The season for academic job hunting is upon us. It’s a time when graduate students sweat the details of their applications. It’s also a time when they all become philosophers—well, philosophers of ...

The Philosophy of Education Statement is an important piece in your educator portfolio. It may be requested by hiring personnel at schools to be included with a cover letter and resume. Your teaching ...

Your beliefs about teaching and learning influence many of the decisions you make as an instructor. Defining your philosophy helps you make thoughtful choices about how you design and teach your ...

Last spring I helped design a training program for aspiring college teachers, who were all graduate or post doc students in the sciences. They had lots of experience in the classroom, but not so much ...

Teaching is a major component of almost all faculty positions. Surprisingly, then, even an almost complete lack of experience and training–in teaching and student learning–will probably not prove to ...

This guide provides a brief introduction to writing in the field of philosophy through the lens of threshold concepts. It includes: A statement of threshold concepts in philosophy "So you're taking a ...

“At the root of it all, all of us want to see our students succeed,” says Keith Fennen, associate teacher professor in the philosophy department, as he discusses his time participating in the Howe ...

Laura D'Olimpio is Chairperson of the Federation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Associations (FAPSA) and the Association for Philosophy in Schools, Inc. W.A. Adam Piovarchy does not work for, ...

Since last fall, Peter J. Alaimo has applied for 25 academic positions -- all of them at four-year colleges and universities. In every instance, he’s been asked to submit a statement explaining his ...

You undoubtedly possess the content knowledge necessary to teach your subject matter. But what inspires you to teach? Reflecting on why and how you teach informs you on your implicit values about ...