ProSubs Skillful Teaching Course
24 hours of online professional development for Substitute Teachers
Learn at your pace
Learn at your pace
What exactly will you learn in the
ProSubs Skillful Teaching Course
Learning Targets
Classroom Management - the #1 concern for substitute teachers.
Classroom Management - the #1 concern for substitute teachers.
Instructional Strategies - effectively deliver lesson plans.
Professionalism and Technology - build professional confidence & tech skills.
Professionalism and Technology - build professional confidence & tech skills.
You receive 24 hours of self-paced online content and resources you can review as many times as you want.
If you are ready to:
Master the classroom
Teach like a pro
Have positive student interactions
Increase your confidence
Teach like a pro
Have positive student interactions
Increase your confidence
This course is for you!
Module 1
Establishing Professionalism
* Standard levels of professionalism in education
* Covers the topics of confidentiality, special populations, board policies, and emergency situations
* What unprofessional booby traps to avoid
* How to maintain objectivity and control in any situation
Module 3
Instructional Strategies
* Developing a teaching toolkit of over 20 instructional strategies that consistently work
* Knowing what to do in individual, small group, and whole classroom settings for the best instructional outcome
* Confidently make an instructional plan regardless of the quality of the lesson plans left for you
* Recognizing when learning is not taking place and knowing what to do next
Module 2
Classroom Management
* The typical developmental stages and behaviors of elementary, middle, and high school grade levels
* How to best motivate students at each stage for optimal learning
* How to gain and keep attention and engagement in every lesson
* What to do when students decide to ‘test’ your ability to manage the classroom by misbehaving
* Recognizing when misbehavior requires discipline and how to act on it
* What to do when students decide to ‘test’ your ability to manage the classroom by misbehaving
* Recognizing when misbehavior requires discipline and how to act on it
Module 4
Classroom Technology
* Introducing the most common technology encountered in the classroom including AI best practices for subs
* Showcasing some quick and easy online tools anyone can learn on their own to incorporate in the classroom
* Sharing best practices to reduce the struggle of managing off task student behavior while using technology during class* Learning best practices for how to conduct an engaging virtual lesson.
A Special Message from Chantell
This short video is a special message from Chantell briefly explaining the Purpose and Overview of the course, including why she created it and wrote her book "I'm a Professional Substitute Teacher ...Now What?". A short description of the content in each Module gives a preview of what participants will be learning.