Although I am well along in my academic career and have regularly taught graduate and undergraduate courses, a series of professional idiosyncrasies have meant that until last year I had never written ...

Your beliefs about teaching and learning influence many of the decisions you make as an instructor. Defining your philosophy helps you make thoughtful choices about how you design and teach your ...

The season for academic job hunting is upon us. It’s a time when graduate students sweat the details of their applications. It’s also a time when they all become philosophers—well, philosophers of ...

Teaching is a major component of almost all faculty positions. Surprisingly, then, even an almost complete lack of experience and training–in teaching and student learning–will probably not prove to ...

A teaching statement, sometimes called a philosophy of teaching, is a public document for students, colleagues, supervisors, prospective employees, and review committees. Teaching statements are ...

The CTE offers the asynchronous Drafting Your Teaching Philosophy Statement workshop in Canvas twice a year: in fall semester and in an accelerated format in the summer. Open to all Boston College ...

There is no single correct way to write a teaching statement. The goal is to write a teaching statement that best reflects who you are as an instructor/educator and addresses issues of interest and ...

This seminar series is held during the spring semester and is offered to postdoctoral scholars and graduate students, on various topics in teaching and learning. These sessions cover everything from ...

Thinking about teaching in higher ed? You will benefit from a compelling statement of teaching philosophy, a document that articulates your approach to teaching and why you've taken that approach.

You undoubtedly possess the content knowledge necessary to teach your subject matter. But what inspires you to teach? Reflecting on why and how you teach informs you on your implicit values about ...