Teaching Portfolio

Conclusion
I often reflect on how fortunate I am to have found a profession that provides a multitude of personal and professional rewards. I feel elated when I receive letters from former students who express genuine appreciation for my teaching, advising, and general support as they take aim at distant goals. I derive great pleasure from the challenge of designing a new component to a course and witnessing the nods and expressions of understanding on the faces of my students.
On the first day of every class, I tell my students, “You are my priority.” They are. My responsibility as teacher is profound. I strive to improve content and delivery and to teach at my highest level every day. John F. Kennedy said, “The exemplary teacher instructs in realities and suggests dreams.” That is my mission.
Appendices

Appendix A:	Course Syllabi
Appendix B:	Supplementary Course Materials
Appendix C:	Pre-Practicum Booklet
Appendix D:	Student Evaluations
Appendix E:	Student Evaluation Narratives
Appendix F:	Honors Relating to Teaching

Appendix C: Excerpts from a Teaching Portfolio

The following excerpts are from a teaching portfolio developed by an experienced teaching associate for her own reflective purposes and also as part of her preliminary preparation to enter the job market. (Used with permission from Vanessa Blais, former Teaching Associate, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, UMass Amherst.)