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Substitute teacher tips: Understanding IEP and 504 plans.
Reading Time: 6 minutes As a substitute teacher, you will have the opportunity to work with students with special needs in your classrooms. These students may have physical, learning, or behavioral disabilities. You will need to be familiar with and adhere to the students’ Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 plans. This article will help you understand the…
Pro tips for a special education substitute teacher.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Many special education substitute teacher jobs often go unfilled every day. There are many reasons for this, and one of them is misinformation about special education substitute teacher requirements. Many potential candidates think they must be certified in special education to be a special education substitute teacher. Others are nervous, thinking they will be…
Pro tips for substitute teaching in high school.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ready to step out of your comfort zone to be a high school substitute teacher? It’s natural to feel a bit nervous—teaching subjects like trigonometry, world history, gym, or music can seem overwhelming to anyone. Don’t worry. No one expects you to be an expert in every subject. You’ve been trained to be an effective…
Pro tips for substitute teaching in middle school.
Reading Time: 4 minutes When you’re a substitute teacher, you rarely know from week to week – or day to day – where you’re going to be. Today might be a group of active second graders; tomorrow might be a high school chemistry class. Or maybe you’re ready to inspire middle schoolers. Some substitute teachers hesitate to work…
Pro tips for substitute teaching in elementary school.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Whether you’re a sparkling new substitute teacher or a veteran of older classrooms, substitute teaching at the elementary level can seem daunting. Elementary educators facilitate lesson plans for multiple subjects—usually with the same group of students. It’s a unique dynamic, and like every grade level, it comes with its own challenges. However, the impact of a…
Substitute teacher champion: the sub ambassador.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you love your job as a substitute teacher? Love it so much that you want to be a substitute teacher champion? You want to tell everyone that working for Kelly Education is flexible and rewarding work. If this sounds like you, you may be the perfect fit as a “sub ambassador” for Kelly Education. …
Building rapport with faculty and staff as a substitute educator.
Reading Time: 5 minutes As a substitute teacher, paraeducator, or support staff in schools, building rapport — making meaningful connections — helps everyone achieve the goal of positively impacting student success. Rapport doesn’t happen immediately. Like any solid relationship, it takes a little time. Your goal as a colleague is to build trust, get on the same page,…
How to build rapport with students as a substitute teacher.
Reading Time: 4 minutes As a substitute teacher, the impression you make on students doesn’t just determine what kind of day you’ll have—it also determines how much your students will learn. There are many benefits to building rapport with students. Most importantly, it’s the key to developing mutual respect that leads to pleasant and productive days in the…
Tips when substitute teaching for a science teacher.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Substitute teaching is always packed with surprises. From freshman gym class to painting with kindergartners, working as a substitute teacher provides an opportunity to do something new every day. Today, you’ve accepted an assignment substitute teach for science teacher. You may not recall much about the periodic table of elements, photosynthesis, or planetary nebula,…
Tips when substitute teaching for a math teacher.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Since math is core subject, you’ll likely have many opportunities to work as a substitute math teacher. But, if you feel like square roots, algebraic variables, and cotangents are a bit out of your wheelhouse, you may hesitate to accept math teacher jobs when they show up on your absence management app. The truth is,…