Teacher Preparation

The Teacher Preparation Toolkit provides a repository of resources related to encouraging and inspiring future educators for equity and inclusion - important aspects of educator preparation. Resources can be filtered by category and media type.

Generally, these resources are available at no cost or through a subscription carried by CSU campus libraries.

  • AB 1369, Frazier. Special Education: Dyslexia

    Legislation that requires the State Board of Education to 1) include “phonological processing” in that description of basic psychological processes, and 2) develop and disseminate program guidelines for dyslexia to be used to assist regular education teachers, special education teachers, and parents to identify and assess pupils with dyslexia, and to plan, provide, evaluate, and improve educational services, as defined, to pupils with dyslexia, ...for use no later than the beginning of the 2017–18 academic year".

    AB-1369 Special Education: Dyslexia 

    Content Areas: Language Arts
    Categories: Inclusive Practices, Special Education
    Media Type: Other
    Submitted by: Virginia Kennedy  virginia.kennedy@csun.edu

  • Access and Equity--CA ELA/ELD Framework (2015)

    This chapter provides information and guidance to educators in their work to support all students in achieving their highest potential.

    Chapter Nine English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework 

     Published by: California Department of Education 

    Content Areas: General, Language Arts
    Categories: Emergent Bilinguals/ ELS, Language Diversity
    Media Type: Standards/Guidelines
    Submitted by: CSU Center for the Advancement of Reading/Writing  hyopp@fullerton.edu

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence-Based Practices

    The IRIS Center Module: Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence-Based Practices  highlights the characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the differences found in diverse student populations (e.g., social communication/interactions, behaviors/interests). The information targets all age levels (i.e., early childhood, elementary, middle, high school) and overviews instructional strategies teachers can use when working with children with ASD. Equally significant are videos from experts who share high-impact practices for engaging students in inclusive classrooms.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Cultural Diversity, Inclusive Practices, Special Education
    Media Type: Module
    Submitted by: Debra L. Cote  dcote@fullerton.edu

  • California Dyslexia Guidelines

    Assembly Bill (AB) 1369, Statutes of 2015, required the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop program guidelines for dyslexia. The guidelines are to be used to assist regular education teachers, special education teachers, and parents to identify and assess pupils with dyslexia, and to plan, provide, evaluate, and improve educational services to pupils with dyslexia.  For purposes of writing the guidelines, the bill also required the California Department of Education (CDE) to consult with teachers, school administrators, other educational professionals, medical professionals, parents, and other professionals involved in the identification and education of pupils with dyslexia. The full text of AB 1369 is available on the California Legislative Information Website.

    California Dyslexia Guidelines  (pdf)

    Content Areas: Language Arts
    Categories: Inclusive Practices, Special Education
    Media Type: Standards/Guidelines
    Submitted by: Virginia Kennedy  virginia.kennedy@csun.edu

  • California English Language Development Standards

    The California English Language Development Standards  (pdf) were adopted by the California State Board of Education in November 2012.

    Content Areas: Language Arts
    Categories: Emergent Bilinguals/ ELS
    Media Type: Standards/Guidelines
    Submitted by: Ruth Yopp-Edwards  ryopp@fullerton.edu

  • California MAP to Inclusion and Belonging

    The MAP to Inclusion & Belonging… Making Access Possible  Map organizational website contains links to a myriad of resources to support inclusion including links to state resources, teacher tools, and research articles.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Inclusive Practices, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education
    Media Type: Organization Website
    Submitted by: Calli Lewis Chiu  clewischiu@fullerton.edu

  • CCTE Reader on Social Justice

    The CCTE Reader on Social Justice is an e-book that contains 18 articles about social justice and teacher education, selected from Teacher Education Quarterly & Issues in Teacher Education. Topics include breaking the cycle of racism in the classroom, examining the practice of critical reflection for developing pre-service teachers’ multicultural competencies, inclusion and students with autism, supporting the development of new social justice educators, the urban university and teacher education for the future, collaboration and resistance, and a framework for culturally relevant pedagogy.  The Social Justice Reader is a resource for educator preparation and professional development.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Anti-bias Education, Cultural Diversity, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Diverse Income Levels, Emergent Bilinguals/ ELS, Equity, Inclusive Practices, Language Diversity, Social Justice, Special Education
    Media Type: Book
    Submitted by: Virginia Kennedy  virginia.kennedy@csun.edu

  • CDE English Learner Roadmap

    The English Learner Roadmap  provides guidance to local educational agencies (LEAs) in welcoming, understanding, and educating the diverse population of students who are English learners attending California public schools.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Emergent Bilinguals/ ELS
    Media Type: Organization Website
    Submitted by: Ruth Yopp-Edwards  ryopp@fullerton.edu

  • CEEDAR Innovation Configurations

    Recognizing that evidence-based practices (EBPs) account for at least part of the effects of teachers on achievement and the critical role of teacher preparation, the CEEDAR Center professionals, along with their partner Great Teachers and Leaders, offer innovation configurations  (ICs) to promote the implementation of evidence-based instructional practices in teacher preparation activities. ICs are designed to evaluate current teacher preparation and professional development (PD) by determining the extent to which EBPs are taught, observed, and applied within teacher preparation and PD programs.

    Content Areas: General, Language Arts, Math
    Categories: Cultural Diversity, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Emergent Bilinguals/ ELS, Inclusive Practices, Language Diversity, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education
    Media Type: Standards/Guidelines
    Submitted by: Amy Hanreddy  amy.hanreddy@csun.edu

  • Center for Applied Technology (CAST) Free Learning Tools

    This website offers a number of robust and free learning tools related to Universal Design for Learning. The tools are designed to help educators, parents, and students experience flexible learning environments.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Inclusive Practices, Special Education
    Media Type: Other
    Submitted by: Calli Lewis Chiu  clewischiu@fullerton.edu

  • Chrome Tools for Individuals with Diverse Needs

    This website shows a list of Chrome extensions  that can support students with diverse reading difficulties.

    Content Areas: Language Arts
    Categories: Special Education
    Media Type: Other
    Submitted by: Sung Hee Lee & Calli Lewis Chiu  sunghee@fullerton.edu

  • Code Switch

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Cultural Diversity, Equity, Social Justice
    Media Type: Podcast
    Submitted by: Calli Lewis Chiu  clewischiu@fullerton.edu