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One of the challenges of substitute teaching, no matter the classroom, is having a strong classroom presence. That special “je ne sais quoi” is difficult to teach and often thought of as partly an innate ability, but that doesn’t mean those that may struggle a bit more than others can’t be coached. 

So if you lack in this natural skill, we’ll give you some tips on how to be the one students gravitate towards and create a magnetic presence in the classroom.

You’ve been a student before, so you remember the feeling you had at the end of the school year. You were dying to bust through the doors with the entire summer ahead of you. You planned each and every adventure you were going to have and all the fun that would happen with friends and family.

If you’re on the opposite end of this daydream, though, teaching can be a bit difficult. As an educator, you see the look in student’s eyes. You can tell the motivation levels are low and that everyone (maybe including you) is fantasizing about the summer break. Just because it’s the end of the school year, there are still benchmarks that need to be met and standards that need to be adhered to, but what ever is an educator to do?

We know just how important it is to focus on hiring permanent school staff, but take a second to think about how important it is to screen substitute teachers. You want to ensure you’re hiring the absolute best candidates available, and substitute teachers play an astoundingly large part in your school’s operations.

Substitute teachers affect student behavior and achievement and can spend several months working in your school, with your staff and your students. A good substitute teacher and an unqualified one can mean the difference between student education and achievement stalling or continuing in the teacher’s absence, uninterrupted.

The golden years. A time to enjoy retirement, spend time with family and plan out all the things you’d meant to do when you were younger. To do the things that are both fun and challenging, to make time for yourself and get all that you can out of life.

Now that you’re away from the office and have decided to keep it that way, you’re ready to explore, do more and have fun, only to realize...it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Maybe you miss the interaction with people, the satisfaction of contributing to society, or heck, even getting a paycheck. Whatever the reason, the feeling is completely normal.