The teaching portfolio serves as an important point of reference for show-casing and communicating key information on one's accomplishments in teaching. It offers insights as to how you approach teaching and offers specific examples of the strategies and methods you employ in the process. In contrast, the professional portfolio is a carefully compiled representative slice about your teaching and professional development.

As you begin, you may want to consider:

Who is going to be your audience?
What it is that you wish to highlight about your teaching and professional development in your portfolio?
What specific evidence and examples do you need to include so that they speak to your accomplishments?
Are the materials in your archives enough or do you need to collect some other materials and evidence to highlight your teaching approach?
How will you organize your portfolio?
Usually, people have separate sections for teaching and research. If you already have a portfolio in paper format, how would you reorganize the contents to make them work for an electronic format?