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The American Way: The Return from COVID-19
Schools, Symposium, COVID-19, Swing EducationThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented response that has impacted nearly every aspect of society from healthcare, commerce, education, and beyond. While each state has some degree of autonomy when it comes to issuing shel...
Stress & Trauma: Real Impact of COVID-19 on Students
Symposium, COVID-19, Swing EducationFor many people when they hear the word, “trauma”, they immediately think about a death, accident, or near catastrophe. These more common associations that we have with trauma tend to come from a sudden or acute stress that is easily...
20 Online Learning Resources to Get You through Coronavirus School Closures
Swing Community, coronavirus, Swing Education, TipsThe current wave of school closures across the United States are leading parents and teachers to search for quality educational activities and online resources for children and students of all ages to continue learning at home. Whether y...
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Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion: Lessons and Teaching Ideas for Inclusive Schools Week
Schools, Subs, Swing Community, Teaching Strategies, diversity and inclusion, inclusive schools week, lesson plans, sel, social emotional learning, teaching*Swing recommends that substitute teachers get all outside teaching resources approved by the school prior to sharing with students. Diversity, acceptance, and inclusion should all be taught at home and in the classroom. And, for teacher...
How Swing Education Helped Me Balance Work, Life and Family
Career Tips, Schools, Subs, Swing Community, career, career path, community, side hustle, Subs, Substitute Teacher, Substitute Teaching, work life balanceFor Stephen Kooshian, the path to becoming a Swing Sub took a few twists and turns. Though he’d been drawn to teaching since high school, he had two other careers before substitute teaching. Prior to teaching, Stephen worked in a t...
10+ Teaching Resources to Commemorate Native American Heritage Month
Classroom Management, Schools, Subs, Teaching Strategies, celebrate, lessonplans, nativeamericanheritagemonth*Swing recommends that substitute teachers get all outside teaching resources approved by the school prior to sharing with students. Since an official proclamation in 1990, November has marked Native American Heritage Month. This represe...
How Swing Education Helps This Substitute Teacher Do It All
Career Tips, Schools, Subs, Swing Community, career, career path, community, side hustle, Subs, Substitute Teacher, Substitute Teaching, work life balanceJose VanDerburg loves helping people and being active in the Los Angeles community. He also loves helping students which is one of the reasons he entered into education as a one-on-one and classroom aide with the local school district....
How Swing Education Helped This Substitute Teacher Get into the Classroom Quickly
Career Tips, Schools, Subs, Swing Community, career, career path, community, hall of fame, Subs, Substitute Teacher, Substitute TeachingAfter a more than 20-year break from substitute teaching, Valerie Pierce knew she wanted to return to education and follow her passion of helping students. This spurred her decision to go back to school and pursue a degree in special e...
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month in the Classroom
Schools, Subs, Swing Community, Teaching Strategies, celebrate, education, free resources, hispanic heritage month, learning, lesson planning, lessons, school, teach, teaching*Swing recommends that substitute teachers get all outside teaching resources approved by the school prior to sharing with students. Wednesday, September 15th marks the kick-off of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time dedicated to ce...
Inclusion, Determination, and Grit: Teaching Students Important Lessons from the Paralympic Games
Schools, Swing Community, Teaching Strategies, education, free resources, learning, lesson planning, lessons, paralympics, school, teach, teaching*Swing recommends that substitute teachers get all outside teaching resources approved by the school prior to sharing with students. The Paralympic Games, which are held every four years and kick off on August 24th in Tokyo, are a longst...
End-of-Year Resources to Teach Students about Equity
Schools, Swing Community, Teaching Strategies, education, free resources, juneteenth, lesson planning, lessons, pride, pride month, school*Swing recommends that substitute teachers get all outside teaching resources approved by the school prior to sharing with students. As June marks both Juneteenth and Pride Month, now is a great time to reinforce the importance of equity...
Resources to Help Teach About and Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Schools, Swing Community, aapi, aapi month, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, education, free resources, lesson planning, lessons, school*Swing recommends that substitute teachers get all outside teaching resources approved by the school prior to sharing with students. May marks Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and acknowledge the culture, herita...