November 24, 2015, To Whom May Concer: itis with great pleasure that | recommend Megan Newhouse fo you. She spent one semester as a teacher assistant in my mathematics classes. Megan went above and beyond, spending more than her 70 required hours in my classroom. She is a very professional and poised young woman. "Megan assisted me inthe folowing classes: Guided Algebra 2, AP Calculus, and Precalculus. She did a phenomenal job with every task that I gave her. The way that she jumped right in and helped me tutor students in Guided Algebra 2 showed me that she has passion forall students to learn, Magan taught a lesson every day in Precalculus after observing me only her first day. | ‘saw her improve each time and the students really grew to appreciate her teaching style and sense of humor. Not only is she passionate about content, she is passionate about students and ther ves outside of schoo. In addition, Megan is very teachable. She took everyting that suggested to her and ted it. She ‘was here fo lear and grow and that is exactly what she di. Not ony dd she learn from me, leamed from her. Megan developed some notes and actives tha plan to implement into my ‘own curriculum next year. She did an excellent job of incorporating different types of learners, to ‘the point of geting students who rarely participate to be fuly engaged in her lossons. | appreciate the fact that she felt comfortable coming to me with new ideas and wanted to ry them in class, Megan was very successful during her semester as a teacher assistant. She will only shine brighter in her own classroom. Please contact me if you have any further questions. Danielle Jn djohnson@tphgr.org 269-838-5196 (cel)