"She is a model teacher for the staff, running data meetings with grade levels, sharing best practices and inviting teachers from all over the state to come into her classroom to observe."

Dora Bechtel is a second-grade teacher at Campus International School and was part of the school’s inaugural teaching staff when it opened in 2010. This is her 15th year teaching in Cleveland. Dora received her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education along with her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a reading endorsement from Cleveland State University. She also obtained the level of Master Teacher from the State of Ohio. When she is not teaching her beloved second graders, Dora teaches college students at Cleveland State University, where she is a part-time instructor in the Department of Teacher Education. Along with teaching, Dora loves being active with her husband and 2 daughters.