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

IRENA.RADISEVIC@YMCAHBB.CA

YOUTH JOB CONNECTION HAMILTON TEAM

MCMASTER MUSEUM OF ART STAFF

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STEVE HAINNIG

HAINING@CREATEOF.CA

TERESA GREOGRIO

GROGOR@MCMASTER.CA

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