The Teaching Portfolio

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The Teaching Portfolio

• Lora Lacey-Haun, Ph.D.

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Purpose of Teaching Portfolio

• Annual Evaluations
• Promotion Tenure Reviews
• Self-Evaluations Career Development
• Present Self for Employment Opportunities

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What is a Teaching Portfolio

• Selected information on teaching activities
• Solid evidence of their effectiveness

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7 Steps to Create a Portfolio

• Summarize teaching responsibilities
• Describe approach to teaching (philosophy)
• Select items for portfolio
• Prepare a statement on each item
• Arrange items in order
• Compile supporting data
• Incorporate into CV

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Tips for Success

• Keep sections electronically
• Update periodically living document
• Focus on student learning!

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PFF Teaching Portfolio

• Focus on
• Philosophy
• Teaching Goals
• Objectives to reach those goals
• Document
• What you taught
• Why did you teach it the way you did
• How well was it taught