Graduate Teaching Toolkit: Creating Teaching Statements and Teaching Portfolios

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Location: Great Hall Meeting Room 3 - Ohio Union (1st floor)

Cost: Free

Admission: - RSVP Required

Preparing for the academic job market or applying for the Graduate Associate Teaching Award (GATA) but not sure where to get started with crafting your teaching portfolio? In this workshop, participants will gain familiarity with the elements of successful teaching portfolios, learn about best practices for writing and organizing their materials, and practice drafting their own teaching statement. Graduate students at any stage in drafting their materials are welcome to attend.

Many graduate students will confront the challenges associated with course design: either as a graduate student instructor, while preparing materials for the academic job market, or in their early career post-graduation. This semester, in Graduate Teaching Toolkit, the Drake Institute’s workshop series for graduate instructors, we’ll explore each step of the course design process. Toolkit workshops are designed to support participants’ professional development, engage them in reflecting on, discussing, and sharing their teaching practices, and build community between graduate instructors on campus who are passionate about improving their teaching. All graduate students, regardless of teaching experience, are welcome to attend.

As a result of attending this GTA Toolkit, participants will: 

• Identify the purpose and value of teaching statements and portfolios

• Identify the necessary elements of successful teaching statements and portfolio

• Employ best practices in the writing and organization of teaching statements and portfolios