Carolyn Hedrick Geometry / Algebra Teacher Great Neck Middle School 1848 N. Great Neck Rd. Virginia Beach, VA 23455 April 17, 2020 ‘To Whom It May Concern: | first met Ashlyn Bergethon when she was a bright eighth grade student in my Geometry Honors class at Great Neck Middle School. Four years later, Ashlyn became an intern for my 2019-20 Algebra T Honors class through Cox High Schoo!’s Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow II program. During Ashlyn’s internship, I had the opportunity to work with her on a professional level as we planned, prepped the classroom, graded assignments, and discussed plans for teaching her own math lessons to the class. She was a very energetic, diligent and motivated intern, who was well received by the students, Ashlyn has a number of strengths to offer asa future teacher. She is bright, communicative and very engaging. During her internship, she quickly and successfully performed tasks such as preparing/grading assignments, organizing the classroom, evaluating data, and attending a professional learning committee meeting. Her ideas and involvement in the planning processes were refreshing and much appreciated. During class time, Ashlyn was also a great help to me, particularly with the star-of-bell procedures such as attendance, homework check and warm up assistance. She ‘eagerly helped students with their questions, interacted well and gave support where needed. ‘The students thoroughly enjoyed the math lessons that Ashlyn prepared and taught the class, one of which incorporated a warm up, interactive semester exam review stations and a digital review game. ‘The students were involved, engaged and interacting with each other in a way that clearly made learning fun. During another lesson, Ashlyn taught the students how to multiply polynomials. After the warm up, students took notes and worked in groups as Ashlyn modeled math problems at the board. Towards the end of the class, they played a review game that Ashlyn had prepared. The lesson highlighted cooperative learning, interactive note-taking and digital integration. ‘Through her internship, Ashlyn clearly demonstrated her ability to effectively and efficiently lead a classroom. | can confidently recommend Ashlyn for future academic and professional pursuits and in the field of teaching. If you need any additional information, please contact me at (757) 648-4550 or by email at carolyn.hedrick@vbschools.com. Sincerely, Geometry / Algebra Teacher Great Neck Middle School (757) 648-4550 sarolyn. hedrick@vbschools.com