Resources
For Teachers
About teaching philosophy
This page is dedicated to resources for philosophy teachers.
How to teach philosophy:
TeachPhilosophy101 - Repository of free philosophy teaching resources.
Teaching Philosophy - Peer-reviewed journal for philosophy teachers.
Design and Teach - This page by the Carnegie Mellon Eberly Center is useful for new teachers designing courses for the first time.
Online Resources - Teacher resources from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning.
PLATO - This organization promotes K-12 philosophy, and has a repository of lesson plans for pre-college students. Many lessons can be adapted for college classrooms.
How to get students talking:
David Chalmer's Guidelines for Discussion - Guidelines to share with students to help set expectations.
The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies - Strategies compiled by Cult of Pedagogy.
Book recommendations:
Teaching as a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks
Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms by Stephen Brookfield and Stephen Preskill
The Discussion Book: 50 Great Ways to Get People Talking by Brookfield and Preskill
On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching by James Lang
What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain