SuperSub Workshop

Angela B. MooreResource TeacherHuman Resources

Substitute Teacher Toolkit

While you are waiting to begin…Make sure you signed in

at the registration table.Take a piece of colored paper

from the center of your table and create a table tent with your first name on it. To create your table tent, fold the

paper into thirds. Then, simply write your first name in the center of the paper using the markers at your table. Stand the paper up in front of you so that others can see your name. See sample at front of room if you have questions.

Give me 5!1. Eyes on the speaker.2. Quiet.3. Be still.4. Hands free (put things down).5. Listen.

Rewards & MotivatorsTonight’s reward system

Raffle “tickets” will be awarded for outstanding participation throughout tonight’s workshop.

If you receive a ticket: Enter your name and drop your ticket in the raffle box on the registration table.

A winner will be drawn at the conclusion of the workshop. The reward is a starter kit for your Substitute Teacher Toolkit.

Learning GoalParticipants will be able

to identify new strategies for successful substitute teaching and begin to build a Substitute Teacher Toolkit.

Opening Activity

Locate your Sub Pack handout. Let’s annotate!

Place a checkmark next to the items you already bring

with you. Place a question mark next to the

items you have a question regarding. Place a star next to the items you

know you need.

Opening ActivityTake your annotated SubPack list and discuss

with your table. Find the cut-out checkmarks and write the

items you marked with a checkmark. Find the cut-out question marks and write the

items you marked with a question mark.Find the cut-out stars and write the items you

marked with a star.Post your checkmark, question marks, and

stars on the appropriate chart paper around the room.

Let’s share what you said – Reader for checkmark, question mark, and star posters.

Agenda for Today’s WorkshopIntroduction and Opening ActivityOverview of Effective Substitute TeachingProfessional Substitute Teacher ChecklistWhy do I need a Toolkit?Sub Pack Content AnalysisRewardsFill-In ActivitiesLeaving Feedback for the TeacherWeb ResourcesClosing Activity and Evaluation

Overview of Effective Substitute Teaching 1. Be

prepared.

2. Be professional.

3. Manage the classroom successfully.

4. Engage students in learning.

5. Prepare exciting fill-in activities.

6. Use a resource kit.

“People who do things right are EFFICIENT. And people who do things right over and over again, consistently, are EFFECTIVE.” - Harry Wong, The First Days of School

Professional Substitute Teacher Checklist

Jigsaw ActivityAt Home – Pink GroupPrior to Entering – Green GroupIn the Classroom Before School –

Red GroupThroughout the Day – Purple GroupAt the End of the Class Period –

Orange GroupAt the End of the Day – Blue Group

Your Task: From the Professional Substitute Teacher Checklist, “teach” your section to our whole group. Provide a quick overview (less than one minute) of your section in whatever way your group decides.

A toolkit is like an emergency preparedness kit for the classroom. It should contain a variety of useful and necessary classroom supplies and materials. The contents of a tool kit can be orgainzed into four categories.

Why Do I Need a Toolkit?

1. Personal and Professional Items

2. Classroom Supplies3. Rewards and Motivators4. Activity Materials (fill-in

activities)

Sub Toolkit ContentsPersonal & Professional

Activity Everyday

ClipboardSubstitute Teacher ReportDistrict Information (map)Coffee mug/water bottleSmall package of tissuesSnackHall PassSmall bag or coin purse for money for lunch and driver’s licenseBand-aidsSmall sewing kit

Picture booksRead aloud booksBrain teaser/madlibsFill-in activitiesTimerRewards & Motivators

CrayonsRubber bandsColored markers, pencilsPencils Pencil sharpenerScissorsGlue stickPaper clips Post-it notesCalculatorLined paperName tag materials

Toolkit Contents – Rewards & Motivators

CertificatesPencils & Paper

ClipsStickersTicketsExtra TimePrivilege Cards

Story TimeSpecial ActivityEstimation JarTalk Time

Establish rewards and motivators not as “bribes” to be good but as “goals” that students can work toward and achieve throughout class.

With your table, complete the handout titled, “How would YOU use this reward?”Be prepared to share at least three ideas with the whole group.

Share Time

Discussion Question Activity

What rewards and motivators have you used that have been successful?

Write on a post-it and place it in the Rewards parking lot.

Modeling Fill-in Activities Making a list (Quick

Fillers) Create a Lesson

Review Poster/Flyer. Number Phrases Read aloud from a

book you brought with you (keep one for elementary, middle, and high if you go to all levels).

