Kim+Dewit

Kim Dewit

media type="custom" key="8761570" width="210" height="210" align="right" California girl, Kim Dewit, joins the BSWP Teaching and Technology class as a teacher of English for International Students at Boise State University. Although she graduated from Sonoma State University with a degree in Natural Resources, her work in the sciences prepared her for the teaching career she didn't know was in her future. Kim traveled the western United States as a Suntrek tour guide, giving European tourists a taste of the rugged American West, expertly guiding them through National Parks and and iconic American sites. Kim expanded her travels to Central America, teaching Environmental Education in the Peace Corps, honing her Spanish skills which laid the groundwork for a Master's Degree in Bilingual Education from Chapman University.

Since following her Dad's suggestion to become a teacher, Kim has become known as a "Jill of all trades". While she has taught Algebra, Health, Spanish, and Earth Science to students from elementary to high school, she is espescially gifted at teaching and reaching troubled kids. The best days for Kim are those days where the lesson falls perfectly into place and she feels dialed in to her students. Positive interactions with her students and the continuous learning experience that is the classroom, keeps her excited about teaching. According to Kim, "Nothing can match those days when the students are complimentary about what we have done in class. It makes me want to do a better job."

Kim values student individuality, self expression and participation in critical analysis. The roots of these values can be found in her own experiences with teachers. She fondly remembers Mrs. Graham, an elementary teacher who was the first teacher to acknowledge her for positive reasons and to truly reach her intelligent self. High school teacher, Mr. Fletcher, is also a favorite. Although he taught Marine Biology, he also managed to include discussions of relationships and summer backpacking trips into the curriculum. There is no doubt that Kim's students get a similarly enhanced curriculum as well.

For Kim's teaching inspiration we don't need to look far. It is our own Senora Mora. Kim loves how she is always working to become a better teacher for her students, including of course, keeping up with current theories and technologies. As Kim points out, "Samantha inspires me because she is very motivated, incredibly intelligent and because she likes me!"

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It just occurred to me that we could have used a screen capture tool like GoView to record and embed your video on your page! Too bad I didn't think of it then!-- Samantha

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