Coleg of Eaucaton ane Homan Sciences: Department of Teaching, Learning & Leadersnip SWE 108 Box 507 South Dakota Ststa Unversity Brookings, SO 57007-0486 Phone: 605-688-6418 Fax 805-688-5765, ‘To Whom It May Concern, am writing to recommend Megan Hurlbert for any position working with children and families. | have known Megan since August of 2015. Megan was a student in my Curriculum and Assessment course and a student teacher in my morning 4 and 5 year old classroom. Megan displayed excellent communication skills, a positive attitude at all times, was punctual dependable and showed a great deal of excitement to work with the children. Megan accepted responsibilities and feedback extremely well and | was impressed by her overall growth as a teacher throughout the semester. As | observed Megan | was able to immediately see a teacher that truly cared about both the child and the family. Megan absolutely shined when she was given the opportunity to interact with the families and made every effort to make each family feel welcomed and informed about their child’s development each day. | truly enjoyed having Megan in my classroom as she made excellent connections with the children and always displayed professionalism and functioned extremely well with a team of teachers. Please contact me for more information regarding Megan’s performance. Best wishes, J Dan Stluka Mentor Teacher at the Fishback Center for ECE Instructor in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Box 2218, PC 131 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 605.695.1232 dan.stluka@sdstate.edu