32226 Sprlngbank 8d.

SW
Calgary A8, 13Z 2L9

May 11, 2014

1o whom lL may concern,

l have known Alysa CalverL for Lhe lasL semesLer, as a Leacher aL Sprlngbank CommunlLy Plgh School where she
LaughL Soclal SLudles 9, Lngllsh Language ArLs 9, 10-1, 10-2, and 20-2. She began her Leachlng career, wlLh a
number of dlfferenL classes Lo Leach, whlch ls challenglng even for a veLeran Leacher. She embraced her
schedule and her sLudenLs wlLh paLlence, perseverance and perslsLence. She also [umped ln wlLh boLh feeL and
volunLeered Lo supervlse boLh Clrls' 8ugby and 1rack and lleld. 1hese exLracurrlcular conLrlbuLlons gave her Lhe
opporLunlLy Lo know sLudenLs on a much dlfferenL level enhanclng her Leachlng pracLlce.

Ms. CalverL demonsLraLed Lremendous enLhuslasm and maLurlLy as a Leacher ln Lhe Llme l have known her. Alysa
undersLands Lhe lmporLance of bulldlng relaLlonshlps wlLh her sLudenLs and Lhe oLher sLaff members ln Lhe
school. She ls personable and frlendly whlch conLrlbuLes Lo her success. Alysa undersLands Lhe dlverslLy of
learners LhaL presenLs lLself ln every classroom and demonsLraLed Lhls undersLandlng ln developlng lessons LhaL
personallzed lnsLrucLlonal sLraLegles for her sLudenLs. Per plannlng was sLrong and she recognlzed when Lhere
was a need Lo change Lhe plan based on whaL Lhe sLudenLs were dolng. She knew she needed Lo be flexlble ln
LhaL plan Lo accommodaLe Lhe sLudenLs' learnlng needs.

As a one-Lo-one school, Alysa has creaLed an onllne presence for each of her classes and regularly uses dlglLal
Lools Lo engage sLudenLs. Alysa has an excellenL undersLandlng of Lhe currlculum as demonsLraLed ln her lesson
plannlng and conLlnually looked for addlLlonal resources and sLraLegles and worked collaboraLlvely Lo enhance
her Leachlng. Alysa ls professlonal ln her lnLeracLlons wlLh Lhe sLudenLs and undersLands her responslblllLles as a
classroom Leacher.

Ms. CalverL ls also a commlLLed learner. She [olned Lhe 8eglnnlng 1eachers' CommunlLy of racLlce for Lhe
second semesLer. She also slgned up for a 8ocky vlew lnlLlaLlve on lnsLrucLlonal ueslgn LlLled 'SLoryLelllng' where
she had Lhe opporunlLy Lo work collaboraLlvely wlLh colleagues Lo creaLe cross-grade and mulLl dlsclpllnary unlLs
of sLudy based on Lhe prlnclples of Plgh School 8edeslgn. lL ls clear LhaL Alysa reflecLs on her Leachlng pracLlce as
she ls able Lo communlcaLe her vlslon of Leachlng and learnlng and how lL changes as a resulL of new
undersLandlng, knowledge and experlences. Alysa asks quesLlons and ls open Lo suggesLlons.

lL ls wlLhouL heslLaLlon LhaL l recommend Alysa CalverL for a Leachlng poslLlon. lease feel free Lo conLacL me lf
you have any furLher quesLlons. She ls an enLhuslasLlc young Leacher and would be an asseL Lo any school sLaff.

Slncerely,




PeaLher lansher, hu
AcLlng rlnclpal, Sprlngbank CommunlLy Plgh School
Lmall: hfansher[rockyvlew.ab.ca
hone: 403-246-4771