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Preparing Future Professors (PFP) is a shadowing program that offers doctoral students the opportunity to experience faculty life first-hand at a comprehensive, teaching-focused university or a community college. Stanford students are paired with professors whom they shadow weekly. PFP broadens graduate students' perspectives on higher education and helps them compete for, and successfully teach in, jobs at undergraduate-focused institutions. This highly successful program is offering students one of two choices: an experience at San Jose State University or Foothill College, a community college in Los Altos Hills.
Throughout my academic career, I have had the opportunity to learn from some truly exceptional teachers. These intellectual heroes of mine incorporated three simple, profound elements in their teaching: (1) model success by having high expectations of your students, (2) model learning by taking risks in the classroom, and (3) model motivation by expressing general excitement in the subject and in the students.
I have used these principles in my teaching in the Linguistics department, where I study linguistic diversity and what it can tell us about human cognition. I’ve also applied them to my work as an Academic Skills Coach at Stanford’s Center for Teaching and Learning.
I am eager to join this program and learn from more teachers, as I know that teaching styles must adapt to be most effective for different types of student populations. I want to learn how I can develop and translate my skills to create safe spaces for growth and learning for as many students as possible.
I have used these principles in my teaching in the Linguistics department, where I study linguistic diversity and what it can tell us about human cognition. I’ve also applied them to my work as an Academic Skills Coach at Stanford’s Center for Teaching and Learning.
I am eager to join this program and learn from more teachers, as I know that teaching styles must adapt to be most effective for different types of student populations. I want to learn how I can develop and translate my skills to create safe spaces for growth and learning for as many students as possible.
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