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Send us Fan Mail Learn how to use one of our favorite tools to turn a multi-hour project into a few minutes.  And, to celebrate our 6-month anniversary, let's reveal our most popular episodes.

Send us Fan Mail This episode, with permission from the school, was recorded live in the classroom!  Let's hear what these students have to say about substitute teachers, and we can all learn and grow from the comments.

Send us Fan Mail Edna from Oregon shares with us her experience as a substitute teacher of special education and at a detention center.  She reminds us how valuable it is to be able to relate to students by sharing personal experiences.

Send us Fan Mail Shelby gives us great experiences and ideas from the classroom that substitute teachers can use in every situation. Show notes: The answer to last week's trivia question was the 1983 smash hit "Thriller" by Michael Jackson.  It had re-entered the top 40 because of Halloween. As mentioned in the podcast, Data Is Beautiful is a great Youtube channel that you can use i...

Send us Fan Mail Do we ever let a student's appearance effect the way we teach them?  How can substitute teachers assure we are giving all students the attention they need and deserve?

Send us Fan Mail Teachers and substitute teachers unite!  They came together and were instrumental in electing a new governor for Kentucky.

Send us Fan Mail What strategy works best for you when you substitute teach?  Do you walk in with a desire to be positive or do you prefer showing them who is boss?

Send us Fan Mail Today's generation provides new challenges for substitute teachers.  Some of the subjects taught now were never even mentioned when we were in school.  Are you up for the challenge?

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we interview students Jonathan, Camden, and Lilly, and find out the characteristics of their favorite substitute teachers.  We also discuss how substitute teachers can improve themselves, and what students tell their regular teachers about their  subs.

Send us Fan Mail It's Q&A week, and one question deals with how a substitute teacher chooses a teacher's pet.  Also, have you ever experienced anything embarrassing at school or done anything controversial?

Send us Fan Mail Substitute teachers should always be concerned about confidentiality when teaching to make sure the students and teachers remain private.  How do we do that?

Send us Fan Mail As substitute teachers, be willing to stretch yourself and teach new areas, such as elementary school and FMD.  It could very well be the most rewarding teaching you will ever do.

Send us Fan Mail Substitute teachers should always look for ways to make our students feel important.  We can always do this by letting them share their personal experiences about the topic in the classroom that day.

Send us Fan Mail Sharing personal experiences such as 9/11 captivate your students and enhance their learning.  

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode outlines how there are many effective ways for the substitute teacher to interact with their regular teacher.  That moves you to the top of that teacher's substitute list.

Send us Fan Mail We interview Mr Morgerson, who has experience in being a substitute teacher, a special education teacher and a high school basketball coach.  He talks about how rewarding it is to substitute teach all kids in all situations in all grades.

Send us Fan Mail How do we handle the troublemaker student?  Are there some ways that work better than others?  How can we make it a productive experience for both the student and the substitute teacher? 

Send us Fan Mail This episode is full of students' reactions to substitute teachers, what they like, what they don't like, and what they say to their regular teachers that help you move to the top of the substitute list.

Send us Fan Mail We're interviewing Ms. Sheffield today as we head back to school.  She shares her experiences as a substitute teacher at elementary school, middle school, and high school levels.  She also shares what has worked for her in order to remain a positive influence on our students.

Send us Fan Mail Teaching can be fun, and this episode will talk about making it as fun as possible in an educational atmosphere for the students.

Send us Fan Mail The substitute teacher is often faced with discipline issues as they teach.  What's the best method of discipline for students, and how can we turn discipline into motivation?

Send us Fan Mail Let's talk about using our own experiences and vacations to better teach our students to be perceptive and concentrate.  Visual examples always help us in the classroom as substitute teachers.  And, Khan Academy most likely has an easy solution for you.

Send us Fan Mail It doesn't matter how much a substitute teacher tries to get their students engaged, some days it just doesn't happen.  But, once we add a competitive element, everyone participates.  Let's look at competition through programs like Kahoot!

Send us Fan Mail You know things are going well for your substitute teaching when you're asked to become a long term sub for K-12.  But, now, it's no longer good enough to just get through the day, I have to do lesson plans, remember student names, and actually make sure they're smarter at the end of my long term weeks than when I began!  Here are the tools and ideas you'll nee...

Send us Fan Mail Okay, I'm approved as a substitute teacher, but how do I beat the other substitutes to the preferred jobs or locations?  This week's episode will teach you not only how to use the Aesop absence management tool and the Jobulator app, but will describe how to go from taking the first teaching sub job that pops up each morning to instead helping assure you get the exact abs...