• The American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) provides its members online access to resources for philosophy instructors, and maintains a useful list of documents and resources.

• American Philosophical Association has a Teaching Committee that was formed in association with the AAPT. The APA now has a teaching focused set of presentations at each meeting. 

• The Lilly Foundation hosts a series of regional conferences on new directions in college teaching.  If you are interested in pedagogy, you should definitely attend one of these (and submit a proposal for a presentation on something innovative that you are doing). You'll learn a lot about the interesting new things that are happening, and also get a lot of inspiration for things to do in your own class.

• National Resource Center for First-Year Experience and Students in Transition is a leader in best practices for students transitioning to college.

• The Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) is a national organization that advocates and supports introducing philosophy to pre-college students.

• The Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum has an annual conference that focuses on teaching ethics and incorporating ethics instruction into various areas of the curriculum. 

 

 

Update: April 28, 2015; April 2020; 2-7-2026