Female teacher standing confidently in front of her class.

6 Skills Relief Teachers Need to Put on Their Resume.

You’re ready for a class of your own, and you’re going to go for it. There is one problem; how do you even put relief teaching on your resume??

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Develop Unconditional Positive Regard in the Classroom.

Unconditional positive regard is about forgiveness. It’s not enough to point out the good; you need to also forgive students when they make poor choices.

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3 Incredible Benefits of Unconditional Positive Regard.

While most of the strategies you use in the classroom are things that you do, unconditional positive regard is rooted in how you think as a teacher.

Female teacher working closely with a group of young students.

5 Strategies to Quickly Build Rapport with Students.

One of the most challenging things about being a relief teacher is that when the relief teacher is in, the students will often NOT be on their best behaviour.

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Why do we need more introverted teachers?

It’s no secret that teaching is a people’s profession. The social pressure is enough to exhaust anyone, but it disproportionately affects introverted teachers.

A young female teacher sits on a bench in the hallway looking anxious with her head in her hand.

4 Guaranteed Ways to Get More Work as a Relief Teacher.

When relief teaching, getting consistent work is the goal. There are a few things that you can do to get more work as a relief teacher.

Substitute teacher smiling while her students work on computers in the background.

Stuck Relief Teaching? How to Enjoy Being a Career Reliever

If you’re good at relief teaching, you can definitely get consistent work. Better yet, great relief teachers can grow to be picky about what jobs they take.

Young female student and teacher painting eggs together for Easter.

3 Important Considerations When Celebrating Easter in Class.

When you have a class of 20-30 students, you learn to never expect anything. You never know precisely what each of your students’ backgrounds, families, and values are.