Mesmer Teacher Coop Program How the Teacher Co-op Class Program Works The Mesmer Teacher's Co-op Class program is designed to add in special classes that Mesmer doesn't normally teach, in a way that's easy, quick, low hassle for instructors and financially worthwhile for everybody. Anybody can propose a class, but the best classes are those that: (1) Are taught by someone with special knowledge, skill, and experience (2) Present something that the teacher is passionate about (3) Have a good mix of theory and application (4) Have plenty of hands-on time Classes don't have to be artistic, and they don't have to be technical. The instructor can decide how long the class should be, when it should run, and how much it should cost. Mesmer will assist in all those decisions. The instructor comes up with a course outline and material for handouts. After a class is planned, Mesmer will put it on the schedule, and market it through our regular newsletter, emails, web site, and electronic course catalog. The instructor is encouraged to market it as well, and we can certainly work together on special marketing ideas. Mesmer handles the registration, accounting and billing, and provides the venue along with other required material, like handouts for the class. Then the students show up, the instructor teaches the class, everybody goes home, and Mesmer cuts a check for half of the proceeds to the instructor. To make a co-op class happen, Mesmer and the instructor need to produce these items: (1) A class title (2) A length for the class (3) A time of day for the class (4) A cost for the class (5) A general date range to run the class (6) A two paragraph text description that will draw people in - for marketing purposes (7) A good class outline, in sufficient detail to teach from How to get the Ball Rolling To pitch an idea for a teacher coop class, get together all the particulars about the idea you have in mind, and then contact Anthony Rossano via email, at anthor@mesmer.com. Anthony will read all about it, and get back to you with further ideas, questions or clarifications. Then together (assuming the idea was mesmerific) you both can work through the remaining details and get the class scheduled.