Teaching portfolios act as a means of productively preparing for the job market and a successful academic career by developing a scholarly approach to teaching, fostering habits of reflection and ongoing improvement, and providing rich, contextualized evidence of teaching and learning.

After successfully completing this workshop you will be able to:

• describe the purposes of teaching portfolios.
• identify components of a teaching portfolio and draft a teaching philosophy statement.
• identify sources of evidence and data for inclusion in a teaching portfolio.
• determine how you might document and reflect on the knowledge and skills gained from your TA/teaching experience through developing a professional teaching portfolio.

Common Teaching Goals, Consider your Audience, Metaphors for Learning and Teaching, and Quotations.

Teaching Activity Handout

Strengths and Weaknesses Chart

Reflecting Student Evaluations

Teaching Portfolio Power Point

• Session 1 Power Point
• Session 2 Power Point
• Session 3 Power Point

Can apply toward these graduate student/postdoc certificates:

• None