Nebraska Arts Council CAAP Librarian/Administrator Training

Mondays, October 16, 23, & 30, 2023 from 11am-1pm CT

Welcome Librarians and Administrators! We are thrilled to have this opportunity to work with you as part of the Nebraska Arts Council’s Creative Aging Arts Program made possible through the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies’ States Leading Creative Aging Initiative.

We are looking forward to meeting you. We have a lot to cover over the three sessions, so please plan to join each day on time and take notes.

JOIN TRAINING VIA ZOOM

What you need to know:

• Please use the Zoom link below to join all three days of training
• We have specified some light, yet key pre-work for each session
• All presentation decks will be made available for your convenience

Training Description | Trainer Bios
Post-training Resources 

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Day 1

Ageism Workshop and Creative Aging Program Models

Monday, October 16, 2023 from 11am-1pm CT:

Please review the following resources prior to Day 1:

• Training Guidelines & Community Agreements (PDF)
• Zoom Participation Guide (PDF)

“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]

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Day 2

Demonstration Classes and Program Preparation

Monday, October 23, 2023 from 11am-1pm EST:

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:
  • Leveraging Existing Infrastructure for Creative Aging at Brooklyn Public Library
  • Radio Theater! at Peru Free Library
  • The Fullness of Time: Exploring the Arts and the Gifts of Aging at Johnson City Public Library

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Day 3

Successful Creative Aging Program Implementation: now and in the future

Monday, October 30, 2023 from 11am-1pm EST:

Please review the following resources prior to Day 3 and think about how you might adjust them for your community:

For Library and Arts Council Staff:

• Facility Survey (PDF)
• Community Resource Survey (PDF)
• Patron Survey (PDF)
• Planning Meeting Template (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Sample Teaching Artist Budget for In-Person Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
• Program Evaluation Template
• Culminating Event Audience Survey

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Post-training Resources

Vision Planning

• Envisioning Your Creative Aging Program Worksheet: For Organizations (PDF) | (DOCX)

Lifetime Arts Evaluation Templates

• Pre and Post Program Evaluations
• Remote Program Evaluation
• Culminating Event Evaluation

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 

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Training Description:

This 6-hour training will take Librarians and administrators, and 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:

1. Drawing
2. Theatre

Lead Trainers:

Demo Artists

Lynda Monick-Isenberg (Drawing)

Clark Jackson (Theatre)

Trainer Facilitators

Jade Lam

Vinny Mraz

Staff Facilitators

Gahlia Eden (Education Producer)

Annie Montgomber (Senior Education Designer & Trainer)

Read staff bios