BIOS 610 Teaching of Biological Sciences Fall 2005

List of important things for graduate students to file for later use in documenting their research, teaching, service and other professional development activities:

RESEARCH

• Complete references of all papers, abstracts and poster sessions clearly indicating whether they are local, state, national or international
• Conferences attended
• Work on grants, indicating what your role was, what responsibilities you had
• Any financial support you were awarded to support your research
• Summary of your research area - state as briefly and as specifically as possible the problem you are pursuing and how far you are

• descriptions of any other research-related activities
• professional affiliations related to research

TEACHING

• student evaluations, written and quanitative summaries
• letters from students, mentor teachers
• syllabi
• descriptions of any other teaching-related activities
• professional affiliations related to teaching

• Any financial support you were awarded to support your teaching

SERVICE

• any professional/graduate student administrative work
• any services provided in other capacities that provide evidence of skills that are valued in academic settings

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• workshops attended (date, length of workshop, title or topic, where held)
• classes taken, degrees and certification

REFERENCES

• complete contact information, including email, telephone, postal mail address and fax
• for each, indicate for your own benefit how they know you, what they can comment on

OTHER

• academic calendars
• resumes
• letters of appointment
• progress/evaluation letters