Use the Following Table to Consider Your Teaching Strengths and Weaknesses. Think About

Use the following table to consider your teaching strengths and weaknesses. Think about feedback you have received from various sources.

My Teaching Strengths Evidence of those strengths.

My Teaching Weaknesses Evidence that I am addressing those weaknesses and that I am developing as a teacher. SAMPLE:

My teaching strengths Evidence of those strengths (not an exhaustive list)

Leading discussions Student evals (CIF): students consistently list this as a strength.

Student comments on evals. Incorporating multimedia Led workshop for other Instructors/TAs on how to use film in class. Letter from advisor from classroom observation highlights this. Availability to students Comments on CIFs. e-mail from student thanking me. High CIF scores on #10, “Overall promotion of my creative, analytical or critical thinking.” Fostering critical thinking Comments from students. Paper assignments. Student papers. Rubrics – used by other Instructors/TAs High CIF scores on #7, “Instructor’s fairness and Fairness in grading impartiality in conducting the class.”

Served as experienced TA at orientation. Led department workshops. Professional interactions on teaching Attended several Kaneb Center workshops. Have regular discussions about teaching with advisor.

My teaching weaknesses and areas Evidence that I have addressed and am where I need more experience working to improve those weaknesses and addressed my lack of experience Students no longer list this as a weakness. Organization Have a structure for organizing lesson plans. Advisor noticed and wrote about this improvement in recent observation. Attended workshop on effective lectures. Have begun to incorporate more interactive Lecturing activities. Recent CIFs have commented on “interesting lectures.” Have changed the course each semester I teach it. Other Instructors/TAs have used my assignments Do not have a variety of courses – have taught only and syllabus as a model. one intro course. Created syllabus of course I would like to teach. Have guest lectured in other, higher level courses for Professor X.