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.

  • Funds of Knowledge for Teaching: Using a Qualitative Approach to Connect Homes and Classrooms

    This article discusses the funds of knowledge students bring to classrooms. It is particularly helpful for future educators to read when they are teaching students who may not excel in traditional academic ways.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Anti-bias Education, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
    Media Type: Article: Conceptual
    Submitted by: Alice Hays  ahays2@csub.edu

  • Gender Diversity and LGBTQ Inclusion in K-12 Schools

    This exploration of effective practices to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and gender-diverse students in elementary, middle, and high school contexts focuses on curriculum, pedagogy, and school environment. Narratives and artwork are framed by sociocultural and critical theory as well as research-based elaboration on the issues discussed. Applications of antidiscrimination law and policy, as well as learning skills like creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking help teachers tackle some of the most significant educational challenges. The stories of real-world practices offer encouragement for building inclusive environments and enhancing social-emotional relationships among youth, families, and schools. Gender Diversity and LGBTQ Inclusion in K-12 Schools provides a helpful roadmap for educators hoping to create safe and empowering spaces for LGBTQ and gender-diverse students and families.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Anti-bias Education, Cultural Diversity, Equity, Gender Diversity, Social Emotional Learning
    Media Type: Book
    Submitted by: Bre Evans-Santiago  bevans9@csub.edu

  • Global Oneness Project

    The Global Oneness Project  aims to bring the world's cultures alive in the classroom using stories as a pedagogy. Committed to the exploration of cultural, environmental, and social issues, they offer a rich library of multimedia stories, companion curriculum, and discussion guides. They focus on global meta-level issues, such as climate change, water scarcity, food insecurity, poverty, endangered cultures, migration, and sustainability.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Social Emotional Learning, Social Justice
    Media Type: Organization Website
    Submitted by: Colette Rabin  colette.rabin@sjsu.edu

  • Guidelines for Discussion of Cyber Bullying and Expressions of Anti-Gay Sentiment

    These Guidelines for Discussion of CyberBullying and Expressions of Anti-Gay Sentiment , from the Center for Research on Teaching and Learning at the University of Michigan, can help instructors facilitate classroom discussions around incidents involving the use of racial or sexual epithets, taunting, and other behavior that expresses hostility, intolerance, or violence.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Gender Diversity, Social Justice
    Media Type: Standards/Guidelines
    Submitted by: Calli Lewis Chiu 

  • Helping English Language Learners Succeed, 2nd Edition

    This book offers research-based, practical day-to-day teaching strategies that promote second language learning while offering students access to the core curriculum. Introductory chapters address linguistic fundamentals of language learning, and practical classroom-based assessment tools. Subsequent chapters focus on specific language arts including vocabulary development, writing, reading comprehension, and listening and speaking. Teaching strategies are specifically linked to the Common Core Standards. The final chapter lays out a framework that guide teachers through organizing for instruction.

    Content Areas: Language Arts
    Categories: Emergent Bilinguals/ ELS, Language Diversity
    Media Type: Book
    Submitted by: Claire Cavallaro  ccavallaro@fullerton.edu

  • High-Leverage Practices and Evidence-Based Practices: A Promising Pair

    This brief shows the promise of High-Leverage Practices (HLP) and evidence-based practices  (EBP) for improving student outcomes for students with disabilities and struggling learners.

    Published by: CEEDAR Center 

    Authors: D. McCray, E. - Kamman, M. T. Brownell, M. Robinson, S.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Inclusive Practices, Special Education
    Media Type: Other
    Submitted by: Joan Bissell  jbissell@calstate.edu

  • High-Leverage Practices in Special Education (2017)

    The Council for Exceptional Children and the CEEDAR center prepared this overview of High-Leverage Practice (HPL) for special educators and teacher candidates. It includes 22 practices addressing critical skills that have been shown to improve student outcomes for struggling learners.

    High-Leverage Practices in Special Education  (pdf)

    Published by: CEEDAR Center 

    - Authors: McLeskey, J. Et al.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Inclusive Practices, Special Education
    Media Type: Other
    Submitted by: Joan Bissell 

  • Home Visit Assignment for Multiple Subject Candidates

    This assignment is for Multiple Subject candidates and is required after the candidates have received Parent/Teacher Home Visit Training .


    Teacher Candidate Home Visit Assignment  (Google Doc)

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
    Media Type: Other
    Submitted by: Susan Baker  bakers@csus.edu

  • How Do I Teach Mathematics in a Culturally Responsive Way?

    Ukpokodu presents a myriad of instructional and general classroom strategies that teachers can integrate into the mathematics classroom.

    Content Areas: Math
    Categories: Cultural Diversity, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
    Media Type: Article: Research
    Submitted by: Valerie Pang  pang@sdsu.edu

  • How SEL and Mindfulness Can Work Together

    This article from Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center includes links to resources presents mindfulness as a pedagogy to support SEL.

    How SEL and Mindfulness Can Work Together 

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Social Emotional Learning
    Media Type: Article: Conceptual
    Submitted by: Colette Rabin  colette.rabin@sjsu.edu

  • Human Diversity in Education

    Human Diversity in Education: An Intercultural Approach prepares teachers and other human-service providers to teach and interact more effectively with the diverse pool of students they are certain to encounter, and help them to create an accepting and welcoming learning environment for all. It uses a research-based approach with cross-cultural and intercultural emphasis. The ninth edition provides a broad treatment of the various forms of diversity common in today's schools, including nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, social class, language acquisition and use, sexual orientation, health concerns, and disability.

    Content Areas: General
    Categories: Cultural Diversity, Diverse Income Levels, Equity, Gender Diversity, Inclusive Practices, Language Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Special Education
    Media Type: Book
    Submitted by: Shadi Roshandel  shadi.roshandel@csueastbay.edu

  • Implementing Effective Instruction for ELLs

    This book provides step-by-step guidance for district-wide committees, school leadership teams, and teacher teams committed to ensuring that the ELLs in their classes, schools, and districts are successful and can reach high core content and English language development standards. It takes a comprehensive, systemic, and strategic approach to educate all students, particularly ELLs. The 12 Key Practices Framework is divided into four parts:

    1. Shared practices at the district, school, and classroom levels
    2. Common classroom practices for all ELL educators
    3. Core instructional practices of every program for ELLs
    4. Organizing the key practices into effective program configurations
    Content Areas: Language Arts
    Categories: Cultural Diversity, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Emergent Bilinguals/ ELS, Equity, Inclusive Practices, Language Diversity
    Media Type: Book
    Submitted by: Shadi Roshandel  shadi.roshandel@csueastbay.edu