Writing an Effective Teaching Statement
Teaching Tidbits Workshop Spring 2024
April 26, 2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location
Synchronous-Distributed Event
Address
201 TEB, 924 S Morgan, Chicago, IL
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Overview
When was the last time you updated your teaching statement? Is it something that you dread doing, or are you unsure where to start? In this workshop, participants will discover how teaching statements can be used as a reflective tool that convey their effectiveness as an instructor in a holistic way. Participants will also evaluate their teaching through multiple lenses and brainstorm different sources of data about their teaching effectiveness that go beyond student evaluations. By the end of the session, participants will work together to distill their teaching philosophy into a thesis statement and leave prepared to write a teaching statement that demonstrates their efficacy and continued growth in teaching.
After participating in this workshop you will be able to:
- Describe what a teaching statement is and how it can be used as a critical reflection tool
- Identify different sources of feedback and evidence about your teaching effectiveness
- Reflect on your progression and growth as an instructor
- Distill your teaching philosophy into a thesis statement
This workshop is intended for instructors and faculty with a few years of teaching experience who are interested in developing or revising a reflective document that describes their teaching experience for their professional dossier. Participants are not expected to bring any documents to the workshop but will instead be sent a few reflections to briefly respond to prior to attending.
EVENT FORMAT: This workshop will be in a synchronous-distributed format. It is an on-campus, in-person event with the option to join online via live streaming.
EVENT LEAD: Crystal Tse, tsecryst@uic.edu
EVENT CO-FACILITATOR: Katie Pierson, piersonk@uic.edu
Inclusivity & Accessibility Information: UIC is committed to full inclusion and participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of university life. CATE’s online events are delivered through Zoom and may include breakout rooms and group discussion. CATE’s in-person events typically involve a combination of presentation and discussion-based activities. We welcome ASL interpreters, note-takers, and accompanying assistants to all CATE events. If you have questions about access, such as parking or building layouts, or wish to request accommodations for our programming, such as real-time captioning (CART), ASL services, or obtaining event materials in alternative formats, please contact the event lead, Crystal Tse (tsecryst@uic.edu).
Date posted
Jan 10, 2024
Date updated
Jan 10, 2024