Drew University Composition Program Instructor's Handbook & Guide

There are no hard and fast contents of a teaching portfolio, indeed, it should be tailored to the specific institution at which you are interviewing. The purpose of the portfolio is to show those interviewing you a little more about who you are as a teacher and, perhaps, how your scholarship informs your teaching. Here are the things one might expect to see in a teaching portfolio for a small liberal arts college just like Drew!

You may or may not want to begin with a brief cover note explaining what is in the portfolio and discussing the relationship of the parts (for example, one of the syllabi might be for an on-line course that you might want to provide a little context for; two assignments might come from the same course, one near the beginning and one near the end, but in some way connected, etc.). This might wisely be bulleted so that people can glance at it and see what you're saying

A brief summary of your teaching philosophy (one or two paragraphs).

A sample syllabus (or two). You may want to refer to this in your teaching philosophy or in a (brief) cover note that discusses how the syllabus demonstrates your teaching philosophy (see above).

A sample assignment (or two). You may want to refer to this in your teaching philosophy or in a (brief) cover note that discusses how the assignment(s) you have included demonstrates your teaching philosophy (see above).

Finally, include some teaching evaluations--either xeroxes of comments on the back of Drew forms, or selected copies of your own forms. You might also be wise to include a copy of the statistical cover sheet that accompanies Drew teaching evaluation forms.  In your cover note or the description of your teaching philosophy, you might make a note of areas of strength and observe the fact that you regularly get 6's and 7's on this category.