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Effectively Training the Subs in Your District

School Districts
Without proper training, substitutes can feel undervalued and unprepared. Students also lose critical learning time and access to high quality classroom activities.

Cultivating a Welcoming Environment for Substitutes

School Districts
For most jobs, this first day only happens once. For substitute teachers, this happens every time you walk into a new school building.

Make your District a Top Destination for Substitute Teachers

School Districts
Fixing the nationwide sub shortage is outside of your control, but there are things you can do to increase the likelihood of available substitute teachers choosing to work in your district.

What Age Group is Right for You?

Substitutes
If you’re not sure what age group is right for you, here are some tips to help you decide.

Managing the High School Classroom

Substitutes
Learning rules before students arrive will help ensure you have a firm understanding of what is and is not allowed.

How to be a Preferred Guest Teacher

Substitutes
What can you do to become a preferred guest teacher in a district? There are several ways to help put yourself at the top of the list.

What? No Lesson Plan?

Substitutes
Arrive to every assignment armed with ideas for down-time, you’ll be prepared to handle the day with or without a lesson plan.

Edustaff sub motivates kids to read through online video series

Substitutes
He noticed that many of the fifth- and sixth-grade students he works with read only graphic novels – if they read at all.

Improving Your Classroom Presence

Substitutes
Practicing a few core tactics will go a long way toward giving you the classroom presence you’re seeking.

The Role of the Paraprofessional

Substitutes
Paraprofessionals make the school day run more smoothly for everyone

Surviving Your First Day

Substitutes
Starting a new job is never easy. But if you’re embarking on a career as a substitute teacher, it might feel like you’re starting a new job every day.

Is Substitute Teaching Right for Me?

Substitutes
If you enjoy being around children and teens and you’re looking for a flexible schedule, substitute teaching might be a great choice for your next career.

Educational Sites for Subs

Substitutes
Online resources offer wealth of information for substitute teachers

Executing a Successful Day with Your Teacher Toolkit

Substitutes
If you find yourself walking into an assignment you’re unsure of, your tried and true Teacher Toolkit can help turn a stressful day into a successful one.

What can your school district do about the sub shortage?

School Districts
With school districts from coast-to-coast scrambling to find enough subs, it makes sense to focus as much effort, energy, and resources on them as possible. Making sure substitute teachers have everything they need to be successful might take a little extra time. But it will be time well spent.

Breaking Down How to Retain Your Substitute Teachers

School Districts
Everything you need to know for retaining your substitute teachers.

Investigating The Substitute Staffing Shortage In 2024

School Districts
Fixing the substitute teacher shortage is no simple feat, but there are a few things districts can do to improve their odds of finding and retaining substitutes

How to become an Edustaff substitute teacher

Substitutes
Can you be a substitute teacher if you don’t have a teaching certificate?

The Ultimate Substitute Teacher Evaluation Form PDF

School Districts
Everything you need for the ultimate substitute evaluation form (PDF Included)

Complete Substitute Teacher Job Description – PDF Included

School Districts
What to include for a complete Substitute Teacher Job Description w/ PDF.

10 Easy Ways to Start Leveraging Technology to Simplify Teacher Recruitment

Here are 10 ways to start leveraging technology in your teacher recruitment process so you can take back your valuable time.

Your Guide to How Does Inflation Affect Schools?

School Districts
A quick breakdown of inflation's affect on schools. Free infographic resource included!

What is a Substitute Teacher Staffing Platform?

School Districts
Everything you need to know about what a substitute teacher staffing platform is.

What is a building sub?

Substitutes
Building subs report daily to the same building, stepping in wherever they are needed. This position offers many of the same benefits as substitute teaching, but with a more consistent schedule and paycheck.

As ‘ESSER Cliff’ arrives, school districts scramble to make ends meet

With the final round of ESSER funds required to be committed by Sept. 30, 2024, the day school districts have been dreading has arrived.

7 Tips on How to Find Substitute Teachers

School Districts
Stuck trying to find substitute teachers? Here's 7 tips to help!

Five ways Generative AI can help substitute teachers

Substitutes
The more substitute teachers get to know generative AI such as ChatGPT, the more they will be able to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape of today’s classroom.

Questions to Ask When Hiring Teachers

School Districts
These questions to ask when hiring teachers will help you gain deeper insights into each candidate's suitability for your school.

New Teacher Hire Onboarding Checklist

School Districts
Use this onboarding checklist as a starting point to review your own process. Feel free to add or remove items to fit your specific needs.

Solving the Substitute Teacher Recruitment Challenge

School Districts
Solving the challenge of substitute teacher recruitment requires a strategic, multi-faceted approach that addresses the unique needs of each district