Okay, I prefer the title part-time teacher nomad. Here I document my adventures, misfortunes and tips on substitute teaching while balancing motherhood and various other life undertakings. Take a look!
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...
Substitute teaching is pretty much the ultimate gamble of a job. Unless you continuously sub at the same school, chances are, when you accept a job, you have no idea what you're...
Some days, it may feel like you've tried everything up your sleeve to calm a class of little ones. You scan the room in desperation, feeling mere seconds away from completely losing...
Behavior management in the classroom becomes an important foundation for accomplishing everything else during the school day. I can't expect the students to think deeply and parse complicated literature and hold sophisticated...
In a perfect world, one could waltz into a new classroom to substitute teach and the students would be sitting primly at their desks, eager to follow each and every direction from...
Games have the power to provide much needed relief during the school day. They can bring a class together with fierce determination to achieve the goal. They can serve as outlets of...
Teachers and substitute teachers alike can benefit from this tried-and-true arsenal of easy games to play with their classes. You can use games as a reward-- something the class earns after meeting...
What is a long-term substitute? A long-term substitute is a substitute teacher that covers the same class for an extended period of time. Each school and district will set the minimum length...
Before signing up to take over a classroom for a while, you may be wondering if it's worth it. Long-term subbing can be full of nuances that impact this decision. I took...
There's a new teacher in town! And it's you. At least for a little while. Long-term substitute teaching straddles a category of its own, the awkward blend of day-to-day subbing and full-time...