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0220 5415209929 jake.c.larson29@gmail.com
May2017,
Towhomitmayconcern,
BasedonmyexperienceasaBoe cherTeacherResidentatWilliamSmithHighSchoolinAurora,Iamqualiedto
becomeafull mesecondarymathema csteacher.Iamcommi edtoprovidingallstudentswithequitableaccessto
qualityeduca onbycrea ngasafeenvironmentwheretheyaresupportedintheiracademicandlifeaspira ons.
OneofthecorevaluesIholdasaneducatoristotreatstudentswithrespectanddignityasapersonrstandforemost.
Thisisdonebyrecognizingthatstudentsaredealingwithacademicstress,andalsohavesocial,emo onal,mental,and
physicalhealththattheyaretryingtobalanceasteenagers.InmyclassesIhavemadeaconsciouseorttobuildgenuine
andauthen crela onshipswithstudentstoshowthatIcarefortheireduca onalsuccessaswellastheiroverallhealth
asaperson.Whenstudentsknowtheyaretrulycaredfor,theyaremorewillingandcommi edtofocusonthecontent.
AnapproachtoteachingmaththatIholdtrueisprovidingacontextinwhichallstudentsareabletoaccessthemath
content.DuringTrigonometrywestudieddirectconnec onsofmathtotheeldsofphysics,astronomy,engineering,
biology,andsports.W
henlearningaboutexponentsandlogarithms,weanalyzed,modeled,andpredictedthegrowthof
invasivespecies.Learningmaththroughthesecontextsresultedinmorestudentinvolvementinthelearningprocessand
thoroughcomprehensionofthemathcontent,asseeninforma veandsumma veassessments.
Thankyouforconsideringmetobecomeafull meteacher.Idgreatlyappreciateanopportunitytodiscussmy
qualica onsandtforthisdistrict,andIamavailableforaninterviewatyourearliestconvenience.
Sincerely,
JakeC.Larson