Bamber Valley Elementary School

Independent School District 535 2001 Bamber Valley Road Southwest Rochester !innesota 55"02 Brenda Wichmann, Principal - Wendy J. Moritz, Assistant Principal

March 21, 2014 To Whom It May Concern: I highly recommend Rebekah Branby as a candidate or a teaching !osition" I ha#e had the !leas$re o hosting Ms" Branby as a st$dent teacher" %he st$dent ta$ght in my &th grade classroom at Bamber 'alley (lementary %chool rom )an$ary 2014 thro$gh March 2014" %he is a hard*+orking ed$cator +ho is st$dent* oc$sed" ,$ring Ms" Branby-s st$dent teacher e.!erience she had e.!os$re to a +ide #ariety o teaching e.!eriences" /irst o all, she had the o!!ort$nity to acilitate the learning o 20 i th grade homeroom st$dents in all s$b1ect matters" This academically and c$lt$rally di#erse classroom incl$ded st$dents +ith s!ecial needs, hearing loss, second lang$ages, and gi ted and talented ser#ices" 2ne o her strengths +as her ability to team +ith other teachers" Rebekah did a +onder $l 1ob o comm$nicating and collaborating +ith the dea and hard o hearing teachers that +ork e.tensi#ely in my classroom" %he also had the o!!ort$nity to team teach an 3at*risk4 math gro$! +ith t+o s!ecial ed$cation teachers" %he e.celled in this team teaching model" Ms" Branby has an e.tensi#e kno+ledge in the areas o child de#elo!ment and lesson !re!aration" %he $tili5ed a #ariety o teaching methods and acti#ities to accelerate all st$dents learning" Ms" Branby did an e.cellent 1ob o integrating technology to hel! enhance her lessons" Rebekah $tili5ed a #ariety o classroom management techni6$es that ens$red st$dent learning" ,$ring this st$dent teaching e.!erience, Rebekah sho+ed an e.cellent $nderstanding in lesson !re!aration and organi5ation" Ms" Branby-s +ork ethic is !henomenal7 she al+ays took things to the ne.t le#el" %he is con ident and caring !erson +ho does an e.cellent 1ob o de#elo!ing ra!!ort +ith st$dents and sta . Ms" Branbys gen$ine care or st$dents and their learning is #ery ob#io$s in her +ork" 8er !ositi#e and enth$siastic attit$de make it !ossible or her to b$ild and oster a !ositi#e learning en#ironment, +hile still e.!ecting !rod$cti#e and a!!ro!riate beha#ior rom st$dents" 8er ability to connect9relate +ith the st$dents hel!s oster a classroom learning en#ironment +here the st$dents kno+ that they are #al$ed" Ms" Branby em!o+ers all st$dents to learn, +hich hel!s st$dents gro+ both academically, emotionally and !ersonally" %he is an e.ce!tional teacher that +o$ld be an asset to yo$r school" %he is con ident team !layer and caring !erson +ho does an e.cellent 1ob o de#elo!ing relationshi!s +ith st$dents, !arents and sta " These !ersonal characteristics, along +ith good instr$ctional !edagogy and a !ositi#e attit$de, +ill make her an e.cellent teacher" I highly recommend her to any elementary school that is seeking an e ecti#e and dedicated teacher" I may be contacted at the n$mber and email address belo+ i yo$ +o$ld like to disc$ss Ms" Branby $rther" %incerely,

)ohn M" 8$st &th grade teacher Bamber 'alley (lementary %chool, Rochester M: ;hone: &00*<2=*<0<4 (mail: 1oh$st>rochester"k12"mn"$s