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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Teach students on a short-term basis as a temporary replacement for a regular classroom teacher, typically using the regular teacher's lesson plan.

What you’d do

  • Enforce school and class rules to maintain order in the classroom.
  • Answer students' questions.
  • Follow lesson plans designed by absent teachers.
  • Take class attendance and maintain attendance records.
  • Supervise students during activities outside the classroom, such as recess, lunch, and field trips.
  • Teach social skills to students, such as communication, conflict resolution, and etiquette.
  • Tutor or assist students individually or in small groups.
  • Distribute or collect tests or homework assignments.

Skills that matter

  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Critical Thinking
  • Instructing

How to get there

Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree

Also called

  • Building Sub (Building Substitute)
  • Short-Term Sub Teacher (Short-Term Substitute Teacher)
  • Sub (Substitute)
  • Sub Teacher (Substitute Teacher)
  • Building Sub Teacher (Building Substitute Teacher)
  • Child Development Sub Teacher (Child Development Substitute Teacher)

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