Commitment to Pedagogy as a Profession

The Tools for Teaching Page by Barbara Gross Davis of UC Berkeley has an excellent list of General Strategies for Writing Teachers that you might consult as you prepare for your courses.

Teaching Philosophy

While the document describing your Teaching Philosophy forms the foundation of your Teaching Portfolio (see resources for this on the PWR Professional Development pages), it is also a good idea to generate such a text for it helps you think about your pedagogy in crucial ways. The process of formulating a Teaching Philosophy statement will challenge you to articulate your teaching goals and classroom practices, and this intellectual reflection will in turn highlight areas you wish to develop, change, or eradicate. Here are some resources to help you begin (or continue) this vital aspect of teaching.

Teaching Philosophy & Teaching Practice, a webpage hosted by University of Texas at El Paso as part of their larger, extremely comprehensive website on Teaching Portfolios, provides an excellent rationale for reflecting upon one's teaching. See also Professional Reflection on Teaching for a discussion concerning how one might articulate the goals of teaching, present strategies and methodologies, and relate them to concrete classroom practices.

Resources for New Teachers

The Center for Teaching and Learning at Stanford University offers an entire range of Resources for New Teachers.