Teacher Education Services and Clinical Practice

Student teaching and practicums are officially underway. Pre-service teachers currently placed in K–12 classrooms are invited to submit a photo to be featured on our social media.

Thinking about student teaching in Germany in Spring 2026? 🌍✨ Join our info session to learn more! Email otes@bsu.edu for the Zoom link—we can’t wait to see you there! 🇩🇪📚

Happy Holidays from the OTES-CP team! Which Holiday Cottage do you like best?

Shout out to a great duo at West Clay Elementary School: Mentor Teacher Andrea Gabor and Student Teacher Brooke Eshleman in fourth grade! What an outstanding team!

Shout out to Decatur Central High School and our student teacher Tatum Estes with Julie Stoner! Julie is a BSU grad in Special Education and mentoring one of our current Special Education students! (Also- Julie was the district's Teacher of the Year in 2016-2017!!)

Associate Director of Clinical Practice & School Partnerships, Sari Harris, presented as part of a panel on addressing the teacher shortage through registered apprenticeships, teacher residencies and alternative pathways at the Second Annual Festival of Education in Washington DC

Congratulations Jane Thomas on 40 years as our licensing adviser in OTES-CP. You are amazing!! #BallStateTC

Congratulations to Principal Brittney Charles and the staff at Grissom Elementary in Muncie for recognition at the IDOE Educational Excellence Awards Gala. Grissom students doubled their growth on the IREADY assessment with growth in phonics, AND reduced absent students by 20%!

Ice-cream, Games, Prizes, Activity Fair + Presentations for teaching majors!! We would love to see you here!! #ballstatetc

A BIG Thank You to Elizabeth Villegas, Executive Assistant for Human Resources at MSD Wayne Township! Her hard work and dedication in helping gain placements for our students makes all the difference!

Shoutout to the Assistant Director of OTES-CP, Sari Harris, for receiving the Teacher's College Professional Staff Award for all of her hard work. Congratulations, Sari!

Shout out and hats off to Vicki Foutty in central office at Hamilton Southeastern Schools. Her assistance in helping us place students for their student teaching experience at HSE is OVER THE TOP!!

Shout out to a great student teacher (Alexa Williams) and awesome mentor teacher (Hilary Barkley) in fifth grade at Pittsboro Elementary School

Minnetrista Cultural Center is inviting all teachers to come for free on Saturday, 2/24. Come to learn about the amazing field trips they offer, stay for the free admission and great exhibits!

Warren Township is holding a teacher hiring fair! Check out the flyer for more information!

Our Fall 2024 Spring 2025 student teaching application dates have been announced! Join us for one of three application meetings in order to apply for fall '24/spring '25 student teaching!

Attention all Juniors or Seniors: the IRTAF scholarships are $2000 scholarships for junior and senior teaching majors in Indiana. Ball State teaching majors who live in one of the 10 regions are eligible to apply. The applications are due April 1st. retiredteachers.org/view/download.…

@elwood_hs @Elwood_Intermed are PROUD to partner with @BallState to help prepare future teachers!

A HUGE thank you to one of our long-standing partners: Marcy Schuck at Rhoades Elementary School. Her on-going support of our programs and our students is fantastic!! Marcy was recognized as the Ball State PDS Outstanding Mentor Teacher in 2020! Thanks for all you do!

So honored to be part of this ceremony (that’s my classroom!!); I love to do this rewarding work w @MuncieSchools teachers!! Grateful to @BallStateCSH, @ballstatetc, @ballstateotescp, and @bsuenglish for supporting this important partnership!