1. How to Become a SBAS Teacher
A Slide Show For Prospective Community Education Teachers

2. What are Adult Education Community Ed. Classes?
Community Education
“Fee-based” classes
Must be self supporting
No credential needed
Must have expertise in class subject matter

3. Who Are You Teaching? Profile of Adult Learners
They are pragmatic
They are impatient
They have life experiences
Most are repeat customers
They want a break from their main occupation/lifestyle
They want to socialize too

4. Profile of a Community Ed Teacher
Want to share
Most have no formal teaching training
Not in it for the money
Either experts or passionate
They have an “ear” to the community
Want to do something different

5. What Does A Teacher Need? Minimum Qualifications
Want (not have) to do it!!
Energy and a desire to share knowledge
An adult
No criminal record – fingerprints required
Citizen or green card

6. Categories of Classes – Community Education
The arts
Fitness and health
Languages
Finance
How to……
Hobbies and Special Interests
“Other”

7. How Do I Create a Class
Is your idea really something that others want to know about – or is it just something that you like?
What is in a Title? Everything!
Complete a New Course Proposal Form
Course Description Style – speak to the reader
New Course Proposal Committee meets to approve new classes

8. Helpful Hints Course Description Style: How to reach the most students
“We Feature”
Details
Bottom line
Outlines
“You Benefit”
Emotional
Esthetic
Self esteem
Concentrate on the benefits more than the features

9. 13 Great Words For Writing Your Course Proposal
Easy
Discover
New
Guarantee
Health
Love
Money
Proven
Results
Safety
Save
You
Free

10. Make Your Proposal Stand Out
The first five words of the course description will often determine if the prospective student will read on or pass
A Definition
The Question
A Quotation
The End Result
The Outstanding/Impressive Fact

11. Good Openers Sample Ideas
“Batik is an age old art of fabric coloring using wax and dye.” (Definition)
“Baffled, bored or intimidated by Opera?” (Question)
“No man is an island.” (Quotation)
“Learn to crochet, the easy way.” (End Result)
“Lighting is the key to all photography.” (Outstanding/Impressive fact)

12. Planning for Your Class
Goals and Objectives: Course and class
Goals: What students are going to learn
Objectives: How the teacher will accomplish the goal
Simple and clear
Concentrate on what the student will gain, not what you will present.

13. Each class should have………...
Lesson Plan
Always know what you are going to do – NEVER “wing” it!
“Tell ‘em what they will get,
give it,
and tell ‘em what they got”
Class handouts - students rely on them
Always leave time for questions

14. Promoting your Class We Will:
Put your class in our Brochure – sent to homes and schools in the South Bay
Advertise your class on our website and Facebook
You Can:
Pass out handouts and flyers to everyone you know
Send out s to all your friends and relatives
Gather names and s of everyone in your class and invite them to future classes
Use free on-line classified ads (Craigslist)
Your reputation and credibility always will help sell your class

15. Tips For A Great Class Consider first the audience
Involve the students, they know more than you think
Interaction
Show your passion but don’t be an actor
Put yourself in their seat

16. A Few Last Details…… Pay is $25.98 Hr.
Tuition and fees are set by school
Minimum class size is 10
If class is canceled, you will not get paid
Employer is Redondo Beach Unified School District
Livescan fingerprinting is required
SBAS has four terms with 18 week advance deadlines for new course proposals

17. What do you have to offer. Find out here… http://www. southbayadult