Jul 1, 2025 · The teaching statement, sometimes called a teaching philosophy, is one of the most challenging parts of an academic job application, but it is also the document with the most …

When you apply for a job or come up for tenure, you will be asked to submit a teaching statement. Of course in some instances, a teaching statement is not a serious factor in the hiring or the …

A teaching statement should do more than reiterate the Teaching Experience section of your CV. It should explain how you approach teaching, highlight your teaching capabilities and …

What is a teaching statement? A teaching statement, or statement of teaching philosophy, highlights academic job candidates’ teaching qualifications, explains their pedagogical …

Many academic and educational jobs require applicants to submit a statement of teaching philosophy (also sometimes referred to as a teaching statement). This document outlines a …

This page provides a practical guide for how to articulate your teaching philosophies, mine artifacts you already have for evidence of your specific teaching practices and experiences …

A teaching statement, or statement of teaching philosophy (they’re the same thing!), is a brief (one to two pages) essay in which you describe your approach to the classroom: how do you …

Reading someone else’s teaching statement can inspire ideas for your own, show you how context shapes content and structure, and help you identify more and less effective ways to …

To aid you in writing your teaching statement, below we provide brief descriptions of five different teaching and learning topics to consider addressing in your 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 relevance to the teaching profession.