"The Graduate Student Teaching Enhancement Program (GSTEP) has been a wonderful opportunity to improve my teaching and mentoring effectiveness, and better prepare myself for a career in academia. Seminars focused on a variety of useful teaching and professional development topics, including acquiring an academic job, teaching portfolios, and methods for classroom assessment. ... Also, the completion of a statement of teaching philosophy and outline of a teaching portfolio will greatly facilitate the process of applying for tenure track faculty positions in the future. Finally, I believe it is my responsibility as an educator to continually develop as an effective teacher, and GSTEP has provided that opportunity."