Dear External Reviewer, My name is Robin Spurger, Spanish major pursuing teacher certification in P-12 education for graduation

in May 2014. I have recently completed a student teaching internship with Ms. Patricia Merritt at Gardendale High School during which I developed and implemented a ten day unit entitled Qu hacemos esta noche?, for ninth and tenth grade Spanish I students. I am currently student teaching at Mountain Brook Elementary School, dividing my time between all the students at the school, grades Preschool through sixth grade. These two placements are the capstone to a fulfilling run of clinical experiences with the Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education. My Samford clinical experiences have provided the opportunity to observe numerous schools in the Birmingham area. As a result, my university experience has been rich with opportunities to engage with a variety of school-aged children and to learn from top educators. It is my hope that you are able to trace the significance of these experiences through the quality of the work I now present to you. The web address that you have been provided will take you directly to my electronic portfolio. Here you will find the following artifacts and documents among others: a resume, philosophy of education, photographs of my relevant experiences, reflective pieces, the two-week unit I developed and have recently finished teaching at Gardendale High School, as well as an assortment of older artifacts from my earlier classes in the program. Under the Student Teaching tab, you will see a link to my unit entitled Qu hacemos esta noche? There are three parts to this unit, the Pre-Instructional Phase, the Instructional Phase and the Post Instructional Phase. The Pre-Instructional Phase is the abstract to my unit. The Instructional Phase is the lessons that I taught. Each lesson lasted 96 minutes, so I taught about a mini-unit a day. The Post Instructional Phase contains my reflection on the unit. You may find pictures and a reflection of my personal and professional growth by clicking the tab labeled, More. Should you have trouble in finding anything on my site, please get in touch with Dr. Freeman or myself. My email address is: rspurger@samford.edu. Thank you in advance for the time and effort you invest toward the critique of my final project in the Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education. I value your feedback and look forward to receiving your evaluations of my work.

Sincerely,

Robin Spurger