[Nfb-krafters-korner] thinking of teaching a class, what you need to know!

Wed Jan 8 19:56:05 UTC 2014

I am not sure if making an email list works the same in all programs, But  
this is how I make an email list...

I use Word and then save it so I have it when I need it for that  class.

I put an email address and immediately following it a comma then I hit my  
enter key which brings me down to the next line.  I place the next email  
address with a comma following it and hit enter.  The last email address in  
the list do not put a comma at the end.

I do not leave returns at the top or bottom of this list.  So when I  open 
the file, I hit control A [select all]Control c[copy] and go into my email  
place and hit control V to paste it in the area that I am sending it  to.   

I know there is ways to make up email lists with different email programs,  
but in AOL you have to have the email addresses saved in your address book 
first  and then you can select them from there.  I prefer doing it in Word 
and  then I can delete it when I am finished with it.
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

In a message dated 1/7/2014 7:16:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
flowersandherbs at gmail.com writes:

Hello to  all new potential teachers,

I remember when I made the decision  to teach a class for the first time, I 
was initially unclear
about the  proper procedure to follow to schedule my class. 

So with that in mind  I thought I'd give anyone interested a heads-up on 
how to go about  it.

ok, if you have a craft that has never been taught, you  might want to post 
on the list as Cindy did
to see if others might be  interested. But normally, say for a well-known 
craft class idea, the
first  step is to contact Joyce privately. You would share your idea  for 
the  project you were
considering teaching and  whether you were interested  in teaching an email 
or phone class. If a
phone class, you would want to  let Joyce know what day of the week and 
time you would be willing to
offer  the class. Also it is helpful for her to know how many sessions you 
think you  will need for
the class. If it is an email class, you will probably have to  wait in line 
till an opening is
available, since there are only so many  email classes that can be run 
simultaneously. So you send
that email off  and Joyce  will email you back and you will both come to an 
agreement on  the date
and time. 

Once the dates have been fixed,  you will go to the web page where the 
classes are listed and fill
out the  class proposal form that is to be found below the list of classes. 
It's good  to look at
what information you will need to provide before-hand to make  certain you 
have all your ducks in a
row. 

It's important to be  aware that there are separate class proposal forms 
for phone and  email
classes.

Once you have completed the form, you will  receive an email confirming 
that your proposal  was
received.

When Cindy our webmistress has posted your  class, you will receive an 
email requesting that you go
to the website to  confirm that all the information you submitted is 
correct. So you reply to  that
and then wait.

About a week before a phone  class Joyce will send you an important email. 
This email will contain
basic  information about the class, dates and times, and will also contain 
a specific  phone number
and access code which you will be using for the conference  call during the 
class. Below this
information will be a list of all the  students in your class, including 
names, emails and phone
numbers. The  reason you will be given this information is that you will 
now need to contact  each of
your students via email to send them a welcome message that will  contain 
the basic information
about the class, time, date and phone number  with access code. Be certain 
not to send the class
list to your students.  This is private information for you only.

(note: I found it  helpful to create a contact group in outlook to email my 
students, allowing me  to
send one email instead of ten or twenty single emails. 

On rare  occasions you may need to cancel a class. If this happens you can 
post a  message to the
Krafters korner list, or send emails to your students, or  even call them 
to let them know that
class has been canceled. Of course the  sooner you can contact folks the 
better. 

So I believe that is all you  will need to know. I will add here that I 
truly enjoy teaching  classes
here. I was so nervous my first time. I was worried that I would be  so 
scared that I could not
speak, worried that I would forget how to make  the project, that I 
wouldn't be able to explain
properly how to perform the  steps needed to create the project, and even 
that folks would not like
the  completed project. I was an emotional mess!

But I had a helper to  support me and everyone in the class was so friendly 
and eager to learn,  that
I soon got over my nervousness. no, I didn't say everything perfectly,  and 
did make a few mistakes,
and not everyone was able to complete the  project. But when it was all 
said and done, I knew that I
had helped some  folks to make something they had never made before, and 
that they truly  appreciated
this. I felt so good inside and I decided to teach another  class and then 
still another.   

I do hope to see  some new teachers stepping up. it will be so much fun for 
me to learn from  you. As
I like to say to the newbies on the list:

Jump right in, the  water is warm.

Just as an aside, usually when an instructor teaches  their first class, 
Joyce or another
experienced teacher will be there as a  "helper" just to offer support and 
confidence. 

Cathy  F

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