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Studio · teacher onboarding

Become an Agora teacher.

Work through each part below at your own pace. Tick a section when you’ve read it, complete the two acknowledgements, pass the short knowledge check, then download your teaching certificate. Everything saves in this browser as you go.

Draft preview. The wording in each module is placeholder scaffolding — final content drops in from Agora’s materials. The structure, saving, acknowledgements, quiz and certificate all work now.

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  1. 1

    Welcome to Agora

    Who we are, and the standard we hold ourselves to.

    Placeholder outline — final content coming from your materials
    • Agora is premium enrichment — not a cram school. Why that distinction shapes everything.
    • Who your students are (ages 8–18) and what their families expect.
    • What "the Agora way" feels like in a lesson.
  2. 2

    The Agora Method

    How we teach — the heart of what makes a lesson Agora.

    Placeholder outline — final content coming from your materials
    • The flipped classroom, and why we don’t use self-paced materials.
    • The Bud → Bloom → Blossom stages and who sits in each.
    • The shape of a 1.5-hour lesson, start to finish.
    • Monthly themes (Harvard-style debate, Uncomfortable Oxford, John Locke, TED-Ed and more).
  3. 3

    Tools & Platforms

    Running lessons on wise.app and Zoom, with confidence.

    Placeholder outline — final content coming from your materials
    • wise.app: finding your schedule, joining a class, marking attendance.
    • Zoom in Agora lessons: screen-share, breakout rooms, whiteboard, spotlight.
    • Using the Studio class games during a live lesson.
    WiseHow tutors use Wise — full walkthrough
    WiseSet & manage your availability on Wise
    ZoomZoom — complete beginner’s guide (2025)
    ZoomZoom breakout rooms, step by step
    Go further — optional advanced tips (not required)
    WiseWise — set MCQ tests & assessments
    ZoomZoom — advanced polling & quizzes
    ZoomZoom — whiteboard & annotation mastery
  4. 4

    Your Agora Email

    Your own [email protected] — set up in two clicks.

    1. After signing your contract, send us your personal email

      Email [email protected] and tell him which personal email address your Agora mail should go to. We’ll create [email protected] for you.

    2. Click “Confirm” in the email we send you

      You’ll receive one email called “Verify your email address”. Click Confirm. (Not there after a minute? Check spam.)

    3. Done

      Anything sent to your Agora address now arrives in your normal inbox. No new app, no new password.

    Optional: send emails from your Agora address too (3 minutes, any time later)

    So parents see [email protected] instead of your personal email. In Gmail: ⚙ → See all settings → Accounts and Import → “Send mail as” → Add another email address. Type your name and your Agora address, then on the next screen enter: SMTP Server smtp.resend.com, Port 465, Username resend, Password — ask McQueen. Gmail sends a code to your Agora address (it lands in your own inbox) — type it in, and you can now pick your Agora address in the From line whenever you write.

    Your Agora address is Agora’s and stays yours while you teach with us. Use it for all Agora business; it’s switched off when you leave — so don’t register personal accounts with it.

  5. 5

    Safeguarding & Conduct

    Keeping children safe online — non-negotiable.

    Placeholder outline — final content coming from your materials
    • Professional boundaries and keeping lessons on approved platforms.
    • Never contacting a student privately or off-platform.
    • What a safeguarding concern is, and exactly who to tell.
  6. 6

    Confidentiality & Intellectual Property

    Protecting families’ privacy and Agora’s work.

    Placeholder outline — final content coming from your materials
    • Handling student and family data only through approved tools.
    • Not reusing Agora materials or methods elsewhere.
    • Materials you create for Agora are Agora’s property (matches your contract).
  7. 7

    No-show & Cover Protocol

    What to do when a lesson can’t run as planned.

    Placeholder outline — final content coming from your materials
    • If a student doesn’t show: how long to wait, where to record it, who to tell.
    • If you’re unwell: how much notice to give so cover can be arranged.
    • How Agora arranges a replacement teacher — the mechanism that keeps quality steady.
  8. 8

    Parent Communication & AV Standard

    Sounding — and looking — like Agora.

    Placeholder outline — final content coming from your materials
    • Tone with parents, and what we never promise.
    • Your camera, lighting, backdrop and connection: the premium baseline.
    • A quick pre-lesson tech check.

Your standing duties

  • After every lesson — upload your handout + slides via the lesson-upload form, tagged with the lesson code (e.g. DEB04).
  • Each month — complete your timesheet (students taught + prep) in your Drive folder.

Knowledge check

Sample questions — get all three right to unlock your certificate. (Agora will supply the real questions.)

1. A student hasn’t appeared 8 minutes into a 1:1 lesson. What do you do?
2. You made a great worksheet for an Agora lesson. Who owns it?
3. Which best describes an Agora lesson?

Your certificate

Finish everything above to unlock your certificate.

Opens your print dialog — choose Save as PDF.

One last step: email your saved certificate to [email protected] so Project Agora has it on file.

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Certificate of Completion

This certifies that

Your Name

has completed the Project Agora Teaching Method certification — covering our method, safeguarding, confidentiality and platforms — and is ready to deliver premium Agora lessons.

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