Introduction to Developing a Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Portfolio

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If possible, please bring a laptop computer to this session. Paper and pens will otherwise be available.

Have you considered how to document and highlight your teaching contributions, student impact, and mentorship? This interactive workshop is designed to build the foundation needed for professionals to start their teaching portfolio (a collection of documents that communicates your teaching philosophy, teaching activity, and evaluates teaching effectiveness, highlights student mentorship and commitment to professional development). Roll up your sleeves and join us in this hands-on workshop where you will: Identify teaching activities of relevance to a teaching portfolio, describe the purpose of a teaching philosophy, and develop the central theme(s) of your teaching philosophy.

This session is part of the Teaching Development theme (which also includes After the ISW: Embedding Reflection into Your Teaching Practice and Value Your Work as Graduate Students) and the Teaching Reflection theme (which also includes Growth Mindset in TAing: Developing a Pathway and After the ISW: Embedding Reflection into Your Teaching Practice).

The Teaching Assistant (TA) Institute is open to any graduate student who is interested in teaching or TAing, and includes sessions on teaching strategies, teaching development, lesson planning, teaching practice, and teaching reflection.

In order to complete a theme, you much register for and complete each of the sessions that are a part of that theme. The TA Institute webpage will be live in January 2018. You must complete the pre-session module on the TA Institute webpage before the institute begins, and the post session module after the final session in the theme. If you complete the whole theme, you will be eligible for a signed letter of completion to be placed in your Teaching Portfolio.

Facilitators: Colin Dring and Linda Horianopoulos