Teacher Development and Educational Studies

School of Education and Human Services

Pawley Hall Room 415
Rochester, MI 48309-4494
(248) 370-3050 Fax (248) 370-4202

May 20, 2017

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing this letter to share my knowledge of Amelia Jacksons work and to support her
efforts to become a full-time teacher.

During her student teaching internship, I was Amelias University Supervisor. In that role, I
reviewed her lesson planning, observed her teach five times during the semester, and met with
her for post observation conferences. I also conferred regularly with her cooperating teacher to
monitor her progress.

Amelia put great effort into her internship. She created an atmosphere where the students truly
saw her as the teacher-in-charge. To do this, she made sure she was cognizant of the school
district and national standards and shaped her instruction to meet those standards. The students
were always given a goal for each learning experience. Concomitant with that, she was sensitive
to the needs of her students in reaching the goals she set and developed procedures to
differentiate her instruction and found time to meet separately with those students who had the
greatest need. She also made sure to utilize multiple modalities in her instruction

In the final evaluation of Amelias internship, her cooperating teacher commented on her
willingness to collaborate with other staff members. Seeing herself as part of the teaching staff in
this school, she had frequent conversations with her colleagues to ensure her efforts were on
track.

My assessment of Amelias work was not based solely on the expectations of the university but
also on my ten years of experience as an elementary school principal. From that perspective, I
can say, without reservation, that Amelia has the potential and the determination to develop into
an excellent teacher as she gains experience and would be an asset to any school.

Please feel free to contact me if you need any further information.

Very truly yours,

Robert A. Wiggins, Professor

Department of Teacher Development
and Educational Studies