Below is a brief list of the many types of information that might be included or summarized in your teaching portfolio. Note: Lengthy items should be placed in an accompanying appendix and described only briefly in the main document. Items marked with a should be part of most portfolios.

NOTE: See also Selected Readings About Teaching Portfolios.

Roles, Responsibilities, and Goals

• A statement describing your teaching roles and responsibilities
• A reflective statement of teaching goals and approaches (i.e., a teaching philosophy)
• A list of courses taught, with enrollments and comments regarding whether the course is new, team-taught, etc.
• Number of graduate and undergraduate advisees

Representative Course Materials

• Syllabi
• Course descriptions with details of content, objectives, methods, and procedures for evaluating student learning
• Reading lists
• Assignments
• Exams and quizzes, graded and ungraded
• Handouts, problem sets, lecture outlines
• Descriptions and examples of visual materials used
• Descriptions of uses of computers and other technology in teaching

Materials Showing the Extent of Student Learning

• Scores on standardized or other tests, before and after instruction
• Students' lab books or other workbooks
• Students' papers, essays, or creative works
• Graded work from the best and poorest students
• Examples of your written feedback on student work

Evaluations of Teaching

• Summarized student evaluations of teaching, including response rate and relationship to the departmental average
• Results of student exit interviews
• Comments from a peer observer or a colleague teaching the same course
• Statements from colleagues in the department or elsewhere, regarding the preparation of students for advanced work
• Letters from students, preferably unsolicited
• Letter from division head or chairperson
• Letter from an external reviewer who has seen other elements of your documentation
• Statements from alumni
• Statements from employers

Contributions to Your Institution or Profession

• Service on teaching committees
• Development of student apprentice/internship programs
• Assistance to colleagues on teaching matters
• Reviews of forthcoming textbooks
• Publications in teaching journals
• Work on curriculum revision or development
• Obtaining funds/equipment for teaching labs, programs
• Participation in training programs for teaching assistants

Activities to Improve Instruction

• Participation in seminars or professional meetings about teaching
• Design of new courses
• Design of interdisciplinary or collaborative courses or teaching projects
• Use of new methods of teaching, assessing learning, grading
• Preparation of a textbook, lab manual, courseware, etc.
• Description of instructional improvement projects developed or carried out

Honors or Recognitions

• Teaching awards from department, college, or university
• Teaching awards from your profession
• Invitations based on teaching reputation to consult, give workshops, write articles, etc.
• Requests for advice about teaching by committees or other organized groups