Teaching & Learning Workshop, Denton, TX, August 14, 2025
Almost exactly a decade since our last workshop there, the AAPT is pleased to offer a one day workshop on philosophy pedagogy at the University of North Texas (Denton, TX). The workshop will run 8:30am-5:00pm on Thursday, August 14, 2025. Applications are open through July 14.
Participants will read some of the best literature regarding how learning happens, how to design maximally effective courses, and how to improve classroom practice with a special emphasis on inclusive pedagogy. The goal is not primarily to provide tips, although we will provide some. Rather, the workshop is designed to enhance participants’ ability to make highly effective pedagogical choices that enable all students to flourish. The interactive sessions provide opportunities for participants to reflect with colleagues on how to individualize evidence-based best teaching practices to their own idiosyncratic teaching contexts and their own understanding about what matters most for inclusive pedagogy. Participants will learn how to identify and select challenging, transformative, and inclusive learning objectives and how to design and assess sequences of learning activities to make the achievement of those goals highly likely. The friendships and collegial relationships begun here can last a lifetime.
Seminar Facilitators:
Jerry Green (University of Central Oklahoma)
Karl Aho (Tarleton State University)
Carissa Phillips-Garrett (Loyola Marymount University)
Comments from Past Participants:
- “It is a game changer”
- “The seminar shifted and honed the way I think about and practice teaching in substantial ways”
- “Inspiring, fascinating, and incredibly helpful”
- “There wasn’t a minute wasted in the workshop”
- “A must for anyone who cares about students”
- “An intensive boot-camp for learner-centered education”
- “Not at all like the typical (mostly useless) “teaching orientation” that most graduate students get”
Eligibility & Fees
There is no charge for members of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers. Only members may attend. Become a member today. Student membership is $25 and regular membership is $25-$90. To join the AAPT at the same time you apply to participate in this workshop, go to: http://www.pdcnet.org/aapt/American-Association-of-Philosophy-Teachers-(AAPT)
Application Information
To apply, please email the following two items to lead facilitator Jerry Green at jgreen67@uco.edu with the Subject “AAPT 2025 Workshop Application”:
- Contact Information (Name; Email; Institutional Affiliation; Areas of interest in philosophy and teaching)
- A brief statement (≤ 500 words) describing (i) your interest in the workshop and/or what you hope to gain from participating; (ii) a brief description of your previous teaching experience and current teaching context.
Contact Information
For additional information regarding the workshop, please contact Jerry Green, jgreen67@uco.edu.
For general information about AAPT One Day Workshops or the Seminar on Teaching and Learning in Philosophy offered concurrently with our International Workshop-Conference, please visit https://philosophyteachers.org/teaching-learning-seminars-workshops/
For additional information regarding the AAPT broadly construed, please visit https://www.philosophyteachers.org or contact Alexandra Bradner, Executive Director, alexandrabradner@gmail.com.
