Training improves substitute teacher's teaching skills and confidence levels, enabling them to competently employ the skills they are armed with. Each district has its own level of required training for substitute teachers. Some disseminate information on district policies only, while others provide extensive training including teaching strategies and specific skill development. Substitute teachers, districts, and ultimately students, all benefit when the district goes the extra mile to ensure that substitute teachers are proficient in employing teaching strategies and classroom management techniques prior to taking charge of a classroom. The substitute has a positive teaching experience, students have a day of quality instruction, the district sees an increase in retention within the substitute pool, and fewer complaints are lodged against substitute teachers.

STI has divided substitute teacher training into six critical areas of skills instruction that are mirrored in the Substitute Teaching Handbooks, SubInstructor eTraining, and SubTrainer Manual. These are also areas in which substitutes are pre-screened in the SubStrength Finder, assessed in the SubAssessment, and monitored using the SubEvaluation. The six skills areas are:

• Classroom Management
• Teaching Strategies
• The Professional Substitute Teacher
• Legal/Educational Issues
• Special Education
• Fill-In Activties

—at no cost or obligation to you or your district! Register your district and provide a link to STI from your district's website. This allows your substitute teachers to receive a $10 discount when they purchase the SubInstructor Kit (substitute teachers must indicate their affiliation with your district at the time of purchase).

—mandate training as part of the substitute teacher application process and your substitutes will receive an additional $10 discount when purchasing the SubInstructor Kit (a 40% total savings).

of mandated training in practice at: http://boston.k12.ma.us/jobs/subbing.asp

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