How do I begin writing a teaching philosophy statement?
Just as you start with a goal when you teach a lesson, you need to start with a goal in writing your teaching philosophy. Ask yourself what you want to emphasize, why you want to emphasize it, and what does your audience need to hear? You may want to write a few philosophy statements for varying audiences. If you are applying to a variety of types of institutions (i.e., research universities, comprehensive universities, liberal arts colleges, community colleges) or various types of faculty positions (e.g., teaching theory vs. performance or lecture vs. lab classes ) , you may want to write more than one philosophy statement each directed at or focused on a particular type of institution or faculty position. For ideas on how to write a Teaching Philosophy statement, see: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~teachcen/WUTC/TA/teach_phil.htm http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/philosophy.html http://sll.stanford.edu/projects/tomprof/newtomprof/postings/193.html http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/resourc
