Teachers Demo Guide
Parents have trusted us with their kids, hopes, and dreams. It is our responsibility and our collective resolve to exceed their expectations.
Our Teachers are the flag bearers of Classbuk’s mission to inspire a love for learning and provide a professional and trusted online learning experience to learners globally. They constantly strive to bring out the genius in every kid.
The understanding and deep care for students by our amazing women teachers have been central to building trust and the reputation of Classbuk with parents and students across different countries. We’re proud to have talented and passionate teachers, who partner with us in our mission to inspire a love for learning.
A uniform teaching guide ensures consistency, clear expectations, and quality assurance, thus enhancing teacher and student experience.
The below-mentioned guideline list is meant to be a reference point to be complied with, for online teaching at Classbuk. The list is not an exhaustive list of all the best practices.
Qualitative aspects
- Maintain a professionally pleasing personality.
- Focus on outcome-based teaching with clearly communicated goals, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
- Inspire a love for learning.
- Treat the Client’s ( Parent and Learner) satisfaction to be of paramount importance.
- Be prompt in responses to requests/queries from the Classbuk team or from Parents.
** Please feel free to reach out to your Classbuk Teacher Support Whatsapp group for any help**
TECHNICAL SET UP:
| 1 | Use a laptop /PC for online classes, not mobile devices. Ensure the Laptop / PC is charged or connected to a power source. |
| 2 | Maintain adequate light in your sitting area and on your face. |
| 3 | Sit in a quiet place with an uncluttered backdrop. |
| 4 | Maintain a stable and fast Internet connection (over 20 Mbps upload and download) with power backup in the Teacher’s responsibility for all online classes. Class cancellation on account of electricity/internet failures is considered avoidable by installing power backups or having backup internet connections of different service providers |
| 5 | Keep drinking water, writing material, etc handy as needed for your class. |
| 6 | Test the virtual backgrounds. Use the virtual background for your online classes with Classbuk attached here –Click Here Having a professional background helps to present an uncluttered backdrop for enhanced learners’ attention. If the virtual background is not effective, please consider using green screen background. Example –Amazon Green Screen If you are facing any technical issues with using Virtual background, please approach your teacher support. |
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Ensure the teacher display name is updated to the first name in all places (zoom/ any material used in classes etc). Refer to guidance – How to change the display name on Zoom. Display of full name/contact info/social media links/organization name directly / indirectly is prohibited |
| 8 | Ensure the headset /microphone is connected. Ensure no wires over mouth/face which look unprofessional. |
| 9 | The presentation, if any (to be used during the session) is open and available on the browser. Close all unnecessary screens for the class. |
| 10 | Put the mobile phone in silent mode. Do not talk on the phone unless it is a critical short conversation. |
| 11 | Do not eat during the sessions. |
| 12 | Maintain appropriate posture and attire ( no nightwear etc allowed). |
| 13 | Keep the video on and also request students to keep the video on during the entire session. Immediately escalate to Classbuk in case a student or a teacher’s video is not working |
| 14 | Do not leave the learner/s unattended. |
| 15 | Adjust screens for the best viewing experience for students and also guide your students to do so ( pinning video etc) |
GUIDELINES FOR DEMO SESSIONS:
| 16 | Keep the set-up ready as per 1-15 above and log in a few minutes in advance to avoid delays due to technical issues. |
| 17 | Before the start of the demo with the student, invite the parent if they are around and share your brief intro ( qualifications, teaching experience, teaching style, etc) and understand briefly about the student and their learning goals. This will help to conduct the demo with the student more effectively in line with parent expectations. |
| 18 | Build a connection with the student ( Share your likes/dislikes and ask the same from the student etc) |
| 19 | The demo with the student can be for a duration of 30 mins only or more as required by Classbuk or as may be required for your class. When the demo is about to end, please message your Classbuk teacher support WhatsApp group. Someone from Classbuk may join the demo. Please follow this process even if another Classbuk representative ( eg may be an auditor or admin) is present in the Zoom session with the camera off. Sometimes a Classbuk member may be in the Zoom session with the camera off but not attending the session. |
| 20 | Ask the student to invite the parent towards the end of demo ( if he/she was not around at the start or during the demo). Introduce yourself and offer the parent to ask any questions that he/she may have. Do not discuss any fees with the parent. |
| 21 | Brief the parent about the learning outcome they can expect from your classes, broad-level lesson plan, ongoing homework via Google Classroom and regular tests and PTMs ( after every 8 sessions). Brief them about access to Google Classroom for the exchange of regular homework. |
| 22 | Check potential timing slot requests from parents ( if they wish to enrol), and advise your availability. If timings are agreed upon, request the parent to inform the Classbuk team as well. |
| 23 | Message in the WhatsApp group brief feedback about the student and timings, if any agreed with the parent after the demo |
| 24 | Update the Student Attendance Class Tracker sheet with the Demo Date after the demo |
| 25 | Do not click or record any portion of the class due to strict privacy controls. |
| 26 | Soliciting or providing any personal information or pricing information directly or indirectly with parents/learners is considered a serious violation of the contract. Make sure any teaching material or site used does not reflect your full name, any other personal info or competitor info etc. In case a parent/student shares or seeks personal information or pricing, please inform the parent/student politely that it is not permitted and report to Classbuk immediately. |
** Please feel free to reach out to your Classbuk Teacher Support Whatsapp group for any help**
IMPORTANT TIP: Have fun with the student and make learning an enjoyable process. We trust amazing teachers like you to inspire a love for learning in students !!
👩🏫 Happy Teaching!
The above list of guidelines is meant to be a reference point and is not an exhaustive list. Please use your experience to enhance the learning process and have fun with the student