Teaching Portfolio
Spring Semester Deadline:
March 02, 2012
Since the Spring semester of 2005, the Graduate School has sponsored the Teaching Portfolio Program. The purpose of the program is to encourage graduate students to document their teaching experiences at UGA in order to reflect upon and improve their teaching and to be prepared to present their teaching accomplishments on the job market. Many graduate students have found that preparing a teaching portfolio well before they begin their academic job searches has greatly helped them during the application process. Some credit a teaching portfolio for helping them get their jobs!
Every semester, the Graduate School considers teaching portfolios for certification. Participants in the portfolio program not only get Graduate School recognition for their portfolios, but also receive feedback from faculty members on their individual portfolios. Additionally, the teaching portfolio is the cornerstone for the Graduate School’s Interdisciplinary Certificate in University Teaching. For more information on the teaching certificate, visit the Graduate School’s website at:
For the Spring 2012, the Graduate School’s deadline for the teaching portfolio program is March 02. To help graduate students prepare their portfolios, the Center for Teaching and Learning is offering a series of three workshops leading up to the deadline. Workshops will be held at the conference room of the Center for Teaching and Learning, which is located on the north side of the instructional plaza between Psychology and Journalism buildings. The workshops will be held on the following days:
Monday, 01/30, 2:30-4:30 pm, CTL North Conference Room
An introduction to the Graduate School’s Teaching Portfolio Program, followed by an overview of best practices in writing a teaching philosophy statement.
Monday, 02/13, 2:30-4:30 pm, CTL North Conference Room
In this session, teaching philosophy statements will be discussed and participants’ drafts created since the previous workshop will be reviewed. Participants are asked to bring at least three copies of their statements for review, as well as select portfolio components, including a description of courses taught, sample student work, and teaching materials.
Monday, 02/27, 2:30-4:30 pm, CTL North Conference Room
If you are interested in participating in the workshops or need more information, please contact:
Matthew Lovelace
Graduate Assistant to the TA Program
lovelace@uga.edu
706-542-6603
