How subs can support K-12 professional development
Superintendent David Goldblatt shares strategies to help your school plan for PD days.
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Swing Education celebrates 100,000 absence days covered
About the Author: Mike Teng is Swing Education’s CEO and one of the company’s co-founders. It goes without saying that substitute teachers play a big part in student success — after all, the average student spends about six months of their K-12 career with a sub. Unfortunately, as I witnessed during my five years with Rocketship…
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The CBEST Guide for Substitute Teachers
Here’s what you need to know about the CBEST, including prep, how to register, locations, and fees.
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Swing Sub Stories: Meet Menen Mathias-Fredericks
Whether it be in the operating room or the classroom, Dr. Menen Mathias-Fredericks has dedicated her career to making a difference. Menen, a Swing substitute teacher, spent many years in the medical field before becoming a K-12 educator. After attending medical school and completing her residency in general surgery, she embarked on a career in…
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Swing Sub Stories: Meet Mamie Dinani
Get to know Swing Education substitute teacher Mamie Dinani, who has made a difference for thousands of students in her career as a teacher.
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Swing Sub Stories: Meet Haley Brucato
Haley Brucato was raised by educators — her mother and grandmother are teachers. Couple that with her own positive experiences as a student, and it’s only natural that Haley decided to pursue a career in education. “I don’t know if teaching is in our blood or I’ve just grown up around it,” Haley says. “It’s…
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What to do when your subbing assignment is unclear
Robert Acosta is an elementary school teacher with his Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from the University of Arizona. Many schools’ rules, guidelines, plans, and procedures have been developed over multiple years. Along those lines, a full-time teacher might spend weeks setting up daily classroom routines within the structure of their school policies. So when you…
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How to prepare substitute teachers for success
If you’re reading this article, you already have the drive to set your subs up for success. With a bit of thoughtfulness, organization, and preparation, you can build out a success plan so substitute teachers thrive in your school. The benefits? Your students will get a better education from their subs, your teachers will know…
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How to survive a tough substitute assignment
Maybe you knew it from the minute you walked in the door, or maybe it didn’t hit until the lesson wrapped up, but there’s no denying it. This class is hard to handle. Whether they’re spirited fourth graders who won’t sit down or (seemingly) apathetic tenth graders who won’t look up, any classroom can veer…
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Swing Education raises Series B to put the spotlight on substitute teaching
Today, we’re excited to announce our $15 million Series B investment, co-led by GV (formerly Google Ventures) and education technology-focused Owl Ventures. This investment recognizes our accomplishments to date, including providing substitute teachers in over 70,000 classrooms and serving over one million students. We are grateful to all our substitutes for being part of the…
