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CalStateTEACH Faculty Opportunities
CalStateTEACH currently employs over 60 faculty in a variety of locations across the state of California. These faculty are employed by CSU regional campuses associated with the program. Both full-time and part-time faculty positions are available for qualified individuals. Since CalStateTEACH participants may be anywhere within the state, faculty are needed in both rural and urban areas.
Duties of the Position
 Each faculty member is assigned to support a group of multiple subject credential candidates throughout the course of the credential program. The faculty member works with student teachers and intern teachers through a CalStateTEACH regional center, reporting to the Regional Director. The specific duties and responsibilities fall into the following three areas:
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Teaching/Advising
Interview candidates for program admission; advise candidates; develop and support the cohort as a learning community; guide teacher candidates' online learning; support candidates as they learn, practice and reflect on each Teaching Performance Expectation (TPE) and provide helpful feedback regarding their progress toward meeting the TPEs; provide formative and summative assessment of classroom performance and required written work, including well-designed formative assessments that resemble the pedagogical assessment task in the embedded California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA); participate in the planning and delivery of regional seminars; facilitate cohort meetings during Saturday seminars; supervise on-site classroom instruction; serve as liaison to school-site personnel; and participate in and assure the selection and support of on-site mentors and cooperating and master teachers.
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Program and Faculty Development
Attend monthly regional faculty meetings; attend periodic CalStateTEACH statewide faculty conferences; participate in regional and statewide Assessment Boards; serve on regional and statewide committee(s); contribute to development and revision of curriculum and assurance of program quality; become familiar with the CalStateTEACH curriculum, delivery format, policies and procedures as well as web-supported instruction; and become qualified to administer the required program interview.
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Other Related Activities
Contact potential students; participate in recruitment activities, including job fairs and professional conferences.
Rank and Position
Selected candidates are hired as lecturers by the CSU campus affiliated with the regional center and are placed, according to education and experience, on the CSU faculty salary schedule.
Qualifications
Master's degree in education or related field; three years' full-time teaching experience in elementary schools with appropriate certification; appreciation of how adults learn; demonstrated ability to teach, advise, supervise, evaluate, and mentor teacher candidates from diverse educational, cultural, and work backgrounds; commitment to independent student-centered learning; organized and systematic approach to work; demonstrated ability to work successfully in a team as well as to make independent judgments; good written and oral communications skills; commitment to personal lifelong learning; willingness to be available and accessible to candidates; and ability to travel to teacher candidates' and student teachers' work settings. Experience supervising elementary school teachers as well as teaching in classrooms with students who are English learners, and experience with on-line delivery systems is highly valued.
Procedure
Please submit a letter of application, a complete and current vitae, and three letters of recommendation. Applications should be sent directly to the nearest CalStateTEACH regional center.
Selection
The Regional Director of the local CalStateTEACH regional center will conduct personal interviews with selected applicants and recommend candidates to the lead campus.
CSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability. The CSU is committed to the principles of diversity in its employment and to creating a stimulating learning environment for its diverse students.
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