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During a typical student's K-12 education one year of their classroom experience is with a substitute teacher.
⚙️Highly Effective Teaching & Leading 💻Virtual 💲Paid
Our GOSUB course provides your substitute teachers with the knowledge, strategies and skills needed for success. By completing the course, the teachers will:
Increase their confidence in subbing
Create a positive, supportive and safe classroom environment
Engage and motivate students in learning
Build positive relationships with students and staff
The course is interactive, models best practices, utilizes various media formats to present the content, and includes prompts to reflect and plan for action.
Description
The GOSUB course includes four main modules, each taking an hour or less to complete. Participants can work at their own pace. A very brief fifth module serves as a course wrap up and is part of the estimated four hours of learning.
1 | GO: "Great Day Ahead" and "On Target" are the topics for the first module. By employing the tips given in this module, participants will proactively prepare for success. They will also be reminded of some effective instructional strategies that will help increase motivation and engagement.
2 | Support: Participants will explore how to provide the educational and emotional support needed during a school day.
3 | Understand: Participants will explore understanding from multiple perspectives. Taking time to understand in this learning setting will help them make great choices under pressure.
4 | Be Professional: This module emphasizes the basic principle of professionalism.
5 | Course Wrap Up: Participants will consider applying the most important points of GOSUB.
Purchasing Options
Option 1: Purchase the Course
The GOSUB Canvas course is available for purchase by districts. Districts can publish the course in their own Canvas platforms, so as to be able to personalize the content to meet their needs. The course can be utilized as a traditional course, enrolling the participants and an instructor. Or, the course can be used as a website, with no login required to consume the content. The pricing structure is based on the district's K-12 student enrollment. The district owns the content for three years.
Option 2: Purchase Enrollments
Register your subs to be enrolled in the GOSUB course in GOCSD's Canvas site. This is an option for Districts that do not use Canvas. GOCSD will enroll your participants and provide them with directions on how to get started.
Purchase the Course | Purchase Enrollments | |
|---|---|---|
Canvas site | Use your District’s Canvas Site to deliver the course. | Use GOCSD’s Canvas site to deliver the course. |
Website Delivery | The course can be used as a website, no enrollment required to access the content. | Enrollment is required to access the course. |
Canvas Accounts | Your District creates Canvas accounts for the participants. | The participants set up their free account in the GOCSD Canvas site. |
Customization of Content | Personalize the course for your District. | There is no District specific content in the GOCSD course. |
Enrollment | District's enroll the participants in the course. | GOCSD enrolls your participants in the course. |
Facilitation | Your District can assign a facilitator to answer participant’s questions, monitor their progress, and recognize completion. | The GOCSD course is not facilitated. |
Licensing | The District owns the course for 3 years. | GOCSD owns the course. |
Cost | Member District 0-1000 Students: $600 1001-2500 Students: $800 2501+ Students: $1000 Non-Member District 1-1000 Students: $1200 1001-2500 Students: $1600 Large 2501+ Students: $2000 | Member District $20 per participant Non-Member District $40 per participant |
Instructor
GOLearn Professional Learning Framework