Letter of Introduction

My name is Anne DeCock. This summer I worked both at Scott Highlands Middle School, as a 6th grade science teacher for the Young Scholars Camp, and at Diamond Path Elementary, as a 5th grade Summer Academy Teacher. In both of these positions I worked with my respective teams of teachers, writing curriculum and lesson plans. I then got the satisfaction of teaching the lesson I helped plan.

I spent the last school year in a nine month Professional Fellowship Naturalist Program at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, where I continued to grow as a teacher. I taught environmental science education, with classes such as Stream Study where students tested water quality, and adventure education where students worked on personal and group growth. At Eagle Bluff I improved my presentation and classroom management techniques, I worked with parent chaperones in my classroom on a daily basis and I learned to teach to many different audiences. I taught first grade through adult groups, focusing primarily on 4th through 8th graders. Class sizes ranged from 12 to over 200. During my time a Eagle Bluff I began an Environmental Education Certificate through Hamline University. I intend to continue to build on this certificate over the next few years and earn a Master of Arts in Education: Natural Science and Environmental Education through Hamline. 

I graduated from Northland College in the spring of 2010 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education. My experience student teaching taught me countless, valuable lessons. The first half of my student teaching experience was in 2nd grade at Washburn Elementary. I completed the second half in 6th grade at Ashland Middle School. Shortly before student teaching, I was a member of the Wilderness Classroom’s Trans Amazon Expedition, during which I helped create – from the field in Brazil – an interactive virtual expedition for elementary and middle school students.        
   
Enclosed, please find my resume and letters of recommendation. I would appreciate the opportunity to interview for a position at your school. I believe my background and skills would fit with your school community to help make it a strong learning environment. I also feel your school is the type of place where I would continue to learn and grow. 

Thank you for your consideration of my application.

Sincerely,
Anne DeCock