Elizabeth Himley

822 NW 2nd Street

Madison, SD 57042

October 18, 2019

Dear School Administrator:

Thank you for considering my application to be a teacher for your school district. My name is

Elizabeth Himley, and I am from Brookings, SD. I am currently working towards my bachelor’s

degree in Elementary and Special Education at Dakota State University in Madison. I will

graduate with this degree in December of 2020. Also, with my bachelor’s degree, I am working

towards a minor in English Language Learners. With this, I hope to be able to help students

coming to South Dakota from another country. Since I have been at DSU, I have had the

privilege to observe in many different classrooms throughout the semesters and worked with

amazing students along the way. I am energetic and a hard-working student, but I am always

looking for ways to improve my craft.

As an educator, the needs of my students come first. I want to do what is best for them and

their learning. I believe that having a growth mindset will help my students grow during their

time in my classroom. I will make my classroom a safe learning environment where my students

will feel excited to learn. To get my students excited to learn, I will create hands-on activities

that are meaningful and spark curiosity through discussions, and small, large, and whole group
instruction. Through all of this, I hope to build relationships with my students that allow us to

learn together.

I am excited to continue being a lifelong learner in this next phase of my educational career.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and for considering me as a future teacher in

your school district. I am available for an in-person or over the phone interview and can be

contacted by email at beth.himley@trojans.dsu.edu. To see more about me and to view a few

of my lesson plans, please visit http://bethhimley.weebly.com.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Himley

Elementary/K-12 Special Education

605-695-6884

Beth.himley@trojans.dsu.edu