Phase 3

Conversations on Twitter


In order to continue with the discussion of phases 1 and 2, feel free to share your thoughts based on any of these questions/statements below on TwitterNo need to answer all, choose the questions/statements that stimulate your opinion better. You can continue this conversation on twitter during this summer.

Please tweet them and add the hashtag #TeachingExcellence
  • How does Teaching Excellence reflect your own practice?
  • Who do you consider was your best teacher? Why?
  • Why do you consider yourself as an inspirational teacher?
  • What do you love the most about teaching your discipline?
  • What does a good teacher “do”?
  • Write about your biggest accomplishments in your teaching. Describe them and tell us how you have reached them.
  • How do you envision your teaching changing over the next five years?
  • Name three strengths you have as an teacher.
  • What do you think is the most challenging issue in education today? How do you overcome the challenges in your teaching?
  • Create a metaphor/simile/analogy that describes your teaching philosophy. 
  • How have you changed as a teacher since you first started?
  • Which learning trend captures your attention the most, and why?
  • What do you think is a very good teaching strategy to assess students?
  • How would you describe who has been your best student?
  • What has been a good pedagogical strategy you used to improve the learning of your students?
  • What is the teaching professional competency that you consider most important? How do you see explicit in your performance?
  • How has the way you see your discipline changed along your teaching experience?
  • How hard do you think is to teach your discipline? Do you have any strategies to make it more accessible to your students?


Some questions were adapted from Te@chThought