1) Classroom Management
- Four principles of human behavior
- Five skills for effectively managing behavior
- Get and keep students on task
- Maintain a high rate of positive interactions
- Teach expectations
- Respond non-coercively to consequential behavior
- Avoid becoming trapped
2) Teaching Strategies
- Kick-starters: start a lesson and get students engaged
- Graphic organizers: help students retain and make sense of material
- Questioning strategies: ask really thought-provoking questions
- Group work strategies: get everyone involved as a team
- Reviewing activities: help students recall and retain information in fun ways<
3) The Professional Substitute Teacher
- At home: what to do before you go to your substitute teaching job
- Prior to entering the classroom: Get your day off to a great start
- Before the bell rings: enter the classroom prepared and confident
- Throughout the day: keep up the positive energy throughout the day
- At the end of the day: leave a lasting impression; get ready for tomorrow
- Jobs: get more and better substitute teaching jobs
4) Special Education
- Working with children with different strengths and weaknesses
- Having an attitude of respect
- Avoiding demeaning words
- 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
- Characteristics of disabilities: autism, blindness, emotional, learning, etc.
5) Other Things You Should Know
- Safe schools policy
- First aid and safety
- Emergency and evacuation procedures
- Legal aspects of job
- Child abuse: knowing the signs and how to report
- Sexual-harassment: what it is and how to report
- Diversity sensitivity
- Bullying: how to prevent and stop
- Out-of-classroom activities: assemblies, field trips, etc.
6) Fill-in Activities
- Over 70 activities to download
- Activities that supplement the permanent teacher’s lesson plan
- Starter activities
- Five-minute filler activities
- Short activities
- Early-finisher activities
