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Claudia Calderon

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Raw average: 3.25/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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AGROECOL 377
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Clearly passionate but had no idea how to run a class. Poorly thought out lessons, tests and weird grading made it easy to get a passing grade but hard to get an A.
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AGROECOL 377
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
She is a nice teacher who incorporates plenty of activities and outdoor events into the class. Overall, the class is pretty easy, but the grading and curriculum can be confusing. Keep your grade percentage high just to be safe if you want to maintain an A.
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AGROECOL 377
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
She tries really hard to get participation in large lectures. Accessible through Piazza, but a lot of her responses are AI-generated, alongside a lot of material/assignments. 5/10 difficulty exams, test very niche knowledge. Slides are not very useful, so understand big picture/repeated concepts. Easy class, but attendance is a must for an A.
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AGROECOL 377
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Class is easy, nothing really to note besides attendance is for sure mandatory. What's sad is that a lot of this class is clearly AI-generated. Asking a question on piazza yields an 80-90% ai generated response that we ourselves could do. Paying a lot of money to attend this school and classes, we should expect a human response from our professors.
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Classes with Claudia Calderon

AGROECOL 377

Global Food Production and Health

3 credits

Global Food Production and Health covers crops, food, and cropping systems from around the world, examining their impact on global sustainability and health.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Claudia Calderon

Claudia Calderon taught an easy class with mandatory attendance, niche-knowledge exams, and less useful slides, while also using activities and outdoor events. Students found grading confusing and advised keeping percentages high.

Claudia Calderon

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2026–Spring 2026
AGROECOL 990

Research

1–12 credits

Independent research for a thesis or degree project involving agroecological research, multifunctional perspectives, community co-learning, and communication with diverse partners.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Holly GibbsSamuel Dennis+27 more

No recorded grade history

ENVIRST 990

Research

1–12 credits

Independent research and writing course titled RESEARCH, focused on fulfilling thesis or dissertation requirements.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Karen StrierPaul Block+56 more

No recorded grade history

PLANTSCI 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent study involving research work under direct faculty guidance in Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, where students arrange work and credits with their supervisor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Irwin GoldmanShawn Kaeppler+23 more

No recorded grade history

PLANTSCI 990

Research

1–12 credits

Independent research and writing for graduate students under faculty supervision, focusing on plant science and technology.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Irwin GoldmanShawn Kaeppler+23 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027AGROECOL 377Global Food Production and Health
Spring 2027AGROECOL 990Research
Spring 2027ENVIRST 990Research
Spring 2027PLANTSCI 299Independent Study
Spring 2027PLANTSCI 699Special Problems
Spring 2027PLANTSCI 990Research
Fall 2026AGROECOL 990Research
Fall 2026ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2026ENVIRST 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026PLANTSCI 299Independent Study
Fall 2026PLANTSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2026PLANTSCI 990Research

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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