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Substitute Teacher Training You’ve Been Called To Sub, Now What?. Vance Granville Community College Beverly Spivey-Judkins, Adjunct Instructor. The next step…. Do you just wait for someone to call you to substitute? What’s next? Class Discussion. The next step….
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Substitute Teacher TrainingYou’ve Been Called To Sub, Now What? Vance Granville Community College Beverly Spivey-Judkins, Adjunct Instructor
The next step… • Do you just wait for someone to call you to substitute? What’s next? • Class Discussion
The next step… • Keep in touch with Human Resource for your approval. • Introduce yourself to office personnel at various schools. • Give them your contact information (card). • Let them know that you have been approved by School Board (HR will notify them, but you want to put the personal spin on things.
The next step… • Familiarize yourself with the Student Code of Conduct at the Franklin County Schools website, http://www.fcschools.net/. • The Student Code of Conduct will help you know what behavior is accepted and what is not. Each school will have its own rules and procedures
They called, now what? • You have just received your first telephone call to substitute at one of the local elementary schools, how do you handle the call?
While your are on the phone… • Have a pen and paper handy • Write down all of the specifics: • Name of person calling you and his/her contact number • Name and location of school • Time of arrival/end of school day • Class and grade in which you will substitute • Ask if the teacher left a lesson plan?
It’s Show Time • Report to the Office • Ask about student passes/write up slips, other rules and regulations • Ask about other duties, such as bus duty, etc. • Ask if there will be any assembly’s fire drills, etc. • Ask if there are any keys, reports, etc., needed • Know where all exits and restrooms that are near your room.
Before the Students Arrive • Write your name on the board/or in a visible location. • Review all rules and expectations left by the teacher. • Review the lesson plan and all other details • Locate books and all other material needed for the day. • Familiarize yourself with the seating chart, if there isn’t one there make one.
Your Position …Is Important • Stand by the doorway to greet students as they arrive. • Circulate through the classroom, while students are working. • Stand at/by the doorway as students exit the classroom.
You Can Define the Classroom Atmosphere Three Tips to Effective Discipline in the Classroom: • 1.Treat all students respectfully and with dignity. • 2.Immediately define your position in the classroom. • 3.Keep students actively engaged.
Aretha said it best ….RESPECT • Stay on track • Family History • Whole class discipline • Show them you care • Avoid Sarcasm • Forced Apologies • Threats • Idol Threats • Yelling
Monitor… • Circulate and move • End class with an organizing task • Dismiss students • Ensure proper ventilation • Enforce appropriate discipline • Speak clearly and in moderate tone • Provide positive feedback
Have an Active Engagement • Student assignments. • Call on students regularly. • Read and write the directions for students. • You can offer incentives, be careful and (Begin with the end in mind) • Learn names as quickly as possible
During Class • Follow the Lesson Plans that are left for you. • Challenge students to recall projects and topics they have studied that day. • Remind students of homework. • Straighten and clean the area around their desks. • Answer any questions or concerns.
Positive Feedback • Great Work • Kudos • Good Going • Fantastic • Amazing • Super Job • Keep Trying
Teamwork • 1.With your partner, create a scenario that shows respect between teacher and student. • 2.With your partner, create a scenario that show students inactively engaged in the classroom. • 3. With your partner, create a scenario that shows a teacher who has defined his/her position in the classroom.
At the End of the Day • Leave a report for the teacher • Organize desk, bookshelves, etc. • Close windows, turn off lights, return equipment, keys, money collected, etc. • Keep a journal for yourself.