When developing your philosophy of teaching, it should represent the reasons why you conduct actual instructional practices. For example, one could state, “I believe that students bring ideas to share thereby positively contributing to each other’s learning experience, so I plan my lessons to actively engage them in the act of learning.” This statement assumes students are important and to engage them actively in the learning process has meaning.

To fully develop your teaching philosophy, consider these other questions: 1) What does effective and engaging teaching mean to me? 2) How do I build rapport with students? 3) What are my thoughts on curriculum? 4) How do I assess learning? 5) Why do I teach the way I do? 6) How do I build a collaborative and interactive learning environment? 7) How do I collaborate with peers? 8) How can I effectively teach to foster a “discovery of meaning” for students? 9) What are effective teaching and learning strategies? Why do they work? 10) What are my thoughts on faculty development and enrichment? 11) What learning goals do I have? 12) What motivates students and myself to learn? 13) What is the connection between learning and my beliefs about teaching? 14) What are my goals for teaching? 15) How do students contribute to their own learning? Reflect on---- What would a teaching philosophy look like for those who actually chose to become teachers? It is now time to create your teaching philosophy statement.