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Dear ________________ (XCPS Hiring Manager, Principal, Department Chair),

Please accept this letter and attached resume as an enthusiastic application for the English
teacher position at XXX High School in XXX, State. I graduated in 2016 from the University of
Virginia with a Master in Teaching Secondary English and a certification to teach English as a
Second Language. I spent my student teaching experience working in ninth and twelfth grade in
Charlottesville, Virginia, and I am interested in partnering with your English department to both
make a positive impact on your schools students and continue to grow my effectiveness as a
high school English teacher.
Though I am entering my first full year as a new teacher, my student teaching experience and
various other placements through the University of Virginias education program exposed me to
diverse learners in both middle and high school. I have experience working with students who
are first-generation college students, students learning English as a Second Language, high risk
students, students with disabilities, and students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. I am
passionate about using culturally responsive practices to reach students from all cultural
contexts, and I am especially interested in applying my skills and experiences to work with your
unique population of students.
At my student teaching placement, I had the opportunity to work with ninth grade standard
students on their analytical writing and reading skills. I learned the most effective ways to
differentiate instruction in collaborative classrooms; provide adequate reading support of low and
high level texts; scaffold pre- and during-writing, as well as revision, skills; and inductively
teach grammar. I have a wide range of experiences teaching many types of texts to learners at
different levels.
Teaching in standard ninth grade, Advanced Placement twelfth grade, and all-grade Creative
Writing elective courses, I have experience with behavior management of students in every grade
of high school. I have honed my skills of planning engaging and relevant instruction, redirecting
a class attention, consistently enforcing behavior expectations, and collaborating with school
personnel to problem-solve specific behavioral issues. My strengths as a teacher are in building
personal relationships with students, as well as a positive classroom climate. I offer XHS a
positive and structured classroom atmosphere, which I hope will enhance its high spirited school
atmosphere. I would love to pair my interpersonal skills with my passion for English education
in order to support the reading, writing, researching, oral communication, and technology skills
of the students at XHS.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration of my resume. Please contact me at (xxx)
xxx xxxx and mkw3cy@virginia.edu.

Sincerely,

Michaela Wolf