Excerpts from peer reviews of teaching demos

You had an enthusiastic and engaging presence in front of the class. I could tell that you were excited about the topic and that you wanted the class to be excited as well. I wanted to see what you had to say because I could tell that you liked it!
I thought that you handled questions from students well. You were competent and it was clear that you had expertise in the material.
I liked that you began the lecture by asking students what they thought about the topic of relativity. This helps students to become engaged and to connect their prior knowledge to the material for that day.
Overall you did a good job of teaching what (to me at least) is a difficult theoret- ical concept. I think you have a great start on a lecture about special relativity!
... you had a great and engaging presence in front of the class. You could tell that you were excited about the material and excited to teach it to us.
You did a great job of answering questions from the class and helping students when it was clear that they had some confusion or questions about the material. This is definitely a strength of yours. In particular you drew some great diagrams on the board to help students understand better.
... I think you did a great job trying to teach a difficult topic to a class of non-physicists.
Your energy and excitement are great assets as well as your ability to respond to student questions. Great job!
This lecture was a nice introduction into the core concepts of relativity. I felt you accurately and effectively explained the need for this theory.
Generally speaking, you handle questions very well. You utilize the board well in your answers, and your responses address the main point of confusion.