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Graduate Teaching Assistant Portfolio Retreat

If you plan to teach on the university level, you will need a statement of teaching philosophy and a teaching portfolio. Join members of the CTE staff and fellow graduate teaching assistants in a two and a half day retreat in which you will write your statement of teaching philosophy and create your portfolio. This is a unique opportunity for all graduate teaching assistants who anticipate entering the job market within the next two years.

On-line Application

Dates

Please check your preferred retreat below. (Note that preference will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.)

Retreat 1: January 11-13, 2010, 9am- 4pm

Limit: 14 participants

Retreat 2: January 19-21, 2010, 9am- 4pm

Limit: 14 participants

Name	:
Email	:
Campus phone	:
Department	:
Number of semesters as a GTA	:
Courses taught	:
Anticipated date of graduation	:
Do you plan to bring your laptop? (recommended) Yes No
Which retreat would you prefer to participate in? (we will try to accommodate your preference) Retreat 1: Jan 11-13 Retreat 2: Jan 19-21 No Preference
Comments:	:
Please provide a short preliminary statement of your teaching philosophy (one to two paragraphs).
Please explain why you would like to participate in the graduate teaching assistant portfolio retreat and how developing a teaching portfolio will inform your teaching (one to two paragraphs).
Applications will be accepted until December 4, 2009 and require a $30.00 deposit. Checks should be made out to the Center for Teaching Excellence and brought or mailed to Cynthia Shaw at CTE, 0405 Marie Mount Hall by December 4. Please note that the participant limit is 14 and that applicants will be selected on the basis of timeliness, teaching experience, and strength of application. We will notify you that we have received your application by the close of the following business day. Please contact us if you have not received a notification by that time. If you have questions about the Graduate Teaching Assistant Portfolio Retreat or about this application, please contact Dave Eubanks at eubankd@umd.edu.

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