On October 18, formal state superintendent Glenda Ritz and state superintendent candidate Jennifer McCormick were asked various questions from a crowd of 65 at Ball State University’s Alumni Center. One topic discussed was on testing. Ritz wants to implement a computer-adaptive test that focuses on reading rather than writing, which will save the state $12 […]
Sierra Emilson Dual Major – Elementary and Special Education Ball State University Learning Management System – ICE Conference Online assessment is a powerful method to engage students, encourage learning and test student understanding of subject content. Using a learning management system (LMS) in the classroom provides teachers with a wide variety of features […]
When David Berliner arrived on February 5th, 2015 on Ball State’s campus, I assumed he’d be a stuffy philosopher. I figured he’d come in with facts and statistics of why education was in trouble and rally teachers around his cause to change the world. I was both right and wrong. Berliner enlightened me in so […]
Submitted by Sierra Emilson May 2015 On April 22, 2015 I attended a presentation at Ball State University featuring the 2014 National Teacher of the Year, Sean McComb. McComb is a high school English teacher in Maryland and also works with pre service teachers at a local university. About 97% of the students McComb works […]
Submitted by April Hampton May 2015 Sean McComb spoke about the importance of sparking hope into education as students continue to pursue their goals and ambitions. McComb, the 2014 Teacher of the Year, discussed how hope in education is not a wish, like some define the word, but rather it is a belief in the […]
Submitted by Jacklyn Snoek May 2015 Rainn Wilson walked across the stage to the podium, donning a sweater vest and a venti Starbucks coffee, and moved the audience to tears with the single line, “Wow, I could make so many jokes about your university’s name.” He then asked the audience to pull out their cameras […]