Meet our Winter 2021 recipients and how they are using their funds!
Congratulations to our 2021 Winter Teacher Winner, Ryan Allen! |
Congratulations to our 2021 Winter Student Winner, Mikayla Dayton! |
Originally from eastern Pennsylvania, Ryan has lived with his wife, Lauren, in southern Delaware for the past seven years teaching Spanish in the Delmar School District. He began his L2-learning in 8th grade and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Hispanic Languages and Literature from the University of Pittsburgh. In 2015, he earned his Master’s degree in Education from Kutztown University and is currently working on his Ed.D. at Salisbury University. His research interests include the intersection of language acquisition and identity, as well as the role of curriculum in teachers’ sense of self-efficacy.
Ryan spends his free time playing the bass guitar, traveling while sampling a wide variety of food wherever he goes, and training in various forms of martial arts. |
Mikayla (Kaza) Dayton is a junior at Sussex Academy. She is an International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate and a 2021 Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen Candidate. Some scholastic honors include being a 2021 Carson Scholar, National Honor Society member and Mu Alpha Theta-Math Honor Society member, in addition to being the Class of 2022 Vice President. Her most notable role is being the student “teacher” for a Middle School Spanish Club. Mikayla’s passion has always been in the Spanish classroom, so she continues this passion with middle school students through El Club de Español. She hopes to double major in Spanish and Secondary Education in college, as well, with hopes of becoming a high school Spanish Teacher. Teaching has always been her passion and Mikayla is excited for future experiences with her “students”. As an inspiring educator, it has been such a rewarding experience for her to work with students in Spanish Club and teach them about Spanish content that she is passionate about.
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