COLLEGE OF ARTS | AND SCIENCES SETON HALL UNIVERSITY April 20, 2017 ‘To Whom It May Concern: Lam writing to affirm the qualifications of Kathleen Boyle, whom I observed in the capacity of her Field Supervisor for the Department of Educational Services at Seton Hall University. Before coming to Seton Hall, where I teach as an adjunct in the Department of History, I served as the District Supervisor of Social Studies for the Mont rict for 34 years. I completed a total of eight lle Township School observations of Kathleen and I feel that I can speak with some confidence regarding her abilities. Kathleen’s student teaching experience was superior. She demonstrated excellent classroom demeanor from the very first day that I observed her. She evidenced a wonderful rapport with her students while always remaining in control of the classroom. She developed thorough and detailed lesson plans and demonstrated the ability to bring creative and innovative techniques into her classroom. Kathleen is not afraid to try new things. After discussing certain aspects of teaching in the affeetive domain in a post-observation conference, specifically with regard to teaching about prejudice, Kathleen developed a wonderful lesson dealing with the lessons to he learned through a comparison of the Civil Rights movement in the United States and the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa, What is most impressive about Kathleen, however, is her ability to reflect on her lessons and to monitor and adjust those lessons on the basis of what she has learned. In that regard, Kathleen has demonstrated a maturity that is far beyond that of a beginning teacher. In post observation conferences, when I questioned Kathleen about the quality of her lesson, she invariably focused on the areas that I was going to diseuss with her. I find that reflective ability to be most remarkable! Department of History hiswrydept@shu.ed + 400 South Orange Avenue + South Orange, NJ 07079-2687 + Tel 973.275.2984 + Fax: 973.761.7796 + wanshucede BE OMlaD neKathleen has evidenced a significant questioning technique that serves to actively engage her students in the flow of her lessons. She challenges her students to reflect on what they Jearned and she encourages them to think critically about their learning. Kathleen often requires her students to employ the higher order thinking skills of analysis and synthesis of information. She has evidenced the ability to effectively integrate technology into her teaching and she employs a variety of teaching strategies, ineluding cooperative learning. In summary, Kathleen is an outstanding young person whose teaching abilities go far beyond those of a student teacher. I did not frequently hire teachers without experience, but I would most certainly have hired Kathleen if I had been given that opportunity. I recommend her jout reservation. Sincerely, Alan J. Lucibello Adjunet Professor of History Seton Hall Univer alan.lucibello@shu.edu