Personal Philosophy of Teaching Part II

Revised Personal Teaching Philosophy (3–5 pages)

• Reflect on the teaching principles and practices discussed during the course.
• What did you learn about teaching that you did not know prior to this course?
• What stood out as important to you over the past 8 weeks?
• Consider how you might expand, adapt, or change your original philosophy to your current perspective on teaching (or you may feel compelled to take it in a completely new direction).
• Your revised teaching philosophy should:
  • Have a clear focus or theme.
  • Be authentic and personal.
  • Relay who you are (or aspire to be) as a teacher.
  • Exhibit genuine enthusiasm for teaching.
  • Clearly express your current teaching values and beliefs, and discuss why you hold those values and beliefs (whether or not they have changed).
  • Describe your current teaching goals (whether or not they have changed).
  • Explain the teaching methods or strategies that you believe are best (whether or not they are different from your original philosophy). Note: make sure the teaching methods you find best are consistent with your goals.
  • Incorporate any new ideas and/or practices that encourage a rich teaching and learning experience.
  • Be 3–5 pages, including the evaluation discussion but excluding title and reference pages; length should suit the context. It should be typed in Times New Roman using 12-point font and double-spaced with 1″ margins.
  • Be well written, using a first person narrative and present tense.
  • Follow APA style.
  • Have no any grammatical, typographical, or spelling errors.

Evaluation Discussion of Teaching Philosophy (1 page)

As part of this revised teaching philosophy assignment, you should include a discussion evaluating how your personal thoughts and ideas about teaching have changed during this course.

• After you have revised your personal teaching philosophy, carefully review your original teaching philosophy that you submitted during week 1 of this course.
• Compare your original philosophy to your revised teaching philosophy and evaluate the following in a one-page written discussion:
  • Have your teaching goals, methods, or strategies changed, and if so, how and why? Have your teaching priorities and/or perspectives changed or shifted, and if so, how and why?
  • Do you value different learning experiences, and if so, what are they and why?
• Include any additional information that may highlight how your thoughts and ideas have changed or developed during this course.
• Include references that you found helpful, insightful, or meaningful in the development of your philosophy of teaching.
• In addition to the course texts, include at least two outside sources from peer-reviewed journals to support your ideas.
• Your evaluation discussion should:
  • Be one page excluding title and reference pages, typed in Times New Roman using 12-point font, and double-spaced with 1″ margins.
  • Be well written, using a first person narrative and present tense.
  • Follow APA style.