Exit this survey What’s Your Experience With Substitute Teachers? Whether it's long-planned or a last-minute necessity, all teachers know they will occasionally miss a school day. Using a substitute teacher can present special challenges to science teachers—with concerns ranging from lab safety to the substitute’s familiarity with the material. NSTA Reports wants to know what you've experienced when substitutes have taught your class! Question Title How often each year does a substitute typically teach your classes? Never Once or twice Three to four times Five or more times Question Title Before a planned absence, do you leave lesson plans for substitutes? Yes No Question Title Do the substitutes usually follow them? Yes No Question Title Before a planned absence, do you take any specific steps to prepare your classroom for a substitute in advance of a planned absence? Yes No Question Title If yes, how do you prepare your classroom? Question Title Do you prepare your students for the substitute teacher? Yes No Question Title If yes, how do you prepare your students? Question Title Do you have “emergency” lesson plans in case of an unplanned absence? Yes No Question Title Do you get to approve or screen substitutes for your class? Yes No Question Title Do substitutes typically have a background in the subject? Yes No Question Title Have you ever had a long-term substitute teach your classes? Yes No Question Title What is most challenging about having substitute teachers in your classroom? Optional: It's helpful to us to know a little about you when we analyze the survey results. Question Title What is your professional role? Educator Administrator Other Question Title Level: Elementary Middle School High School Institution of Higher Learning Informal Education Setting Question Title Location: State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Other: Thanks for your time! Done