Teaching a Workshop

There are a few steps to teaching a workshop at Make Nashville. We want you to teach if you are: - Experienced in the area you wish to teach (If you've never done it before, we love that you are learning - but we don't want you to teach it.) - Organized to the point you can put together a class (and we can help with this if you need it) - Comfortable getting up in front of folks and teaching - Passionate about helping people learn

If you would like to teach at Make Nashville, we would love to consider your workshop!

Anyone in the community is allowed to teach a workshop. You will need to write out some form of lesson plan. We require this because we want to make sure that we are putting forward the best possible experience for the folks who come to our space to learn.

Write a Proposal

The first thing you will need to do is write out a basic proposal of the workshop you would like to teach.

Proposal Templates

Meet with the Education Team

Once you have completed your proposal form, a conversation should be had with the Director of Education. We want to make sure you've thought through everything and that you know your stuff when it comes to subject matter.

Paperwork

In order to teach, we need documentation on file for you.

• Completed background check form
• Two forms of state-issued ID
• Tax form (if you are earning income from volunteership)
• Instructor contract

Booking your workshop

To book your workshop, meet with a member of the education team. They will take the information from your proposal template and ask for some additional information.

• Plan to book your workshop 1 month in advance of teaching it, at minimum.
• You should have a completed version of the project or activity you are wishing to teach done at this point
• Your lesson plan should be submitted 1 week prior to your class start date.

Complete Your Lesson Plan

We need to have documented at least an outline of what you are teaching. This document should include:

• All materials needed to complete the workshop
• Number of students max/min
• Safety precautions
• Step-by-step of the activities participants will be going through (a rough outline is fine)

When you are done, your lesson plan, slides and other information should be put in the Workshops folder on Google Drive. (https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/18fIl1qRGiL_mG42IhpGCreGP9Mc3pmPz)

Check in on Eventbrite for Attendance

You will need a login for Eventbrite so that you can monitor the attendance for your event.

Sign in class attendees

There needs to be physical proof of attendance for every single class we teach. For every class there is a paper sign-in form. Please fill it out and drop it in the education office after class.