Reflective Educator as Leader: Reflective Practices for Values-Driven Teaching

Reflective educators often lead change—through teaching, curriculum design, mentorship, or educational initiatives. In this session, participants will explore how their teaching values shape their instructional decisions and how these values-driven practices can be framed as leadership in teaching.  Drawing on the CTSI’s three approaches to reflection—reflecting on your own practice, reflecting with colleagues, and reflecting with CTSI support—participants will engage in structured activities and dialogue to surface leadership contributions and begin crafting language for teaching dossiers and review processes. 

Learning Outcomes 

Participants will be able to: 

• Articulate their core teaching values and how these guide their practice 
• Identify leadership contributions within and beyond the classroom 
• Use reflection as a tool to surface and frame educational leadership using a variety of strategies 
• Begin drafting language that highlights values-driven leadership for dossiers 

Upcoming Sessions 

This session is part of Reflection in Practice, a four-part series inviting faculty to explore how reflection can serve as a foundation for effective, evidence-informed, and values-driven teaching. Participants will engage with structured reflection strategies to deepen their understanding of their own teaching, prepare strong teaching statements and dossiers, and cultivate meaningful feedback cultures in their coursework. Sessions are interactive and cumulative, but faculty are welcome to attend individual workshops that align with their interests or needs. 

• Feedback on the Fly: Creating a Feedback Culture in your Teaching (October 30, 2025) – Explore strategies for building a sustainable culture of feedback in your courses, including approaches to gathering and responding to student input in ways that support learning and inform your teaching practice. 
• Reflective Educator as Leader: Reflective Practices for Values-Driven Teaching (December 9, 2025) – Connect your core teaching values to your leadership in the classroom, curriculum, and community, and learn strategies for framing this work in teaching. 
• Demystifying the Dossier: Drafting Your Statement of Teaching Philosophy (February 19, 2026) – Learn how to craft a clear, evidence-informed Statement of Teaching Philosophy that conveys your values, practices, and impact. 
• Demystifying the Dossier: Preparing the Teaching Dossier (April 6, 2026) – Get an overview of dossier structure and strategies for creating a coherent, well-supported document for tenure or continuing status review.