1. Developing Your Teaching Philosophy Statement for a Faculty Job Search
Lucas Anderson

2. I take a block of marble and chop off whatever I don’t need – Auguste Rodin
“San Francisco – Lincoln Park: California Palace of the Legion of Honor – The Thinker” by Wally Gobetz, CC BY-NC-ND

3. “Cv Simon Zetterberg, sida 1” by Simon Zetterberg, CC BY-NC 2.0

4. “Lil Wayne No Lie Album Cover” by ZerJer97, CC BY-ND 3.0

5. By John Lewin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

6. I value critical thinking
I believe in active learning
strong fundamentals…
…global citizens
…student-centered

11. Your Teaching Philosophy Statement
A statement of principles
Examples of how you put those principles into practice
Indication of how you assess student learning
Evidence of your effectiveness (if possible)
Anything they specifically asked you to include

12. Your teaching philosophy statement should indicate what drives you to teach the way you do

13. List several teaching practices you regularly engage in
List several teaching practices you regularly engage in. (How do you deliver information? How do you grade? How do you interact with students?)
Describe the teaching practices of a favorite teacher. (How did they deliver information? How did they grade? How did they interact with students?)
Brainstorm metaphors for teaching. (Teaching is like… coaching? Swimming? Dancing?)
Describe what a successful student in your course is like. (What have they learned? What have they done? How did they do it?)

14. List several teaching practices you regularly engage in
List several teaching practices you regularly engage in. (How do you deliver information? How do you grade? How do you interact with students?)
What do these practices say about your teaching philosophy? Why do you do these things?
Describe the teaching practices of a favorite teacher. (How did they deliver information? How did they grade? How did they interact with students?)
What do these practices say about your teacher’s teaching philosophy? What does that say about you?
Brainstorm metaphors for teaching. (Teaching is like… coaching? Swimming? Dancing?)
Which of these metaphors is most apt? What are the relevant similarities? What does that say about what you value about teaching?
Describe what a successful student in your course is like. (What have they learned? What have they done? How did they do it?)
What does this say about what you value about teaching?

15. EXPLAIN YOURSELF
“San Francisco – Lincoln Park: California Palace of the Legion of Honor – The Thinker” by Wally Gobetz, CC BY-NC-ND

16. Your teaching philosophy statement should indicate what drives you to teach the way you do

17. Your teaching philosophy statement should include specific, concrete examples of how you teach

18. By Douglas P Perkins (Own work) [CC BY 3. 0 (http://creativecommons
By Douglas P Perkins (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons

19. Your teaching philosophy statement should include specific, concrete examples of how you teach

20. EXPLAIN YOURSELF
“San Francisco – Lincoln Park: California Palace of the Legion of Honor – The Thinker” by Wally Gobetz, CC BY-NC-ND

21. Your teaching philosophy statement should include specific, concrete examples of how you teach

22. Your teaching philosophy statement should, space permitting, indicate how you assess student learning

23. Your teaching philosophy statement should, if possible, demonstrate evidence of your teaching effectiveness

24. Your Teaching Philosophy Statement
A statement of principles
Examples of how you put those principles into practice
Indication of how you assess student learning
Evidence of your effectiveness (if possible)
Anything they specifically asked you to include

25. “A junk drawer, inherited” by Eugene Meidinger, CC BY-NC 2.0

26. Developing Your Teaching Philosophy Statement for a Faculty Job Search
Lucas Anderson
Illinois.edu/blog/view/1499