Graduate Teaching Toolkit: Creating Teaching Statements and Teaching Portfolios

Hosted by: 
The Drake Institute
January 25, 2024 | 11:00am to 12:30pm
Great Hall Meeting Room 3
Ohio Union

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. 

Lunch will be provided.

As a result of attending GTA Toolkit, participants will: 

  • identify the purpose and value of teaching statements and portfolios
  • identify the necessary elements of successful teaching statements and portfolios 
  • employ best practices in the writing and organization of teaching statements and portfolios

You may register here.

If you have registered for this event, or are on the waitlist and require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate, please contact drakeinstitute@osu.edu. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

All members of the university community are welcome in Drake Institute activities, programs, services, and employment —regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other bases under the law.

Institute for Teaching and Learning programming is offered in accordance with university guidelines associated with in-person and remote activities. The Institute will inform registrants of delivery modifications should those guidelines change.


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