26-27 AY Temporary Faculty Pool - CalStateTEACH

CSU Careers•Fresno, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

CalStateTEACH is a Multiple Subject Teacher Preparation Program that combines asynchronous online academic work with site-based clinical experiences. Its mission is to empower and equip teacher candidates to support diverse learners for California's future, particularly in rural, remote, and urban schools, through a complex mobile learning initiative. The program seeks experienced teacher leaders or administrators dedicated to preparing educators who cultivate learning and ensure equity for all students, regardless of background. CalStateTEACH faculty are expected to be adaptable, possess 21st-century skills and knowledge, be grounded in educational technology, have experience with various software, and demonstrate a depth of experience in clinical supervision and an understanding of instructional rounds.

Requirements

Master's degree in education or related field
Teacher leadership or administrative experience in public schools with appropriate certification
Residence in assigned sub-region
Ability to travel within subregion to candidates’ clinical placement
Understanding of adult learning theory
Demonstrated ability to teach, advise, supervise, and evaluate 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 and professional lifelong learning
Willingness to be available and accessible to candidates
Access at home to Internet services with a download rate of at least 1.5 megabytes per second sufficient to complete all faculty tasks for CalStateTEACH
Grounded in educational technology and have experience in the use of an array of software
Depth of experience in clinical supervision
Understand the nature of instructional rounds
Demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Experience supervising elementary school teachers
Teaching in classrooms with students who are English learners
Expertise in technology
Experience with on-line delivery systems

Responsibilities

Interview candidates for program admission
Advise candidates
Develop and support a cohort as a learning community
Guide candidates’ online learning through implementation of the CalStateTEACH curriculum
Support candidates as they learn, practice and reflect on the Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs)
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 tasks in the embedded Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA)
Make field placements to meet credential requirements and program regulations
Supervise site-based classroom instruction
Serve as liaison to school-site personnel
Participate in and assure the selection and support of site-based mentor teachers
Support candidates who need CSET preparation
Participate in the planning and delivery of regional seminars
Facilitate cohort meetings during Saturday seminars
Attend all regular regional faculty meetings and CalStateTEACH statewide faculty meetings
Serve on regional and statewide committee(s)
Contribute to the development and revision of curriculum to ensure program quality
Achieve and maintain knowledge of CalTPA Tasks
Become expert in the CalStateTEACH curriculum, delivery format, policies and procedures and online instruction
Stay abreast of developing technologies employed in the CalStateTEACH and develop skills to use them
Become qualified to administer the required program interview
Contact potential candidates
Participate in recruitment/outreach activities, including job fairs and professional conferences
Participate in local meetings, county offices and professional educational consortiums
Collaborate with local school districts in determining appropriate clinical placements
Adhere to and implement university and system-wide policies as directed per Academic Policy Manual 306, paragraph 2
Prepare, deliver, conduct, proctor, and grade (as appropriate) lectures, office hours, homework assignments, quizzes, class projects, and midterm and final exams
Offer and meet all classes as scheduled throughout the entire semester, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e. asynchronous, synchronous, in-person, or hybrid)