Re: Lab Policy for Substitutes
EDTECH Editor-Hogan
Regardless of the classroom setting, the job for a substitute teacher is to
deliver the lesson if any, keep the students on task, and finish the class
with
as many students as you start with. Success depends on the teachers
expectations for the class, meeting the students expectations, the lesson
plan,
and the substitute teacher's relationship with the class. For me off task is
off task, whether it be computer games or sitting and vegging. The ideal
situation is self motivated learners (occasionally found in advanced
placement
or International Baccalaureate classes) who want to make good use of class
time. Failing self-direction, monitoring, reminding students what they are
supposed to be doing, and facilitating the completion of the task ("I don't
have the assignment"; "I don't have a pencil"; I forgot my login"; I don't
know
what we are supposed to do") is what substitute teaching is about.
Computer labs aren't Industrial Arts labs. Students aren't going to be
injured. The worst that will happen is they will waste their time. While the
time wasters are visible in the computer lab, they are present in the regular
classroom. Personally, I read and day-dreamed. Walter Mitty didn't have
anything on me.
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