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The teaching portfolio is your chance to show the members of the Faculty Evaluation Committee how you teach your classes
The teaching portfolio is your chance to show the members of the Faculty Evaluation Committee how you teach your classes
The teaching portfolio is your opportunity to demonstrate excellence as a teacher. Since committee members do not normally have chances to observe your teaching, we rely on the documents that you provide in the portfolio as the basis for our evaluation.
That being said, your portfolio should:
Be submitted by the stated deadline
Contain a thorough sample of items in the specified categories
Provide evidence that you are following the minimum requirements stated in the master course syllabus for the course(s) that you teach.
Provide evidence that you are creating class lectures, discussions, learning activities, exams, and assignments that enable your students to succeed in achieving course objectives.
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We hope that you will join the evaluation committee in celebration as we now “going green” with this portfolio process. Our department has created a Google site for you, where the folders for portfolio items will have been created, and into which you will simply upload documents from your computer. So, rather than printing countless pages and mailing notebooks, binders, and boxes to the committee, you will now simply upload files into the designated areas.
To help you prepare, below you will find a description of the specific categories that need to be completed for each portfolio year. We have tried to make this process as simple as possible. And, by popular demand from many of you, we have included samples of Teaching Philosophy statements, Course Commentaries, and Faculty Development Plans for you to view as you are composing your own documents. These items are required in the 2nd and 3rd year portfolio submissions.
Please contact the Department Chair if you have any questions about this portfolio process, or would like to share your portfolio materials with your peers.
1st Year Portfolio
1st Year Portfolio
You are creating a collection of the materials that you used (and might currently be using) in classes taught during the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters. If you are a new hire for the Fall semester, please know that we understand that the current semester is often a work in progress, and that you may have only limited materials to provide for it.
Due Date: First Friday of November (As required by ACC)
How to Submit:
You will need to upload your materials to your Google Site. This site will be provided to you by the Asst. Department Chair. Within each of the course pages, you will find the following sub-pages:
Course Syllabi
Major Course Assignments/Grading Rubrics/Evaluation Forms
Exam Materials
Learning Activities & Lecture Materials
Your first year portfolio will consist of the documents you upload onto the appropriate pages. Please make sure that you format documents so that they can be read. Please use Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) or Adobe Acrobat Reader (.PDF) files ONLY.
Course Syllabi
This section should include one (1) course syllabus uploaded for each course taught at ACC. Unless there have been significant changes between semesters, one copy for each course will suffice. Please note any major changes to the syllabus within the notes/comments section at the bottom of the page for your evaluator to review. Full time faculty should include one syllabus for each format in which a course is taught. If you teach a traditional classroom section, one hybrid section and one distance learning section, then you should include all three syllabi. Include the daily schedule if separate from the syllabus.
Major Course Assignments/ Grading Rubrics/Evaluation Forms
This section should include any and all handouts, written instructions, or other materials that are given to your students to complete each of the major assignments in your courses. Please include one example for each of the required major assignments as listed in the Master Syllabus for the course. You will also need to include the grading/scoring rubrics and evaluation forms that are returned to the student with their graded assignment. Students must be given written assignments for all Master Syllabus requirements.
We would appreciate a comprehensive inventory of every major assignment that is used in your classroom. Make sure to include the latest version of your assignments. If you provide old assignments then your rating may reflect inaccurate data and feedback. Reviewers can only give feedback and determine ratings based on what is uploaded to the Google site.
Exam Materials
This section represents how you assessed student learning through quizzes and/or exams in your courses.
Provide at least two (2) examples of the exams that students took in each of your classes.
If used in your courses, provide several examples of short quizzes that students took.
Study Guides are optional; you may choose to include these if you distribute one to your students
Learning Activities & Lecture Materials
This section allows you to demonstrate how you engage students in the classroom and course content, and how course objectives are covered. In this folder, we want to see how you engage students through participative and interactive teaching strategies.
Provide at least five examples of learning activities and or lecture materials that you used in each of your classes. The samples that you include should let us see the “typical” way you get students interacting in class or on-line.
These examples can include handouts that are used to start a class discussion, exercise, or activity.
If you use computer-based presentation software (PowerPoint, Slides) during class lectures, provide the PowerPoint presentation or outline for review.
If it is a distance learning class, include copies of your discussion boards or other interactive materials used on-line.
Please add a statement to each of these documents about how you used the activity/discussion in class so that the Evaluator can fully understand the topic you were covering, and the objectives you were trying to meet.
