Is there an Advantage to have a Teaching Statement with References I will be on the job market, again, next year.  I am looking for a position that emphasizes teaching. I wrote a new teaching statement each year for the past two years since I just graduated with my Ph.D. last year, and I am relatively new to teaching, my teaching philosphy continually changes.

I am including writing a teaching statement that includes references.  My teaching statement usually includes a narration of what I actually do in class, and explanation of assignments I give.  Education research also informs how I do things in class, and I would like to justify why I do things with references to education papers.

I am in mathematics, and I notice that a lot of math teaching statements do not include references, which makes me think this is out of the norm.

Will my teaching statement be stronger if I provide references?  Or will this be unusual and better be left out of my statement?
You should cite your sources.
It is good you have read the education literature.
This will not make a big difference.