I am not always good with self-promotion—it makes me feel a bit icky—but, if I do not promote myself, who will? The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, “the nation’s leading organization dedicated to K-12 American history education,” has named me their Arkansas History Teacher of the Year for 2020.
Here are a few links to various articles and press releases:
Donnie Sewell, “ASMSA educator earns state teaching honor,” Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, 29 Jul 2020
John Anderson, “Oatsvall wins institute's History Teacher of the Year award,” The Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs, AR), 2 Aug 2020
“Neil Oatsvall Named 2020 Arkansas History Teacher of the Year,” Arkansas Department of Education, 4 Aug 2020
“Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History honors Arkansas teacher,” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 4 Aug 2020