It can wild out there in the classrooms. Let me help you cut through the dense jungle of student misbehavior with my best tips and tricks honed over the years.
While I'm a firm believer in giving students consequences for misbehavior, it's much more fun to reward the positive behaviors. Positive behavior can be reinforced in a number of ways as a...
As teaching in general is pummeled with more and more challenges, the difficulties for a substitute are that much more magnified. Classroom teachers don't think their students are giving them a modicum...
If you step in to take over a brand new classroom for a day, you'll likely run into the number one thing students inevitably bring up: "But our teacher lets us..." "That's...
It's no myth that teachers often lose their voice during the school year. By October, those tired vocal folds seem to go on strike. That's why I like to use this strategy...
Managing a new class' behavior can be the toughest part of substitute teaching. (And then doing it over and over again in brand new classrooms.) After a few years of subbing, I...
I've witnessed those hopeful bright eyes in new substitutes-- for but a fleeting moment. Freshly trained, fingerprinted and badged up, the school district releases you to start your good work. You're going...
My husband recently recounted a story of his beloved Sunday School teacher. Apparently she had used a simple bowl of candy to motivate the class in finding Scripture references quickly. He recalled...
Psst! If you're a teacher looking for advice on how to handle your class after a negative substitute report, this article may be helpful to you. Student behavior is arguably one of...
Aside from the basic nonnegotiables of substitute teaching like keeping the class orderly and safe and generally adhering to the prepared lesson plans, there's something I never skip out on. Every time...
Teachers and substitutes strike a delicate balance each day keeping the classroom running smoothly. Part of this entails managing, supporting and redirecting student behavior. A way to do this may be through...
When Dwight Schrute, a character in the hit TV series "The Office," began his new role as regional manager of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch, he had some ideas for how to...
If you're overwhelmed by the din of a large group of children, chances are some of your students are feeling that way as well. I was able to use some quieting techniques...