Resources
Creative Aging 101: Creating Short Poems Using Similes & Metaphors Demonstration
Creative Aging 101 Resource | 2020
In this artmaking and social engagement demonstration, Lauren Jost leads an activity where participants create short poems using similes and metaphors. This activity may be used in a storytelling or writing course and showcases ways …
Creative Aging 101: Creating Similes & Metaphors Using Senses & Memories Demonstration
Creative Aging 101 Resource | 2020
In this artmaking and social engagement demonstration, Lauren Jost leads an activity where participants create similes and metaphors from memory using guided imagery. This activity may be used in a storytelling or writing course, and …
Creative Aging 101: Group Introductions with Adjectives & Similes Demonstration
Creative Aging 101 Resource | 2020
In this artmaking and social engagement demonstration, Lauren Jost leads an opening exercise using adjectives and similes. This activity may be used in a storytelling or writing course, and showcases ways in which social engagement …
Creative Aging 101: Adapting Curriculum to Older Adults
Creative Aging 101 Resource | 2020
In this Lifetime Arts “Teaching Artist Talks” video, trainers Lauren Jost and Vinny Mraz discuss the differences between teaching younger vs older adult learners, and how these differences inform the design and delivery of creative …
Creative Aging 101: Adapting Your Plans
Creative Aging 101 Resource | 2020
In this Lifetime Arts “Teaching Artist Talks” video, Vinny Mraz speaks with Lauren Jost about how he develops a plan for each new creative aging program, and how those plans allow for flexibility and adaptation.
Creative Aging 101: Older Adult Learners
Creative Aging 101 Resource | 2020
In this video, Lifetime Arts trainer, Abigail Jefferson, introduces applicable to teaching older adults that inform best practices in creative aging program design. Additionally, she presents considerations and adaptations that may need to be implemented …
Creative Aging 101: Creative Aging Research
Creative Aging 101 Resource | 2020
In this video, Lifetime Arts trainer, Abigail Jefferson, introduces the research that informs the Creative Aging Lifelong Learning Model. Abigail also discusses the two key andragogical elements that ensure effective program design.
Creative Aging 101: Overview of the Field
Creative Aging 101 Resource | 2020
Lifetime Arts trainer, Vinny Mraz, discusses the rapidly shifting demographics of the older adult population and the related implications; the three areas of practice in the field; and the cross-sector collaboration required to support wellness …
Welcome to Creative Aging 101
Creative Aging 101 Resource | 2020
Lifetime Arts has produced a free, abbreviated, online version of our in-person creative aging training, usually attended by teaching artists, community-based educators program coordinators at public libraries, museums, arts organizations, and community and senior centers. …
School of Drag at MOCA Tucson
Case Studies | 2018
After intentional efforts to understand the diverse needs, perspectives and experiences of older adults, MOCA Tucson developed creative aging workshop series that pushed boundaries, took risks and combat antiquated and ageist ideas of what older …