BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY

Office of Field Experiences

College of Education and Human Development
May, 2014
To whom it may concern:
This letter is to serve as the highest possible recommendation for Mr. Kyle Geiss, who
completed his student teaching / internship in Integrated Social Studies inMay 2014 at
Four County Career Center near Archbold, Ohio. Mr. Geiss completed his internship
with high school students under the direction of Mr. Daniel Mundrick.
Mr. Geiss was astandout student teacher who displayed only the finest personal and
professional qualities throughout his field experience. I amparticularly impressed that,
fromthe very beginning of his experience, he exhibited enthusiasm, excitement about
teaching, apositive outlook about student achievement, asense of humor, and sincere
happiness in his work. These characteristics have remained evident throughout his entire
professional experience.
Mr. Geiss worked hard to master the many aspects of effective teaching and graciously
received and promptly implemented constructive criticism offered to him. Strengths in
his performance included tending to every task with meticulous detail, the ability to
recognize off task student behaviors and to correct those misbehaviors immediately in a
positive and low-key manner, and the ability to develop and deliver engaging and
interesting student-centered lessons. For example, Mr. Geiss created astudent project to
demonstrate the lawmaking process. Students researched social issues and designed laws
to alleviate those problems. Inturn, they provided the class with reasons to support their
cause and attempted to pass their legislation.
Mr. Geiss successfully integrated technology into the classroom whenever possible. He
utilized computers for classroom-related activities and projects. I can honestly say that
he would be an asset to the staff of any school. I strongly recommend that hebe given
full consideration for the position.
Respectfully yours,
J ohn A. Henry, Ph.D.
University Mentor
Bowling Green State University
101 Education Building
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0241
EMAIL: bgsufldexp@bgsu.edu
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PHONE: 419.372.7389
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