“Increasingly, college and university faculty are asked to
articulate their personal philosophies of teaching when they
are reviewed for reappointment, tenure, or promotion.”
~Daniel Pratt

When your administrators ask you to share your educational
(teaching and learning) philosophy, will you be prepared?

Faculty Development Workshop Purpose and Focus

1.  To develop the expertise (knowledge, skills, and dispositions) needed to create and articulate a personal education (teaching and learning) philosophy.
2.  To identify, explore, and develop the essential components of one’s personal teaching and learning philosophy statement.

Overview

Articulating one’s personal teaching and learning philosophy serves at least three purposes:  personal, pedagogical, and professional. It describes how an educator will teach and ascertain what his/her students have learned. As a dynamic, rather than a static document, periodically reflecting on these areas and aligning them with actual classroom practice tends to improve instruction and, thus, learning.  First drafts tend to produce amazing self-insights.

Top 15 Learning Objectives

By successfully completing this workshop, participants should be able to demonstrate their expertise (knowledge, skills, and dispositions) needed to create their own educational (teaching and learning philosophy) statement. This will be evident as participants explore and discuss the following aspects of a teaching and learning philosophy:

1. Various definitions of a teaching and learning philosophy statement
2. Common difficulties with articulating one’s own teaching and learning philosophy
3. Strategies and questions to get started
4. North America’s dominant teaching-learning philosophy
5. Personal purposes for articulating a statement
6. Pedagogical purposes
7. Professional purposes
8. Essential major components
9. Various written formats
10. Answers to frequently asked questions
11. Ideal length
12. Ideal tone
13. Tips of writing a unique and memorable philosophy
14. Aligning one’s philosophy with his/her course syllabus
15. Aligning one’s philosophy with one’s teaching practices

Handouts

Titles

1. Nomenclature :  Philosophy of Education Definitions
2. Key Components of a Philosophy of Education Statement
3. Best Practices and Guidelines for Creating a Philosophy of Education Statement
4. DOs and DON’Ts for Writing One’s Personal Philosophy of Ed. Statement
5. Sample:  Potential Philosophy of Ed. Phrases and Sentences
6. Sample: Teaching and Learning Philosophies of Ed. Statements
7. Checklist:  Teaching and Learning Philosophy of Ed. Statement
8. Rubrics for Evaluating Written Philosophy of Ed. Statements
9. Quotations:  Philosophy of Ed. Statements
10. References and Resources: Philosophy of Ed. Statements
11. Webliography: Philosophy of Ed. Statement Internet Resources

This faculty development workshop is available to serve as
Professional Development Hours.

Each participant, who successfully completes this
faculty development workshop,
will be awarded a “Certificate of Completion”.

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