Recruitment Strategies
This page includes a searchable database of strategies, programs, and reports related to the recruitment of teachers, something we also think about as activating the desire within many students to serve their communities in a meaningful way, with a special emphasis on recruiting for diversity. Specific characteristics of future teachers are listed when the resource specifically targets those populations. Resources can be searched by keyword and filtered by population and/or type of resource.
We welcome new strategy suggestions; you may submit them using the Recruitment and Strategies Suggestion form. Generally, these resources are available at no cost or through a subscription carried by CSU campus libraries.
View a list of barriers to teaching that have been used to address some of the real and perceived obstacles that teaching candidates face.
We welcome new ideas for activating and recruiting future teachers; use the Recruitment Strategies form to submit additional suggestions to the list.
The Single Subject program in CSUSM's School of Education implemented an initiative in Fall 2012 to increase the number of credentialed teachers with multiple authorizations.
- Submitted by
- CSU San Marcos
- Populations
- Credential Student, Math, Science
- Strategies
- Financial assistance, Test prep assistance
Provide physical space for future teachers to study, collaborate, network, and get advising from faculty and staff. Could be an advising center as well so staff would be there to provide support and could manage the space.
- Submitted by
- Aimee Nelson
- Populations
- Credential Student, Undergraduate
- Strategies
- Advising and mentoring, Other
Financially support local STEM summer training and "STEM symposium" week to recruit new Science candidates.
- Submitted by
- CSU Channel Islands
- Populations
- Math, Science, Undergraduate
- Strategies
- Financial assistance, Professional conferences
We recruit from current multiple subject credential holders and provide test preparation support and financial support. We offer special sections of EDSC 542S/M Advanced Methods of Teaching Middle School Science/Math that are now available fully online.
- Submitted by
- CSU Fullerton
- Populations
- Math, Science
- Strategies
- Financial assistance, Test prep assistance
Fresno continues its tradition of generously supporting pre-service teacher attendance at professional conferences (e.g., NSTA’s national conference, the statewide STEM conference, and CMC-North), as well as providing subscriptions to COMET This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. and membership in professional organ
- Submitted by
- CSU Fresno
- Populations
- Credential Student, Math, Science, Undergraduate
- Strategies
- Financial assistance, Professional conferences
The College of Education Equity Coordinator and Peer Mentors (math and science) support STEM pre-teaching organizations, working with over 25 local administrators.
- Submitted by
- Sacramento State
- Populations
- Community College, Math, Science, Undergraduate
- Strategies
- Advising and mentoring, SCTA and other clubs
We support Multiple Subject credential candidates enrolled in the ITEP program to gain a supplementary authorization in any of the Sciences.
- Submitted by
- CSU Channel Islands
- Populations
- Math, Science, Undergraduate
- Strategies
- Other
One strategy that we will be testing out is having each of our single-subject advisors across campus hold a joint orientation for recruiting students into the credential program.
- Submitted by
- Jann Pataray-Ching
- Populations
- Undergraduate
- Strategies
- Advising and mentoring, Promotion by non-ed faculty