supersubteacher.blogspot.com
The Fine Art of Substitute Teaching: November 2013
http://supersubteacher.blogspot.com/2013_11_01_archive.html
Sunday, November 24, 2013. Iphone 5, Android or ipad are a Substitute Teacher's BFF. Black Friday is in a few days! If you don't have an Apple iPhone 5. Smart phone or tablet - run to your nearest electronic store to buy one or skip. The lines to buy online. Let's be honest, how many times have you been baffled by a lesson plan item? For example, a teacher leaves a math worksheet, but (yikes! I recently had a "Hail Mary" save by my smart phone when I discovered sudoku worksheets. My fellow substitute t.
supersubteacher.blogspot.com
The Fine Art of Substitute Teaching: April 2009
http://supersubteacher.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html
Thursday, April 23, 2009. Bribery Will Get You Everywhere! I take a proactive approach to. I'm a subsitute teacher, so that's critical! I want to take bad behavior out of the equation. Before the class personality takes a crazy life of its own, erupting in chaos. After the morning routine (roll, lunch count, calendar, flag salute) I find out if the class is divided in groups - if they are not - I quickly make them up. And most kids like them. The best part is I tell them I chose. Tickets as an incentive&...
supersubteacher.blogspot.com
The Fine Art of Substitute Teaching: February 2010
http://supersubteacher.blogspot.com/2010_02_01_archive.html
Sunday, February 28, 2010. Classroom Behavior Incentive Suggestion. My blog followers know that I'm a big believer in behavior incentive "tricks". These are a substitute teacher's. I'm known among the students I teach for bringing Smarties. However, if you forget your " "Mary Poppins Bag". Full of magical substitute teaching tricks (see previous blog posts) - don't worry! All you need is the classroom's white board and a marker. After roll call, I label the board with the title:. Links to this post.
supersubteacher.blogspot.com
The Fine Art of Substitute Teaching: How Well Do You Know the Pledge of Allegiance?
http://supersubteacher.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-well-do-you-know-pledge-of.html
Sunday, January 31, 2010. How Well Do You Know the Pledge of Allegiance? I certainly do not mean to challenge one's intelligence, but let's face it, we've been out of elementary school for quite a while. This is a gentle reminder so you are not caught in an embarrassing moment like a colleague of mine. As young students we had daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. And we knew these precious words intimately. As adults (unless you are a elementary school teacher) we salute the flag. I pledge alleg...
supersubteacher.blogspot.com
The Fine Art of Substitute Teaching: Substitute Teaching: We are Experts at Improv!
http://supersubteacher.blogspot.com/2010/03/substitute-teaching-we-are-experts-at.html
Friday, March 5, 2010. Substitute Teaching: We are Experts at Improv! My fellow substitute teachers: don't quit your day job, but we most likely could moonlight on "Saturday Night Live". Is alot like doing improvisational comedy. In fact, at times it is a comedy of errors. We are thrown material and must make it work. The key is to take the lead from a good comic, if a joke. In our case: lesson) bombs, shake it off and move on. Our audience may grasp it the next time. March 6, 2010 at 8:22 PM. Yes, we ar...
supersubteacher.blogspot.com
The Fine Art of Substitute Teaching: March 2010
http://supersubteacher.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
Friday, March 5, 2010. Substitute Teaching: We are Experts at Improv! My fellow substitute teachers: don't quit your day job, but we most likely could moonlight on "Saturday Night Live". Is alot like doing improvisational comedy. In fact, at times it is a comedy of errors. We are thrown material and must make it work. The key is to take the lead from a good comic, if a joke. In our case: lesson) bombs, shake it off and move on. Our audience may grasp it the next time. Links to this post. We were all scho...
supersubteacher.blogspot.com
The Fine Art of Substitute Teaching: April 2010
http://supersubteacher.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html
Saturday, April 10, 2010. Teachers, Students and Social Networking. Remember Mister Rogers' song. Please won't you be my neighbor. Add a 21st century twist to the lyrics and it could ring, "Please won't you be my social networking friend. A clearly simple click of the mouse connects you and a potential MySpace, Twitter or Facebook "friend". What if that friend is a student from one of the classes you teach? The next time a student asks you to be his or her social networking. Links to this post. Shop Amaz...
supersubteacher.blogspot.com
The Fine Art of Substitute Teaching: August 2009
http://supersubteacher.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html
Thursday, August 6, 2009. Back to School Tips for the Savvy Substitute Teacher. Time to wake up from sleeping in and summer fun! Be ready to start your rewarding new year of substitute teaching with these handy tips. Is your emergency credential current? It if is expired or expiring soon, take the few minutes to renew it online. If you teach with an expired credential, your paycheck will likely be withheld until renewal process is completed. Http:/ astore.amazon.com/thefinartofsu-20. Links to this post.
supersubteacher.blogspot.com
The Fine Art of Substitute Teaching: Classroom Behavior Incentive Suggestion
http://supersubteacher.blogspot.com/2010/02/classroom-behavior-incentive-suggestion.html
Sunday, February 28, 2010. Classroom Behavior Incentive Suggestion. My blog followers know that I'm a big believer in behavior incentive "tricks". These are a substitute teacher's. I'm known among the students I teach for bringing Smarties. However, if you forget your " "Mary Poppins Bag". Full of magical substitute teaching tricks (see previous blog posts) - don't worry! All you need is the classroom's white board and a marker. After roll call, I label the board with the title:. It was often a free-for-...
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT