Wilton Instructors

Comment by Karena on June 16, 2011 at 10:53am

I have done two contest for my students. It packed the store. Has anyone else done a contest with their classes?

Comment by Doreen Chambers on June 16, 2011 at 12:39pm

I just found this little forum.  I teach at Michaels in Edwardsville IL. 

 

Comment by diana nishimoto on June 16, 2011 at 2:27pm

Welcome Doreen!

 

 

Comment by diana nishimoto on June 16, 2011 at 2:29pm

Karena,

I have never done a contest, but that's a great idea.  I do drawings sometimes, where I have a gift basket with some of my extra Wilton products and if they sign up for the next class by a certain time, they get their name in the drawing for a chance to win the basket. They love it!

Comment by Nasreen Kassam on June 21, 2011 at 12:44pm

I am an instructor at Michaels in Markham,Canada.We have a mandatory demo dates specified by our supervisor,which is a great way to introduce the classes to the shoppers.While doing the demo,I keep all the student kits and books on the table and also I have made a portfolio of cakes made by my students in the last classes of the courses.That is what really brings in the students, because for them our decorations don't make sense, we are taken as experts and student cakes get the attention.Hope that helps.

Comment by Dia on June 21, 2011 at 1:35pm

Wow! Some great ideas!  I love Nasreen's idea of bringing pics of past students' cakes to demo days!

 

The past few weeks for me have been a bit of a blur! After starting my Michael's classes, I found out that I'm expecting! Very exciting news, however, after much deliberation, I realized that trying to juggle a full-time job plus teaching was just going to be way too difficult for me right now- I'm having trouble staying awake for my 8-10 hour days as it is! So, unfortunately, I've had to give notice that I won't be able to offer any more classes at this time. And I was sooooo excited to start, too!!! But, have to take care of my health and family first and foremost. Maybe in the future I will be able to continue.

Comment by diana nishimoto on June 21, 2011 at 3:00pm

Congratulations!! You can always come back to teaching. But your family comes first, and children grow up too fast!

Comment by Epicurean Delights on July 3, 2011 at 11:13pm

Begin teaching this month! Welcome any tips, suggestions etc!

Comment by cakedarla on July 4, 2011 at 8:29am

Hello everybody! My name is Darla, and I've been a WMI at Michaels for 4 years, and I recently picked up our local Hobby Lobby as a second account. I'm glad I found this group.

Comment by sue on July 15, 2011 at 9:00am

Hello Fellow Wilton Instructors,

For those of us who teach at Michaels, have you noticed our pay was reduced for the Kakes for Kids class.  Whats up with that????  Wilton dropped Kakes for Kids and replaced it with Super Cakes for Kids.  I have read the course curriculum and it is virtually the same class the only difference is our pay was cut from $74 to $60!!!!  I have questioned my Wilton supervisor and she said the pay cut came from Michaels Corporate.  I am wondering what other Michaels instructors think about this.  Is this the first of future pay cuts?  I wonder if Michaels Corp. understands the time and out of pocket expense we spend.  Paper work, baking prep, cost of baking samples for demos and classes.  Prices for butter, sugar, Crisco, cake mixes and utilities keep rising. 

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