March 15, 2014 To Whom It May Concern: It is with great pleasure that I recommend Matthew a!

er "or a teaching position# Matt had a $ery success"ul student teaching e%perience at elle$ille &igh 'chool in elle$ille, Michigan# Matt was part o" the (ew Tech program, teaching social studies# Matt also taught one traditional section o" World &istory# Matt)s cooperating teacher was so "a$ora*ly impressed with Matt)s wor!, that he has as!ed to ha$e another student teacher "rom +astern Michigan# Matt *rings an impressi$e s!ill set to his classroom# &e has an e%ceptional lo$e o" history, and is passionate a*out his su*,ect matter# &e "inds ways to *ring history to li"e "or his students# &e has a wealth o" *ac!ground !nowledge which ena*les him to "rame e$ents into a larger conte%t o" world e$ents# &e is constantly searching "or $ideo clips and e%tra in"ormation to share in class which adds realism to the written words# Matt is e%tremely respect"ul *y nature# This is e$ident with peers, superiors and students# &e treats his students as young adults# -$er the course o" the semester, it was ama.ing to see the impro$ement in *eha$ior and attenti$eness that Matt was a*le to accomplish# 'tudents went "rom "ooling around during group wor! to *eing "ocused and directed# They mo$ed "rom rote responses to "inding themes and concepts# Matt regularly as!ed his students how he was doing, and ad,usted his lessons accordingly# /s the semester progressed, you could "eel the di""erence in the classroom# Matt is one o" the most re"lecti$e teachers I ha$e had the pleasure to wor! with# &e is constantly stri$ing to impro$e his lessons# &e does lots o" "ormati$e assessments, and applies the in"ormation he gets to "uture lessons# &e ta!es e$ery suggestion seriously, and tries out new or di""erent ideas# &is sincere search "or e%cellence is a "ocal point "or his teaching# Matt has a 0ser$ant leader1 philosophy that will ma!e him an e%cellent candidate "or administration as his career progresses# Matt ma!es e%cellent use o" technology in the classroom# &e *rings lessons to li"e with materials care"ully chosen "rom the Internet, and encourages his student to gain s!ills e$aluating we*2*ased materials# Matt will *e one o" teachers that students remem*er long a"ter they lea$e his classroom# &e will *e an asset to any school district# 'incerely yours,

3ulie 4uni"on 5ni$ersity 'uper$isor, +astern Michigan 5ni$ersity ,duni"on6emich#edu or ,ulie#!uether6gmail#com 72489 :;02<250