Blake Mellencamp graduated from Ball State University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in Teaching English/Language Arts. While at Ball State, he was a member of the Honors College, and he also took part in a Virginia Ball Center for Creative Inquiry project. He is currently an English teacher at Zionsville Middle […]
By: Dr. Darolyn “Lyn” Jones Dr. Lyn Jones is an assistant teaching professor in the Ball State English Department and currently teaches in the areas of English education, creative writing, and rhetoric and composition. She also serves as the Education Outreach Director of the Public Memoir Project at the Indiana Writers Center and is the editor for the […]
Dr. Jeff Spanke is an assistant professor of English at Ball State University. He teaches courses about Young Adult Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, and English teaching methods. Dr. Spanke delivered the following keynote speech on November 8th during the Be a Teacher Day event in Indianapolis. So, let’s do this. If you would, go ahead […]
As you know, we’ve been celebrating #BSUEnglishEd Month here in the English department. It seems only fitting, then, to talk about a huge educational event happening soon in the state of Indiana: Red for Ed Action Day. On Tuesday, November 19th, join the Indiana State Teachers Association for the Red for Ed Action Day. On […]
Karen Palencia is a Ball State English Education student. The following is a personal reflection she wrote for an English Ed course with Dr. Benko. Bachata music blasted from one cracked window of my noisy household. Outside stood a town of local mechanic shops, pan dulce bakeries, cheap convenience stores, and taco stands sizzling […]
Lauren Alvarez is a Ball State English Education student. Connect with her on Instagram. The essay below was a response to a prompt in one of Lauren’s English Ed classes. Why do you want to be an English teacher? I know why I want to be an English teacher. I chose English with dreams of […]