# Write my teaching philosophy statement

A concrete, evidence-backed teaching statement for academic job applications, promotion, or awards, in your own voice.

- Topic: Career & Job Search
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Education, Write, Explain & Teach, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-my-teaching-philosophy-statement

## Prompt

```text
Help me write my teaching philosophy statement.

**What it's for:** [e.g. "faculty job applications at teaching-focused colleges", "tenure dossier", "teaching award"]
**Length:** [e.g. "1-2 pages, single spaced"]
**My field and courses taught:** [LIST, with levels and class sizes]
**My core beliefs about learning:** [2-4 beliefs in my own words, however rough]
**Specific practices I use:** [e.g. "weekly low-stakes quizzes", "community-based projects", "specs grading"]
**Evidence of impact:** [student feedback quotes, outcomes, peer observations, changes I made based on data]
**Inclusive teaching practices:** [what I actually do]
**A moment that shaped my teaching:** [optional]

Write a statement that:
1. Opens with a specific classroom moment or a clear claim, not a quote or a cliche ("Teaching is a journey").
2. Organizes around 3 beliefs. For each: the belief, the practice it leads to in my courses, a concrete example, and evidence it works.
3. Includes how I assess learning and how I improve my teaching over time.
4. Shows how I support students from different backgrounds with specific practices, not general statements.
5. Ends with goals or courses I'd like to teach, tailored to the purpose I named.

Rules: first person, my voice, field-specific examples. Use only the evidence I give; mark gaps [ADD EXAMPLE]. Then list 3 sentences a search committee would find generic, with sharper rewrites.
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## What to fill in

- e.g. "1-2 pages, single spaced"
- LIST, with levels and class sizes
- what I actually do
- optional
- ADD EXAMPLE

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