{"id":693,"date":"2023-08-23T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/online\/?p=693"},"modified":"2023-10-06T08:29:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T12:29:37","slug":"all-around-the-world-ball-state-alumna-seizes-the-moment-teaching-and-living-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/online\/2023\/08\/all-around-the-world-ball-state-alumna-seizes-the-moment-teaching-and-living-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"All Around the World: Ball State Alumna Seizes the Moment Teaching and Living Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-696\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21133840\/FB_IMG_1689176504541-1-e1692639573386-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ashton Keck reaches Volcan Miravalles in Costa Rica.\" width=\"225\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21133840\/FB_IMG_1689176504541-1-e1692639573386-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21133840\/FB_IMG_1689176504541-1-e1692639573386.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Ashton Keck, a 2018 graduate of Ball State University, is no stranger to adventure or hard work. Currently working in Costa Rica, she uses her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/online\/academic-programs\/masters\/mainedpsych\">Master\u2019s in Educational Psychology<\/a> to help and teach students with diverse education needs, particularly those on the autism spectrum or who have behavioral or mental health concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Her travels have taken her all around the world, which is why Ball State Online was the perfect fit for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was living a nontraditional lifestyle at the time, so what really stuck out to me was the flexibility of the program and the responsiveness of my teachers and advisors,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started my master\u2019s while working as a behavior strategist in the United States. Then, I moved to a remote jungle in Panama. The teachers were always understanding if there were power outages or something else going on when I was living in the jungle.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>From Rocky Starts to Stellar Teacher<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Prior to coming to Ball State, Keck was a self-described \u201cbehavior kid\u201d and had special schooling because of that. Growing up with her own issues made her want to help others with similar struggles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI kind of got where they were coming from,\u201d she says when speaking about the student population she wanted to work with.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-698 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134526\/FB_IMG_1689176871272-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ashton Keck explores the trails when not in the classroom. \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134526\/FB_IMG_1689176871272-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134526\/FB_IMG_1689176871272-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134526\/FB_IMG_1689176871272-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134526\/FB_IMG_1689176871272-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134526\/FB_IMG_1689176871272-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134526\/FB_IMG_1689176871272-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>However, her personal experiences weren\u2019t the only thing to drive her desire to teach special education. There is a demand for educators with specialized knowledge and skills to work with students with emotional and behavioral disorders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like challenges,\u201d Keck explains.<\/p>\n<h2>Always Prepared<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI knew when I was becoming a teacher that I wanted to travel the world and teach. I didn\u2019t have a specific place that I wanted to go to\u2014it was kind of like one of those throw-a-dart-on-a-map situations,\u201d says Keck.<\/p>\n<p>Her Ball State education prepared her where real-world experience didn\u2019t. What she learned at Ball State was a solid basis for what to do in the classroom when there was nobody around to provide guidance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[My education at Ball State] really prepared me,\u201d says Keck, \u201cbecause when [traveling and teaching internationally], you could end up at a school that has no curriculum, or you could end up at a school with a curriculum and iPads. I was really grateful to have such a strong background both with my special education, the educational psychology, and my applied behavior analysis (ABA), because I didn\u2019t have a lot of guidance at a lot of the schools I worked at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-697 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134255\/Screenshot_2023-07-12-09-44-57-961_com.facebook.katana-1-e1692639832520-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ashton Keck teaches a group of students.\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134255\/Screenshot_2023-07-12-09-44-57-961_com.facebook.katana-1-e1692639832520-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134255\/Screenshot_2023-07-12-09-44-57-961_com.facebook.katana-1-e1692639832520-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134255\/Screenshot_2023-07-12-09-44-57-961_com.facebook.katana-1-e1692639832520.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>\u201cI worked at various schools in Latin America where we sometimes did not have a curriculum or books to follow. Unfortunately, support was at times minimal from the administration, and as teachers, we had to do a lot of work that, in the public system in the U.S., others would be in charge of,\u201d says Keck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I was studying Educational Psychology at the time, I had a pretty good starting point on how to design my classes so that my students could learn in a way that was meaningful. Studying various cognitive and learning theory principles helped me to create lessons that were effective and engaging to my students.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Advice for Students<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If there is any bit of advice Keck would give to prospective and current Ball State students pursuing online education, it would be the same advice she tells her students: talk to your teachers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The professors] are super helpful and understanding. I think a lot of students who are going online are maybe not having the most traditional schooling experience,\u201d says Keck, \u201cso I would recommend not being a stranger. Just because we\u2019re behind screens doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t build connections.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Breaks in the Outdoors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Of course, everybody needs a break every now and then, and for Keck, one advantage of her travels is that she constantly has new vistas to explore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a big nerd when it comes to outdoor sports,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>An avid ultrarunner, Keck says those are her favorite types of runs; she recently ran a 100-mile race through Big Horn, Wyoming. When life takes you all over the world, sometimes you\u2019ve got to seize the moment and put on some tennis shoes and run.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-699 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134646\/FB_IMG_1689176624136-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ashton Keck displaying another medal earned after an ultra marathon.\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134646\/FB_IMG_1689176624136-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134646\/FB_IMG_1689176624136-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134646\/FB_IMG_1689176624136-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/08\/21134646\/FB_IMG_1689176624136.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashton Keck, a 2018 graduate of Ball State University, is no stranger to adventure or hard work. 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