Writing Your Teaching Philosophy IV: Other Resources

Below is a collection of resources to assist instructors in assessing their own teaching, engaging in peer assessment, and writing their teaching philosophy statements.

1. General Resources

• "Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy for the Academic Job Search" (pdf; University of Michigan)

• "Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement" (pdf; Notices of the American Mathematical Society)

• "Guidance on Writing a Philosophy of Teaching Statement" (web page)

• "Teaching Philosophy Statement" (web page; Cornell; focus - graduate students)

• "How to Write a Philosophy of Teaching Statement: Tips, Templates, and Samples [good and bad]" (post)

2. Online Reflection Tool

• "Teaching Perspectives Inventory"

3. Teaching Commons Tools for Personal Evaluation of Teaching 

• "Self-Assessment of Teaching: An Interrogative Approach"

• "Quality Matters Course Review Standards"

• "Learner-Centered Teaching: A Checklist"

• "Conditions of Learning Checklist"

• "Teaching Quality Framework: A Model"

• "50+ Questions for Faculty Self-Reflection"

• "Teaching 21st Century (Soft) Skills: An Interrogative Assessment"

• "Writing Assignments: A Checklist for Instructors"

•  "15 Questions for Essential Questions"

• "Teaching Goals Inventory Self-Assessment"

• "Defining Teaching Effectiveness"

• "Audit Your Teaching"

• "Clarifying Your Teaching Persona"

4. Teaching Commons Tools for Peer Review 

• "Collegial Peer Review"

• "Peer Review of Teaching: An Overview"

• "Peer Review Strategies"

• "Peer Evaluation: Items for a Checklist"

• "Instructional Observation Checklist"

• "Preparing for Peer Observation"

• "Formative Assessment of Teaching Practices"

• "Teaching Squares"