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.
We conduct outreach efforts through targeted information sessions specifically for undergraduates in math, science, Child Development, and Liberal Studies programs.
- Submitted by
- Sacramento State
- Populations
- High School, Math, Science
- Strategies
- Advising and mentoring, Presentations
We target career changers and para-professionals for teaching in math and science.
- Submitted by
- CSU Monterey Bay
- Populations
- Math, Other graduate, Paraprofessionals, Science
- Strategies
- Other
MSTI funds support teacher education programs emphasizing science and mathematics teaching. Recruitment, campus visits, and EDUC 150 are components of this partnership. We offer two EDUC 150 courses at Liberty High School, Brentwood, and Benicia High School, Benicia.
- Submitted by
- Sonoma State
- Populations
- High School, Math, Science, Undergraduate
- Strategies
- Other
Free professional development is provided to current teacher candidates and mentor teachers. Candidates and mentor teachers are asked to bring a friend (potential teacher, TA) to participate as well.
- Submitted by
- Ernest Black
- Populations
- Credential Student, Other graduate, Undergraduate
- Strategies
- Professional conferences
Teacher Leadership Opportunities: One essential leadership opportunity we have offered our prospective teachers and candidates in the past is to attend professional conferences. This helped them to be successful in their programs, and to develop leadership capacity.
- Submitted by
- CSU Long Beach
- Populations
- Credential Student, Math, Undergraduate
- Strategies
- Professional conferences
We provide undergraduates with opportunities to serve as teaching assistants and tutors (with stipends) in secondary math and science courses with such programs as ACE Youthbuild, College Bound programs at Boys and Girls Clubs, Project GRAD Los Angeles, Upward Bound, Summer Academic Enrichment Program, and Coutin Sp
- Submitted by
- CSU Northridge
- Populations
- Math, Science, Undergraduate
- Strategies
- Early field experiences
Undergraduates participating in the Teaching Fellows Program at Fresno State are paid to work 15 hours per week leading after school enrichment activities. They also attend monthly professional development sessions to develop basic pedagogical skills.
- Submitted by
- Ken Futernick
- Populations
- Community College, Students of color, Undergraduate
- Strategies
- Early field experiences, Financial assistance
The Black Teachers Project, founded in 2015, helps to sustain the work of Black teachers in New York City and California's Bay Area through communities of practice and professional learning events.
- Submitted by
- Ken Futernick
- Populations
- Community College, Credential Student, High School, Students of color, Undergraduate
- Strategies
- SCTA and other clubs