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I liked the flexibility so that I can work around my family. I have two boys, ages 14 and 17. With this program, I can do my work late at night and on the weekends. I considered traditional programs, but I did not want to go to class.
Joyce Ramirez
1st grade teacher
CalStateTEACH
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CalStateTEACH is a non-traditional program that offers both a student teaching and an intern program for qualified candidates interested in earning their credential without attending traditional college classes. Instead, the curriculum is delivered online.

Participants use web, print and CD-ROM materials. They share ideas through web-based “class discussions,” and get professional feedback through on-site coaching. CalStateTEACH participants enjoy personal guidance from mentor teachers at their school site as well as CSU faculty. They communicate and share ideas with other participants via a special web site.

Right for you?

Student Teaching Option
Candidates not employed as a teacher of record have the opportunity to participate in the student teaching option. Student teachers conduct fieldwork during terms 1 and 2 and student teaching during terms 3 and 4 in sites selected by the Regional Centers in cooperation with local public school districts. If you are not employed as a contracted teacher in a multiple subject setting and wish to participate in CalStateTEACH, you are automatically enrolled in the student teaching option.

Employed Teacher Option
If you're currently teaching in a California K-12 multiple subject classroom and you need a credential, OR if you are seeking a teaching job and expect to be employed in a multiple subject classroom in time to start the program, CalStateTEACH also offers an employed teacher path to your credential.

 

Interested in general information about the teaching profession? Visit the TEACH California website, a one-stop information and referral service for anyone considering a teaching career.
2 paths

Student Teaching Option

Traditional teacher preparation for not-yet-employed teachers

Field Experience in
terms 1 and 2

Student teaching in
terms 3 and 4

Public school field placements

Online and onsite support

Employed Teacher Option

For employed (or soon-to-be employed) multiple-subject teachers

Public or private school placements

Public School Teachers must apply for an Intern Credential

Learn more about CalStateTEACH:
 Our History
 Our Vision

Watch the "Introduction to CalStateTEACH"
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