Barbara Pressman: Facing Unfamiliar Content and Earning Extra Money to Supplement a Sub's Low Pay - page 2

About Barbara Pressman...

Barbara Pressman is an adjunct professor at the College of Education, Florida Atlantic University. She has been a classroom teacher for more than 20 years, and a supervisor for student teachers for 10 years. She currently mentors Substitute Teachers as well.

Teachers.Net asked Barbara how she came to be interested in writing for substitute teachers. Her response:
I have subbed for many years during my teaching career. When my children were small, I found subbing to be a wonderful "free lance" job. At that time, I took on a 6^th grade long term subbing assignment, which led me back to full time teaching. Upon retirement, I went back to subbing once again.

Barbara is the author of book
Substitute Teaching from A to Z (McGraw-Hill, 2008), available in all major bookstores and Amazon.com. To find out more, visit: www.substituteteachingatoz.com

Substitute Teachers:
Barbara invites you to submit your question by email. Your question could appear in a future column!

Barbara Pressman Articles on Teachers.Net...

Substitute issues: Bathroom Passes & Anger Management (June 2009)

Help! Too Much Talk! Not Enough Work! (May 2009)

Tattle Tales and Classroom Helpers (Apr. 2009)

"How can I reach the quiet student?" and "How Should I Handle an Angry Parent?" (Mar. 2009)

Recess for All or Some? and Keep Teaching the Lesson or Stop for One? (Feb. 2009)

Balancing Fair with Stern, and Standing up to the Defiant Student (Jan. 2009)

Facing Unfamiliar Content and Earning Extra Money to Supplement a Sub's Low Pay (Dec. 2008)

"School Rules and Parents & Rewards" & "Motivators for High School Students" (Nov. 2008)

"How much should I tell students about myself?" & "How can I keep the class quiet during independent work times?" (Oct. 2008)

"How do I make a good first impression?" and "How should I handle a classroom culture of no rewards, but plenty of consequences?" (Sept. 2008)

"How Should I Handle an Uncooperative Classroom Aide" and "How to get a full time job?" (Aug. 2008)

"Thats not fair!" and "May I go to the Nurse?" (July 2008)

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