Worksheet: Developing a Teacher’s Portfolio
Task 1: WHAT DO YOU DO?
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List all your activities that are directly related to education. Include bedside teaching, classroom and small-group teaching, mentorship,
local or national leadership roles, administrative roles, scholarship in education and other teaching activities.
Task 2: WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?
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In small groups discuss what motivates, influences, or otherwise drives your teaching or educational goals.
Draft a few sentences of your personal Teacher’s Statement
Task 3: Draft a Teaching Portfolio Section
Section 1: Direct Teaching
Title/ Topic
of Activity
Year Taught
Representative Comments:
Reflective Statement:
Teaching
Strategy/
Context
Hours Per
Year
Type of
Learner
# Learners
/Year
Process for
Evaluating
Teaching
Your
Evaluation
Comparative
Evaluation
Section 2: Curriculum Innovation & Scholarship Should section 2 and 3 be kept separate? I know they are somewhat different, but are often
written up (narratives) in the same manner, with the same elements (listed below).
Curriculum or
Product
Type of Learner
# of Learners
Where
Implemented
Degree of
Responsibility
Process of
Evaluation
Evaluation
Results
Narrative Description of One or More Major Activities that Represent Educational Leadership or Innovation:
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Clear objectives – What need or gap in curriculum did course or program fill?
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Content of course – How was it developed?
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Literature, consensus, national guidelines, assessments of needs of learners
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Appropriate teaching methods – What techniques were selected, and why?
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Significant results (impact)
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Who took it?
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Dissemination, presentations
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Test scores, measures of learning, evaluations, feedback
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Scholarly products that can be reviewed
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Faculty role – leadership or creativity
Section 3: Educational Administration and Leadership
Leadership/ Administrative Title
Level
Duration
Outcome(s)
Level (Leader/ Member)
Duration
Outcome(s)
Reflective Statement:
Committee
Reflective Statement:
Section 4: Mentoring and Advising
Name of mentee/
advisee
Reflective Statement:
Period of mentoring/
advising
Mentee/ Advisee
position at time
Topic
Mentee/ Advisee
Current Position
Mentee/ Advisee
Achievements