Below are some of the highlights of student evaluations of my teaching for courses taught at Yale University between Fall 2015 and Fall 2017.  Full course evaluations are available upon request.

“Katie Brown was excellent. When I first heard that I would have a graduate student rather than a professor for my Spanish class, I will admit I was a little bummed. Professor Brown proved me SO WRONG. She really cared about our class, and clearly put in more preparation time than was necessary to make each and every class excellent. She had engaging activities, explained difficult concepts very well, and taught us a whole heck of a lot of Spanish. If you have a chance to have Professor Brown for Spanish, take her class!”

“My instructor was great!  She created a welcoming environment where I didn’t feel afraid to make mistakes, which I think is imperative in a language class.”

“She can explain concepts that might seem to be ‘weird’ for us in clear ways and her feedback…is very very helpful.”

“Professor Brown was extremely helpful and knowledgeable.  She was always very well-prepared with the class lesson, and she provided useful and timely feedback on all assignments. […]  Her integration of the cultural aspects that we were learning with the grammar rules was very facilitative in my understanding.”

“She makes her students feel comfortable learning new concepts while at the same time encouraging them to do their best. She has a deep appreciation for the Spanish language and culture, and this shows through her teaching.”

“She really motivated me to grow as a speaker, which was my greatest weakness coming into the course.”

“Profesora Brown cared deeply about her students and wanted to see them succeed.  She treated all students fairly and made an effort to have all students speak in class. […]  Profesora Brown was creative and encouraged a variety of activities to learn a certain concept. […]  She was always willing to meet up outside of class and took care to help individual students improve their weaknesses.”

“This is my second Spanish course I have taken with Katie and she is an incredibly patient, knowledgeable and dedicated teacher.  Her key strength is her thoroughness in following up with students, teaching course material and making herself available outside of class.  I’m incredibly lucky to learn from her, and I know several other students feel the same way!”

“Katie Brown was the best!  She was so organized, always punctual, clearly explained points, encouraging, went out of her way to help.  She made the classroom a very relaxed, fun space where we were all encouraged to speak Spanish without feeling pressured.”