The Department of Educator and Leadership Programs hosts and supports the following CSU Centers and programs promoting educator preparation, educator professional growth and development, program improvement, and PK-12 academic preparation.
Centers & Programs
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California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP)
Equity and access are central to the work of the California Academic Partnership Program. Every day, we focus on finding ways to improve the academic quality of the state’s public high schools so more students are ready to succeed in college.
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CalStateTEACH
CalStateTEACH is an award-winning online teacher preparation program serving every county of California.
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Center for the Advancement of Instruction in Quantitative Reasoning (CAIQR)
CAIQR is tasked to continuously support the high-quality instruction and curriculum in the high schools, community colleges, and public universities that will better serve the state of California and the U.S.
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Center for the Advancement of Reading/Writing (CAR/W)
The CSU Center for the Advancement of Reading and Writing, dedicated to excellence in literacy instruction, promotes the preparation of knowledgeable and highly skilled teachers and reading/literacy specialists in the California State University
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Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC)
This innovative curriculum—born at the CSU—has changed how English teachers prepare high school students for college. Using rhetorical inquiry to encourage critical thinking, students learn strategies that help them thrive in college.
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Center for Transformational Educator Preparation Programs (CTEPP)
The Center for Transformational Educator Preparation Programs (CTEPP) supports CSU campuses in context-specific efforts focused on recruiting, preparing, and retaining Black, Indigenous, and Teachers of Color to serve California’s diverse student population.
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Center to Close the Opportunity Gap (CCOG)
The CSU Center to Close the Opportunity Gap is a state supported multi-campus initiative with regional networks that will collaboratively learn, work, and leverage opportunities across sectors, to support systemic change and advance PK-12 students’ academic success.
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Educator Quality Center
The Educator Quality Center provides data to enhance educator preparation—and supports all campuses in applying these data to improve their programs and results.