trainer)