Educator Success Lab: Experiment. Iterate. Succeed.

Join us every Wednesday for Educator Success Lab, a dynamic workshop designed to help you refine your class listings, grow your teaching business, and develop a mindset of experimentation, iteration, and strategic growth. Each week focuses on a new topic with hands-on activities to provide actionable insights and personalized feedback. Whether you’re just starting out or are an experienced educator on Outschool, these workshops will equip you with tools to succeed.

Schedule:

📅 Wednesday, March 5, 2025: Maximizing Summer Enrollment
Learn how to position your summer offerings for success—whether it’s academic camps, fun camps, or accelerators. Understand what families are looking for and how to create compelling summer experiences.
Interactive: Brainstorm summer class ideas and outline a high-impact summer class listing that balances structure and engagement.

📅 Wednesday, March 12, 2025: Designing Engaging Self-Paced Classes
Unlock the potential of self-paced learning by designing engaging, structured, and interactive experiences. Learn best practices for pacing, structuring content, and keeping learners engaged without live interaction.
Interactive: Draft a self-paced class outline and explore ways to incorporate engagement through assignments, videos, and check-ins.

📅 Wednesday, March 19, 2025: Understanding Click-Through Rate (Data Focused)
Learn how to interpret click-through rate (CTR) data and use it to refine your class listings. Identify what makes families click on your classes—or scroll past them.
Interactive: Analyze example listings with high vs. low CTRs and make live tweaks to improve your own class visibility.

📅 Wednesday, March 26, 2025: Creating Interactive Live Classes
Discover how to make your live classes engaging, dynamic, and interactive to boost learner participation and retention. Learn strategies for managing class discussions, incorporating interactive tools, and keeping students engaged.
Interactive: Design a lesson segment that incorporates at least one interactive element (poll, game, breakout discussion, etc.).

April 2025

📅 Wednesday, April 2, 2025: Boosting Your Search Presence
Increase your searchability and discoverability by optimizing your listings for Outschool’s algorithm and external search engines. Learn how to improve keywords, metadata, and relevancy to attract more learners.
Interactive: Edit a class title and description for search optimization, applying keyword strategies that align with family searches.

📅 Wednesday, April 9, 2025: The Enrollment Funnel – Turning Clicks into Sign-Ups
Learn how to analyze and improve your enrollment funnel—from search visibility to sign-ups. Discover what might be stopping families from enrolling and how to streamline the decision-making process.
Interactive: Map out your enrollment funnel and pinpoint one area to improve your listings or communication.

📅 Wednesday, April 16, 2025: Crafting High-Impact Trial Classes
Trial classes are a great way to convert new learners into long-term students. Learn how to structure an effective one-time or trial session that builds excitement for ongoing learning.
Interactive: Develop an outline for a compelling trial class designed to encourage re-enrollment.

📅 Wednesday, April 23, 2025: Making Data Work for You (Data Focused)
How do you turn numbers into action? This session will help you analyze enrollment trends, retention rates, and learner behavior so you can refine your classes for success.
Interactive: Review sample data sets and brainstorm strategic adjustments based on real trends.

📅 Wednesday, April 30, 2025: Adapting to Platform Changes & Trends
The online learning market evolves constantly—learn how to adapt to changes on Outschool, shifts in family behavior, and industry trends without feeling overwhelmed.
Interactive: Develop a flexible plan for your teaching business that allows you to pivot without losing focus on your strengths.

What to Expect:
Each session is an hour long, featuring a short presentation, interactive activities, and time for Q&A. This is an ongoing opportunity to grow and refine your Outschool teaching journey.