Atlanta Neighborhood Charter Teacher to Receive $1K Grant
Darnell Fine recognized for his approach to teaching kids of diverse backgrounds.
ORMEWOOD PARK — The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project is recognizing five outstanding educators with the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching on Jan. 25 in Washington, D.C. Darnell Fine, a teacher at Atlanta Neighborhood Charter Middle School in Ormewood Park is among the honorees. The award recognizes educators who have demonstrated excellence in teaching students from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The winners were selected through a rigorous review process by an expert panel of teachers and scholars. Each educator will be presented with an award of $1,000. Video of their teaching techniques will be used to create professional development resources that will …
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Chris Murphy
7:00 am on Saturday, January 12, 2013
Back to the story: Congratulations, Mr. Fine! Mr. Fine is, well, kind of a 'different bird,' marches to his own drummer- and his love of teaching kids- middle schoolers!- it is obvious he loves his calling. He is one of those rare individuals that has found employment doing what he loves to do- and it shows. He's makes quick studies of all his students- I wouldn't doubt he knows most of them … more ›