Last year, I had great response from both principals, secretaries and teachers when I left my contact information. I typically would leave a follow-up letter with my email and cell phone number in the classroom for teachers. For the person responsible for lining up substitute teachers they regularly received my updated availability via email or… [Read more…]
July 16, 2008
Get Outside and Play, Now–Children with Special Needs By Kim Nixon copyright 2008 It is summer time, and as I recall my days as a parent, I remember yelling at my kids who were scrambling and wresting over the remote control in the living room to, “Get outside and play now!” Summer vacation, and the… [Read more…]
May 9, 2008
I pulled up to Gwinn High School and the large plow-pile (of snow) had completely melted and the sun was up. On the drive in, I spotted three sandhill cranes down in a hollow of land with standing melt water. Nothing is green yet, the rushes and grasses from last year stand yellowed and broken.… [Read more…]
April 24, 2008
1. Self promote—ask a principal if it is okay to leave a business card with teachers and let him/her know of your grade levels and specialties. Call schools when you have not heard from them, or let them know you have open dates of availability. 2. Know school locations, hours of arrival and departure, and the school… [Read more…]
April 24, 2008
A couple months ago I was substitute teaching in a second grade classroom. A student’s snack-bag of chips had fallen out of her cubby in the coat room and it resulted in everyone stepping on her bag of chips. She came into the classroom with a very sad face and a smashed bag of chips. I asked… [Read more…]
April 24, 2008
My favorite schools help me feel like a professional. They are welcoming schools that provide me with tools and knowledge. A good school fosters your success. It is useful to have a folder with disciplinary forms, lockdown and drill procedures, phone numbers, extensions and dialing instructions to offices. Name badges, or a badge that identifies… [Read more…]
April 24, 2008
A good substitute teacher loves kids and has an easy-going nature. You can take a joke. You have the patience of a saint. But you still have to have your voice at the end of the day so here are some tips to keep the classroom orderly. Don’t talk over the noise. Don’t let them… [Read more…]
April 24, 2008
1. Lower lighting–Fluorescent noise is bright and loud. 2. Personalize–Let students know who you are by creating atmosphere by hanging photos, trips, hobbies somewhere in room. 3. Don’t make a room too busy–Many students need less stimuli and thematic color and less clutter equal more zen. 4. Create a quiet reading area with carpet, comfy… [Read more…]
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