Dent Middle School teacher wins state honor

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Dent Middle School teacher Kason Dalton has been named the 2018 S.C. History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

The national organization dedicated to K-12 American history education has presented the award each year since 2004 to one teacher from each state, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and U.S. Department of Defense schools. A national winner will be chosen this fall.

“Kason’s commitment to historical thinking and personalized learning makes her an excellent choice to represent the many outstanding history teachers in South Carolina,” State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman said in a news release. “I congratulate Kason on being chosen to represent our great state and wish her the best of luck in this national competition.” 

Dalton, the co-chair of the S.C. Council for History Education, teaches seventh grade at the Richland School District Two school, focusing on reading and analyzation. During her 10-year educational career, Dalton has made presentations on historical thinking and personalized learning at national and state conferences and received her national board certification.

Dalton receives a $1,000 prize, and Dent’s school library gets a core archive of American history books and Gilder Lehrman educational materials.