Monday, May 23 – Wednesday, May 25, 2022 from 10am-12pm PT/MT
Welcome Teaching Artists! We hope you enjoyed this training as part of the West Valley Art Councils’ “Advancing Creative Aging in Arizona’s West Valley” initiative!
What you need to know:
- Curriculum Coaching Info
- All training recording links and presentation decks are available in each training day section
- All post-training resources are available for your convenience
Session Materials, Presentation Slides, Zoom Recordings:
Training Description | Trainer Bios
Post-training Resources | Evaluation Survey
Day 1
Ageism Workshop, Creative Aging Program Models, and Older Adult Learners
Monday, May 23, 2022, 10am-12pm PST/MST:
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, May 24, 2022, 10am-12pm PST/MST:
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
- Best Practices in Intergenerational Arts Education Program Design (PDF)
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
Older Adult Community Partnerships and Teaching Artist Preparation
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 10am – 12pm PST/MST:
Please review the following resources prior to Day 3:
Post-training Resources
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 In-Person Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for Remote Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Best Practices in Intergenerational Arts Education Program Design (PDF)
Teaching artist resources for funding and fiscal sponsorship:
Teaching artist resources for class design & budgeting:
- 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
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
Curriculum Coaching
To support the development of your creative aging curriculum, Lifetime Arts will review your curriculum outline, provide written feedback, and host a virtual one-on-one coaching session for teaching artists.
- First, teaching artists should complete their curriculum outline using either one of these two templates:
- Next, teaching artists will submit curriculum outlines to Lifetime Arts for review. Curriculum Submission Form
- Once your outline has been submitted, you will be invited to schedule a 20-minute coaching session when we will review your plans and provide customized guidance to help ensure your success.
Coaching Timeline
June 3 – July 29, 2022
Schedule your coaching sessions and submit your curriculum outline by July 22, 2022
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 both in-person and remote programming
In addition to covering the topics included in Creative Aging Foundations (shown above), our teaching artist 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. Teaching artists will be introduced to best practices in both in-person and remote programming.
This training includes the following demonstration classes:
- Social Dance
- Improvisation
Lead Trainers:
Lifetime Arts Trainer
Lifetime Arts Trainer
Demo Artists
Daniela Del Giorno (Social Dance)
Clark Jackson (Improvisation)
Trainer Facilitators
Asma Feyijinmi
Dane Stauffer
Staff Facilitators
Gahlia Eden (Education Producer)
Julie Kline (Director of Education & Training)