24-25 AY Temporary Faculty Pool - CalStateTEACH

at  California State University

Job no: 538167
Work type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer
Location: Fresno
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Temporary, Part Time

CALSTATE TEACH TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM

CalStateTEACH is an online site-based Multiple Subject Teacher Preparation Program that prepares creative, collaborative, and reflective teachers. We are eco-sensitive and techno- inventive. We have a complex mobile learning initiative dedicated to preparing tomorrow’s teachers and ameliorating the digital divide in rural remote and urban underserved schools.
CalStateTEACH is looking for teacher educators to prepare teachers for tomorrow’s schools. We are searching for experienced teacher leaders or administrators who are open to change and ready to develop 21st century skills and knowledge. We expect faculty to be grounded in educational technology and have experience in the use of an array of software. We require that faculty have a depth of experience in clinical supervision and understand the nature of instructional rounds.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience supervising elementary school teachers as well as teaching in classrooms with students who are English learners, expertise in technology and experience with on-line delivery systems is highly valued.
  Application Procedures:

A review of applications continues on a rolling basis as teaching positions open. Review may begin as early April 22nd, 2024 for a Fall 2024 assignment.

• Deadline is June 30, 2024 to be fully considered for Fall 2024 hiring.
• Projected deadline is October 31, 2024 to be fully considered for Spring 2025 hiring.
• Job Announcement for 2024-2025 Academic Year closing date is March 1, 2025.

Complete an online application at https://careers.fresnostate.edu, search for the appropriate Job Announcement, Create an Applicant Profile, or Login if you have already have an Applicant Profile, and attach the following materials:

• Cover letter addressing qualifications and experience, and list of courses you are interested and qualified in teaching,
• Curriculum vitae,
• Names and contact information of at least three professional references - the committee will request current letters of recommendation, do not attach,
• Statement on diversity: This statement provides the applicant’s unique perspective on their past and present contributions to and future aspirations for promoting diversity, inclusion, and social justice in their professional careers. The purpose of the diversity statement is to help the department identify candidates who have professional experience, intellectual commitments, and/or willingness to engage in activities that could help Fresno State contribute to its mission in these areas,
• Copies of unofficial transcripts from all relevant educational programs.

For inquiries contact Dr. Nan Barker, E-mail: nanb@csufresno.edu.
The position advertised will remain open until filled. Interviews may follow. Qualified applicants not hired at this time will remain in this pool for future consideration.

Each faculty member is assigned to support a group of multiple subject candidates throughout the course of their credential program. The faculty member works with candidates through a CalStateTEACH Regional Center, reporting to the Regional Director. Specific duties and responsibilities fall in the following three areas:
1. Teaching/Advising
Interview candidates for program admission; advise candidates; develop and support a cohort as a learning community; guide candidates’ online learning through implementation of the CalStateTEACH curriculum; support candidates as they learn, practice and reflect on the Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs); provide helpful feedback regarding their progress toward meeting the TPEs; provide formative and summative assessment of classroom performance and required written work, including well-designed formative assessments that resemble the pedagogical assessment tasks in the embedded Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA); make field placements to meet credential requirements and program regulations; supervise site-based classroom instruction; serve as liaison to school-site personnel; and participate in and assure the selection and support of site-based mentor teachers. Responsibilities may also include supporting candidates who need CSET preparation, participating in the planning and delivery of regional seminars, and facilitating cohort meetings during Saturday seminars.
2. Program and Faculty Development
Attend all regular regional faculty meetings and CalStateTEACH statewide faculty meetings; serve on regional and statewide committee(s); contribute to the development and revision of curriculum to ensure program quality; achieve and maintain calibration on CalTPA Tasks; become expert in the CalStateTEACH curriculum, delivery format, policies and procedures and online instruction; stay abreast of developing technologies employed in the CalStateTEACH program interview.
3. Other Related Activities
Contact potential candidates; participate in recruitment/outreach activities, including job fairs and professional conferences; participate in local meetings, county offices and professional educational consortiums; and collaborate with local school districts in determining appropriate clinical placements.
Rank and Position:
Selected candidates are hired as lecturers by the CSU campus affiliated with the Regional Center and are placed, according to education and experience, on the CSU faculty salary schedule.
Salary Range - Commensurate with experience within ranks established by the CSU Salary Schedule (Class Code = 2358 for Academic Year Lecturers).
The salary range for Temporary Faculty with a Master’s degree is $4,530.00 - $6,056.00 per a month when teaching full time (15 WTUs). Starting salaries are usually at or near the minimum of the range. Actual monthly salary will be adjusted based on the number of WTUs assigned per an academic term.
Instructor Responsibility: Temporary faculty members are responsible for adherence to and implementation of university and system-wide policies as directed per Academic Policy Manual 306, paragraph 2. Instructors are responsible for the preparation, delivery, conducting, proctoring, and grading (as appropriate) lectures, office hours, homework assignments, quizzes, class projects, and midterm and final exams. All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e. asynchronous, synchronous, in-person, or hybrid).