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TO: WHOM IT MAY CONCERN DATE: FEBRUARY 24. 2014 RE: KATHERINE WILLS MS. WILLS COMPLETED A SEMESTER OF STUDENT TEACHING IN LUXEMBOURG, FALL, 2012. SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO LYCEE HUBERT CLEMONT SCHOOL IN ESH-SUR ALZETTE. SHE EXPERIENCED CO-TEACHING IN A CLASS IN CLASSICAL POLITICS AND THE HUNGER GAMES. SHE HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT. SHE ADAPTED TO THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURE AND LANGUAGE WITH GREAT EXPERTISE. KATIE HAD AN ENTHUSIASTIC ATTITUDE AND A STRONG DESIRE TO RELATE PERSONALLY WITH THE STUDENTS. SHE ENGAGED THE STUDENTS IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS AND GAVE CLEAR AND CONCISE INSTRUCTIONS. SHE MADE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ALL LEARNERS. TEACHER AND STUDENTS LEARNED FROM EACH OTHER. SHE WAS VERY WELL PREPARED. SHE SPENT MANY HOURS PREPARING LESSONS AND SHE WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THE CONTENT MATERIALS. TECHNOLOGY WAS INCORPORATED THROUGHOUT HER PRESENTATIONS. KATIE COULD BE COUNTED ON AS A TEAM PLAYER IN ANY REQUIREMENTS ASKED OF HER. SHE RELATED WELL TO HER COOPERATING TEACHER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE STAFF. SHE APPEARED TO HAVE A NATURAL ABILITY TO BE AN UNDERSTANDING EDUCATOR FOR ALL STUDENTS. SHE APPEARED TO TRULY ENJOY TEACHING. SHE CREATED A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT THAT WAS FAIR, SUPPORTIVE, AND ACCEPTING. KATIE PROVIDED THE STUDENTS WITH VERBAL AND EMOTIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT. SHE WORKED HARD TO MOTIVATE THE EDUCATION OF ALL STUDENTS. SHE PUT IN MANY HOURS INTO HER STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE. SHE WAS VERY RECEPTIVE TO CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM AND WORKED HARD TO BE THE BEST TEACHER POSSIBLE. I AM HAPPY TO RECOMMEND KATIE WILLS FOR A TEACHING POSITION. HER ATTENDANCE WAS EXCELLENT AND SHE WAS ALWAYS WELL PREPARED. HER ENTHUSIASM, WILLINGNESS TO LEARN AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE WILL MAKE HER AN ASSET TO ANY SCHOOL. JUDITH G. MURRAY STUDENT TEACHER SUPERVISOR MIAMI UNIVERSITY 1-513-907-6887 murrayjg@miamioh.edu