We hope that this overview allows you to experience a smooth completion of this portfolio process. Please contact (INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION) if you have any questions about any of the steps that are described.
You are creating a collection of the materials that you used (and might currently be using) in classes taught during the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters. If you are a new hire for the Fall semester, please know that we understand that the current semester is often a work in progress, and that you may have only limited materials to provide for it.
Due Date: First Friday of November (As required by ACC)
How to Submit:
You will need to upload your materials to your Google Site. This site will be provided to you by the Asst. Department Chair. Within each of the course pages, you will find the following sub-pages:
Course Syllabi
Major Course Assignments/Grading Rubrics/Evaluation Forms
Exam Materials
Learning Activities & Lecture Materials
Your first year portfolio will consist of the documents you upload onto the appropriate pages. Please use Microsoft Word (.doc, docx) or Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) files ONLY.
Course Syllabi
This section should include one (1) course syllabus uploaded for each course taught at ACC. Unless there have been significant changes between semesters, one copy for each course will suffice. Please note any major changes to the syllabus within the notes/comments section at the bottom of the page for your evaluator to review. Full time faculty should include one syllabus for each format in which a course is taught. If you teach a traditional classroom section, one hybrid section and one distance learning section, then you should include all three syllabi. Include the daily schedule if separate from the syllabus.
Major Course Assignments/ Grading Rubrics/Evaluation Forms
This section should include any and all handouts, written instructions, or other materials that are given to your students to complete each of the major assignments in your courses. Please include one example for each of the required major assignments as listed in the Master Syllabus for the course. You will also need to include the grading/scoring rubrics and evaluation forms that are returned to the student with their graded assignment. Students must be given written assignments for all Master Syllabus requirements.
We would appreciate a comprehensive inventory of every major assignment that is used in your classroom. Make sure to include the latest version of your assignments. If you provide old assignments then your rating may reflect inaccurate data and feedback. Reviewers can only give feedback and determine ratings based on what is uploaded to the Google site.
Exam Materials
This section represents how you assessed student learning through quizzes and/or exams in your courses.
Provide at least two (2) examples of the exams that students took in each of your classes.
If used in your courses, provide several examples of short quizzes that students took.
Study Guides are optional; you may choose to include these if you distribute one to your students
Learning Activities & Lecture Materials
This section allows you to demonstrate how you engage students in the classroom and course content, and how course objectives are covered. In this folder, we want to see how you engage students through participative and interactive teaching strategies.
Provide at least five examples of learning activities and or lecture materials that you used in each of your classes. The samples that you include should let us see the “typical” way you get students interacting in class or on-line.
These examples can include handouts that are used to start a class discussion, exercise, or activity.
If you use computer-based presentation software (PowerPoint, Slides) during class lectures, provide the PowerPoint presentation or outline for review.
If it is a distance learning class, include copies of your discussion boards or other interactive materials used on-line.
Please add a statement to each of these documents about how you used the activity/discussion in class so that the Evaluator can fully understand the topic you were covering, and the objectives you were trying to meet.
We hope that this overview allows you to experience a smooth completion of this portfolio process. Please contact (INSERT CONTACT INFO) if you have any questions about any of the steps that are described.
2nd Year Portfolio
2nd Year Portfolio
You are creating a collection of the materials that you used (and might currently be using) in the Speech classes you teach. You are to submit materials for classes that occurred during the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters during the two years you have been employed by the Department. We understand that the current semester (Fall) is typically a work in progress, and that you may have only limited materials to provide for it.
Due Date: First Friday of November (As required by ACC)
How to Submit:
You will need to upload your materials to your Google Site. Within each of the course pages, you will find the following sub-pages:
Course Syllabi
Major Course Assignments/Grading Rubrics/Evaluation Forms
Exam Materials
Learning Activities & Lecture Materials
You will also find a separate page to submit your Teaching Philosophy as well. Your second year portfolio will consist of the documents you upload onto the appropriate pages. Please make sure that you format documents so that they can be read. Please use Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) or Adobe Acrobat Reader (.PDF) files ONLY.
Course Syllabi
This section should include the most recent versions of the syllabi you use for your courses. If there have been significant changes between semesters, you will want to note these changes to the syllabus within the notes/comments section at the bottom of the page for your Evaluator to review.
