July 24, 2014

To Whom It May Concern:

RE: Character Reference for Miss Sheena !!ou"
#lease acce$t this as a letter of reference for Sheena !!ou"% She ser&e" as a $artici$atin' teacher in
the Cal'ary (oar" of E"ucation)s *C(E+ ,i'ital Citi-enshi$ an" Mo!ile .earnin' Research Initiati&e%
This Se$tem!er *2010+ mar/s the !e'innin' of $hase II of this 'lo!ally reco'ni-e" research in&ol&in'
$$le Cana"a, an" the 0ni&ersity of Cal'ary% We continue to loo/ for1ar" to another year of
learnin' from Sheena as she colla!orates 1ith her collea'ues to create res$onsi&e an" $ersonali-e"
learnin' e2$eriences for her stu"ents%
Sheena has the a!ility to relate effecti&ely to stu"ents an" fello1 collea'ues% She acce$ts
res$onsi!ility rea"ily an" ensures that all stu"ents feel an acti&e $art of their learnin' e2$erience% She
"e&elo$s mutual res$ect an" a 1arm carin' relationshi$ 1ith each in"i&i"ual in her contact% She has
"e&elo$e" many strate'ies to han"le classroom mana'ement effecti&ely% She ai"s 1ithout re$riman",
corrects 1ithout !elittlin', an" influences !y e2am$le% 3n all the &isitations to her class, all stu"ents
1ere a1are of her e2$ectations of their !eha&ior an" $erformance in class%
Sheena has sho1n a stron' le&el of commitment to im$ro&in' her instructional $ractice% She has $ut
forth much effort in the $re4$lannin' an" in $ro'rammin' for all learners in her care% She is creati&e,
fle2i!le, an" $ractical in the im$lementation of these lessons an" rea"ily acce$ts colla!oration an"
fee"!ac/% 5er rea"iness, ea'erness an" 1illin'ness to !e in&ol&e" 1ere &ery e&i"ent% In turn, the
stu"ents 1ere &ery res$onsi&e to 1or/in' 1ith her an" often e2$resse" 'reat comfort in the 1ay she
facilitate" the analysis an" assessment of their 1or/%
It is refreshin' to see youn' e"ucators 1ith the $ersonal 6ualities of Sheena that can ma/e our
classrooms a rich an" re1ar"in' e2$erience for all in&ol&e"% I can only ho$e that my a$$raisal "oes
cre"it to the $otential Sheena hol"s as a future 'ra"uate at your 0ni&ersity%
Sincerely,
Mr. Duncan White, M.Ed
Learning Innovation www.innovativelearning.ca
Manning Centre
Rm. 101, 3600 16 Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T3C 1A5
Phne! "03#$$$#$%$1 e&t. ''1% (a&! "03#$$$#651"
)un*an White
Senir +,u*atin S-e*iali.t
Learning Innovation