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TEACHING REVIEW
(full review available upon request)
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PEER EVALUATION
(LECTURE/DISCUSSION)
CHEM 200A (GENERAL CHEMISTRY I) - SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE
"Zach has a good depth of knowledge. The rigor level was appropriate to promote student learning."
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"His verbal skills were very welcoming. He was very polite and encouraging."
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"He gave students adequate amount of time to think and solve sample problems. He has developed a very safe and active learning environment."
CHEM 107 (INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I) - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
"Zach had an exellent rapport with his students, and came across as approachable yet informed."
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"He successfully cultivated a rather "fun" atmopshere around the materials at hand, which seemed to faciliate student learning."
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"Zach brought a visible degree of enthusiasm to these materials that I think elevated the tone of the entire class."
FFC 100 (FRESHMAN SCIENCE READING/WRITING) - CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
"Zach has created a relatively relaxed, comfortable classroom environment that was conducive to student discussion and participation."
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"Provided clear instructions for the day's activities, the reason behind them, and as a result they tended to be executed well and as intended."
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"Was approachable and inclusive in soliciting responses from several different students over the course of the class, managed the activities well and in a timely manner."
STUDENT EVALUATION
(LECTURE/DISCUSSION)
CHEM 100 (INTRO TO CHEMISTRY) - SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE
"He did it in a way where everyone could absorb the material and he also was very quick to reply to emails"
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"He shows that he cares for his students because it makes you want to show up to class, to try, and to pay attention."
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"He is very good at communicating his expectations. Also he is very good at elaborating and explains on tough topics."
CHEM 200A (GENERAL CHEMISTRY I) - SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE (ONLINE)
"He learned to really go at the pace of the students, and not too fast so we got lost. He took constructive criticism very well."
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"He truly doesn't have a doubt that everybody can succeed and learn in his class and he wants to make sure that they don't doubt themselves."
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"Gives real-world examples of how chemistry can be used and what an academic career in chemistry might look like."
CHEM 51A (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I) - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
"He also encourages students kindly to share their answers with class even if it is incorrect because he presents it as a learning opportunity."
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"He organized the classroom in an effective manner, allowing all students to feel comfortable communicating with one another."
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"He allows students to work out the problems first before helping them."
CHEM 51B (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II) - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
"He doesn't place importance on getting the correct answer, but rather the practice and work to get there."
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"Always accessible, provides useful games to practice problems with, clear and concise."
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"He makes students work as groups and make discussion like a game. I love his teaching style!"
CHEM 51C (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III) - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
"Kind, thorough, organized and enthusiastic. Zach made the learning environment engaging and warm."
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"He goes above and beyond to break down difficult problems while maintaining a positive attitude."
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"Passionate and caring for students. Takes time to help students one on one."
CHEM 107 (INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I) - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
"He is knowledgable, and honest when he doesn't know something. It's easy to talk and learn from him."
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"He creates a friendly, open classroom setting for all to come and learn and fail and relearn."
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"He also has a lot of grace and doesn't turn his back on us if we drop the ball on a homework or a quiz. His belief in my ability helps encourage my belief in myself."
CHEM 127 (INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I) - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
"Engaging the class during discussion and taking the time to get to know everybody's names."
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"Very animated during discussion, and the way he holds discussion is very engaging."
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"Gets the class involved during the discussion session and is open to trying to answer all questions relating to chemistry."
FFC 100 (FRESHMAN SCIENCE READING/WRITING) - CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
"He always helped out by providing office hours and would reply to emails quikcly with helpful information."
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"Professor Z encouraged students to get to know each other and work with each other in teams on multiple occasions."
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"He had heavily encouraged us to pursue topics that we had known nothing about."
STUDENT EVALUATION
(LABORATORY)
CHEM 100 (INTRO TO CHEMISTRY) - SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE
"I enjoyed doing the experiments and collaborating with classmates."
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"I liked that there was a lot of interaction in the labs, so we could connect what we were learning in class with what we were doing in lab."
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"I liked that lab went more smoothly and wasn't time-consuming, it allowed for time to work on worksheets together."
CHEM 200A (GENERAL CHEMISTRY I) - SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE (ONLINE)
"Would separate us into pairs or groups to work on different parts of the calculations."
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"He always offered his help on all labs if we needed it, and he went over the material thoroughly. He put in his time to make sure we understood."
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"I won't forget what you told me once in the lab: "we'll go as fast as the slowest person goes." that showed me that you cared about each student."
CHEM 1LC (GENERAL CHEMISTRY I) - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
"Patient, if you ask him questions he doesn't answer them directly he wants you to figure it out."
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"He watches us do the lab and if we pick up our goggles from our face he calls out names."
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"Spends time going over the lab basics before having us start and walks around the lab helping groups."
CHEM 51LB (GENERAL CHEMISTRY I) - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
"Lets students work out their obstacles with themselves and each other."
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"Did a good job during experiments to make sure everyone had a grasp at the chemistry being done in the experiments."
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"Asks students questions to engage in critical thinking, comments on post lab reports were helpful."
CHEM 51LC (GENERAL CHEMISTRY II) - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
"He always introduces the lab and tries to explain the pre-lab and post-lab grading criteria."
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"Zach is also very clear about what he expects of the lab at the very beginning of every lab."
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"He was clear in his explanations and provided constructive feedback on all post lab reports."
CHEM 121-123 (GENERAL CHEMISTRY I-III) - WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
"He always puts a ton of info about the lab on the board too, which is also helpful!"
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"Moreover respectfully - I never felt stupid for asking a question."
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"You were always prepared and had the lab ready to go, which helped things get moving quickly."
CHEM 107 (INORGANIC CHEMISTRY) - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
"Very helpful in office hours and encourages students to think."
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"Taught how to set up each experiment and helped fix it if it was incorrect."
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"He answers questions that you have but also pushes you to think about the concepts and come up with some answers on your own."
GCI 150-250 (PROJECT BASED LEARNING) - CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
"Dr. Z was an amazing professor, there wasn't a day where I felt uncomfortable or afraid in his class."
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"Instructor was very communicative and gave us plenty of feedback about what we had to get done and when."
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"Instructor was also really friendly yet professional; he always asked us how we were doing and communicated with us."
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