Challenging careers careers exist for people who enjoy working with others to help them glean information by using a variety of materials, data bases, and technologies. A school library media specialist works with the students, teachers, principals, counselors, other school personnel, and parents to develop school library media programs. Courses at Ball State University help them meet the qualifications. Some students seek opportunities to qualify for several career opportunities to qualify for certification by preparing for both school and public library positions. People in professionsl positions in schools earn salaries equivalent to those of teachers.
Students also have a faculty advisor in their major field of study.
Among the scholarships available through the Teachers College and the Department of Secondary, Higher, and Foundations of Education are several Teachers College Alumni Scholarships, The Marina E. Axeen Scholarship Awards for Library and Information Services Programs, the Charles M. Kimbrough Scholarship, the E. Graham Pogue Scholarship, and the Heartland Stage Scholarship. These courses allow students to integrate theory and practice and to develop specific teaching skills before student teaching. Student teachers assume most of the responsibility for planning and teaching classes. They are supervised by the regular classroom teacher and a member of the Ball State University faculty. Student teachers are often placed in or near their home towns if they so request.