Spelling/Vocabulary Bee Create a commercial for

a classroom object (desk, backpack, tape, chalk, markers, calculator, stapler, teacher’s edition of the textbook, pencil sharpener, etc.)

Name Poem (or any Acrostic Poem)Your assignment is to role play how the activity might look in a classroom.

1.Appoint someone to be the teacher. The rest of the group members are students.2.Plan how you will model the activity to the group. 3.You will have five minutes to plan and two minutes to showcase your fill-in activity.

Share Time

Discussion Question Activity

What fill-in activities have you used that have been successful?

Write on a post-it and place it in the fill-in activities parking lot.

Brainstorming as a Fill-In ActivityBrainstorming can

be used to fill time with students working independently, with a partner, in small groups, or as a whole group.

Some questions to ponder:Brainstorm the

uses for a pencil, a set of keys, a coffee mug, etc.

Brainstorm all of the things that would be in the perfect classroom.

Fill-in Writing Activities (grades 2-12)

Write a prompt on the board from your list of writing activities. In early primary (K-3), students could draw a picture instead.

Provide class with a time limit.Allow students time to discuss their comments

with one another, if time permits. Students could share responses with partners, small groups, or whole group.

Enrichment: have students include vocabulary/spelling words from current lesson/unit of study.

Collect writing for teacher evaluation.http://www.theteacherscorner.net/daily-writing-prompts/

Fill-In Speech Activities (grades 6-12)Allow students 10-15 minutes to prepare a short (3

minutes or less) speech for an occasion.As time permits, allow volunteers, or select

students at random to share their speech with the class.Suggestion: You may want to implement snapping

instead of clapping at the end of the speeches to keep noise to a minimum.An acceptance speech after winning a $1,000,000 sweepstakes

.A speech announcing the close of a business to a group of

employees.A speech to persuade the school Board to only hold classes

four days per week.A speech to run for a class officer.

Five-minute Fillers (No materials needed!)Name as many cities as

you can in ________/where ______ language is spoken.

List as many colors as you can.

Write the names of the days of the week/months of the year.

List all the states.List as many countries

as you can.Write as many math

formulas you can.

List the numbers from one to one hundred.

Write the alphabet.List 15 objects you

can see from where you are sitting.

Write down the names of all the holidays that you know.

List the Periodic Table of Elements.

Make a list of all the authors you can.

Leaving FeedbackSubstitute Teacher ReportLeaving feedback for the classroom teacher

provides useful information for the teacher. It also provides a connection between you and the teacher for future jobs. Additionally, it can work as a motivator for students to behave appropriately.

Leave more positive comments than negative, if possible. Consider asking the office secretary if you can make a copy of the form to leave for an administrator.

Closing ActivityConcept MappingReflect on what you see your own substitute

teaching toolkit becoming. Complete the Concept Map on your handout.

Resources for this workshop

Utah State University. Substitute Teacher Handbook: Proven Professional Management Skills & Teaching Strategies. Logan, UT: Substitute Teaching Institute.

Wong, H., & Wong, R. (1998). The First Days of School. Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.

Please note:Reference materials have been ordered to

begin a professional library for substitute teachers!

Web Resources for Substitute Teachers

JCPS Certified Substitute Teachers’ Handbook

http://web2.jefferson.k12.ky.us/ccg/jcpsform/SubTeacherHandbook.pdf

Resource Teacher – Human Resources Contact – Angela Moore

Email: angela.moore@jefferson.kyschools.us

Phone: (502)485-7069 Link to this PowerPoint

Presentation on SlideShare

http://stedi.org/

http://www.ehow.com/how_4791628_substitute-teacher-tips.html

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/#top-tabs

http://www.substituteteachingatoz.com/resources.html

http://www.suite101.com/content/its-elementary-subbing-that-is-a116937

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr260.shtml

http://www.teachersprintables.net/

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/daily-writing-prompts/

Other Great Web Resources

Questions

Next Month’s SuperSub WorkshopThe topic is EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM

PROCEDURES for the substitute teacher.DATE: Tuesday, November 9, 2010TIME: 4:15 – 6:15 p.m.LOCATION: Stewart Auditorium in

Van Hoose Education CenterREGISTRATION: Opens October 19,

2010 – Call 485-3745 to register.

Substitute Teacher ToolkitWho is the winner of tonight’s starter kit?

Workshop EvaluationPlease locate and complete the evaluation

for this workshop.Place your completed evaluation in the

envelope on your table before you leave. Thank you!

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