Chaminade University May 2017 Fellow Educators, During the 2017 spring semester I had the pleasure of observing Tiara Ilae teaching second grade students at Hickam Elementary School. There she completed requirements for her student teaching internship at Chaminade University. Tiara showed tremendous growth in developing and implementing her lessons because of effective planning and organization, She met the needs of her students and continually assessed them for understanding, an asset that ensured quality work and products Another asset observed in the classroom was her patience and efforts to ensure the lower level students met objectives through various teaching strategies. She became knowledgeable of curriculum design and frequent use of benchmarks, GLO's and core standards During our meetings Tiara was pleasant and open to suggestions to enhance her teaching. Moreover she demonstrated a positive, caring attitude toward her students and established an excellent rapport with them, as well as with her cooperating teacher. She maintained complete control of the classroom and handled inappropriate behaviors with firmness and respect. I recommend Tiara as an elementary teacher, grades kindergarten through grade six knowing that she would be an asset to any school faculty because of her positive role model to her students, her systematic, organized approach toward teaching, and her calm and pleasant personality in the classroom. Sincerely, Cynthia I. Maeshiro University Supervisor Chaminade University of Honolulu