Before, During & After Class Checklist
Check your availability and assigned classes in Instructor Dashboard
Review teaching guidelines below
Install TechSpark ZOOM background (see below #1)
Review teaching material for your assigned courses - accessible either in Instructor Dashboard or shared with you by TSA team
Monitor your automated booking notifications and save the iCal to your calendar
For Trial Lessons - In the interest of time, we recommend you start with the projects in 'Create' mode without an account. At the end of the lessons, if the student wishes to save their projects by creating an account (allow 5 mins to help students with this)
For Scratch: Please help students create their own Scratch accounts with your email as the parent mail to allow for password reset if necessary. Ask them to use a generic password: TSA123!
For Edublocks: Please ask students to create an Edublocks account with their email address and remind them to make a note of the password.
Other platforms: Students should create an account with your support if necessary.
Make course recommendations based on your student(s) level & interest using closing slides
Please ask your students to complete the Student Feedback Form (see # 2 below)
Ask the students to tell you what is the 'Secret Keyphrase' which appears on the screen after they complete the form. It should be COCOLOCO (If not, then they didn't complete the form)
Follow up email to parents with feedback and recommendations for future courses (see script below #3)
At the end of the lesson, please ask the students to complete the Student Feedback Form.
Ask the students to tell you what is the 'Secret Keyphrase' which appears on the screen after they complete the form. It should be COCOLOCO (If not, then they didn't complete the form)
This is an indicative draft, feel free to personalise at your discretion.
Dear (Parent Name),
Thank you for joining TechSpark Online FREE Trial Lessons.
It was a pleasure working with (Child's Name) and we made great progress in (Pong Game - Python Project - other project)
In terms of continued learning, we would recommend the following course for (Child's name): (Add course name eg. Level 1 - Python Beginner etc.) You can book your next lessons here (add the right link)
Python: https://online.techsparkacademy.ch/python-course/
Animation: https://online.techsparkacademy.ch/animation-game-design-course/
Signature example only, be sure to add your full name and contact info.
Best regards,
Marta Gehring
TechSpark Academy Instructor
https://techsparkacademy.ch/online/
Mobile + 41 79 697 1300
NB: Optional for you to add phone
Please complete the below from, the response will be sent to the parent automatically.