Teaching Philosophy Statements
Event description
A teaching philosophy sets the benchmark for measuring the appropriateness of one’s instructional methods, the scope of one’s activities in and out of the classroom, the assessment of student learning, and the effectiveness of one’s teaching. It is a personal "mission statement" for anyone who helps others learn. It also defines the standards for the individual. It may be judged for its depth: how fully does it address the context of learning and/or scholarly research about teaching & learning? It may be judged for its scope: is it modest or ambitious? It may be judged for the quality of the justification: to what degree do diversity in learning, institutional and disciplinary contexts, and/or other widely accepted principles support such a statement? In addition, certain discipline-specific professional standards are to be incorporated in a statement of teaching philosophy.
November 14, 2007 - Sarah Banet-Weiser & Michael Quick
Resources
- Stating Your Teaching Philosophy, Sept 21, 2005, Lawford Anderson & Danielle Mihram (video)
- Stating a Teaching Philosophy, Oct 04
Video of Danielle Mihram and Lawford Anderson, Oct 2004 - Stating Your Teaching Philosophy
(PDF) by Danielle Mihram and Lawford Anderson, Oct 2004 - Stating Your Teaching Philosophy
(PowerPoint) by Armand Tanguay and Heather James - Overview of Teaching Philosophy Statements
(PowerPoint) by Danielle Mihram - Gene Bickers: Personal Statement (PDF)
- Gene Bickers: Teaching Statement (PDF)
- "Statements of Teaching Philosophy" article
(PDF, University of Texas at El Paso)
- Teaching philosophy statements from UCSB
- Tips on writing teaching philosophy statements, Iowa State
- Samples of teaching philosophy statements from University of Pennsylvania
- "Questions to Ask Regarding Students Learning Outcomes" (PDF)
- Reflective Statements by Faculty (U. of VA)
- Reflective Statements by Graduate Teaching Assistants (U. of VA)
Teaching Philosophy Links
- Four Steps to a Memorable Teaching Philosophy, Chronicle of Higher Education
- How to Write a Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Chronicle of Higher Education
- What's Your Philosophy on Teaching, and Does it Matter?, Chronicle of Higher Education
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