Kimberlee A dobek

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About the Teacher!

Greetings,

Welcome to my online portfolio! I am so glad you are here. I have the privilege of partnering with Indiana University-East (IU) for my graduate studies. This online space is dedicated to my educational studies at IU where I am actively working toward my Master of Arts in English with a Graduate Certificate in Composition Studies. You can view IU's principles of graduate studies requirements. Before my time at IU, I completed my undergraduate degree, a B.A., in English from Arizona State University in 2024, Magna Cum Laude. You can read more about my time at ASU here. Prior to that I earned my Associate in General Studies from Northwestern Michigan College from my hometown in Traverse City, Michigan. You can read more about me here.

For more information, you can view my Resumé.

Curriculum Vitae (CV) coming soon.

You can also find me on LinkedIn.

Teacher Philosophy

Philosophy: I believe in life-long learning and curating authentic experiences because life extends beyond the classroom setting. I am passionate about cultivating success for college students at all stages in their lives. I am devoted as a teacher to creating a space founded on inclusivity, and belonging in a respectful and judgement-free zone that values independent thought and the belief that we grow the more we are exposed to a diverse range of personal opinions in a classroom. I believe that agency, autonomy fosters an intentional and mindful civil discourse, empowering students to unleash their voice in a safe and stable learning environment while maintaining respect and openness toward opposing thoughts and opinions. The classroom should encourage active participation, engagement, and space to learn from one another.

Teaching Practices & Pedagogy

Pedagogy: My method and practice of teaching inside a classroom establishing pedagogy in a safe and welcoming environment where students engage in higher level discussion in a judgement-free space establishing their identity throughout their education. Teaching the purpose behind the curriculum and general outcomes is viewed as a layer of an onion that guides students from the outer layer exploring the surface and taking students on a journey deeper inside the onion and its layers is how education is formed and built. Similar to how educational outcomes are achieved one module at a time covering topics in a field of study working within a zone of proximal development. I believe each course benefits from selecting appropriate pedagogy from open pedagogy in a creative writing environment to an interdisciplinary approach to digital pedagogy and working across the disciplines. Contemplative and critical pedagogy. Transparent goals and outcomes is paramount while adaptability is essential for guiding students through each course. Setting students up for success means having grading rubrics, self-assessments that build self-efficacy leading to self-awareness and higher levels of motivation while students’ agency is their capacity and propensity to achieve and take initiative leading to self-regulated learning inward focusing on student performance. Assessment is a task with fact based evidence on progress. I believe in making assignments meaningful and there is value in finding personal connections.

Kimberlee A. Dobek Portfolio This Website is actively under construction

Welcome to my Virtual Space :Kimberlee A. Dobek.com

About the Teacher!

Teacher Philosophy

Teaching Practices & Pedagogy

My Blog

Get in Contact with Me Here!

Kimberlee A. Dobek

Kimberlee A. Dobek Portfolio This Website is actively under construction

Welcome to my Virtual Space :Kimberlee A. Dobek.com

About the Teacher!

Teacher Philosophy

Teaching Practices & Pedagogy

My Blog

Get in Contact with Me Here!

Kimberlee A. Dobek

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