Playworks Education Energized
Project Title
For support of Substantial Classroom’s project, SubSchool, an online learning platform for substitute teachers
Date
Jun. 09, 2022
Duration
12 months
Description
Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on the teacher workforce, creating day-to-day teacher shortages due to factors such as quarantine and illness while also increasing the number of teachers deciding to leave the profession. As a result, substitute teachers are playing a larger role in educating students than ever before. Substantial Classrooms is a national nonprofit working to create and identify scalable innovations that shift the dynamics of substitute teaching from being merely transactional to a focus on attracting, supporting, and retaining people who are equipped to teach students. Substantial’s virtual professional development system, SubSchool, partners with districts to build the core competencies of substitute teachers. Support from the Corporation will increase Subschool’s technology systems and capacity to partner with districts and equip them to provide needed support and coaching to their substitute teachers.