T H E U N I V E R S I T Y OF T E X A S A T E L P A S O

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TEACHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Re: Jessica Luna

Letter of Reference

December 4, 2017

To Whom It May Concern:

Please consider this letter as reference for Jessica Luna. Ms. Luna is a Secondary Mathematics Major/Education
Minor and I am knowledgeable of her abilities based on her participation in an education course for which I am the
Instructor.

Ms. Luna participated in coursework and demonstrated growth in her skills of writing and implementing a
standards based lesson plan in the Secondary Curriculum and Lesson Planning course. She has knowledge of the 7-
E Model of Lesson Planning, Technological, Pedagogical, Content Knowledge [TPaCK] and Tools, Tasks, and
Strategies. As a co-teacher and individual teacher, her lessons embedded pedagogical approaches to content that
were inquiry-based, engaging, and included elements of cooperative learning and formative assessment. Ms. Luna
is confident in her content mastery and continues to develop her teaching persona.

For the course, Methods for Secondary Science/Mathematics Education, Ms. Luna was required to co-teach a
lesson that she co-developed, including a video that would be applicable to a flip approach to teaching, thus
incorporating technology. She has been exposed to a variety of e-applications that can be used to enhance student
learning and pedagogical approaches, including developing a learning center and collaborative/cooperative
learning approaches.

Ms. Luna was required to complete classroom observations, which provided her with observational insight and the
opportunity for first-hand experience in classroom structure, teaching, and professional development, critical to
her continued development as a pre-service mathematics teacher. Additionally, Ms. Lunas work experience as a
mathematics tutor provided her with direct one-to-one experience working with students. In pursuit of her passion
for teaching and a desire to teach the deaf, Ms. Lunas work habits include a commitment to assignment
completion with an educators perspective, including the desire to learn sign language. If you are in need of
additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Ruby L. Lynch-Arroyo, PhD

Ruby Lynch-Arroyo, PhD
Assistant Professor of Practice
Teacher Education Department, STEM
915-747-7659
rllynch@utep.edu

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