Students register multiple times for GRAD 990. Initially, GRAD 990 is used to create a teaching portfolio. Subsequent enrollments provide opportunities to expand and update the portfolio and include the product of special studies used to improve your teaching. Students registered for GRAD 990 will meet periodically to discuss progress and issues. We reserve the right to invalidate your enrollment in GRAD 990 if any of these criteria are not met to the satisfaction of your teaching committee.
Teaching is a craft learned by doing.
The research and scholarship on teaching needs to be your foundation but the essence of this craft is acquired by practice. Not unlike learning how to ride a bicycle, novice college teachers have to teach in order to learn how to teach. We expect that the portfolio demonstrates the linkages between theory and practice. Students in GRAD 990 are nearing the end of their doctoral studies and formally entering the job market for an academic position. Use your teaching committee to also provide you guidance concerning securing an academic position in your field.