TEACHER COMMENTS
“Bundle
the Teacher's Binder and the Substitute Teacher's Instruction Kit as a single
product. Outstanding materials, especially for second career teachers like
me.”
— Don Sublett, Roanoke Catholic
School, Roanoke, VA, USA
“I love your books -
especially the Substitute Teacher Instructions Kit. When I was away in Dec.
it was great to know that all the information was already in the binder for
the incoming supply teacher. It sure is great for the unexpected absences.
Everything is there and even things I hadn't thought of are included. I downloaded
your book, copied the pages for my Supply Teacher Book and kept a blank so I
can prepare easily for next year!!!!”
— Diane Hull, Grade 5, Palgrave P.S., Palgrave, Ontario,
Canada
“I am a 25 year veteran
elementary and special education teacher so I have quite a collection of
resource materials. However, until your books I had not found anything that
fit my needs so precisely. I look forward to using my latest purchase, The
Substitute Teachers Instructions Kit. I'm not going to be able to start the
school year off in September and your book is going to help me guide my
substitute until I get back. I have used many similar ideas in the past and
always seem to reinvent myself--I won't have to do that anymore.”
— Sally J. Avery, Fairview Elementary, Henry County
Schools, Stockbridge, Georgia, US
“I teach at Fast Forward Charter High School in Logan,
Utah. It's a school that focuses on students who are at risk of not
graduating High School). I've been teaching there for 4 years as head
of the Social Studies Department - I personally teach the World Geography,
Ancient and Modern World History, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, and
Historical Mythology courses.
One of the
main reasons I purchased the Substitute Teacher Kit forms and hall passes,
but now find myself using the planning pages, the parent contact forms,
reward passes, and the missing homework/assignment sheets. More often
than not, it's been too much of a pain to take a day off because getting
ready for a sub is more work than just going in and doing the job yourself,
but with the interactive forms, I found it a lot easier to just fill in the
blanks with specifics and emergency information. It just helped the
whole "day off" situation become a lot easier. I don't feel
quite so guilty taking a day here or there anymore. My principal really
appreciated the fact that my sub was "so prepared" as well.
Besides, it makes me look like the "Organizational Queen". I
have an image to uphold :).
The preformatted hall passes have also helped tremendously. So many
of our students are sometimes hard to keep in class; they have to use the
bathroom, get a drink, call home, etc. and it was hard to keep track of where
they were and where it was ok for them to be. A lot of our students
will tell us they have to use the bathroom and then go try to hang out in the
front office. Now, unless the students have an office pass, they get
kicked out and sent back to class. I also use colors - bright orange
for the office, hot pink for the girl's hall/bathroom pass, and neon blue for
the boys. No pass = the truancy officer on the student's trail (for
some reason they don't like that very much :))I also use a bonus buck system
of reward in my class and have included the computer lab passes and game time
passes as a reward system too!” — Jes Nyman, Fast Forward Charter High School, Logan, Utah, USA
“Thanks so much for
sending the disk. I was able to get it loaded successfully. I will send the
money for the Substitute Kit portion as well. Thank you for all your help and
for offering such a helpful group of materials.” — Catherine, (New Zealand)
“Thanks again for your fast response to my
difficulties. Your support network is phenomenal. I printed out a few of your
sample pages from the book "Teachers Binder" and they were of
excellent quality. That is why I decided to purchase your book and I will
definitely share it with my friends when we return to school next week.
Hopefully, they too, will purchase it. Truly thank you for the speed with
which you have responded to my emails. I look forward to purchasing your
other books, especially The Substitute Teacher Instructions Kit as we are
required to have something in place by early Sept. to accommodate a Supply
teacher in our class and your resource will save me endless hours of work.“ — Diane Hull, Grade
5, Palgrave PS, Palgrave, Ontario, Canada)
“As a
pre-service teacher, I am always on the look out for creative, well designed
materials that are attractive and professionally designed. Your products
combine these two qualities. I have just ordered, and downloaded two
books. I appreciate the ease of downloading and the neatness of the
page designs. I really like the Just Multiply It strategy!!! I
have worked as a teaching assistant and as a long term substitute. I am
always "cleaning up" messy or cramped handouts and designing forms
for keeping track of assessments. Again, I appreciate your work.” — Vicki Laster (Pre-service teacher,
St. Petersburg College, College of Education, FL, USA)
“Your
work is a masterpiece! I can hardly wait to get the particulars regarding my
classes this year so that I can fill in the blanks of The Substitute
Teacher Instructions Kit and be the envy of my fellow teachers.” — James Hazelton, (Mount Gleason Middle
School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Sunland, CA, USA)
“I have
The Teacher's Binder and The Substitute Teacher's Instruction Kit and
absolutely love them and use them all of the time. Thanks for producing such
useful products that are easy to use and professional looking.“ — Joanne Harris, (Grant Middle School,
Fairview Heights, IL, USA)
“I
recently ordered your "Substitute Teacher Instructions Kit" from
the website. It has been a wonderful tool and saved me a great deal of stress
and time as I prepare for a long absence from my classroom. I have found that
it covers absolutely everything from Daily Instructions to Fire Drills to
Discipline Reports and Feedback. It has made the process of organizing
detailed information quick and easy.” — Rajdeep (India)
“By the
way, I am enjoying getting the Substitute Teacher Instructions Kit
ready. I realized that even though I didn't miss a day of school last
year, THINGS do happen! “ — Kacy <>< Venture Christian School ,
Lakeside, California, USA
“I was
able to download the Substitute Teacher Instructions Kit last night. It is
fantastic! I started my teaching career as a substitute and I can tell you it
is most difficult going into a situation without any guidance. This
Substitute Binder will always be on my desk in case of emergency or planned
absences. Everything a substitute could possibly need is right at his
fingertips. I wish I had access to this binder when I substituted. Also, it
gives the substitute a platform from which to work so there are no questions
as to how things are done at the school. Students will realize that the
substitute is prepared and ‘knows the ropes’.” — Mary Krouskos
(Pinellas Park High School, Largo, Florida, USA)
“You
will be happy to know that I got the file downloaded. Thanks for your
patients and support. Keep the good work. The Teacher’s Binder is awesome. I
may get the Substitute Teacher Instructions Kit also.” —- Daisy Jones, Bearfield Primary
School, Ahoskie, North Carolina, USA
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