Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Building Sub (Building Substitute), Short-Term Sub Teacher (Short-Term Substitute Teacher), Sub (Substitute), Sub Teacher (Substitute Teacher)
Instructor
USMA, Professor of Military Instruction and Ethics
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Instructor, General; Instructor, Technical
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What they do:
Teach students on a short-term basis as a temporary replacement for a regular classroom teacher, typically using the regular teacher's lesson plan.
On the job, you would:
- Enforce school and class rules to maintain order in the classroom.
- Answer students' questions.
- Follow lesson plans designed by absent teachers.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Business
- customer service
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- teaching people how to do something
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Optimism
- Adaptability
- Empathy
- Stress Tolerance
- Self-Control
- Social Orientation
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Computer based training software
- Moodle
- Schoology
Multi-media educational software
- Nearpod
- Seesaw
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
associate's degree
usually needed
associate's degree
usually needed
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Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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