REFERENCE LETTER
FROM DIANA OKE, OCT
After completing two practicum placements, totalling 11 weeks, in her ADA1O classes, Diana wrote:
"Emily is an effective educator. During classroom instruction, she strikes a careful balance between delivering content and encouraging participation. Her lessons are highly active, varied, and keep students learning, collaborating, and moving. Emily is also extremely competent in assessment (as, for, and of learning) and the building of assessment tools. Her evaluations include student-driven success criteria and peer evaluation, which promote self-regulation, reflection, and meta-cognition..."
REFERENCE LETTER
FROM AMANDA LATOURELL, OCT
After completing a 7 week practicum in her CHC2P class, Amanda wrote:
"Emily has many strengths that make her very qualified for any teaching assignment, however it is her unrivalled commitment to the success of each student that sets her apart from her peers. Emily is constantly seeking new opportunities and new strategies to improve her craft as a teacher, as well as ensuring that each student that enters her class is welcomed and feels as if they can be successful. As a result, Emily engages each student in a truly differentiated learning environment that draws on the strengths of each individual learner..."
REFERENCE LETTER
FROM MIKE HOWE, OCT
Having assessed me on behalf of Queen's Faculty of Education on my practicum placements, Mike wrote:
"In discussion with Emily, I find a young teacher with a passion for learning and sharing. She has the ability to identify issues and work co-operatively with all kinds of students. I find her to be imaginative and creative. Ms Mills' educational and leadership abilities, her desire to help others and her ability to work collaboratively make her an outstanding candidate for any teaching staff..."
REFERENCE LETTER
FROM ALEX SEITZ
Following my time working for Camp Kodiak, Alex Seitz wrote:
"In all areas, Emily proved herself to be a motivated and reliable team player... Throughout the summer Emily demonstrated dedication to her job and commitment to her campers. In spite of her very busy schedule, she could always be counted on to volunteer when something had to be done or to spend extra time with a youngster who needed her."
REFERENCE LETTER
FROM MELYSSA KERR
Partway through my three years as a Don, Melyssa Kerr, Residence Life Coordinator wrote:
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"Emily has built strong floor communities and this has not gone unnoticed, as evidenced by student survey feedback that was delivered to her at her annual performance evaluation. In everything she offers to her students in terms of programming, Emily creates
a learning experience that responds to a need in her community. Emily is a strong member of her staff team and goes above and beyond in her efforts to contribute to education in residence. Emily volunteers for many departmental initiatives, including Get It Done and the First Day of School academic success programming, which shows her commitment to providing educational programming opportunities to students across campus, and to supporting the Residence Life team as a whole.