“CREATIVE AGING THROUGH THE ARTS”
Project goals
- Train a cadre of teaching artists on best practices when working with senior participants
- Achieve recruitment goals for additional artists who are diverse, bilingual or live in rural areas of the state
- Develop an approach to delivering professional, sequential arts instruction across the state
Professional development and program implementation support
In May 2021 & October 2022, Lifetime Arts will train Nebraska teaching artists in best practices in planning, designing, promoting, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining successful creative aging programming. Lifetime Arts will also provide curriculum coaching to participating teaching artists through October of 2022.
TRAINING DATES & DETAILS
Creative Aging Design and Development for Teaching Artists
May 24-26, 2021 & October 3,4 & 6, 2022 from 6pm-8pm CT/5pm-7pm MT
This 6-hour training will take a 25-person cohort of 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, 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 training 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.
Registration
These training series will be announced by the project partners who will also manage registration. Registered trainees will be enrolled as users in the Lifetime Arts Portal, where they will access training materials, Zoom links, pre-reading, resources, and trainer bios.
Project Contacts
- Anne Alston, Program Specialist, Nebraska Arts Council
- Julie Kline, Director of Education & Training, Lifetime Arts
