by Cristin Quealy | Jun 6, 2017 | Ideas, Innovation, Recruitment
This spring, the Substantial team had the privilege of supporting 12 UC Berkeley students to become substitute teachers. At the end of the semester, we sat them down and asked them about the experience, and overwhelmingly they said that every college student should be a substitute teacher, here’s why…
by Cheryl Cotton | Jun 6, 2017 | Districts, Ideas, Innovation
This spring my district, West Contra Costa Unified, partnered with Substantial to recruit college seniors to serve as substitute teachers in our schools. Here are three reasons why hiring college students as substitute teachers makes sense for my district, and why I think you should try it in yours…
by Jill Vialet | Nov 18, 2016 | Districts, Ideas, Schools
November 18 is the final day of American Education Week, and today we appreciate the contribution of Substitute teachers across the country. In honor of their critical role in schools, here are 5 practical ideas you can implement to improve the substitute teaching...
