Looking Ahead: Teacher Coaching Course in January 2023 (Patreon)

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Aloha, Patrons!  Calling all current and aspiring ukulele teachers!

I have heard from a number of Patrons and 100 Days of Ukulele participants that 1) several of you are already teaching ukulele in your communities, and 2) there is interest in me teaching a class series on How to Teach Ukulele.  After evaluating and discussing with other teachers how best to share my teaching techniques, I have the sketches of a plan and am looking for feedback from those interested in this kind of course.  Please read below and fill out the Course Interest Form linked below.  

My current plan

I have decided to offer a Teacher Coaching Course at the start of 2023.  It will run in parallel with a 6-week online Beginner Ukulele  class.  In essence, I will teach a class of beginners via Zoom, and the teachers-in-training will be asked to observe the class, and potentially help students in breakout rooms as Teaching Assistants, or TAs.  Each week, the teachers-in-training will also attend a follow-up session where I will break down my teaching methods and provide a forum for discussion about class organization and ukulele-teaching techniques.  

Additional ideas: Before the first class, we'll hold a mock class to get folks comfortable with the format.  I'd like the TAs to hold a live practice session each week on Zoom, to apply the teaching techniques and get hands-on experience.  I'd like the teachers-in-training to find folks in their real life to teach during the coaching course.  We'll likely create a Slack group for the teachers.

The Coaching Course will be limited in size. The classroom Teaching Assistants will need to have previous teaching experience and a level of on-camera comfort.

Are you interested?

Please fill out this Course Interest Form if you might be interested in taking the class and are generally available in January/February 2023.

And feel free to ask any questions below.  Look forward to hearing from you!  

xo cynthia 🌺

ps I'm also looking for help in the naming conventions (TAs vs teachers-in-training vs coaching vs students etc) so if you have some wisdom there, please share!