Student Resources
Teacher Resources
CLIPART for Presentations
Variety of Clipart for Math, Science, and Education to utilize for your presentations. Visit ClipArt ETC page for more information.
RAFT
Offers low cost materials, professional development, and mentoring for educators at San Jose and online. Visit RAFT page for more information.
Day pass: $15/day
Memberships & Renewals (Most popular): $25/year
Group Memberships (10+): $20/year/person
Types of Resources Available
- Arts & Crafts
- Bulk Items
- Science
- Office Supplies
- Utensils & household
- Math
- Toys & Games
- And Much More...
STEAM Project Kit Subscriptions
Individual Family Subscriptions: Arrange from $20-$180
Classroom Subscriptions: Arrange from $80-$600
SCRAP (San Francisco)
Offers workshops and low-cost materials for educators.
Location: 2150 Newcomb Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124 (between Toland and Selby streets)
Phone: (415) 647-1746
Email: scrap@scrap-sf.org
Hours of Operation: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Get the Facts Out
Get the Facts Out is a group dedicated to teacher (particularly Secondary STEM teacher) recruitment and retention through combating misinformation about the teaching profession. They are NSF-funded partnership of Colorado School of Mines and four national societies: the American Physical Society, the American Chemical Society, the American Association of Physics Teachers, and the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. GFO is a unique project that is designed to reach STEM majors in a large fraction of all U.S. STEM department and has the potential to significantly address teacher shortages in these high-need STEM disciplines.
Get the real scoop on the teaching profession!
Get the Facts Out has tons of recruiting resources that's free and fully customizable, such as presentation slides, posters, program templates, social media content, and many more.
Test Preparation
Welcome! This page is the gateway to your CBEST and CSET resource needs. Click on any of the following links to direct you to a specific destination.
Test Prep Tips
Six Steps to Success on Your Exam
- Understand the test you are taking. Visit the California Educator Credentialing Examinations website to review the content guide of the test. To apply for the single subject credential program, you must fulfill the criteria of subject matter competency. This can be achieved through taking the CSET exam OR completing an approved subject matter compentecy program. Please see Subject Matter Competency Advisors to check if your coursework qualifies.
- Register for the exam early with enough time to study and commit to that date. Teacher Fellows, as soon as you have registered for the exam, begin to fill out and turn in the reimbursement form (within 60 days of registration). Reimbursement forms are available in Thornton Hall 323.
- Understand and assess your strengths and weaknesses. If you are already strong in a particular area, then you may not need to spend as much time focusing on it.
- Pick up a testing manual that provides exam topic content and practice questions. Review the content that will be covered on the test and study.
- One study strategy you can utilize is to find an introductory textbook, pair it with your test preparation guide and analyze any questions you may not understand. This way, you can strengthen and solidify your knowledge on those particular areas.
- There are also plenty of online resources with a wide variety of content, study tips, and practice questions. You can check out books from the CSME Main Office or from the Resource Center in the Thornton Hall 323.
Online Resources
CBEST
CSET
Resources for Brushing Up on Mathematics
Test Preparation Guides Available for Lending at CSME
CBEST
- CliffsNotes
- Kaplan
- XAM
CSET
- CliffsNotes
- Kaplan
- Princeton Review
- REA
- XAM
Recommended Books
The following are a list of recommended books to supplement test preparation guides and other materials. Copies of the following are available at Thornton Hall 323 for checkout. This list will continue to be updated so please check back frequently.
Mathematics (CBEST and CSET)
CBEST
Recommended Books and Video:
- Test Prep Books' CBEST Prep Book for California: 4 CBEST Practice Tests with Study Guide Review for Reading, Math, and Writing [5th Edition] (Paperback) by Joshua Rueda
- Princeton Review CBEST Prep, 4th Edition: 3 Practice Tests + Content Review + Strategies to Master the California Basic Educational Skills Test by Frederick Sliter III
- Caveman Chang Algebra Teacher
Copies of Test Preparations Guides we offer:
- Test Prep Books's CBEST Test Preparation Study Questions 2018 & 2019
- Cirrus's Test Prep CBEST Study Guide Exam Prep and Practice Test Questions for the California Basic Educational Skills Test
CSET
Recommended Books and Video:
- Mometrix Test Preparation's CSET Multiple Subject Test Prep - CSET Secrets Study Guide
- REA's CSET Mathematics California Subject Examinations for Teachers 5th Edition by Kathryn Porter, Ph.D.
Copies of Test Preparations Guides we offer:
- Cirrus's Test Prep CSET Math Test Preparation 2018-2019: CSET Mathematics Study Guide and Practice Test Questions for the CSET Math Subtest I, II, II
- Test Prep Books's CSET Multiple Subject Test Prep 2018 & 2019, CSET Multiple Subjects Subtest 1, Subtest 2, & Subtest 3 Study Guide & Practice Test Questions
- The Princeton Review's Cracking the CSET by Kate Smith and Riley Dacosta
- Mometrix Test Preparation's CSET Foundational-Level Mathematics Secrets Study Guides
Science (CSET)
General Science
- Mometrix Test Preparation's CSET Foundational Level General Science Exam - CSET Secrets Study Guide (Included CSET Practice Test)
- Mometrix Test Preparation's CSET Foundational-Level General Science Exam - CSET Secrets Study Guide (Includes Science Practice Test)
Chemistry
- Mometrix Test Preparation's CSET Chemistry exam - CSET Secrets Study Guide
Geosciences
- XAMonline.com's CSET Earth and Planetary Science 122, 126
- CSET Earth and Planetary Science Exam, California Subject Exam for Teachers, Educational Teaching Group
Physics
- Mometrix Test Preparation's CSET Physics Exam - CSET Secrets Study Guides
STEM Resource Library
For inquiries, appointments, or to reserve materials, please contact csme@sfsu.edu.
CSME Student Lounge
There is a dedicated lounge for students associated with our CSME programs. The lounge is a private place to work/study with comfortable seating, supplies, a fridge, computers, and internet access at Thornton 323.
Mathematics Education Resource Library
CSME has a collection of mathematics and science education resources, such as textbooks, journals and manipulatives. Educators of all levels are welcome to check out materials for their own classroom use.
Please contact csme@sfsu.edu for details on the borrowing process.
Graduate College of Education
The Graduate College of Education (GCOE) offers a full range of credential and graduate programs to develop transformational and visionary educators, clinicians, and leaders. If your dream and conviction is to effect change for good, and to become a highly skilled professional focused on social justice in an engaged democracy, we are here for you. Our faculty are extraordinary educators and scholars, ready to welcome you in our classrooms and in our partner schools and clinical settings.