Building Presence Without Intimidation.
A substitute recently asked a great question: How do you get students to follow classroom expectations when you're only there for a day and don't have an established relationship with them? It's a question many substitutes wonder about, especially when stepping into a classroom for the first time. You're not their regular teacher . You don't know their names, their routines, or what usually works to keep them focused. And they're testing the waters to see what they can get away with. The good...