Crafting your teaching philosophy statement

The MIT Teaching + Learning Laboratory (TLL) partners with MIT educators, staff and administrators to create an educational environment where students are academically challenged, actively engaged, and personally supported.

MIT Teaching + Learning Lab

Refine how you describe your approach to teaching: from the principles that guide you to specific examples of your practices

The <a href="https://tll.mit.edu/teaching-resources/faculty-applications/teaching-philosophy-statements/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">teaching philosophy statement</a> is a required part of most academic job applications and is often required in the faculty tenure and promotion process.By articulating your motivation for and perspective on teaching, you can surface the underlying assumptions you have about teaching and learning—a critical step in developing your teaching skills. This workshop seeks to demystify this process by providing strategies and structured activities that you can use to craft your teaching philosophy statement.By the end of this workshop, you will be able to <ul><li>Describe what a teaching philosophy statement is</li><li>Identify aspects of your teaching or personal experience and beliefs that could be a part of a teaching philosophy statement</li><li>Identify features of teaching philosophy statements that resonate with you</li></ul><h3>Facilitator </h3>Ben Hansberry, Assistant Director for Graduate Student Teaching, TLL Please note: This workshop is open to MIT students and postdocs only. <h2>Related Sessions </h2>This session is part of a 3 workshop series to help you prepare for the faculty job market. Other sessions include:<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/manage/events/150087125633/details" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Crafting your digital teaching persona</a> on Thursday, April 22 @ 2:00 - 3:30 pm <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teaching-portfolio-peer-review-registration-150214039235" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Teaching portfolio peer review</a> on Thursday, May 6 @ 3:00 - 4:30 pm

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