About This Workshop
About This Workshop
In our July Teach Challenge, you will create your first Skillshare class in just one month with the support of the Skillshare Community team. Each week will include milestones to keep you on track, tips for making the best possible content, and of course, fun prizes!
Be sure to join the Teach Challenge by clicking the teal "join workshop" button and publish your first class by July 31st to be eligible for all the prizes we will be giving out!
Challenge Timeline
- Milestone 1 - due July 6th. Review the Challenge Guide for an overview of all the steps associated with creating your Skillshare class. Then, start your class project in the Teach an Amazing Skillshare Class. Your class project is where you will share your class planning process (e.g. your outline, intro video, etc..)
- Milestone 2 - due July 13th. Complete your own outline using this outline template. Share a link to your outline in your class project.
- Milestone 3 - due July 20th. Post your introduction video or a sample video lesson on Youtube, and embed the link into your project or share the direct URL.
- Milestone 4 - due July 31st. Follow our step-by-step guide to successfully publish your complete Skillshare class!
Support from the Top Teacher Community
We’re excited to offer you many opportunities to connect + learn from our most successful teachers. Throughout the Teach Challenge, Top Teachers will host AMAs (Ask Me Anything) on topics ranging from class planning to filming and editing.
Tuesday, July 9th at 12pm EST: Class Planning AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Top Teacher, Gabrielle Brickey. Drop your questions here.
- Learn how Gabrielle plans her classes and ask any open questions you have about teaching on Skillshare! Take a look at Gabrielle's class, Design a Female Character: Sketching Portraits with Pencils for a glimpse at her teaching style.
Wednesday, July 17th at 3pm EST: Class Production AMA with Top Teacher, Shannon McNab. Drop your questions here.
- In this AMA, Shannon will share her production process and offer feedback on your class projects. Check out Shannon's production values in her class, Airtable for Artists: Organize Your Business & Increase Your Productivity.
Prizes
Each week of the Challenge, we will be giving away prizes to make it even easier to publish your class and find success on Skillshare.
Additional prizes include:
1 new teacher will win our grand prize package which includes: a $200 Amazon gift card, 1 piece of filming equipment (your choice of either a microphone, ring light, or tripod) and a feature on Skillshare’s Facebook page
3 runner-ups will win a $100 gift card to either Airbnb, Amazon, or Bouqs (your choice!)
5 teachers will be featured on our website
10 teachers will be included in our curated list of Rising Stars shared in a sitewide email
Teach a class in one of the popular topic areas below, and your first teacher payment will be doubled*! Topics eligible for the match are:
- Illustration
- Graphic Design
- Animation
- Creative Writing
- UI/UX
- Photography
- Film Production
- Web Development
- Marketing
- Freelance & Entrepreneurship
- Productivity
*To be eligible, you must publish your first class in this workshop (which you must have joined by July 8th, 2019) in one of the above topics. See terms here. To learn more about teacher royalty payments head here.
Workshop terms and conditions here.
Header Image: Project by Maya for her class Learn Brush Control with 10 Fun Watercolor Exercises
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In our July Teach Challenge, you will create your first Skillshare class in just one month with the support of the Skillshare Community team. Each week will include milestones to keep you on track, tips for making the best possible content, and of course, fun prizes!
Be sure to join the Teach Challenge by clicking the teal "join workshop" button and publish your first class by July 31st to be eligible for all the prizes we will be giving out!
Challenge Timeline
- Milestone 1 - due July 6th. Review the Challenge Guide for an overview of all the steps associated with creating your Skillshare class. Then, start your class project in the Teach an Amazing Skillshare Class. Your class project is where you will share your class planning process (e.g. your outline, intro video, etc..)
- Milestone 2 - due July 13th. Complete your own outline using this outline template. Share a link to your outline in your class project.
- Milestone 3 - due July 20th. Post your introduction video or a sample video lesson on Youtube, and embed the link into your project or share the direct URL.
- Milestone 4 - due July 31st. Follow our step-by-step guide to successfully publish your complete Skillshare class!
Support from the Top Teacher Community
We’re excited to offer you many opportunities to connect + learn from our most successful teachers. Throughout the Teach Challenge, Top Teachers will host AMAs (Ask Me Anything) on topics ranging from class planning to filming and editing.
Tuesday, July 9th at 12pm EST: Class Planning AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Top Teacher, Gabrielle Brickey. Drop your questions here.
- Learn how Gabrielle plans her classes and ask any open questions you have about teaching on Skillshare! Take a look at Gabrielle's class, Design a Female Character: Sketching Portraits with Pencils for a glimpse at her teaching style.
Wednesday, July 17th at 3pm EST: Class Production AMA with Top Teacher, Shannon McNab. Drop your questions here.
- In this AMA, Shannon will share her production process and offer feedback on your class projects. Check out Shannon's production values in her class, Airtable for Artists: Organize Your Business & Increase Your Productivity.
Prizes
Each week of the Challenge, we will be giving away prizes to make it even easier to publish your class and find success on Skillshare.
Additional prizes include:
1 new teacher will win our grand prize package which includes: a $200 Amazon gift card, 1 piece of filming equipment (your choice of either a microphone, ring light, or tripod) and a feature on Skillshare’s Facebook page
3 runner-ups will win a $100 gift card to either Airbnb, Amazon, or Bouqs (your choice!)
5 teachers will be featured on our website
10 teachers will be included in our curated list of Rising Stars shared in a sitewide email
Teach a class in one of the popular topic areas below, and your first teacher payment will be doubled*! Topics eligible for the match are:
- Illustration
- Graphic Design
- Animation
- Creative Writing
- UI/UX
- Photography
- Film Production
- Web Development
- Marketing
- Freelance & Entrepreneurship
- Productivity
*To be eligible, you must publish your first class in this workshop (which you must have joined by July 8th, 2019) in one of the above topics. See terms here. To learn more about teacher royalty payments head here.
Workshop terms and conditions here.
Header Image: Project by Maya for her class Learn Brush Control with 10 Fun Watercolor Exercises
