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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yep, welcome to the teacher shortage.[/quote]

I mean, what do people expect?  During the pandemic parents devalued the role of the teacher, expressing that they were now their child’s teacher. The classroom teachers just sat at home collecting a paycheck when we “closed” schools for two years. Such a toxic response!

Meanwhile teachers were busting their @sses to learn new technology, curriculum, and recreating their lessons to make them engaging online.

Now they’re back (well some) in the building and have been thrown a bunch of students that have no repercussions for destructive, aggressive behaviors. On top of it, there’s a teacher shortage and admin wants to micromanage the ones still hanging by a thread.

The best teachers either have left or are trying to figure out how to leave MCPS/teaching.

We are headed to a really bad place with no relief in sight.

-my 2¢

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It wasn't two years.  It was one school year and a few months.  All teachers except those in the virtual academy are back in school.

Most of the teachers never fully figured out the technology.

This has nothing to do with the teacher shortage.[/quote]

Not "all" teachers. PP's point was, most of them quit. Most of the teachers did figure out the technology. You sound completely clueless, so please don't act like you know why there is a massive teacher shortage. Teachers want out. They'll get out too. [/quote]

Many teachers still have not figured out the technology, especially how to use a variety of the features and integrate it well within the context of what needs to be taught.  Many are using the basic features required by admin or the district(and some still manage not to do that well).

K-12 and heck even some college level education has not kept up with the changing times.  Which is why some of the PD days should be given back to teachers to use on PD that would be actually beneficial to them.  Even if it meant they had to submit a plan for what courses, training, conferences they were going to do.  Contrary to what central office thinks some of them are not the best trainers/facilitators particular to adults.

All that said, back to OP,someone (an Admin) should be helping the subs by being sure they have access to the curriculum and know what lessons need to be taught. If the sub can’t handle that there should be a variety of online tools available that the sub can utilize.  And lastly they can combine classes somewhere so that a teacher can teach to a larger group while the sub acts as a assistant teacher to help students, answer questions, work in smaller groups etc.[/quote]

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