375 Blue Stone Hills Dr.

Harrisonburg, VA 22801
March 20, 201
!o "ho# it #a$ concern%
& a# a 'ni(ersit$ Su)er(isor *or +a#es Ma,ison 'ni(ersit$. & ha, the )leasure
o* "or-ing "ith Megan .eisel ,uring her *irst bloc- o* stu,ent teaching *or
the s)ring 201 se#ester. Her )lace#ent "as in a *irst gra,e classroo#. She
#a,e an eas$ transition an, e/u,e, a genuine enthusias# *or teaching that
"as e(i,ent to her stu,ents an, coo)erating teacher.
0ach lesson that & obser(e, "as e/cellentl$ )lanne, an, e/ecute,. !hese
lessons inclu,e, a (ariet$ o* han,s1on acti(ities an, #ulti uses o* technolog$
that "ere ,e(elo)#entall$ a))ro)riate an, su))orte, her stu,ents2 learning
st$les. !here "as rarel$ a )roble# "ith classroo# #anage#ent or lesson
#o#entu#. !he i#)act o* these lessons on stu,ent learning "as al"a$s a
#ain concern in her lesson re*lections. A))ro)riate assess#ents, both *or#al
an, in*or#al, "ere use, to chec- stu,ents2 un,erstan,ing.

As *or instructional )er*or#ance, Ms. .eisel )ossesse, a (er$ goo, 3teacher
(oice4, a )ositi(e attitu,e, an, an engaging sense o* hu#or. 5o#bine these
characteristics "ith her -no"le,ge o* content an, $ou ha(e a success*ul
teacher.
Ms. .eisel "as able to ,escribe her strengths an, "ea-nesses an, "as o)en
to constructi(e *ee,bac-. At all ti#es, she ,e#onstrate, a strong sense o*
)ro*essionalis#. !he onl$ thing #issing in Ms. .eisel6s )ro*essional
,e(elo)#ent is ha(ing her o"n class. & ha(e no ,oubt she "ill be a #uch
lo(e, an, success*ul teacher.
& ,o not hesitate to reco##en, Ms. .eisel *or e#)lo$#ent. She "as a
,$na#ic stu,ent teacher. She "ill be an asset to an$ school *acult$ that
hires her. 7lease *eel *ree to contact #e i* *urther in*or#ation is nee,e,.
Sincerel$,
8aren A. 8ahl
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