Writing an effective teaching philosophy statement
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Draft a peer-reviewed statement that reflects your teaching beliefs and experiences in this interactive, two-part online workshop. Participants will work to draft and edit a teaching statement, which is often required for US academic job applications. We will discuss elements of teaching statements, evidence of effective teaching tailored for different academic jobs, and strategies to get started or polish existing teaching statements. Participants from all disciplines will become better equipped and prepared to communicate their teaching practice through this workshop's collaborative, peer-review process.
Workshop Schedule This two-part workshop meets online on Thursday, Sept. 9 and Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 at 4-5:30 P.M. AT / 3-4:30 P.M. ET / 2-3:30 P.M. CT / 1-2:30 P.M. MT / 12-1:30 P.M. PT.
Workload Participants will be expected to draft (or revise an existing draft of) a teaching philosophy statement, and provide feedback on a peer's draft in between sessions.
Registration & Enrollment This workshop is limited to 50 participants. Registration is open Monday, August 9 until capacity is reached or until Friday, Sept. 3, whichever comes first. Registration will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status.
Accessibility We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate: Evidence-Based Teaching
Describe and recognize the value of realistic well-defined, achievable, measurable and student-centered learning goals.
Describe several known high-impact, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.
Associate: Learning Community
Recognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning.
Associate: Learning-through-Diversity
Describe and recognize the value of drawing on diversity in the development of teaching plans (including content, teaching practices and assessments) to foster learning.
Describe several learning-through-diversity (LtD) techniques and strategies.
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Workshops have synchronous online sessions in Zoom and require independent work outside of those meetings. Registration is required; STEM grad students and postdocs from CIRTL institutions receive enrollment priority.
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