My teaching narrative

Teaching statement

My core values as a teacher are to 1) advance a standard of excellence in teaching philosophy both at my university and in the
broader discipline 2) promote philosophy as an accessible and inspiring discipline of study to a large, general audience 3) help
students recognize and counteract the various internal and external limitations we have on rationality 4) engage students with issues
that they are passionate about and foster their ability to translate classroom skills into "real" world interactions.

In my classrooms, I incorporate experiential lessons and principles of active learning. I always strive to be
student-centered. When designing my courses, I implement backwards-design and attempt to leverage success-readiness. I've
conducted flipped, paperless, and online versions of my courses. If you recognize all of this trendy jargon, then you might also be
very interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning and you should feel free to contact me if you'd like even more information.

Some experience & accomplishments
 
Philosophy tutor for two semesters at Southwestern Illinois College
Obtained competitive Faculty Development Funds at Southwestern Illinois College in Spring 2013
Presented two workshops at the American Association of Philosophy Teachers biennial conference in Saginaw, Michigan in Summer 2016
Awarded Excellence in Undergraduate Education competitive grant from SIUE in Spring 2016
National High School Ethics Bowl judge at SIUE in Spring 2017
Obtained competitive funding to attend the Teaching Professor conference in St. Louis, Missouri in Summer 2017
Attended Teaching Hub at the American Philosophical Association in Baltimore, Maryland in Fall 2017
Attended Inclusive Pedagogy workshop conducted by the American Association of Philosophy Teachers in Bloomington, Indiana in Fall 2017
Co-presented a session at the Public Philosophy Network conference in Boulder, Colorado in Spring 2018
Nominated for SIUE Phenomenal Women in Spring 2018
Presented a workshop at the American Association of Philosophy Teachers biennial conference in Greensboro, North Carolina in Summer 2018

Some public-oriented initiatives

Representative Assembly delegate at the National Education Association annual meeting in Summer 2018
Served as United Way Southwestern Illinois Division Allocations Committee member in Fall 2017
Elementary public school education outreach
Anonymously manage an Instagram account called Study Philosophy
Incorporating community engagement projects in Reasoning & Argumentation courses (Engaged Philosophy interview here and faculty development blog here)
"Public Philosophy" course design (click here for a proposed syllabus draft)
Did you know... community members can attend university/philosophy classes (for non-credit) at SIUE for $35 under a program called Educard?



Some of my favorite pedagogy-oriented books that have had a substantial influence on my teaching...



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