Two-Minute Tips

How to Improve Your Teaching-Philosophy Statement

Two-Minute Tips: Short videos to help you excel in the academic workplace

By Gabriela A. Montell and Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez October 8, 2018

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Writing a teaching philosophy can be a daunting task. Just how do you articulate your approach to the classroom? Worry not. Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz is here with six tips for expressing your philosophy and landing that job interview.

For more advice on putting your teaching philosophy into words, read Gabriela Montel’s article “How to Write a Statement of Teaching Philosophy.”

Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz is breaking-news editor. Follow her on Twitter @FernandaZamudio, or email her at fzamudiosuarez@chronicle.com.

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About the Author

Gabriela A. Montell

Gabriela Montell was an assistant editor and a longtime writer at The Chronicle, where she helped develop and launch an online career-news-and-advice hub for young academics and covered diversity, equity, and labor issues in academe.

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Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez

Fernanda is the engagement editor at The Chronicle. She is the voice behind Chronicle newsletters like the Weekly Briefing, Five Weeks to a Better Semester, and more. She also writes about what Chronicle readers are thinking. Send her an email at fernanda@chronicle.com.