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March7,2016

ToWhomItMayConcern:

IamverypleasedtowritethisletterofrecommendationonbehalfofUnaMiller,a2006graduate
ofNYUSteinhardt'sSocialStudiesEducationMaster'sprogram,anadjunctprofessorinthesame
program,andoneofthemostamazingteachersIhavehadtheprivilegetoobserveandlearn
from.Unaiswithoutquestionaveryqualifiedcandidateforanyrelevantpositioninyourschool
district.Sheisincrediblybright,highlymotivated,thoroughlyskilledinteaching
all
students,
includingdiverselearnersandemergentbilinguals,andmostimportantly,alwayslearningand
buildingonherskillsandknowledge.

Unaisanaccomplishedstudentandteacherofhistoryandsocialstudieseducation.Shedid
exceedinglywellinourMaster'sprogram,andsheiswithoutdoubtoneofthemosteffective
teachersIhaveeverhadthejoyofobserving.IregularlybroughtclassesofMethodsstudentsto
observeinherclassroomsatMS131whenshetaughtthere,becausesheexhibitedsuchskillin
reachinganincrediblydiversegroupoflearnersandengagingthemallatlevels,fromoneendof
theskillandknowledgespectrumtotheother.Unaisalsoanamazinglyaccomplishedmentor
whoservedascooperatingteacherformoreB.S.andM.A.studentsatNYUthanIcancount.
Sheisanoutstandingteacherofhistoryandsocialstudies,apatientguide,andanenthusiastic
supporterwhohelpsallwithwhomsheworkspupils,fellowteachers,andteacherpreparation
studentstoreachtheirfullestpotentialandthenexceedit.

Una'scontentknowledgebaseinhistoryandrelatedsocialsciencesisexcellent,andherdeep
curiositykeepsitevergrowing.Shehastakenadvantageofnumerousopportunitiesforfurther
studyatNYUandevenvolunteeredtoworkonabookthatIandotherfacultyinourprogram
cowrotewithhistoriansandteachers,inwhichweshowcasedherlessonsandhercurriculum
design.Unaisextremelycreativeinhercurriculumandprojects,andshemakesmaximumuseof
allrelevantmaterialsandresourcesthatsheencountersinanyprofessionaldevelopmentsituation.
IregularlyuseUna'slessons,handouts,andhermaterialswithemergingteacherswhenIwantto
givethemmodelsofhighlyeffectivecurriculaforthemtoemulate.

Overall,Ican'timagineabettercandidateforyourdistrictthanUna,andIrecommendhertoyou
withmyfullestsupportandabsoluteconvictionthatshewillbeanoutstandingteacherof
humanitiesorsocialstudies.IfthereisanyfurtherinformationIcansharetofurthersupport
Una'sapplication,pleasedonothesitatetocontactmeat
dt23@nyu.edu
oronmycellphoneat
2024277373.

Sincerely,

DianaB.Turk
DirectorofTeacherEducation
AssociateProfessor,SocialStudiesEducation
th
239GreeneStreet,6
Floor|NewYork,NewYork100037599
2129985460|2129954198fax|www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/teachlearn

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