Certificate for College and University Teaching

Teaching Portfolio

Michael D. Behrens
Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
University of California, Santa Barbara

CCUT Requirements:

Requirement 1: Completion of campus-wide and departmental TA training activities designed to promote basic teaching skills and knowledge.

A) Campus-wide TA Training Orientation (Summer 2004) - Reflection
B) EEMB 502: Teaching Techniques (Winter 2001) - Reflection
C) Environmental Studies TA training (Winter 2004) - Reflection
D) Video-taped Consultation (Spring 2005) - Reflection
E) Appointment for at least two quarters as a Teaching Assistant - Reflection
TA Evaluations

Requirement 2: Completion of a CCUT approved course or program in teaching and learning.

A) EDUC 219C: Motivating Students (Spring 2004) - Reflection

Unofficial transcript
Final Group Presentation

Requirement 3: Complete a project involving instructional technologies or other instructional strategies to meet specific student learning goals within an academic discipline.

A) EEMB 106 Fish Web

Requirement 4: Teach a course as the Instructor of Record with the support of a faculty mentor.

A) EEMB 116: Invertebrate Zoology: Higher Invertebrates (Spring 2005) - Reflection

Syllabus
Course Website
Mentor Letter
Evaluations

Requirement 5: Prepare and submit a concise teaching portfolio that demonstrates completion of the CCUT requirements and of the CCUT competencies via documentation, illustration, and reflection.

A) Portfolio Reflection

Statement of Teaching Philosophy

Selected Course Websites

EEMB 116 Invertebrate Zoology: Higher Invertebrates
EEMB/ES 133 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
EEMB 106 Fish Taxonomy Website

Selected TA Course Materials

EEMB 106 Biology of Fishes

Lab Syllabus
Quiz #1
Quiz #2

EEMB 120 General Ecology

Handout #1
Handout #2
EEMB/ES 133 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Section Syllabus

EEMB 116 Invertebrate Zoology: Higher Invertebrates

Handout #1
Handout #2
Handout #3
Handout #4
Handout #5