To help raise your score and thus improve your teaching, please review the following sections in the Substitute Teacher Handbook, the accompanying SubInstructor CD, and the Classroom Management Audio CDs.
Classroom Management: (Chapter 1)
There are five skills for classroom management that you can master which will eliminate 94% of all of your classroom management concerns. These skills include:
Skill 1: The ability to get and keep students on task.
Skill 2: The ability to maintain a high rate of positive teacher-to-student interactions and risk-free student response opportunities.
Skill 3: The ability to teach expectations.
Skill 4: The ability to respond noncoercively.
Skill 5: The ability to avoid being trapped.
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Teaching Strategies (Chapter 2)
Knowing the best way to implement lesson plans left by the permanent teacher will be a great help to you in teaching students and enjoying the day. These teaching methods include:
- Brainstorming
- Concept Mapping
- K-W-L
- Cooperative Learning
- Questioning
- Effective Implementation of Audio Visual Materials
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Being Prepare and Professional (Chapter 3)
Most administrators and teachers express that they want substitute teachers who are prepared and professional. Chapter three covers what you need to do:
- At Home
- Prior to Entering the Classroom
- In the Classroom Before School
- Throughout the Day
- At the End of the Day
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Special Education (Chapter 4)
Teaching students with special needs will provide some of your most rewarding experiences. You may learn more about teaching students with special needs in chapter four which includes:
- Having an Attitude of Respect
- Working with Paraprofessionals
- Being Familiar with Special Education Terms and Laws
- Continuing Instruction
- Adapting Lessons and Activities
- Knowing Students and Meeting All Their Needs
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Legal/Education Issues (Chapter 5)
Lately, legal issues have been of great concern for substitute teachers. Knowing what you need to do can protect you and your school district. Chapter five will be valuable in understanding your legal responsibility. The issues described include:
- Safe Schools Policies
- First Aid and Safety
- Legal Aspects of the Job
- Child Abuse Reporting
- Sexual Harassment
- Gifted and Talented Students
- Multiculturalism
- Alternative Learning Styles
- Evacuation and Other Out-of-Classroom Activities
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Fill-in Activities (Chapter 6)
The number one trait of a successful substitute teacher is the possession of a SubPack or a set of resources to use at a moments notice. In chapter six you will learn about:
Five-Minute Fillers Whole-class, teacher directed activities designed to fill the few extra minutes that may occur throughout the school day.
Early Finishers Activities for individual students who finish assignments early.
Short Activities These activities may be completed in 20 to 40 minutes. These activities are grouped by content area and often may be modified for use as Five-Minute Fillers or Early Finishers, as well as adapted for students with special needs or accelerated learners.
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