Please, accept my highest recommendation of Janelle Kariniemi for employment as a Spanish teacher. I had the pleasure to be her mentor for the 2016-17 academic year, and was impressed with her superior language proficiency, outstanding work ethic and rapid growth in teaching competence.
Janelles extensive experiences abroad have enabled her to bring a rare depth of content knowledge and authenticity to each lesson. During her student teaching experience, students thoroughly benefited from her memorable and meticulously planned lessons that incorporated a variety of methods and cutting edge media. She successfully combined whole group and small group instruction, as well as pair and individual tasks, while making differentiated instruction a priority.
The quality that will make Janelle an invaluable asset to any staff is, in my opinion, her highly reflective nature and awareness of best instructional practices. I believe our profession is clamoring for teachers like Janelle, teachers with a growth mindset who are willing to continuously reassess and improve their practice to best serve a diverse student population in our ever-changing world.
Speaking as a secondary-level teacher, I have the confidence that Janelle Kariniemi will be an excellent educator with the highest level of professionalism in any learning environment. Please, feel free to contact me if I can provide any further information regarding this outstanding candidate.