Twenty-two years ago, Michael Dunlea stepped into a career as a teacher with a goal of making a bigger impact on the world around him. Now, he’s being recognized for his commitment to students and ability to effect positive change on their lives as an inductee into the National Teachers Hall of Fame.

Dunlea, now a Little Egg Harbor Township resident, taught in the Stafford Township School District for 13 years, and spent the majority of that time as a second-grade teacher at the Ocean Acres…