Teaching Portfolio Workshop for Graduate Students Teaching Portfolio Overview Definition What does it include? Examples Getting Started: The Teaching Statement Definition and development

What is a Teaching Portfolio? A collection of documents and artifacts that showcase teaching experiences, development, and potential.

Why create a Teaching Portfolio? An opportunity for reflexivity Inspiration and motivation Organizational tool Develop a habit of “documenting” professional development job market reappointments and promotions

What does a Teaching Portfolio include? Documentation Evidence Reflection Based on Longfield (2010), Creating a Teaching Portfolio: Guidelines for TAs, available at

Documentation Teaching philosophy/statement List of courses taught with instructional goals Based on Longfield (2010), Creating a Teaching Portfolio: Guidelines for TAs, available at

Evidence Samples of instructional materials syllabi, assignments, exams Samples of student work Summary of evaluations Teaching observation reports/letters Based on Longfield (2010), Creating a Teaching Portfolio: Guidelines for TAs, available at

Reflection What have you learned? How do you intend to develop in the future? Based on Longfield (2010), Creating a Teaching Portfolio: Guidelines for TAs, available at

How do you start? Identify your teaching style, goals, and values to inform your statement Gather evidence Organize your evidence Write reflective/summary statements about the evidence

Organizing a Teaching Portfolio Title page Table of contents/menu for an online portfolio Introduction/summary of contents Clear sections with brief summaries Styles vary printed and bound versus online Get feedback and revise

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Teaching Portfolio Checklist Draft a teaching statement Collect evidence of teaching effectiveness Format student evaluations and feedback Organize into a continuous document with summaries of contents Get feedback and revise