Kameran Dostal is a real-life superhero, and recently was announced the Nebraska Art Teachers Association’s 2023 Elementary Art Teacher of the Year award to prove it. 
  
Dostal is an elementary art teacher at Emerson and Meadowlark elementary schools and a current graduate student in the University of Nebraska at Kearney 艺术教育硕士 程序. 她还在2018年从太阳城娱乐官网获得了学士学位。  
  
Art class has always held a special place in Dostal’s heart, not just because she loved the subject, but also because it was her middle/high school art teacher who first revealed Dostal’s superpowers. 
  
“Growing up I was a naughty child,” explained Dostal, who was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. “I had quite a few teachers in my lifetime that did not like those things about me. I always felt quite a bit of shame and guilt for being the loud kid.” 
  
Dostal’s art teacher reframed Dostal’s chatty and loud personality into her superpower of being able to include everyone into the conversation.
  
“Ultimately, I have my parents and my art teacher to thank because they gave me a childhood where they didn't expect me to change, and they took my loud and chattiness and made it into my superpower,” she said. 
 
Dostal does the same for her students today, and you can see that in her personal mission statement: “I’m here to help you explore the joy of creative expression.”
  
“I truly believe that's the foundation of what I do,” she said about her mission statement. “Every child, no matter their skill level, can express who they are in the art room. I love giving them the opportunity to be themselves and to make choices.” 
  
她的超能力引起了NATA的注意，该协会每年都会选出一名教师来获得年度小学艺术教育家奖。 这一荣誉是授予那些在艺术教育领域表现出杰出奉献和贡献的个人。 
  
Dostal将于10月13日星期五在太阳城娱乐官网大学林肯分校创新园区举行的2023年NATA秋季会议颁奖典礼上正式获得该奖项。  
  
“It's just such an honor and a privilege to be recognized for the work that I do from my colleagues. I feel really grateful,” Dostal said about receiving the award.