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Using classroom technology as a substitute teacher.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Educational technology plays an integral role in modern classrooms. It’s used for everything from taking attendance to being an interactive component of lessons. Classroom technology also allows school districts and teachers to engage students and parents more easily through on-demand communication apps and interactive platforms. As a substitute teacher, you’ll have varying degrees of access…
Managing student behavior as a substitute teacher: Rewards and recognition.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Managing student behavior is critical for all teachers to ensure that students stay on track. Many teachers favor a rewards and recognition system to manage student behavior. As a substitute teacher, you can ensure consistent learning by sticking to the teacher’s preferred behavior management method. Behavior management is not a single action, but a…
Try new assignments as a substitute teacher.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Stuck in a bit of a rut? Want to make more money or gain new perspectives and skills? Try breaking out of your usual substitute teacher assignments routine. Accept an assignment in a different grade level, new school, or unfamiliar subject. Benefits of taking new substitute teacher assignments: Might discover something you enjoy more.…
Emergency sub plans and tips for substitute teachers in 9 elective and core subjects.
Reading Time: 5 minutes As a substitute teacher, you’ll likely teach many subjects, from electives like music and Spanish to core classes like history and math. You might be nervous about substitute teaching certain subjects where you have less familiarity—and aren’t left sub plans. Substitute teachers often must have emergency sub plans in their back pocket or backup…
The Substitute Teacher Mindset: A student centered approach.
Reading Time: 4 minutes While you thrive in a busy, unpredictable impactful career as a substitute teacher, it’s easy to burn out or feel overwhelmed. Having a student centered approach will help offset the unpredictability of the classroom. It will also make the job more sustainable and, subsequently, make you a more effective teacher. How to maintain…
Fostering classroom engagement as a substitute teacher: Walk around.
Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s one simple action a substitute teacher can take that enhances classroom engagement, fosters relationships with students, and improves class management—walking around the classroom. Quick tips about classroom engagement via walking around: Helps students stay focused and ask questions. Allows a real-time understanding of lesson comprehension. Builds relationships via informal conversation. Increased classroom engagement.…
Classroom Management: Substitute teacher cell phone use policy.
Reading Time: 4 minutes As a substitute teacher, paraeducator, tutor, or support professional, you make a difference in students’ lives. As a role model at school, students are watching you. So, while you might be tempted to check your phone for the latest sports score, news, or to see who texted you—think twice. It’s likely against the teacher cell…
Substitute teaching tips: Why teacher yelling doesn’t work.
Reading Time: 4 minutes When the classroom volume is off the charts, or a student is responding disrespectfully, you may think raising your voice will help gain control and restore order. Nothing could be further from the truth. Positive classroom management does not involve teacher yelling. In this article we’ll look at better strategies to get students back…
10 great websites with easy teacher worksheets for substitute teachers.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Experienced substitute teachers know that it’s always good to have some easy teacher worksheets on hand as a backup sub plan when the teacher doesn’t have time to leave a lesson plan. Where can you find the best easy teacher worksheets on short notice? The internet, of course! Below are ten great websites with…
Substitute Teacher Story: Lizbetty Ramos
Reading Time: 3 minutes Substitute teacher shares about finding meaningful work as a Cuban immigrant. Lizbetty Ramos came to the United States a year ago to make a better life for her family. She left behind a career as a podiatrist in Cuba due to economic and political pressures. She was nervous about “starting over from scratch”. Within a…