Instructor Guidelines. 1. Courses shall involve substantial time, rigor and a final project or instructor-selected assessment instrument. The instructor may receive assistance in proposal development from the Commission.
Instructor Guidelines. This agreement is intended to provide information on teaching at The Michigan Folk School (MFS) and Washtenaw County Parks (WCP). If you have any questions after reading, please let us know - xxxxxxxxx@XxXxxxXxxxxx.xxx. Even if you are a returning instructor, we encourage you to read this. As of January 1, 2023 MFS is now owned and operated by Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation (WCPAR). Once your class is accepted and scheduled, as an MFS instructor, MFS assumes you will take care in representing the MFS. When conducting a class, instructors should be mindful of the views, beliefs, or philosophies held by individual students. Discussion of polarizing topics can counteract a positive class experience. MFS provides classes in homesteading, culinary arts, farming, gardening, wilderness skills, alternative energy, natural building, and self- reliance. VENDOR REGISTRATION • All Instructors will need to complete the Vendor Registration Process (VRP) BEFORE you teach your first class. • Instructions for the VRP is located on the Instructor Portal - link. COMMUNICATION WITH MFS • Email is the preferred method of communication with MFS. Emailing provides staff, instructors, and students with a written record of information. If phone contact is your preferred method, please let us know. • Our email address is xxxxxxxxx@XxXxxxXxxxxx.xxx, and our office phone number is 000-000-0000. The direct line, and preferred contact for Instructors, is Xxxxx Xxxx, Park & MFS Director @ 000-000-0000 or Xxxx Xxxx, Park & MFS Coordinator @ 000-000-0000. • WCPAR/MFS employs a full-time administrative staff. Staff are available most weekdays from 9am-3pm. All communication MFS receives will be answered as promptly as possible. On weekends with classes, the only contact will be the direct phone line - 000-000-0000. Emails received on weekends will be answered on the Tuesday following. • The Registrar is your direct contact with MFS -- xxxxxxxxx@XxXxxxXxxxxx.xxx. As student-instructor liaison, the Registrar communicates all class information from you to students, and vice versa, in a timely and accurate manner. • If students need specific information - special clothing, equipment, tools, etc - please include this on the PRPOSE A COURSE form. If you wish to communicate directly with students to address specific class needs, email addresses may be provided upon request. PROMOTION: MFS and WCPARC spread the word about MFS by promoting classes, advertising the school, and connecting with...
