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Often there’s no work for substitute teachers the last week of school. Ditto for the first month of school, and the week after winter and spring holidays. No work = no money = panic!! WHAT WILL I...

You’re on the substitute list for your board but can’t get any substitute jobs? Or at least, not enough to pay for luxuries like rent and a bus pass? Here are some ideas to get a foot in the door....

Attendance is the time of the day I say half the students’ names wrong and everyone else laughs. It can also be an activity I use to build relationship with the students and gain their trust. Trust...

“Ms. Yuuuuuiiiiiilllll”, they yell as though I’m Norm from Cheers. It really is true – I want to be where everyone knows my name. As a substitute teacher, it’s nice to have 1 to 3 schools where I’m...

1. Take the initiative – volunteer at schools, talk to the principals and vice-principals, get to know the teachers at lunch – nothing ventured, nothing gained. I mean, don’t be overbearing or...

Do the work they left. DO THE WORK THEY LEFT!! This is so, so important. This is the comment I hear from teachers most often – that the substitute teacher did not do the work they left and it was a...

“If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” This advice from your mom is doubly true in today’s society with social media. Rants may be funny and go viral on social media...

The students want to know about you. Share – but don’t overshare – cooties included. It makes you more likeable if you tell some stories about yourself. It also makes lessons more fun. Teaching...