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“Education in a Democratic Society” course

In the fall of 1998, the Department of Elementary Education launched a new curriculum that opened an exciting chapter in the history of American education. The department began in 1995 to create a curriculum that would equip teachers with new tools and new attitudes. Every early childhood and elementary teacher graduating from Ball State, we believe, should be prepared to be a reflective practitioner, a lifelong learner, and an active and thoughtful citizen. EDEL 100, Education in a Democratic Society, offers an initial investigation into teaching and the teaching profession. The purpose of this course is “”to introduce teaching as…

Creative Writing in the Community

In this required course for creative writing majors offered for the first time in the spring of 2003, students meet with their writing partners for a minimum of five visits (one hour each) to become acquainted and to eventually explore a significant moment or event in that person s life. This semester, students read The Soul of a Citizen, and the directors of involved agencies gave presentations on their respective agencies and client population. In February of this year, through funding by Lilly Endowment, Paul Loeb came to campus to give a lecture, conduct a faculty workshop, and visit the…