DATE – DATE
Welcome! We are thrilled to have this opportunity to work with you as part of the [HOST ORG] creative aging initiative made possible through [FUNDER or 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.
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
Use the DAY 1, 2, 3 buttons below to navigate to each day’s session materials:
Training Description | Trainer Bios
Post-training Resources
Day 1
Ageism, Ableism, and Naturally Occurring Aging Processes
DATE, 10am-12pm EST:
Please review the following resources prior to Day 1:
- SAFE Planning Design Elements for Creative Aging Programs Guide (PDF)
- Centering Anti-Ableism in Creative Aging Programs (Article by Ellen Hirzy)
- Learn more about our guest presenter, Gerontologist, Christina Peoples, HERE
Day 2
Universal Design Principles and Adaptive Processes and Tools
DATE, 10am-12pm EST:
Please review the following resources prior to Day 2:
- Universal Design Definition
- Inclusive Arts Vermont Adapting Art Materials Guide
- GIVE Inclusive Language Guide
Day 3
Assessment, Social Engagement, and Curriculum Development
DATE, 10am-12pm EST:
Please review the following prior to Day 3:
- Checklist: Planning and Facilitating An Inclusive lesson (with caveat that this is youth and K-12 focused)
Post-training Resources
- Creative Aging Program Curriculum Template:
- Program Examples:
- Dance for PD Training Module
- TimeSlips (PDF) | (Video)
- Universal Design Tools:
- Additional Resources:
- Video: Ending Ageism + Ableism together—a call to action
- Video: Jane Lee & Julie Kline (Creative Aging Participant Interview)
- National Institute on Aging
- Next Avenue: How Ableism and Ageism Affect Older Adults
- Old School – Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse
- Old School – Ageism & Ableism Workshop (Facilitator Guide)
- Navigating the Perfect Storm of Ageism, Mentalism, and Ableism: A Prevention Model (By Kiran Rabheru and Margaret Gilli)
Training Description:
In creative aging arts education programs, older adult students come with diverse learning styles as well as different physical and cognitive abilities.
A follow-up to Creative Aging Foundations for Teaching Artists, this training will look at methods teaching artists need to use to serve all learners in their community-based creative aging classrooms, and provide practical tools and strategies that they can begin to implement – both in their teaching and collaborations with community partners.
Participants will:
- Examine the intersections between ageism and ableism, and how both might affect program design and delivery
- Learn about typical challenges that face older adults – including both visible and invisible disabilities
- Learn about models of arts learning and engagement that are designed for specific communities’ needs
- Investigate how to build student assessment practices into their programs
- Learn the basic of Universal Design principles and look at how they can be used to minimize barriers to learning in physical spaces, curriculum, materials, and teaching delivery
- Learn about art form-specific adaptive tools and activities
- Understand accessibility best practices
- Learn how to apply accessibility best practices to their own creative aging curriculum, ensuring their program design is fully inclusive
This training includes curriculum review and LIVE feedback from Lifetime Arts trainers & staff
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