Educators now retired from active careers can provide schools with services that they sorely need but cannot offer because of limited staff or lack of funds. This writer outlines how these persons who have both skills and experience can continue to contribute to the schools. (Editor)

Activities suggested in this booklet for substitute teachers are designed to reinforce the objectives of the Program of Studies, the official school district curriculum of the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools. This booklet is part of a management support kit of resources, materials, and information developed for the Management for…

This report develops proposals for improving teacher attendance, reducing expenditures for the use of substitute teachers, and for developing alternatives to hiring substitute teachers in New York City. The study was undertaken in order to find ways to reduce the magnitude of substitute teacher costs. The report identifies the types and rates of…

A school's improved substitute teacher program provided competent teachers and maintained a stable learning environment. Strategies included aggressive recruitment, training workshops, a program coordinator, information about each classroom, a handbook of suggestions, substitutes' attendance at faculty meetings, holding students accountable for…

A substitute teacher advises regular teachers to support effective substitute teaching by maintaining a seating chart, leaving detailed lesson plans, grading work done in their absence, and training students to sit quietly awaiting class. (MJL)

An audio-cassette lesson packet is suggested as a substitute plan. Procedures for developing such a packet are provided, including a sample script and worksheet on the topic of coping with death. (JN)

This issue of the "SubJournal" focuses on the experiences of substitute teachers as represented through individual experience and research. Included within are ten articles written by people from various fields of study and work ranging from students seeking degrees in education to a report from the House of Commons in the United…

The need to provide inservice training to substitute teachers was examined. The study surveyed a random sample of 278 teachers and 123 substitute teachers in Allen County, Ohio. The first part of the survey asked both groups about demographics. The second and third parts asked both groups whether teachers left complete lesson plans for…

This paper discusses how experienced teachers can keep their teaching fresh. Though professional development can help teachers stay current with educational techniques and practices, it is often not prioritized. Instructional changes that can recharge teachers so they provide students with optimal learning include: providing regular teacher…

This study examined the extent to which Ohio school districts had implemented several policy and procedure recommendations in order to address the problem of perennial substitute teacher shortage. Surveys of district superintendents, who had completed a questionnaire on substitute teacher policy and procedures 3 years before, examined: district…

Fifteen administrative staff members in Prince George's County Public School System, Maryland, volunteered to teach a senior high special education class for one day after receiving an invitation from the Special Education Department. (MC)

Substitute teachers who know what to expect and how to handle difficulties perform a great educational service. Suggestions on how substitutes can introduce themselves, gain the respect of the class, and avoid discipline pitfalls are given. "Sub Surprises"--classroom games and other interesting activities that help motivate students--are listed.…

It is proposed that California replace its present complex and self-contradictory statutes governing the rights of temporary community college teachers with a due process standard that would provide greater flexibility in teacher utilization. A proposal for implementation legislation is outlined. (MSE)

Tells the story of a substitute teacher's involvement with a "problem" class and her use of a student's idea as a class writing assignment. (RL)