I am recommending Alicia Freeman for a secondary teaching position in your
school district. Ms. Freeman is currently completing her Teacher Candidate experience at Fesler Junior High School, and I have had the opportunity-as her Cal Poly University Supervisor-to observe Alicia in the classroom. Fesler Junior High School has a diverse population, and Alicia teaches both heterogeneously grouped classrooms, as well as homogenous groups. Her interactions with students are friendly and respectful. The standards of conduct and effective routines have been established, and Alicia manages groups, transitions and materials efficiently. Alicias willingness and ability to model her lessons, in concert with her Co-operating Teacher, demonstrate both her motivation and dedication to our profession. In addition, Alicia is reflective and actively pursues feedback from both her Co-operating Teacher and her University Supervisor-and she incorporates the learning from the feedback into her next lesson-with great success! Prior to being a Teacher Candidate, Alicia mentored incoming Cal State University-Chico- students to prepare them for college classes. In addition, she communicated with the incoming students with writing advice, graded their essays and managed the grade book. She also edited the format of California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo graduate theses and tracked the status of the theses. Ms. Freeman was a Teaching Apprentice at Cal Poly, where she attended classes and took notes as a resource for students, as well as grading response essays on Shakespeares plays and Renaissance literature, offering both detailed feedback and grades to students. Alicia also interned at the Guadalupe Dunes Center, where she taught third and fifth grade students about the local ecosystem and the Guadalupe area, as well as creating and teaching writing assignments focused on the Guadalupe area. Alicias continued focus on writing and the writing process will benefit all of her future students. I encourage you to interview and give Alicia consideration for a position in your district.
Colleen Spafford Cal Poly University Supervisor Mobile: (805) 471-4501 Home: (805) 438-5353