Reviews of professor Maria Cioe Pena

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I loved taking Professor Cioe-Pena's class. She's very funny, and you will get the grade that you deserve. If you put in the effort, she'll acknowledge and appreciate that. Her class is filled with several course readings which can be tedious, and there are many projects. The work load is heavy, but you learn about many important issues in school.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She is very nice and tried very hard to make the class enjoyable. Get ready to read because we had at least two articles to annotate per week on Perusal.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. CP is a great professor who truly knows her stuff . I learned something new in every class and can make more informed decisions in my life regarding ableism. The class is not supposed to be an easy A and requires critical thinking. If you want to learn a lot, engage in active class discussions, and become a better educator, take Dr. Cioé-Peña.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took Dr. Cioè-Peña's class online and it was honestly one of the best classes I've taken so far. She has office hours available. She gives Perusall readings, and journal entries as well as projects. You can tell that she's passionate about what she does, and that she cares about her students. I 100% recommend.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class itself is not awful. She is a difficult professor and requires a lot of work. Some students had more problems with her. There is a lot of group work and projects, the 2 major papers were group papers. 1 course reflection and 10 weekly reflections. 1 exam which majority of the class had trouble with. Again not awful but not great.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Pena was my favorite prof I had my first semester. She is really understanding and willing to work with you, as long as you show effort. There is a lot of reading and DB posts every week. She made the class super interesting and always made jokes. There is a group paper that was heavy on research and hard to do as a group but put in the effort

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took Dr. Cioe Pena's class during the pandemic and it was fine at best. It's very interactive and good if you like breakout rooms. It's very project/group project heavy and there is a lot of independent work too. Her instructions aren't always clear but she is very easy to get ahold of.