About This Workshop
About This Workshop
Thinking of teaching on Skillshare? Start today! Join this 30-Day Challenge for milestones, prizes, and tons of support as you build your first class. Skillshare classes are just 10-25 minutes of video content that walk students through a specific skill or project, so it’s actually a really lightweight and easy process.
This month, all new teachers will earn a $100 bonus along with one year of premium membership for publishing by May 2nd. Plus, one top teacher will be featured in a community-wide email to over 1M students and receive a Tech-Home Kit which includes an Apple TV, an Amazon Echo, and a Nest Thermostat!
This month we're offering a few special new bonuses. When you teach a Culinary, Crafts, Design, or Photo class, you’ll receive a $200 New Teacher Bonus!
On Skillshare, everyone can teach and this Teach Challenge is the best way to create your first class, join our teacher community, and start earning revenue.
How It Works
- Sign up for the challenge by clicking the “Join” button above, and enrolling in our free class on teaching - Teach an Amazing Skillshare Class.
- Every few days, we’ll send you’ll an email with instructions and tips on how to complete each one of the class creation milestones.
- Share each of your milestones in the Project Section for feedback.
- Use the Discussions section to ask questions along the way and get help from our Teacher Support team.
- Need extra help? Participate in a live AMA with our Teacher Support team on Tuesday, April 19th at 3pm EST.
- Publish your class to Skillshare by Monday, May 2nd to successfully complete the challenge!
Key Dates + Milestones: April 1st- May 2nd
Milestone 1: Start Your Class Draft - Due Monday, April 4th
- Assignment: If you haven't done so already, start your class draft at www.skillshare.com/teach by clicking "Start a Class." Your class draft is where you'll upload your class information and videos before publishing to Skillshare.
Milestone 2: Class Topic and Project - Due Wednesday, April 6th
- Assignment: Watch the Teach an Amazing Skillshare Class.
- Deliverable: Start your class project in Teach an Amazing Skillshare Class and share your class topic and class project.
Milestone 3: Outline - Due Monday, April 11th
- Assignment: Complete your own outline using this outline template.
- Deliverable: Share a link to your outline in your class project.
Milestone 4: Your Introduction Video - Due Monday, April 18th
- Assignment: Check out our filming resources in our Teacher Handbook, and practice your teacher presentation skills.
- Deliverable: Post your introduction video or a sample video lesson on Youtube, and embed the link into your project or share the direct URL.
AMA with our Teacher Support team on Tuesday April 19th at 3pm EST
- Join this live Q&A session! You’ll be able to ask us anything from specific Teach Challenge questions, to general question about teaching on Skillshare!
Milestone 5: Wrap up Filming & Start Editing Your Class- Tuesday, April 26th
- Assignment: Wrap up filming and start editing! Check out these three quick tips on editing your class videos!
- Optional Deliverable: Post an edited sample video lesson on Youtube, and embed the link into your project or share the direct URL.
Milestone 6: Publish Your Class - Due Monday, May 2nd
- Finish recording your class videos, and upload them to your class draft (click "Start a Class").
- Deliverable: Publish your class to Skillshare and share a link to your class in your project by May 2nd at 11:59 PM EST!
Milestone 7: Market Your Class - May 2nd - May 6th
- Assignment: Enroll in Class Marketing: Build Your Student Following on Skillshare to learn how to market your class, which is the absolute best way to build credibility for yourself and start earning revenue! Head to the Marketing section of the Teacher Handbook for more help.
- Deliverable: Start your project in the Project Gallery of Class Marketing: Build Your Student Following on Skillshare and share what marketing tactics you’ve used to enroll students in your new class, starting with your friends and family.
*Please note, to be eligible for any milestone prize above, each participant should leave at least one piece of feedback on their fellow teacher’s work in progress! Join today, and stay tuned for updates as the Teach Challenge gets underway! *Terms and conditions apply, lean more here.
FAQs
- What if I miss a deadline? No problem - you can catch up to the next milestone and still be eligible to complete the challenge if you publish your class by the deadline.
- Do I have to live in the USA to participate? You can teach a Skillshare class from anywhere in the world! While we can only give prizes out to residents of the United States who are over 18 years of age due to tax purposes, you can still take the pledge and publish your class to Skillshare.
- Have any other questions or need more help? Email any questions or feedback to [email protected].
Teach Challenge Spaces
- The Discussion section and the Community Board are spaces for you to drop comments and questions and ask for extra support and feedback from the community!
- Your Project within the Project Gallery of Teach an Amazing Skillshare Class is a working space for your Skillshare class! This is where you'll start planning your class and where you'll share your milestones for the challenge. Feel free to also include photos, mood-boards, or any other inspo along the way. Your project within the class will also be shown in the Projects section up above so that it's easily accessible to everyone else who's joined this Teach Challenge!
- The Class Draft is where you'll input all of your class content once you're all ready to publish your amazing class!
