We recently heard from Haining Wei, who started teaching with Swing in the spring of 2022. Below, she shares her story of how she was able to get into the classroom quickly and finally achieve her lifelong desire to be a teacher after years spent on a career in another field. I graduated from a university which trains … Read More
How Swing Education Helped Me Balance Work, Life and Family
For Stephen Kooshian, the path to becoming a Swing Sub took a few twists and turns. Though he’d been drawn to teaching since high school, he had two other careers before substitute teaching. Prior to teaching, Stephen worked in a traditional office job environment and also ran a small business, but he felt that he didn’t have the ownership … Read More
How Swing Education Helps This Substitute Teacher Do It All
Jose VanDerburg loves helping people and being active in the Los Angeles community. He also loves helping students which is one of the reasons he entered into education as a one-on-one and classroom aide with the local school district. “It is great meeting and interacting with students on a daily basis,” said VanDerburg. “Having the opportunity to impact young … Read More
How Swing Education Helped This Substitute Teacher Get into the Classroom Quickly
After a more than 20-year break from substitute teaching, Valerie Pierce knew she wanted to return to education and follow her passion of helping students. This spurred her decision to go back to school and pursue a degree in special education studies. “I really just love being with students and trying to create an engaging learning environment for them … Read More
Black History – Free Educator Resources, Lesson Plans, and Stories
*Swing recommends that substitute teachers get all outside teaching resources approved by the school prior to sharing with students. February is Black History Month, a time when we celebrate and acknowledge the contributions made by African-Americans to American history. Whether you are helping to execute lesson plans, or seeking ways to increase your own knowledge, below, we share ways to … Read More
When Schools Reopen, Will You Be Prepared?
THE COVID CRISIS: The rise of COVID-19 has brought about some unprecedented times in just about all aspects of our daily lives. It has impacted healthcare, economics, government, and education, in ways that will have implications well beyond the quarantine period. For millions of Americans, COVID-19 has resulted in unemployment. In a matter of weeks, we transitioned from an economy … Read More