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Turn substitute teaching days into exciting learning

In-school field trips introduce students to the careers shaping the future. Clean Economy Educators connects schools with approved substitutes who bring those lessons to life. We do not teach fear. We teach possibility.

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Make every school day a chance to learn

Clean Economy Educators helps schools turn an absent teacher’s day into an in-school field trip, where students explore clean-economy careers. We do not teach fear. We teach possibility.

Classroom-ready lesson plans

Teachers and substitutes can review ready-made lesson plans before the school day begins.

Simple booking

A teacher shares when they’ll be away. An approved substitute can express interest, and the teacher chooses who will cover the class.

Everyone knows what to expect

The teacher, substitute, schedule, and lesson plan are clear before the day begins.

From a teacher’s absence to a ready classroom

A teacher shares when they’ll be away. A substitute can express interest. The teacher approves a substitute, the substitute confirms the booking, and everyone receives the final plan.

Read the complete process
  1. 1

    A teacher shares the plan

    They add the school, time, class, and lesson details.

  2. 2

    A substitute expresses interest

    Approved substitutes can review the opportunity and let the teacher know they’re available.

  3. 3

    The teacher approves a substitute

    The teacher chooses from the interested substitutes, and the selected substitute confirms the booking.

  4. 4

    Everyone knows what to expect

    The final schedule and lesson details are ready before the school day begins.

Find your way in

Four groups meet in a Clean Economy Educators classroom, and each one needs something different from us.

Classroom teachers

You teach a Minnesota classroom and want a prepared plan for the days you are away.

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Substitute teachers

You cover classrooms and want to arrive with the lesson already in hand.

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School and district leaders

You lead a school or district and want to know what participation asks of you.

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Students

You want to see what an in-school field trip covers and where these careers lead.

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Not sure which of these you are? The Help page answers the same questions from every side, and it needs no account.

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Help bring clean economy careers into more classrooms

Employers, educators, workforce groups, public agencies, and funders can help turn local knowledge into classroom-ready learning for Minnesota students.

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