Major Course Assignments/ Grading Rubrics/Evaluation Forms
This section should include any and all handouts, written instructions, or other materials that are given to your students to complete each of the major assignments in your courses. Please include one example for each of the required major assignments as listed in the Master Syllabus for the course. You will also need to include any grading/scoring rubrics and evaluation forms that are returned to the student with their graded assignment.
We would appreciate a comprehensive inventory of every assignment that was (or, is) being given in your classroom. If you made any revisions in assignments or evaluation instruments between semesters, please include them.
Exam Materials
This section represents how you assessed student learning through quizzes and/or exams in your courses.
Provide at least two (2) examples of the exams that students took in each of your classes.
If used in your courses, provide several examples of short quizzes that students took.
Study Guides are optional; you may choose to include these if you distribute one to your students
Learning Activities & Lecture Materials
This section is provided for you to demonstrate how you engage students in participative/interactive teaching strategies, and how knowledge is presented within class lectures.
In this folder, we want to see how you attempt to engage your students through participative and interactive teaching strategies.
Provide at least five examples of learning activities and or lecture materials that you used in each of your classes. The samples that you include should let us see the “typical” way you try to get students interacting in class.
These examples can include handouts that are used to start a class discussion, exercise, or activity.
If you use computer-based presentation software (PowerPoint, Slides) during class lectures, provide the PowerPoint presentation or outline for review
If appropriate, please add a statement into each of these documents about how you used the activity/discussion in class so that the Evaluator can fully understand the topic you were covering, and the objectives you were trying to meet.
Teaching Philosophy
In this folder, you will include a statement of your approach to teaching and student learning. This statement should address the following areas:
State your values as a teacher
Explain how you approach the learning process
Reflect upon what you do in the classroom and why you do it
This statement should allow the faculty member(s) evaluating your portfolio to determine if your teaching philosophy is compatible with that of the Communication Studies department, the Communications division, and ACC as a whole.
Examples of Teaching Philosophy statements are provided on this site. These samples are provided to illustrate a way that you may approach the Teaching Philosophy statement; you are welcome to choose a format that fits you personally.
We hope that this overview allows you to experience a smooth completion of this portfolio process. Please contact (INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION) if you have any questions about any of the steps that are described.
You are creating a collection of the materials that you used (and might currently be using) in classes taught during the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters. If you are a new hire for the Fall semester, please know that we understand that the current semester is often a work in progress, and that you may have only limited materials to provide for it.
Due Date: First Friday of November (As required by ACC)
How to Submit:
You will need to upload your materials to your Google Site. This site will be provided to you by the Asst. Department Chair. Within each of the course pages, you will find the following sub-pages:
Course Syllabi
Major Course Assignments/Grading Rubrics/Evaluation Forms
Exam Materials
Learning Activities & Lecture Materials
Your first year portfolio will consist of the documents you upload onto the appropriate pages. Please use Microsoft Word (.doc, docx) or Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) files ONLY.
Course Syllabi
This section should include one (1) course syllabus uploaded for each course taught at ACC. Unless there have been significant changes between semesters, one copy for each course will suffice. Please note any major changes to the syllabus within the notes/comments section at the bottom of the page for your evaluator to review. Full time faculty should include one syllabus for each format in which a course is taught. If you teach a traditional classroom section, one hybrid section and one distance learning section, then you should include all three syllabi. Include the daily schedule if separate from the syllabus.
Major Course Assignments/ Grading Rubrics/Evaluation Forms
This section should include any and all handouts, written instructions, or other materials that are given to your students to complete each of the major assignments in your courses. Please include one example for each of the required major assignments as listed in the Master Syllabus for the course. You will also need to include the grading/scoring rubrics and evaluation forms that are returned to the student with their graded assignment. Students must be given written assignments for all Master Syllabus requirements.
We would appreciate a comprehensive inventory of every major assignment that is used in your classroom. Make sure to include the latest version of your assignments. If you provide old assignments then your rating may reflect inaccurate data and feedback. Reviewers can only give feedback and determine ratings based on what is uploaded to the Google site.
Exam Materials
This section represents how you assessed student learning through quizzes and/or exams in your courses.
Provide at least two (2) examples of the exams that students took in each of your classes.
If used in your courses, provide several examples of short quizzes that students took.
Study Guides are optional; you may choose to include these if you distribute one to your students
Learning Activities & Lecture Materials
This section allows you to demonstrate how you engage students in the classroom and course content, and how course objectives are covered. In this folder, we want to see how you engage students through participative and interactive teaching strategies.
