Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers
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A few months ago, I asked members of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club what new printables I could make for them which would help them feel less stressed and overwhelmed. There was one answer I got more often than any other: a set of emergency sub plans.
I don’t need to tell you how many teachers feel like it’s less work to go into school sick than to write plans for a sub. If I wasn’t contagious, I showed up to my classroom every day, because planning lessons for six subject areas and prepping/organizing all the materials was a massive job.
The solution? Unexpected absences aren’t really unexpected: We know they’re going to happen from time to time. So even though you don’t know when, you can still do the bulk of your preparation in advance, and set up your expectations and routines to make things go more smoothly. Here are 5 tips to help you simplify prep for substitutes!
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EP310 Unlocking the secrets of effective lesson design
EP309 Why humans fall for misinformation & creative ways to teach information literacy skills
EP308 How (and why) schools should support neurodivergent educators
EP307 Creating conditions for transformation (with Elena Aguilar)
EP306 How to get TRUE student buy-in for your "no phone" policy (with Ashly HIlst)
EP305 5 ways to automate teaching tasks next school year to save you time
EP304 Is artificial intelligence the key to a 40 hour teacher workweek?
EP303 How Danish schools embrace the slowdown and foster work/life balance (with Pernille Ripp)
EP302 Education trends, predictions, and hope for the future of teaching
EP301 5 ways to make an old lesson feel fresh and interesting again (with Betsy Potash of Spark Creativity)
EP300 Teaching through hormonal changes: post-partum, perimenopause, and beyond (with Dr. Jen Gunter)
EP299 A spring cleaning classroom guide: what if you didn’t need all that STUFF to teach well?
EP298 Clock out confidently: 5 tips to get out the door at contract time (with June Link)
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EP297 Feedback first: How 2 different teachers help students focus on learning, not grades
EP296 Thinking creatively about tough problems: the power of diffuse thinking for you and your students
EP295 Can banning phones in school help solve the youth mental health crisis? (with Dr. Jean Twenge)
EP294 What does it mean to “teach like yourself’ in 2024? (with Dr. Gravity Goldberg)
EP293 When students don’t want to think for themselves or put in effort, try this.
EP292 How I'm planning and setting goals this year
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