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By Stephanie Warsmith
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 10:13 a.m. EDT, May 15, 2008
Dorothea Dingle, a 15-year educator, has been named Akron Public Schools' 2007-08 Teacher of the Year.
Dingle teaches special education to first- through fifth-graders at Stewart Elementary, Akron's Afrocentric school.
She was one of eight nominees.
District officials described Dingle as a motivated and compassionate teacher who thinks each student ''is an individual with a unique purpose in life.''
''Treating a child as a unique individual in the classroom is the best way to help them find success in learning,'' Dingle said. ''This allows me to connect with each student and foster a connection that transcends traditional teacher-student relationships.''
The other nominees were Joshua Allen, Goodyear Middle; Sandra Bradbury, Hyre Middle; Kimberly Dorsey, Resnik Elementary; Susan Hall, Jennings Middle; Diane MacBridge, Glover Elementary; David Skelton, Goodrich Middle, and Linda Ward, Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts.
Carol Reagan of Case Elementary received the Marilyn Parks Lifetime Achievement Award.
Stephanie Warsmith can be reached at
330-996-3705 or swarsmith@thebeacon
journal.com.
Dorothea Dingle, a 15-year educator, has been named Akron Public Schools' 2007-08 Teacher of the Year.
Dingle teaches special education to first- through fifth-graders at Stewart Elementary, Akron's Afrocentric school.
She was one of eight nominees.
District officials described Dingle as a motivated and compassionate teacher who thinks each student ''is an individual with a unique purpose in life.''
''Treating a child as a unique individual in the classroom is the best way to help them find success in learning,'' Dingle said. ''This allows me to connect with each student and foster a connection that transcends traditional teacher-student relationships.''
The other nominees were Joshua Allen, Goodyear Middle; Sandra Bradbury, Hyre Middle; Kimberly Dorsey, Resnik Elementary; Susan Hall, Jennings Middle; Diane MacBridge, Glover Elementary; David Skelton, Goodrich Middle, and Linda Ward, Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts.
Carol Reagan of Case Elementary received the Marilyn Parks Lifetime Achievement Award.
Stephanie Warsmith can be reached at
330-996-3705 or swarsmith@thebeacon
journal.com.
