External Resources for Writing a Teaching Philosophy

Website Resources

Philosophy of Teaching

• 4 Steps to a Memorable Teaching Philosophy. By Brian Taylor (Chronicle of Higher Education, August, 29, 2010) https://www.chronicle.com/article/4-Steps-to-a-Memorable/124199
• What’s Your Philosophy on Teaching, and Does it Matter? By Gabriela Montell (Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27, 2003) https://www.chronicle.com/article/whats-your-philosophy-on/45132
• Exploring Your Teaching Philosophy: Sample Exercises (University of Waterloo, Centre for Teaching Excellence) https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/professional-development/enhancing-your-teaching/exploring-your-teaching-philosophy
• Writing a Philosophy of Teaching Statement (Ohio State University) https://ucat.osu.edu/professional-development/teaching-portfolio/philosophy/
• Teaching Statements (Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching) https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-statements/

Inclusive Teaching

• Inclusive Teaching Strategies (Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Washington) https://www.washington.edu/teaching/topics/inclusive-teaching/inclusive-teaching-strategies/
• Want to Reach All of Your Students? Here’s How to Make your Teaching More Inclusive: Advice Guide By Viji Sathy & Kelly A. Hogan (Chronicle of Higher Education, July 22, 2019) https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190719_inclusive_teaching

Peer-Reviewed/Published Articles

• Avraamidou, L. (2015). Reconceptualizing elementary teacher preparation: A case for informal science education. International Journal of Science Education, 37(1), 108-135. doi:10.1080/09500693.2014.969358
• Brinthaupt, T. (2014). Using a student-directed teaching philosophy statement to assess and improve one’s teaching. The Journal of Faculty Development, 28(3), 23-27.
• Coppola, B. P. (2002). Writing a statement of teaching philosophy: Fashioning a framework for your classroom. Journal of College Science Teaching, 31(7), 448-453.
• Donnelly, R. (2009). Supporting teacher education through a combined model of philosophical, collaborative, and experiential learning. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9(1), 35-63.
• Faryadi, Q. (2015). Teaching philosophy statements. IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education, 5(6), 61-66.
• Goodyear, G. E. & Allchin, D. (1998). Statements of teaching philosophy. In M. Kaplan (Ed.), To improve the academy (pp. 103-122). Stillwater, OK: New Forums Press.
• Grundman, H. G. (2006). Writing a teaching philosophy statement. Notices of the AMS, 53(11), 1329-1333.
• Kaplan, M., Meizlish, D. S., O’Neal, C., & Wright, M. C. (2008). A research-based rubric for developing statements of teaching philosophy. In D. R. Robertson & L. B. Nilson (Eds.), To improve the academy: Resources for faculty, instructional, and organizational development (pp. 242-262). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Kearns, K. D., & Subiño Sullivan, C. S. (2011). Resources and practices to help graduate students and postdoctoral fellows write statements of teaching philosophy. Advances in Physiology Education, 35(2), 136-145. doi:10.1152/advan.00123.2010
•  Korn, J. (2012). Writing and developing your philosophy of teaching. In W. Buskits & V. A. Benassi (Eds.), Effective college and university teaching: Strategies and tactics for the new professoriate (pp. 71-80). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• McGuire, F. A., Tucker, T. W., & Mainieri, T. L. (2013). They know my name. SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 1, 106-112
• Meizlish, D., & Kaplan, M. (2008). Valuing and evaluating teaching in academic hiring: A multidisciplinary, cross-institutional study. Journal of Higher Education, 79, 489-512. doi:10.1353/jhe.0.0017
• Nikolaros, J., & Truman, H. S. (2015). College philosophy and teaching. World Journal of Education, 5(1), 144-148. doi:10.5430/wje.v5n1p14
• No author. (2013). Writing a teaching philosophy: An evidence-based approach. American Journal of Health System Pharmacy, 70, 191-193.
• Payant, C. (2017). Teaching philosophy statements: In-service ESL teachers’ practices and beliefs. TESOL Journal, 8(3), 636-656. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.29
• Payant, C. & Hirano, E. (2018). Recurring topics in English language teachers’ written teaching philosophy statements. TESL Canada Journal, 35(1), 29-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.18806/tesl.v35i1.128
• Sankey, L. L., & Foster, D. D. (2012). A content analysis of teaching philosophy statements of award winning colleges of agriculture professors. Journal of Agricultural Education, 53(4), 124-140. doi:10.5032/jae.2012.04124
• Schoepke, J. S., Pfund, C., & Bubenzer, B. (2007). Workshop – Guiding a current and future faculty to develop an effective teaching philosophy. Session presented at the 37^th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Milwaukee, MI: October 10-13, 2007. Retrieved from: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4418242
• Schönwetter, D., J., Sokal, L., Freisen, M., & Taylor, L. K. (2002). Teaching philosophies reconsidered: A conceptual model for the development and evaluation of teaching philosophy statements. International Journal for Academic Development, 7(1), 83-97. doi:10.1080/13601440210156501
• Sheffield, S. L. M. (2013). Teaching experience preferred? Preparing graduate students for teaching opportunities beyond North America. Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 6, 127-132. http://dx.doi.org/10.22329/celt.v6i0.3759
• Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. B. (2011). Navigating academia: Writing supporting genres. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press.
• Yeom, Y., Miller, M. A., & Delp, R. (2018). Constructing a teaching philosophy: Aligning beliefs,theories, and practice. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 13, 131-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2018.01.004