A teaching statement is a written reflection by a faculty member on their teaching experience. This document is a guide for reviewing a faculty peer’s teaching statement. The guide can be adjusted to accommodate school-specific requirements. Faculty preparing their teaching statements for review should have access to the associated template prior to their statement submission.
A sample form for use by students when they are observing other students’ class presentations, focusing on constructive suggestions for improvement.
An outline of the process for facilitating an icebreaker activity in class, and several icebreaker formats that can be used in onground and online courses.
Use this template to guide the content of your Teaching Statement.
Use this template to guide the content of your Teaching Statement.
Use this template to guide the content of your Teaching Statement.
Links to USC resources to help faculty determine the type of General Education (GE) course they are teaching and the corresponding course requirements, such as reading load and assignment types.
A step-by-step guide to access the Independent Review Resources for Online Teaching in Blackboard. There are three organizations available, depending on your USC role.
A video describing Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) and how it can be applied to assignment descriptions.
This resource provides context on why discussing political issues with students is important, techniques to facilitate these discussions, scenarios and language to help you manage the conversation, and additional resources.
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