Difference between revisions of "Exploring Your Own Conceptions of Teaching and Learning/Writing your own teaching philosophy statement"
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<div class="exercise"><h3>Exercise 1.</h3><div class="form-box">'''Consider the following incomplete statements and attempt to complete them.''' | <div class="exercise"><h3>Exercise 1.</h3><div class="form-box">'''Consider the following incomplete statements and attempt to complete them.''' | ||
| − | *My main goal as a teacher of {{#input:type= | + | *My main goal as a teacher of {{#input:type=text|name=teacher_of|value={{#userform:name=teacher_of}}}}<br/> is to {{#input:type=text|name=main_goal|value={{#userform:name=main_goal}}}} |
| − | *The relationship I try to achieve with my students is {{#input:type= | + | *The relationship I try to achieve with my students is {{#input:type=text|name=relationship_i_try_to_achieve|value={{#userform:name=relationship_i_try_to_achieve}}}} |
| − | *The most important thing that I expect <br/>of my students is {{#input:type= | + | *The most important thing that I expect <br/>of my students is {{#input:type=text|name=i_expect_of_my_students|value={{#userform:name=i_expect_of_my_students}}}} |
| − | *I know a teaching session has been successful when {{#input:type= | + | *I know a teaching session has been successful when {{#input:type=text|name=successful_session_when|value={{#userform:name=successful_session_when}}}} |
| − | *The values that I seek to impart to my students are {{#input:type= | + | *The values that I seek to impart to my students are {{#input:type=text|name=values_imparted_to_my_students|value={{#userform:name=values_imparted_to_my_students}}}} |
| − | *Effective teaching is {{#input:type= | + | *Effective teaching is {{#input:type=text|name=effective_teaching|value={{#userform:name=effective_teaching}}}} |
Revision as of 13:41, 14 March 2010
Exploring Your Own Conceptions of Teaching and Learning
Writing your own teaching philosophy statement
According to the McGraw Centre for Teaching and Learning at Princetown University:
"Developing a teaching philosophy statement allows you to reflect on and articulate your beliefs and practices as a teacher. The most meaningful statements of teaching philosophy identify sophisticated goals for teaching and describe varied methods for meeting them. They consider the relationship between teaching content and teaching skills and demonstrate an understanding of student learning. At their best, they are intellectually revealing; rather than simply describe your teaching experience, they demonstrate how you think about your teaching.
http://www.princeton.edu/mcgraw/library/for-grad-students/teaching-statement
Many people have found that Exercise 1 (below), is a useful starting point for the reflection necessary to produce an effective teaching philosophy statement. It is also useful for generating text that may later be incorporated in such a statement.
