You + STEDI = The Perfect Substitute Teacher Training
You are an expert regarding your district. STEDI is an expert in training substitute teachers. Together we can create a perfect substitute teacher training for your new and returning substitute teachers. All it takes is your know-how, SubTrainer Manual and the Substitute Teacher Handbook.
We have created the Substitute Teacher Handbook which gives your substitutes the professional training and tools that lead to:
- Increased fill rates
- Fewer complaints from teachers and administrators
- Easy last minute fills
- Higher quality substitutes
- More teaching days per substitute
- Less turnover
- Greater retention
- Less liability
The Substitute Teacher Handbook was written and compiled by educational experts at Utah State University and has been continually improved for over 20 years. It gives you the results you are looking for by providing substitutes the perfect training experience, the knowledge, and skills that make substitute teachers love their job and want to teach more.
The Substitute Teacher Handbook Table of Contents
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Four principles of human behavior
Five skills for effective classroom management
SKILL #1: Get and Keep Students On Task
SKILL #2: Increase Positive Interactions
SKILL #3: Teach Expectations
SKILL #4: Manage Unwanted Behavior
SKILL #5: Avoid Traps
- Criticism Trap
- Common Sense Trap
- Questioning Trap
- Sarcasm Trap
- Despair and Pleading Trap
- Threat Trap
- Physical and Verbal Force Trap
TEACHING STRATEGIES
- Lesson Kick Starters
- Brainstorming
- KWL Chart
- Graphic organizers
- Venn Diagram
- Concept Mapping
- Questioning strategies
- – The Ask, Pause, Call method
- Bloom’s taxonomy for higher level thinking
- Group work strategies
- Cooperative learning method
- Jigsaw learning method
- Reviewing activities
- Smart art
- Invent a game
- Exit slips
THE PROFESSIONAL SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
- At home
- Prior to entering the classroom
- In the classroom before school
- Throughout the day
- At the end of the day
SPECIAL EDUCATION
- Having an attitude of respect
- Working with paraprofessionals
- Being familiar with special education laws and terms
- Maintaining instructional consistency
- Adapting lessons and activities
- Knowing students and meeting all their needs
OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
- Safe schools policy
- First aid and safety
- Legal aspects of the job
- Child abuse reporting
- Sexual harassment
- Being sensitive to diversity
- Bullying
- Out-of-classroom activities
FILL-IN ACTIVITIES
- Starter activities
- Five-minute fillers
- Early finishers
- Short activities
Your Next Step
Contact STEDI.org to ask for a sample copy and to learn more about The Substitute Teacher Handbook and what it can do for you and your district.