Provide at least five examples of learning activities and or lecture materials that you used in each of your classes. The samples that you include should let us see the “typical” way you get students interacting in class or on-line.
These examples can include handouts that are used to start a class discussion, exercise, or activity.
If you use computer-based presentation software (PowerPoint, Slides) during class lectures, provide the PowerPoint presentation or outline for review.
If it is a distance learning class, include copies of your discussion boards or other interactive materials used on-line.
Please add a statement to each of these documents about how you used the activity/discussion in class so that the Evaluator can fully understand the topic you were covering, and the objectives you were trying to meet.
We hope that this overview allows you to experience a smooth completion of this portfolio process. Please contact (INSERT CONTACT INFO) if you have any questions about any of the steps that are described.
3rd Year Portfolio
3rd Year Portfolio
You are creating a collection of the materials that you used (and might currently be using) in the Communication classes you teach. You are to submit materials for classes that occurred during the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters during the past three years you have been employed by the Department. We understand that the current semester (Fall) is typically a work in progress, and that you may have only limited materials to provide for it.
Due Date: First Friday of November (As required by ACC)
How to Submit:
You will need to upload your materials to your Google Site. Within each of the course pages, you will find the following sub-pages:
Course Syllabi
Major Course Assignments/Grading Rubrics/Evaluation Forms
Exam Materials
Learning Activities & Lecture Materials
You will also note separate webpages for the following materials: Teaching Philosophy, Course Commentary, and Development Plan. Your third year portfolio will consist of the documents you upload onto the appropriate pages. Please make sure that you format documents so that they can be read. Please use Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) or Adobe Acrobat Reader (.PDF) files ONLY.
In order to determine which semesters you are responsible for during your 3rd Portfolio Year, please click here: materials to submit. To review the specific content required for the sections listed above, please click on the webpage in the sidebar menu to the left.
We hope that this overview allows you to experience a smooth completion of this portfolio process. Please contact (INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION) if you have any questions about any of the steps that are described.
Portfolio Status
Portfolio Status
Please verify your status in the document below (INSERT SPREADSHEET) and if there is an error, please contact the department (INSERT CONTACT INFO.)
Remember, if you are in Exempt-1 or Exempt-2 status, you are in a non-portfolio year for your Faculty Evaluation. This means you are responsible for submitting alternative materials for this process. Please review the requirements for Non-Portfolio Year submissions at the link below: (INSERT NEW PAGE)
Sample Portfolio Materials
Sample Portfolio Materials
Course Commentary
Course Commentary
The Course Commentary is a statement of your goals, objectives, and methods in a particular course. Similar to the statement of teaching philosophy, the course commentary allows you to reflect upon what you do and its effectiveness in a specific course. The course commentary is included in your 3rd year portfolio, and it discusses ONE course that you normally teach.
Please organize it in the following manner:
Statement of goals
Statement of methods
Statement of your effectiveness in a particular course
Below you will find examples of Course Commentaries to give you an idea of how to consider making yours. As with the Teaching Philosophy examples, these are not intended as being perfect specimens; the like of which you must also do (or outdo!). They should; however, reveal the depth in which your statements should be made, and the organization in which you should complete yours.
Documents
Documents
(INSERT SAMPLE DOCS)
Development Plan
Development Plan
The Development Plan includes faculty development activities planned for the next three-year portfolio cycle. The plan might include activities designed to improve the instructor’s subject matter knowledge, to correct any deficiencies, or to address pedagogical concerns identified through the faculty evaluation process. The Development Plan is included in the 3rd year portfolio only.
This plan should include:
A statement of future development activities
A statement of goals for growth in subject matter in the discipline
If applicable, a statement dealing with problems identified in student evaluations or other areas of concern (particularly those from previous evaluation cycles).
Documents
Documents
(INSERT SAMPLE DOCS)
Teaching Philosophy
Teaching Philosophy
The Teaching Philosophy is included in the 2nd year and 3rd year portfolios.
Your philosophy statement should be organized in the following manner:
• Describe your values that you have as a teacher
• Describe your approach to the learning process
• Explain what you do and why you do it
• Demonstrate that your approach is congruent with discipline, department, and college
Below you will find examples of Teaching Philosophy statements to give you an idea of how to consider making yours. These examples are not intended as being perfect specimens; the like of which you must also do (or outdo!). Rather; we hope they can serve as stimulus to trigger your creative approach to the task.
Documents
Documents
(INSERT SAMPLE DOCS)
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