Growing up, my peers and I always associated substitute teachers with having a laid-back and easy day. Having an alternative teacher was an opportunity to act as if we didn’t have any “home training,” ...

I’m in the middle of giving a lesson about the Cold War to my 7 th grade class when a student returns from the restroom, her face pale. “Hey, Teacher,” she says, “Someone wrote that there’s gonna be a ...

Why ask me? I’m a retired teacher. I sub and I’ve taught in Samoa, Korea, England, Connecticut and California. I’ve taught kindergarten through college, but prefer elementary. Truth be told, fifth ...

A substitute teacher is usually summoned by a school when a full-time teacher is unavailable. Substitute teaching is a good alternative for teachers who are unable to work in a full-time capacity or ...

Jester is a retired businessperson and substitute teacher since 2022 for the Poway and San Diego Unified school districts. He is co-director of a management development program for the Harvard ...

Shari Funck, president of the Marion Independent School District’s board, has served on the school board for 12 years. She originally set out to become a high school math teacher, but changed course ...

Serving as a substitute teacher is one of the highest impact moves you can make to support our schools. I have worked as a teacher, district coordinator and instructional coach in Santa Fe Public ...

LANSING — Lansing School District isn’t immune to a nationwide substitute teacher shortage, but you can help. A short supply of substitutes has left Lansing administrators trying inventive new ways to ...