Foreword by Dr. Susie WiseIntroductionHow We Got HereWhat's AheadBuilding Empathy: Parallel JourneysHow Substitute Teaching Works TodaySurprising StatsWho Are Substitute Teachers?The Need for SubsSubstitute Teaching as a SystemThe Impact of Uneven CoverageWhat Happens in the ClassroomWhy Isn't Substitute Teaching Receiving More Attention?TakeawaysStart Where Your AreWhat Matters: Subs Coming BackBuilding Relationships at the School LevelBuilding Relationships at the District LevelTakeawaysDesign LabWhat is Design Thinking?Doing Design Work - Our Basic CycleKey MindsetsDesign PrinciplesDeveloping an Idea: Steps Along the WaySubPlansTakeawaysOpportunitiesThe Heart of the Opportunity: Underutilized Student TimeWhy These IdeasMeet the InnovatorsThe Art of the HackGo Forth and Innovate!Opportunity: Reimagine Substitute Teaching as a Full-Time FellowshipOpportunity: Part-Time Jobs for College StudentsOpportunity: Community TalentOpportunity: Teacher Pre-ServiceOpportunity: District Teacher PipelineOpportunity: After-School StaffEmerging OpportunitiesTakeawaysThe Commencement ChapterResourcesDesign Moves PlaybookGetting Ready for a Substitute Teacher - Sample Lesson PlanResource Guide: Learning About Design ThinkingResource Guide: Research on Substitute TeachingBooks ReferencedAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors
JILL VIALET and AMANDA VON MOOS are the Co-founders of Substantial, a nonprofit organization focused on redesigning the way schools and districts recruit, train, and support substitute teachers.