FACILITATING CREATIVITY IN YOUTH JOB CONNECTION PROGRAM
2019 Futures
Workforce Revolution: Designing A Brave New World
Teresa GregorioEducation Officer
McMaster Museum of Art
Irena RadisevicWorkshop Facilitator
YJC Hamilton
Steve HainingPhotographer & Owner
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INTRODUCTIONS
IRENA
STEVE
TERESA
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OVERVIEW WHY ARE WE HERE?
• WHAT DOES CREATIVITY BRING TO FACILITATOR
• CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
• A FRAMEWORK FOR TO EMPLOYMENT TOPICS
• 3 LEVELS OF ENGAGING WITH CREATIVITY
• ACTIVITIES FROM MICRO TO MACRO PERSPECTIVE
• WHAT DOES CREATIVITY BRING TO AT RISK YOUTH?
• DIVERGENT THINKING
• 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
• CREATIVITY AS PROCESS NOT A PRODUCT
• ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CREATIVE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
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STRUCTURE OF YJC HAMILTON WORKSHOPS
YJC TEAM
• 3 EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT COUNSELLORS
• 1 FACILITATOR
• 1 ADMINISTRATOR
WORKSHOP PROGRAM
• 2 WEEK CURRICULUM
• CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT (EVERY MONDAY)
• SELF DIRECTED WORK ON FRIDAY
• WORKSHOP SPACE <12
• TECHNOLOGY: 7 LAPTOPS & 5 RESOURCE COMPUTERS
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YJC GUIDELINES
HOLISTIC
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DIVERSITY ACCESSIBLE COLLABORATE
KEY OBJECTIVES OF YJC
OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH:
1. ASSESSMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, TO
INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF JOB AND CAREER
OPTIONS, THE JOB MARKET, AND THEMSELVES;
2. OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
3. TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE TO INCREASE THEIR
READINESS FOR EMPLOYMENT;
4. SUPPORT IN THEIR TRANSITIONS TO EMPLOYMENT OR
ADDITIONAL TRAINING OR EDUCATION, DURING AND
AFTER THE PROGRAM.
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YJC YOUTHTHE PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO SERVE YOUTH WHO EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE, COMPLEX BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.
THIS INCLUDES YOUTH WHO ARE NOT IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING.
Addictions
Housing
Social Identity
Literacy Skills
Mental Health
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CREATIVITY IN & FOR YJC
BIG-C CREATIVITY
• THE WORK OF ELITE FEW
WHO HAVE
TRANSFORMED THEIR
DISCIPLINE WITH THEIR
INOVATIONS
LITTLE-C CREATIVITY
• IS ABOUT ‘ACTING WITH
FLEXIBILITY, INTELLIGENCE
AND NOVELTY IN THE
EVERYDAY’ (CRAFT 2005,
P.43)
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DEFINING CREATIVITY
MINI- C CREATIVITY
• IS ABOUT ‘NOVEL AND
PERSONALLY MEANINGFUL
INTERPRETATION OF
EXPERIENCES, ACTIONS,
AND EVENTS (BEGHETTO &
KAUFMAN, 2007 P.73)
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ANY HUMAN ACT THAT GIVES RISE TO SOMETHING NEW IS REFERRED TO AS A CREATIVE ACT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WHAT IS CONSTRUCTED IS A PHYSICAL
OBJECT OR SOME MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL CONSTRUCT THAT LIVES WITHIN THE PERSON WHO CREATED IT AND IS
KNOWN ONLY TO HIM.
VYGOTSKY (1967, P. 7)
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WHAT IS CREATIVITY IN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOP? HOW DO WE PRACTICE IT?
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
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EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
THE BEGINNING
IDENTITY SELF EXPRESSION
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CREATIVITY WHAT CREATIVITY GIVES US FOR AT RISK YOUTH? AND HOW WE DEVELOP IT?
