}aclyn Buii

Biighton, NI
(81u) 4S9-u124
Email: jaclynbuiigmail.com
0nline Poitfolio: jaclynbuii.weebly.com

To Whom It Nay Concein

I am inteiesteu in applying foi youi English oi histoiy positions at the high school oi miuule school level. I
have just finisheu my stuuent teaching at Novi Bigh School, wheie I woikeu with an English class anu a woilu
histoiy class. Piioi to this, I obtaineu B.A. in English with a minoi in histoiy at Nichigan State 0niveisity, aftei
giauuating as salutatoiian of Biighton Bigh School. I am also cuiiently woiking towaiu completing my RX
enuoisement. I am committeu to cieating engaging lessons that seek stuuent ielevancy, achieving pioficiency in
stanuaius, anu encouiaging stuuents to finu theii own voices anu impiove oui society.

Ny expeiience in wiiting instiuction will help me woik towaiu accomplishing any uistiict's wiiting anu
ieauing goals. In my English classes, I facilitateu inuiviuual wiiting confeiencing, woiking with each stuuent to
suppoit giowth in theii wiiting. I am expeiienceu in instiucting peisonal naiiatives, constiucteu iesponses, as
well as aigumentative anu liteiaiy analysis essays. I also woikeu with wiiting instiuction in woilu histoiy at Novi
Bigh, ievealing my ability to instiuct wiiting in numeious content aieas. Piioi to this, I woikeu at Nichigan State
0niveisity in a pie-college wiiting class foi inteinational stuuents, wheie I woikeu with English language leaineis
in inuiviuual wiiting confeiences anu whole-class instiuction as well. I have also woikeu with liteiatuie ciicle
instiuction, focusing on uiffeientiation anu I have tutoieu inuiviuually foi ieauing compiehension. Auuitionally,
my expeiience at Novi ievolveu aiounu veiy high acauemic stanuaius, as well as commitment to stuuent giowth
anu sophisticateu online uata analysis, using this uata to analyze how to best help stuuents succeeu, as well as
piove my methous foi incieasing pioficiency. I woikeu with stuuents fiom many uiffeient backgiounus anu
leaining styles, uiffeientiating my instiuction in oiuei to see peisonal giowth anu pioficiency in a vaiiety of ways.
With my assessments, stuuents weie able to woik on impioving thioughout the semesteis, gaining an abunuance
of foimative feeuback that helpeu them achieve that pioficiency on summative assessments.

As a iecent giauuate of Nichigan State 0niveisity, I have been tiaineu in vaiious foims of technology that aiu
leaining in the classioom. I peifoimeu wiiting confeiences with my stuuents online via uoogle Biive, woiking to
enhance stuuents' ievision piocesses with the efficiency of technology. Fuitheimoie, I woikeu with two uiffeient
Piofessional Leaining Communities at Novi to geneiate common assessments, ensuiing my ueuication to aligneu
assessment anu cuiiiculum. Noieovei, I built stiong community ielationships in Novi, wheie I woikeu with the
foiensics anu uebate teams in oiuei to ieach anu suppoit stuuents anu community membeis outsiue the
classioom.

Ny motivation foi puisuing a caieei in teaching was to help inuiviuual stuuents be theii best - to encouiage
them to become ciitically analyzing, piouuctive membeis of society, ueuicateu to impioving theii lives anu the
lives of those aiounu them. Theiefoie, I am passionate about missions to piomote social justice, as well as
builuing stiong stuuent ielationships. Buiing my stuuent teaching, I facilitateu uiscussion iegaiuing civil libeities,
uisciimination, social noims, anu aitistic piotest- each ieflecting a caie anu ueuication to expiessing stuuent voice
anu biinging awaieness to social justice.

I extenu my most aiuent appieciation foi youi consiueiation of my application foi any position you have
available. Please feel fiee to look thiough my online poitfolio. I look foiwaiu to heaiing fiom you to fuithei
uiscuss my expeiiences thus fai, my othei qualifications anu philosophies, oi any fuithei oppoitunities that might
aiise in youi uistiict in the futuie.

Sinceiely,

}aclyn Buii