Substitute Teachers Lounge
There are LOTS of podcasts for teachers, but Substitute Teachers Lounge is the first podcast ever that also highlights substitute teachers. This podcast is aimed at giving ALL types of teachers the tools you need to teach in K-12 (elementary school, middle school, and high school), including administrative aspects as well as helping students receive everything they need to learn and feel special. We interview teachers, subs and students to make sure we have the information we need in order to "get it right". And, since it is a "lounge", you will have plenty of opportunities to share your stories too!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 300
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Is Substitute Teachers’ New Normal Permanent?
There's good news about vaccines that we are thankful about, but when we get back to normal, will it be a new normal? What were we doing this time last year that we may never do again?
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My Kids Don't Talk Anymore, & Who's Winnie Cooper?
Do your students go silent when they are in virtual classes? How do we get them to talk again? And, Danica McKellar, star of "The Wonder Years", is also a math expert, and has written…
Breakout Rooms Just May Be the Best Thing Ever Invented
More and more of us keep going back to virtual learning. How do we keep our students motivated? You may be shocked what you learn and how much better they participate in a Zoom breako…
Overcoming Discouragement; & Do I Say "Amazing" Too Much?
We can often become discouraged in the classroom, especially in the virtual classroom. What can we do about it? And, do we use words like "amazing" too often and in the wrong way?
Visi…
Nooooo! Back to Virtual Classes
With the COVID status escalating back up in our district, we're back to staying at home and teaching through Zoom meetings. This episode discusses the tools that we've learned work bes…
We're Not Here to Be Liked; Or Are We?
Do we want to be liked so much by our students, that we don't teach them in the way we should? Can we be liked too much or hated too much?
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Survey Says: Topic Results from Students, Parents and Social Media Polls
Learn responses from from our Facebook page concerning a substitute teacher shortage. Also, more survey results about Khan Academy and Kahoot!, as well as directly from students and pa…
Students Finally Back!! Here's What You'll Need
Students are back in the classroom in out district, and we have to plan for what we need both practically and philosophically. And, we'll share a math teacher's hilarious video, that y…
New Classtime Fillers for Substitute Teachers
Easily learn and teach a great new coding tool from Khan Academy that you can use to fill in time at the end of your class period. Also, let's share stories from students that took pla…
Wiping Out Manual Grading with Tools You're Already Using
Tired of flipping through paper tests and grading the old fashioned way? Today, we discuss easy ways to automate and cut down on both time and mistakes!
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Substitute Teacher "Gotta Haves"
As students are beginning to come back, these tools are both basic and invaluable to the substitute teacher and fulltime teacher alike. The first tool is great for filling in some time…
Math Ain't Hard, It's Fun; and Live! Our Teacher Got Zoom Zapped!
Listen to the live recording about what students do when their teacher is zapped out of a Zoom class. And, ways the substitute teacher can make math fun for the students and keep them …
Students Have Already Finished Their Assignment, What Do I Do Now?!
The substitute teacher will daily have to figure out what to do if either a few students finish their assignment early, or maybe the entire class finishes early. This episode helps you…
Back to School Virtually!; and the Zoom Tools That Are a Must
We were back to school virtually this week, Zooming our little hearts out. Let's talk about the problems we had, and the Zoom features that are a must.
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Substitute Teachers Need to Learn Google Classroom! and Where's Your Atari VCS?
Substitute teachers definitely need to become familiar with Google Classroom. How much help should we give students with their IReady questions? It's time for students to learn how to…
Unconscious Student Bias; & Aren't Teachers Wonderful!
After 4 days of full-time substitute teacher training, I've come to the conclusion that regular teachers are wonderful, and that we could always do better at recognizing unconscious stu…
Underachiever Russell Made Me a Student Advocate; & a FT Sub Job Offer!
We have students that inspire us all of the time. In this case, underachiever Russell convinced me to be a student advocate for him and his fellow underachievers. And, I'd do it again…
Volleyball Player Ellie Taught Me How to Treat Others
While it's not a requirement that you go to your students’ extracurricular activities, it is certainly a way to better connect with them. Case in point — a volleyball player taught me…
Perfect Troublefree Student Audrey!
You'll occasionally have a student in your classroom that seems to do everything perfectly, from learning to behavior. Don't you love it?! How do you reward students like that? But, …
Straight A Trish, Grade A Pest!
How do you handle a straight-A student who is so distracting to the other students, that she has to be disciplined? How will that affect her motivation, and therefore her grades? What…