The most comprehensive tools available, the Substitute Teacher Handbooks (K-8 and 9-12), help prepare substitute teachers for the classroom experience by providing the practical information needed to effectively manage the classroom and teach students. The handbooks teach skills and techniques in classroom management, legal issues, and teaching strategies.
Over 100 pages of fill-in activities are included in each handbook. There are activities for the whole class for those times when the lesson plan runs short, as well as for individual students who finish early and need something constructive to do. These comprehensive handbooks can assist substitute teachers of all experience levels, in every grade, and with every subject.
Also recommended is the Substitute Teacher Handbook, 9-12.
Congratulations! You've decided to become a substitute teacher. Substitute teaching is an important educational component in our schools. It is a rare teacher who never needs a substitute for either personal or professional reasons. Principals, teachers, parents, and students value a good substitute teacher. Research has shown that a student spends over one full year with a substitute teacher by the time they graduate from high school. Skilled substitute teachers can have a significant, positive impact on the quality of education while the permanent teacher is away.
Regardless of whether or not you are a certified teacher, you can still become an expert in substitute teaching. Successful teachers are those who have either consciously, or subconsciously, developed the skills that make them effective in the classroom. In other words, by learning certain skills, techniques, and methods you can be a successful teacher. With these skills in your repertoire, you will be in such demand that you will be scheduling your substitute teaching assignments weeks in advance, students will see you in the hall and ask when you are coming to their class, and parents will be calling the district requesting they hire you full-time.
Research conducted by the Substitute Teaching Institute has identified the following:
The number one request by permanent teachers and district personnel is that substitute teachers be prepared and professional.
The number one request by substitute teachers is the skill training to handle 94% of all classroom/behavior situations.
The number one request by students is that the substitutes present stimulating lessons and exciting fill-in activities.
The number one trait of a successful substitute teacher is the use of a Super SubPack or resource kit.
The contents of this book present these as well as other skills and strategies. Considerable time has been devoted to researching, documenting, and field-testing the ideas presented. The content is specific to the "do's" and "don'ts" of substitute teaching. The implementation of these skills and strategies will be one of the keys to your success as a substitute teacher.
