Monday, March 7 – Wednesday March 9, 2022 from 1 – 3 pm ET
Welcome Maine Libraries, Arts Organizations & Community Organizations! We are thrilled to have this opportunity to work with you as part of the Maine Arts Commission “Creative Aging Program Expansion” initiative made possible by a grant provided by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies in partnership with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.
What you need to know:
- All training recording links and presentation decks are available in each training day section
- All post-training resources are available for your convenience
Training Description | Trainer Bios | Participation Guidelines Community Agreements
Post-training Resources | Evaluation Survey | Participating on Zoom
Day 1
Ageism Workshop and Creative Aging Program Models
Monday, March 7, 2022, 1-3pm ET:
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 Class and Program Preparation
Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 1-3pm ET:
Please review the following resources prior to Day 2:
- SAFE Planning Design Elements for Creative Aging Programs Guide (PDF)
- Adapting Creative Aging Course Design for Remote Program Delivery Guide (PDF)
- Connect Through Creativity Now Series
Creative Aging: In-Person to Online from E.A. Michelson Philanthropy on Vimeo.
“Creative Aging: In-person to Online,” E.A. Michelson Philanthropy [3:20]
Day 3
Community Partnerships & Embedding Creative Aging into Your Organization
Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 1-3pm ET:
Please review the following resources prior to Day 3:
BRIEFLY LOOK OVER THESE TEMPLATES AND THINK ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT ADJUST FOR YOUR COMMUNITY:
- Facility Survey (PDF)
- Community Resource Survey (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Patron Survey (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Planning Meeting Template (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for Remote Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for In-Person Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Program Evaluation Template (PDF) | DOCX
- Culminating Event Evaluation Template (PDF) | DOCX
- Partnership Agreement Template (DOCX)
Post-training Resources
- Lifetime Arts Slides: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
- Maine Arts Commission Slides
- Zoom Recordings Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
- Chat Links (PDF)
- Translating Visions into Plans Worksheet (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Best Practices in Intergenerational Arts Education Program Design (PDF)
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
Teaching artist resources for class design & budgeting:
- Best Practices in Intergenerational Arts Education Program Design (PDF)
- 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
Teaching artist resources for funding and fiscal sponsorship:
Guidelines for Participating in Lifetime Arts Training
The Creative Aging Foundations course is designed so that learners can engage experientially and actively throughout the three days of training. Lifetime Arts Trainers will offer guidance and expertise in creative aging, but our main goal is to create a collaborative learning environment where participants learn from one another. To do this successfully, we ask all participants to actively participate and engage during the sessions just as if we were together in person.
We request that you:
- If possible, please use a laptop or desktop computer to log in to the Zoom sessions. If you must log in using a phone or tablet, please have the device in a secure non-mobile set up to reduce disruptions.
- Keep your video on if you have a camera on your computer, tablet, or phone.
- Keep your microphones muted, unless asked to unmute yourself.
- Engage in all activities and contribute ideas when invited to do so.
- Break-out room group discussions will be used often, please be ready to fully participate.
- Add questions or comments to the Chat anytime. Trainers will track the questions and will address questions that come up during the Q&A sections at the end of every day. Feel free to share resources with your fellow learners via the chat as well.
- Review training assignments and videos in the portal prior to each day’s session so you can be fully prepared to engage in the training. The resources for each day are marked in the portal. These resources will be referenced often in the training and your responses will be discussed in break out groups during the synchronous sessions.
- Have paper or notebook and pen/pencil/marker available for notes and activities during the training.
Community Agreements
- Be present. Honor this time to learn and share in community with others.
- Limit distractions in your learning space: To remain focused on the training, set aside other work-related responsibilities during the three sessions.
- Take care of yourself: Do what you need to be present in the space
Some discussion questions are personal – especially with regards to feelings regarding age and aging. - Please hold space for one another, and share only what you feel comfortable sharing.
- What’s said here stays here, what’s learned here leaves here.
Training Description:
This 6-hour training will take a cohort of arts organizations 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
In addition to covering the topics included in Creative Aging Foundations (shown above), this training will also feature the examination and demonstration of andragogical approaches to the development of skill-based, sequential instructional lessons for older adults.
This course will also focus on the importance of embedding intentional social engagement activities into programming and curricula. Participants will explore the subject of ageism and its impact on creative aging programming design and delivery. Participants will be introduced to best practices in both in-person and remote programming.
This training includes the following demonstration classes:
- Photography
- Storytelling
Lead Trainers:
Director of Professional Development & Training
Lifetime Arts Trainer
Demo Artists
Rhynna Santos (Photography)
Dane Stauffer (Storytelling)
Trainer Facilitators
Ann deVere
Rhynna M. Santos
Dane Stauffer
Staff Facilitators
Gahlia Eden (Education Producer)
Julie Kline (Director of Professional Development & Training)
Annie Montgomery (Director of Education)
Nathan Majoros (Deputy Director of Programming & Operations)