Early Bird Pricing: $400 per person if registered by March 1, 2026
Registration Fee: $799 per person. This unique model blends multiple product types into a comprehensive 6-hour learning experience which includes:
- A pre-work portal
- A live, synchronous 3-hour virtual institute
- A 3-hour online, asynchronous “extended learning component” with self-paced activities
- A resource portal with learning materials and ready-to-use tools and templates
- A copy of Welcome to Substitute Teaching: An Illustrated Guide to Stepping in and Making a Difference
Every school day matters for students. Yet when a classroom teacher is absent, the responsibility for ensuring learning continuity often falls to substitute teachers. Effective leadership can make the difference
between a “lost day” and a meaningful learning experience.
In this session, school and district leaders will explore practical ways to support substitute teachers so they are prepared, confident, and equipped to keep learning moving forward. Drawing on Welcome to Substitute Teaching: An Illustrated Guide to Stepping in and Making a Difference, we’ll reframe the substitute role as a critical part of the instructional team. Leaders will leave with strategies for:
- Strengthening systems that prepare and empower substitute teachers
- Building school-wide routines that support consistency for students
- Ensuring substitutes contribute to—not interrupt—learning continuity
Because when leaders support substitutes well, every student gets what they deserve: a safe, structured, and engaging learning day.
Speakers
Douglas Fisher
Learning Intentions
- Understand the critical role substitute teachers play in maintaining learning continuity.
- Identify leadership practices and school-wide systems that set substitutes up for success.
- Explore how to use the tools and strategies in Welcome to Substitute Teaching to strengthen substitute teacher support.
- Develop an action plan to improve how your school welcomes, equips, and values substitute teachers.
Success Criteria
By the end of this session, leaders will be able to:
- Articulate why substitute teachers are essential to student learning, not just classroom coverage.
- Evaluate their current systems of substitute teacher support for strengths and gaps.
- Apply at least three concrete strategies to improve substitute teacher preparation, onboarding, and feedback.
- Design or refine a process to ensure substitutes have what they need to maintain classroom routines and support all learners.
- Commit to next steps that strengthen substitute teacher effectiveness as part of the school’s overall instructional plan.
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Semester Units/Credits with your completion of this Corwin Institute! This event is eligible for 1 unit of credit.
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