Classes
Projects
Students
Classes
Projects
Students
Thinking of teaching on Skillshare? Start today! Join this 30-Day Challenge for milestones, prizes, and tons of support as you build your first class. Skillshare classes are just 10-25 minutes of video content that walk students through a specific skill or project, so it’s actually a really lightweight and easy process.
This month, all new teachers will earn a $100 bonus along with one year of premium membership for publishing by May 2nd. Plus, one top teacher will be featured in a community-wide email to over 1M students and receive a Tech-Home Kit which includes an Apple TV, an Amazon Echo, and a Nest Thermostat!
This month we're offering a few special new bonuses. When you teach a Culinary, Crafts, Design, or Photo class, you’ll receive a $200 New Teacher Bonus!
On Skillshare, everyone can teach and this Teach Challenge is the best way to create your first class, join our teacher community, and start earning revenue.
How It Works
- Sign up for the challenge by clicking the “Join” button above, and enrolling in our free class on teaching - Teach an Amazing Skillshare Class.
- Every few days, we’ll send you’ll an email with instructions and tips on how to complete each one of the class creation milestones.
- Share each of your milestones in the Project Section for feedback.
- Use the Discussions section to ask questions along the way and get help from our Teacher Support team.
- Need extra help? Participate in a live AMA with our Teacher Support team on Tuesday, April 19th at 3pm EST.
- Publish your class to Skillshare by Monday, May 2nd to successfully complete the challenge!
Key Dates + Milestones: April 1st- May 2nd
Milestone 1: Start Your Class Draft - Due Monday, April 4th
- Assignment: If you haven't done so already, start your class draft at www.skillshare.com/teach by clicking "Start a Class." Your class draft is where you'll upload your class information and videos before publishing to Skillshare.
Milestone 2: Class Topic and Project - Due Wednesday, April 6th
- Assignment: Watch the Teach an Amazing Skillshare Class.
- Deliverable: Start your class project in Teach an Amazing Skillshare Class and share your class topic and class project.
Milestone 3: Outline - Due Monday, April 11th
- Assignment: Complete your own outline using this outline template.
- Deliverable: Share a link to your outline in your class project.
Milestone 4: Your Introduction Video - Due Monday, April 18th
- Assignment: Check out our filming resources in our Teacher Handbook, and practice your teacher presentation skills.
- Deliverable: Post your introduction video or a sample video lesson on Youtube, and embed the link into your project or share the direct URL.
AMA with our Teacher Support team on Tuesday April 19th at 3pm EST
- Join this live Q&A session! You’ll be able to ask us anything from specific Teach Challenge questions, to general question about teaching on Skillshare!
Milestone 5: Wrap up Filming & Start Editing Your Class- Tuesday, April 26th
- Assignment: Wrap up filming and start editing! Check out these three quick tips on editing your class videos!
- Optional Deliverable: Post an edited sample video lesson on Youtube, and embed the link into your project or share the direct URL.
Milestone 6: Publish Your Class - Due Monday, May 2nd
- Finish recording your class videos, and upload them to your class draft (click "Start a Class").
- Deliverable: Publish your class to Skillshare and share a link to your class in your project by May 2nd at 11:59 PM EST!
Milestone 7: Market Your Class - May 2nd - May 6th
- Assignment: Enroll in Class Marketing: Build Your Student Following on Skillshare to learn how to market your class, which is the absolute best way to build credibility for yourself and start earning revenue! Head to the Marketing section of the Teacher Handbook for more help.
- Deliverable: Start your project in the Project Gallery of Class Marketing: Build Your Student Following on Skillshare and share what marketing tactics you’ve used to enroll students in your new class, starting with your friends and family.
*Please note, to be eligible for any milestone prize above, each participant should leave at least one piece of feedback on their fellow teacher’s work in progress! Join today, and stay tuned for updates as the Teach Challenge gets underway! *Terms and conditions apply, lean more here.
FAQs
- What if I miss a deadline? No problem - you can catch up to the next milestone and still be eligible to complete the challenge if you publish your class by the deadline.
- Do I have to live in the USA to participate? You can teach a Skillshare class from anywhere in the world! While we can only give prizes out to residents of the United States who are over 18 years of age due to tax purposes, you can still take the pledge and publish your class to Skillshare.
- Have any other questions or need more help? Email any questions or feedback to [email protected].
Teach Challenge Spaces
- The Discussion section and the Community Board are spaces for you to drop comments and questions and ask for extra support and feedback from the community!
- Your Project within the Project Gallery of Teach an Amazing Skillshare Class is a working space for your Skillshare class! This is where you'll start planning your class and where you'll share your milestones for the challenge. Feel free to also include photos, mood-boards, or any other inspo along the way. Your project within the class will also be shown in the Projects section up above so that it's easily accessible to everyone else who's joined this Teach Challenge!
- The Class Draft is where you'll input all of your class content once you're all ready to publish your amazing class!
