None i estes 101 Gen be Fi Cato 92830 15,654.95 15454-3560 March, 2016 ‘To Whom May Concern, {am please to highly recommend Grace DeTore or a poston asa math teacher a White Hl Middle School Shehas been co- ‘teaching in Mary Care Nea Th grade math dases and asstngin Christine Garabran’ Bh rice Spanish lat this ear and we have been very impressed with her work a our schol, Based on my nteracone with her, feedback rom othr teaches, and knowledge of herbackgroung, se Grace asa tong candidat for a math potion at Wht il ‘She brings @ passon for teaching and lsaring tthe castro an «beef tht she can change theives of he students through ‘education. This comes through in ha lessons, hrintracions with the students, and her eecusson wth fellow teachers. he asa mastery of math content and an understanding of thesis students need to lear, 2 pretequite fr good teaching, As anew teacher, she stl leaning the many strateples necessary to reach allen but he instincts are strong and her approach with bg is student centered and consistently postive. ‘races an exalt colabratr. she has demonstrated sili aahering tothe team goals while at the sme ine cresting engaging and iferentiate/chalenging lessons of er ow, The student respond enthusieially ther, ang her dasreom management sls are excllent, especialy for someone so new to teaching. she partipated in analysing the new math ets the summer before she student aught, and her co-teachers respected he put and enjoyed working with er. She he shown fealty and adeptabilty both inher interactions wih students whl teaching and with he ttf and her colleagues othe math deparement Grace's backeroundinteam sports while ln high sehoo an har current part time job a personal rine for a loa ym eve her another edge as she i iting to bring her spots/health backaround to he newb a teacher. Grace majored in math and rminoredin panch nd ent Spanish speaker. Sha aka ccrenty working towards adding» Spaish ceriftion ther ‘rental The year before Grace started her student teaching she spent time n Peru volunteering wth 2 program that aught eal llren Ens. The program was ns infancy, and Grace played a key role in developing curculum fr the program. nadton, ‘houghout high eheal and alge, Grace worked a private tutor for Rudents of al ages 2. ally, Grace has own compassion ana empathy while working here She tows there is more to teaching than mastary of content ‘or skills. That working wth acu and students requis her tobe able to puters in othe shoes, to tke time to talk to tater about personal problems and concerns, and to ty to adres themin the content of he ase ana techn. Inher bl ime ace she has connected wit student and her coteachers.Desltethe ses of student teaching, Grace has eahibited acomforable sens af humor Shes able to laugh at herself na with her students, to get them Iughing without losing thei respect or peng thei concentration during alerton ‘races a strong canada fora math postion a White Hl and highly recommend her.