PROMOTION/TENURE/MERIT/NORMAL INCREASE
WORKSHEET


I.	Teaching

	According to our Mission Statement, UMMCT�s first priority is teaching and learning.  You will need to document the quality and significance of your work in teaching.  You need to present a case for the value of your teaching and how your teaching impacts your students.

Your information must be focused.  Do not turn in your portfolio without your personal analysis, conclusions, inferences, and future plans.

a.  	Your teaching and classroom assessments are where you begin.  
		Student evaluations
		Assessment of Faculty completed by Department Chairperson
		Assessment of Faculty completed by Dean/Associate Dean
		Assessment of Faculty completed by peer (suggested)
	
	After you have looked at your student evaluations, analyze them and write 	a short digest of your evaluations.   Show how they fit into your teaching.  	What strengths do they show?  Anything you could improve?  Don�t 	include your student evaluations in your portfolio, only the analysis.

	All other evaluations should be included, too.  

	The following questions should guide your thinking as you analyze your 	teaching/learning interaction.  All questions are not equally applicable to each 	faculty member, so respond to the ones that apply to you.  

b.	What are your teaching responsibilities?  (Include your courses as well as any other teaching you do.)  

c.	How would you describe your teaching style and methods?  Discuss your teaching philosophy.  Why do you teach as you do?  Give examples and reasons.

d.	What would you say your teaching strengths are?  What are you most successful at and why?

e.	How do you use course assignments, group work, email, or other tools to foster student learning?  What is your emphasis in using these tools (e.g. integrating subject matter with students experiences, motivating students to engage with the subject matter, giving students hands-on, active learning experiences)?

f.	What have you done to become a more effective teacher?  Document your growth to become a more effective teacher.

	List teaching workshops attended (topics presented, date, brief statement of impact on your teaching).

	Non-credit education and training experiences:  workshops, seminars, conferences, and  business and industry-sponsored training.  

	Informal classroom research you have conducted to evaluate and improve your teaching (e.g., one-minute 	papers, feedback cards, mid-semester evaluation, student journals, student evaluation teams).  Be specific and include a statement of how the feedback affected your teaching. 

	Ask for comments regarding student preparation from faculty teaching high-level courses in the discipline.

g.	How do you stay current in the pedagogy of your discipline?  How do you translate what you learn into your teaching?

h.	How do you administer your class?   Grades, attendance, etc?

i.	Curriculum.  Use the following list to document your curriculum and program changes.  Analyze the changes and how they have impacted your classes and students.
  
* Updating curriculum by contact with occupation/industry.
* Review of curricula; update of curriculum guides and instructional materials.
* Review of teaching materials (textbooks, videos) to assure gender neutral and multi-cultural messages.
* Preparation and submission of general curriculum, course, and/or program changes to program coordinator, department chairperson, and/or administrative personnel.
* Participation in the preparation and submission of catalog information, reports, and other materials.
* Newly created course materials. Tie them to your courses and discuss the outcome they have had in the course.  

j.	Any statistical base that you have developed for your course?  Comparative data on retention, class attendance, student attitudes, number of students selecting further study in the field.
k.	If appropriate, discuss the quality of your teaching environment as it relates to the ideas listed below.  How do you manage your instructional area?  

Assigned Instructional Areas � Management as well as Effective/Efficient Organization of assigned area (example, Facility organization and Management of Lab/Shop/Clinic)

Instructional equipment � Effective/Efficient Management

l.	Now analyze how your collegiality (working with colleagues) contributes to the health of your department or to the institution at large.  Discuss how your work with your colleagues contributes to the success of your students.  How do you support your colleagues?

m.	Discuss how you help in the retention of students. This includes: recruitment of prospective students and the promotion of student persistence.  How does your interaction in advising assist student success wherever they may need to go?  The portfolio must include your participation in advising and retention.

n.	After thinking through your teaching and compiling this information, what are your future plans for your program and teaching?

 o.	Anything else?  If you have some other idea or method that you have used that has been a worthwhile learning experience for either you or your students, discuss it here.

II.	Scholarship and Professional Growth

a.  Graduate Credits � Attach transcripts and/or other appropriate documentation
	Credits in the area of assignment
	Credits in an area directly related to the assignment
	Credits in teaching methods
	Credits in the general education support areas
	Credits in the area of a planned new direction

	b.  Other educational experiences - - appropriate to area.
		College credits		
		Non-credit education and training experiences:
	workshops, seminars, and conferences
	business and industry-sponsored training.

	c.  Occupational experiences - - New technology, and/or business and 	industry practices.

	d.  Obtaining grants - - applied research to improve teaching 	effectiveness/innovative programs rather awarded or not.  

	e.  Publications of professional articles, etc.; reviews in professional journals.

	f.  Professional Presentations (professional organizations, community 	organizations, etc.)

III.	Service

* Active services on College/University committees
* Active service as a chairperson of a committee
* Active service in the Faculty Senate
* Service to student groups and organizations
* Membership/active participation in professional, educational, occupational and civic organizations.
* Election or appointment to governing boards.
* Service as a professional consultant.
* Professional service and consultation with other professional and the lay public.
* Administration of programs for the College, the University, or an outside agency.
* Presentations to the public.
* Participation in the recruitment of students.
* Participation in the development of budgets, schedules, and College/University planning
* Serve as program coordinator and/or department 
* Serve as an officer in a professional organization
* Assist in the placement of College graduates
* Provide the coordination and preparation for a College advisory committee
* Other - convince your readers of a service opportunity that you lived


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