Learn what a teaching philosophy statement is, brainstorm what you might write about in yours, and draft your own statement in this self-paced workshop. In this workshop, you can expect to:
- Understand the role that teaching statements play in the job search process
- Explore conventions of effective teaching statements for the job market
- Identify teaching experiences and effective practices that you can incorporate into your teaching statement
- Review sample statements to build awareness of how to write an effective teaching statement
- Draft or revise your own teaching philosophy statement
We expect this self-paced workshop will take participants about 4 hours to complete.
Audience & registration
This self-paced workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, but generally relevant to anyone looking for help writing their first teaching philosophy statement. Workshop access is limited to participants at CIRTL member institutions, or alumni of CIRTL programs. When registering, you will be asked to confirm your current institution and your alumni status in order to confirm your eligibility for this workshop.
Accessibility & workshop content
If you have access needs, please let us know what they are. Contact CIRTL’s help desk (support@cirtl.net) to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. Workshop content includes written text and academic journal articles for additional optional readings. Student work includes interacting on discussion boards, submitting a draft teaching philosophy statement, and submitting a plan for feedback on your statement.
About CIRTL Programming
CIRTL Network programming is designed to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices to create undergraduate educational experiences that are accessible to all learners. Participants can explore our programming in any order, and to whatever extent supports your own teaching development needs and interests. To help participants understand what they can expect across all our programming, all CIRTL programming aligns with four broad learning goals.
This self-paced workshop supports the following CIRTL learning goals:
- Goal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.