Teaching+Portfolio

Major Components of a Teaching Portfolio A teaching portfolio is a collection of documents that together provide a record of - the ideas and objectives that inform your teaching - the courses you teach or are prepared to teach - the methods you use - your effectiveness as a teacher- - how you assess and improve your teaching - Teaching Portfolios contain two basic elements: evidence of teaching and reflections on that evidence.
 * //What is a teaching portfolio?//**

- Title page - Table of contents - Introduction or summary of portfolio contents - Tab-separated sections - Brief summaries of content for each section

- A reflective “teaching statement” describing your personal teaching philosophy, strategies, and objectives (see Teaching Philosophy). - A personal statement describing your teaching goals for the next few years - Sample Syllabi (See Preparing a Syllabus.) - Courses Taught (note if TA or course instructor) - Courses Planned (tailor for specific applications) - Sample Assignments and Assessments - Essay assignments - Exams - Comments on student papers - Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness - Student evaluations - Evaluations by faculty member or other observer - Teaching awards - Videotape of a class - Evidence of Professional Development - Teaching workshops, seminars, publications, etc. - Summarized student evaluations of teaching, including response rate and relationship to departmental average - Written comments from students on class evaluations - Comments from a peer observer or a colleague teaching the same course - Statements from colleagues in the department or elsewhere, regarding the preparation of students for advanced work - Letters from students, preferably unsolicited - Letters from course head, division head or chairperson - Statements from alumni - Scores on standardized or other tests, before and after instruction - Students’ lab books or other workbooks - Students’ papers, essays, or creative works - Graded work from the best and poorest students, with teacher’s feedback to students - Instructor’s written feedback on student work - develop, clarify, and reflect on your teaching philosophy, methods, and approaches - present teaching credentials for hiring and promotion in an academic position - document professional development in teaching - identify areas for improvement - prepare for the interview process - Participation in seminars or professional meetings on teaching - Design of new courses - Design of interdisciplinary or collaborative courses or teaching projects - Use of new methods of teaching, assessing learning, grading - Preparation of a textbook, lab manual, courseware, etc. - Description of instructional improvement projects developed or carried out
 * //A Teaching Philosophy Statement//**
 * //Examples and Evidence of the approaches and methods you outline in the Teaching Philosophy Statement. These documents might include the following://**
 * //Teaching Effectiveness//**
 * //Materials Demonstrating Student Learning//**
 * //Resume//**
 * //Activities to Improve Instruction//**

- Publications in teaching journals - Papers delivered on teaching - Reviews of forthcoming textbooks - Service on teaching committees - Assistance to colleagues on teaching matters - Work on curriculum revision or development
 * //Contributions to the Teaching Profession and/or Your Institution//**

- Teaching awards from department, college, or university - Teaching awards from profession - Invitations based on teaching reputation to consult, give workshops, write articles, etc. - Requests for advice on teaching by committees or other organized groups
 * //Honors, Awards, or Recognitions//**

- Consider compiling a “master portfolio” in a three-ring binder or file-folder system, then culling materials from the “master portfolio” to create a portfolio that is tailored for a specific position to which you are applying. - Being selective is especially important when including student evaluations. - Your teaching portfolio will not be effective if it is poorly organized, sloppy, or overly long. - Take care to present the portfolio in a neat and polished format. - Revise and edit all documents to correct mechanical errors and improve clarity. - Include a line on your curriculum vitae indicating that the portfolio is ”available upon request" - Be aware that some search committees may never ask for a teaching portfolio, while others will request “teaching materials” or “evidence of teaching effectiveness” at some point in the hiring process. - When in doubt about whether you should send a portfolio, contact the chairperson of the search committee.

Sample teaching portfolios using different technologies - PowerPoint: [] - Google Docs: [] - Wiki Spaces: [] - Word Press: [] - Personal Brain: [] - Prezi: http://tinyurl.com/ydgscwn