This document provides guidelines for an assignment to revise a personal teaching philosophy that was originally submitted in week 1 of a course. Students are instructed to revisit and update their original teaching philosophy based on what they have learned during the 8-week course. They must write a 3-5 page revised teaching philosophy and a 1-page discussion evaluating how their thoughts and ideas about teaching have changed. The discussion should compare their original and revised philosophies and address changes to goals, methods, priorities, and valued learning experiences.

1. As discussed earlier in this course, your personal teaching
philosophy is a work in progress. During week 8, you will
revisit and revise your teaching philosophy that you submitted
during week 1. As part of this assignment, you should evaluate
your original philosophy and include a one-page discussion of
how your thoughts and ideas about teaching have changed and
developed during this course. Guidelines for revising your
teaching philosophy and the one-page discussion are below.
Assignment Guidelines
Revised Personal Teaching Philosophy (3–5 pages)
Reflect on the teaching principles and practices discussed
during the course.
What did you learn about teaching that you did not know prior
to this course?
What stood out as important to you over the past 8 weeks?
Consider how you might expand, adapt, or change your original
philosophy to your current perspective on teaching (or you may
feel compelled to take it in a completely new direction).
Your revised teaching philosophy should:
Have a clear focus or theme.
Be authentic and personal.
Relay who you are (or aspire to be) as a teacher.

2. Exhibit genuine enthusiasm for teaching.
Clearly express your current teaching values and beliefs, and
discuss why you hold those values and beliefs (whether or not
they have changed).
Describe your current teaching goals (whether or not they have
changed).
Explain the teaching methods or strategies that you believe are
best (whether or not they are different from your original
philosophy).
Note
: make sure the teaching methods you find best are consistent
with your goals.
Incorporate any new ideas and/or practices that encourage a rich
teaching and learning experience.
Be 3–5 pages, including the evaluation discussion but excluding
title and reference pages; length should suit the context. It
should be typed in Times New Roman using 12-point font and
double-spaced with 1" margins.
Be well written, using a first person narrative and present tense.
Follow APA (6th edition) format.
Have no any grammatical, typographical, or spelling errors.
Evaluation Discussion of Teaching Philosophy (1 page)

3. As part of this revised teaching philosophy assignment, you
should include a discussion evaluating how your personal
thoughts and ideas about teaching have changed during this
course.
After you have revised your personal teaching philosophy,
carefully review your original teaching philosophy that you
submitted during week 1 of this course.
Compare your original philosophy to your revised teaching
philosophy and evaluate the following in a one-page written
discussion:
Have your teaching goals, methods, or strategies changed, and
if so, how and why? Have your teaching priorities and/or
perspectives changed or shifted, and if so, how and why?
Do you value different learning experiences, and if so, what are
they and why?
Include any additional information that may highlight how your
thoughts and ideas have changed or developed during this
course.
Include references that you found helpful, insightful, or
meaningful in the development of your philosophy of teaching.
In addition to the course texts, include at least two outside
sources from peer-reviewed journals to support your ideas.
Your evaluation discussion should:

4. Be one page excluding title and reference pages, typed in Times
New Roman using 12-point font, and double-spaced with 1"
margins.
Be well written, using a first person narrative and present tense.
Follow APA (6th edition) format.