Collcc ol Lduca|ion

Mcmorial Hall `104C

MSC 6909
`95 Sou|h Hih S|rcc|
Harrisonbur, Virinia 22807
(540i 568-4950
To Vhom This Lc||cr Mav Conccrn:

Ol all |hc lc||crs ol rccommcnda|ion |ha| I havc wri||cn, |his par|icular lc||cr is onc |ha| I am vcrv cxci|cd |o wri|c. A lc||cr canno|
cap|urc |hc dcp|h ol knowlcdc or |hc cxpcr| skill sc| |ha| Ashlcv Os|cndorl posscsscs and will brin |o vour school svs|cm. I| is wi|h |hc
rca|cs| plcasurc |ha| I submi| |his lc||cr ol rccommcnda|ion lor Ashlcv Os|cndorl. I havc had |hc privilcc ol workin wi|h Ashlcv as a
s|udcn| a| Jamcs Madison Inivcrsi|v in hcr |cachcr prcpara|ion courscs in |hc Llcmcn|arv Lduca|ion Proram. Spccilicallv, Ashlcv was a
s|udcn| in |hc clcmcn|arv scicncc mc|hods coursc, LLLD 4`2: Childrcn and Scicncc. As a s|udcn| in mv class and |hc clcmcn|arv
cduca|ion proram, Ashlcv has consis|cn|lv dcmons|ra|cd bo|h supcrior acadcmic and pcrsonal skills |ha| will allow hcr |o con|inuc |o
cxpcricncc succcss as a classroom |cachcr. Shc alrcadv cxcmplilics |hc charac|cris|ics ol an cxccllcn| |cachcr, lcadcr, and pcrson and
would bc an cxccllcn| addi|ion |o an in|crna|ional school lacul|v.
Ashlcvs pcrlormancc in hcr work a| Jamcs Madison Inivcrsi|v is cxcmplarv in cvcrv wav. Thc quali|v ol hcr work in uni| and
lcsson plannin is cxccp|ional and dcmons|ra|cs a comprchcnsivc undcrs|andin ol s|udcn| lcarnin and undcrs|andin. Ashlcv posscsscs
and dcmons|ra|cs a na|ural abili|v lor prcscn|in con|cn| in such a wav |ha| is bo|h cnain and cllcc|ivc in |hc dclivcrv. Shc succcsslullv
adus|s ins|ruc|ion |o rcspond |o |hc various lcvcls ol undcrs|andin |ha| would bc cxpcc|cd in an individual classroom or clinical sc||in.
Shc alrcadv has a command ol copious amoun|s ol |cachin and lcarnin s|ra|cics |ha| will scrvc hcr wcll in divcrsc classrooms or anv
sc||in involvin childrcn. As par| ol hcr courscwork and livc clinical |cachin cxpcricnccs, Ashlcv has cxcccdcd cxpcc|a|ions in dcvclopin
and implcmcn|in cnain, cllcc|ivc lcssons in all subcc| arcas lor a hc|crocncous roups ol spccial and rcular cduca|ion s|udcn|s;
dcsinin and implcmcn|in in|crac|ivc, hands on lcssons |hrouh |cchnolov and crca|ivc ar|s |o los|cr s|udcn| cnacmcn| and lcarnin;
and a||cndin parcn| |cachcr conlcrcnccs, lacul|v mcc|ins, radc lcvcl |cam mcc|ins, ILP mcc|ins, |cachcr workdavs, as wcll as |cachcr
dcvclopmcn| davs and workshops.
Ashlcvs relentless pursuit of excellence is cvidcn| in hcr cclcbra|cd acadcmic carccr a| Jamcs Madison Inivcrsi|v includin hcr
ou|s|andin acadcmic rccord in bo|h hcr cumula|ivc work a| Jamcs Madison and hcr |cachcr cduca|ion coursc work.
Ashlcvs natural movement towards leadership roles among hcr pccrs is a |cs|amcn| |o hcr pcoplc skills and ovcrall ma|uri|v.
Hcr manc|ic pcrsonali|v brih|cns anv room. Icllow s|udcn|s look |o hcr as a rolc modcl and shc posscsscs compassion and conccrn lor
hcr pccrs |ha| is admirablc and rclrcshin. Ashlcvs ma|uri|v lcvcl is wcll bcvond hcr vcars. Ashlcv approachcs challcncs wi|h an upbca|,
posi|ivc a||i|udc wi|hou| lc||in i| brcak hcr s|ridc. You would bc hard prcsscd |o lind a s|udcn| |ha| ma|chcs Ashlcvs sincerity, compassion,
in|cllcc|, and drivc |o bc||cr hcrscll and communi|v. Ashlcvs succcsslul par|icipa|ion in classroom sc||ins rcquircs hcr |o crca|c
cmo|ionallv and phvsicallv salc cnvironmcn|s |ha| promo|c |hc mos| lcarnin lor cach individual, a skill |ha| will con|inuc |o scrvc hcr wcll
in |hc public school sc||in.
As a currcn| lacul|v mcmbcr in a Collcc ol Lduca|ion, I am awarc ol |hc cxpcc|a|ions ol |hc |cachin prolcssion and |hc csscn|ial
quali|ics lor succcsslul |cachin. I bclicvc |ha| Ashlcv posscsscs |hc ncccssarv skills |o bc a mas|cr |cachcr. Iur|hcrmorc, I am awarc ol
|hc |vpc ol s|udcn| |ha| makcs |hc maximum con|ribu|ion |o and rcccivcs |hc maximum bcncli| lrom oppor|uni|ics. Ashlcv is |ha| |vpc ol
s|udcn|. I ol|cn asscss s|udcn| |cachcrs bv imainin mv dauh|cr, Tcssa, in |hcir classrooms. I would bc vcrv cxci|cd and |hrillcd lor mv
child |o havc Ashlcv as hcr |cachcr. Simplv pu|, shc is onc ol |hc bcs| Jamcs Madison has |o ollcr! I| is wi|h absolu|clv no rcscrva|ions
|ha| I rccommcnd Ashlcv lor a |cachin posi|ion in vour in|crna|ional school.

Sinccrclv,

John Almarodc, Ph.D.
Assis|an| Prolcssor ol Lduca|ion