What is UCR's policy on the evaluation of teaching?

A standardized set of teaching criteria and examples of evidence of teaching effectiveness, set forth in detail at APM 210 d.(1), are used by the Deans, Provosts, and the Budget Committee to evaluate a candidate's teaching record. The criteria include the candidate's: command of the subject; continuous growth in the subject field; ability to organize course material and present it with force and logic; capacity to awaken in students an awareness of the relationship to other fields of knowledge; fostering of student independence and capability to reason; spirit and enthusiasm which vitalize the candidate's learning and teaching; ability to arouse beginning students' curiosity, to encourage high standards, and to stimulate advanced students to creative work; personal attributes as they affect teaching and students; extent and skill of the candidate's participation in the general guidance, mentoring, and advising of students; and effectiveness in creating an academic environment that is open and encouraging to all students. Familiarize yourself with all of the criteria, and be sure to gather evidence with respect to your performance along these dimensions.

The list of your formal courses will be in the department records. Be sure that this record is accurate. For example, if you co-teach, check that your name is included and you are credited for the course. Keep your own file of individual tutoring and 190-290 series offerings. Keep a good set of qualitative records to show your concern with teaching: course outlines, reading lists, extra instructional materials, evidence of work in development of new courses, work on textbooks. You will also need to keep a record of theses (doctoral, masters, and undergraduate honors) and qualifying examination committees. These records should include names and dates of exams for which you served as a reader and the titles of masters and doctoral degrees advised. Your department will keep a partial record, but will not know about service outside your department or on other campuses.

Be sure to have student teaching evaluations for all of your courses. The Office of Instructional Development exists to help you evaluate and improve your teaching skills.