• CREATIVITY AND VISUAL EXPRESSION AS A WAY OF KNOWING WHAT IT IS WE ACTUALLY
BELIEVE
• CREATIVITY AND VISUAL EXPRESSION IS A WAY TO EXPLORE OUR IMAGINATION AND BEGIN
TO ALLOW IT TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE , LEARN TO SEE MORE OPTIONS
• COLOURS, SMELLS, SOUNDS, SHAPES – ALL THESE STIMULATE IMAGERY TO RISE WITHIN US
• IMAGERY OF OTHERS IS ALSO AS SOURCE: BOOKS, MOVIES, POEMS, ARE FILLED WITH IMAGES
THAT WE TRANSFORM BY TAKING THEM INTO OURSELVES
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ACTIVITY 1ART IN RESUME/ RESUME IN ART
TOOLS AVAILABLE
1. WATER COLOUR
2. PASTELS
3. MAGAZINES, SIZZORSAND GLUE
4. MARKERS
5. PENCIL CRAYONS
6. PENS AND PENCILS
7. RULERS AND COMPASS SET
• SHAPES
• TEXTURES
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ART IN RESUME/RESUME IN ART&
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
• STRUCTURED VS UNSTRUCTURED
ENVIRONMENT
• ACTIVITY
• SELF REFLECTION
• REPRESENTATION
• CREATIVE THINKING
• COMPOSITION
• CRITICAL THINKING
• EVALUATION/ DECISION MAKING
• TRUST
• PROBLEM SOLVING 16
ACTIVITY 2YOUTH JOB CONNECTION @ MCMASTER MUSEUM OF ART
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MUSEUM VISIT & EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
MUSEUM SPACE
• DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT &
ITS EXPECTATIONS
• LOOKING AT PEOPLE FROM
A DISTANCE
• LOOKING AT PEOPLE UP
CLOSE
• DISCUSSION IN A GROUP
ART OBJECT AS
CONVERSATION PARTNER
• EXPLAINING YOUR POINT OF
VIEW
• BRINGS PEOPLE IN
• GETTING OTHER VOICES HEARD
• SLOWING DOWN ONE’S
JUDGEMNT
ART OBJECT DOES NOT TALK BACK!
WORKSHOP TOPIC: RESUME
• RESUME LANGUAGE
• ORGANIZATION OF RESUMES
• DESCRIBING JOB DUTIES
• TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
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WORKSHOP TOPICS
• NEW WORKPLACE
• COMPANY CULTURE
• INTERVIEW SCENARIOS
• CONFLICT RESOLUTION
• COMMUNICATION STYLES
AT RISK YOUTH &
PHOTOGRAPHY
SELF-EXPRESSION THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHYWITH
STEVE HAINING
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SKILLS & PHOTOGRAPHY
Employability Skills through Photography
• Communication
• Divergent Thinking
• Creative Thinking
• Digital Skills
• Environmental communication
• Networking Skills
• Teamwork Skills
• Patience & Concentration / Attention to detail
Environments for Summer & Fall:
• Harbour Front
• Park
• Museum
• Historical Building
• Rooftop
• Hamilton Downtwon/City Core
• Studio
• + Escarpment
• +Waterfalls & Trails
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SUMMARY
• AT RISK YOUTH > CREATIVE SKILLS & ENGAGEMENT > EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
• AT RISK YOUTH > PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT >PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT22
Photography
New Environments Individual & In Group
Visiting McMaster Museum of Art
New Environment In Group
Art in Resume/ Resume in Art
In Workshop Individual
RESOURCES
FOR FACILITATOR
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FOR YOUTH
• Art & Activity: Interactive Strategies for
Engaging with Art
• Art & Inquiry: Museum Teaching
Strategies for Your Classroom
THANK YOU!!!
IRENA RADISEVIC
YOUTH JOB CONNECTION HAMILTON TEAM
MCMASTER MUSEUM OF ART STAFF
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STEVE HAINNIG
TERESA GREOGRIO
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