Significance of the Executive Summary

An Executive Summary can be considered the core of your McMaster teaching portfolio. It is broken down into five distinct parts as outlined below:

1. Description of Teaching Responsibilities and Experiences (1 page max)
2. Description of Teaching Philosophy (appx. 1 page)
3. Description of Teaching Practice (1-2 pages)
4. Contributions to Teaching (1 page)
5. Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness 

Part A is intended to be an ‘executive summary’ of a potentially larger portfolio with length limits for sections noted in brackets above.

Please watch the following instructional video that explains each of the five distinct sections of an Executive Summary.

• Video Link
• Video Transcript