Alan L. Neville

Assistant Professor of Education.  B.M., University of South Dakota; M.Ed. South Dakota State University;          Ed.D., University of South Dakota

Ed.D. University of South Dakota

M.Ed. South Dakota State University

B.M. University of South Dakota

Elementary & Secondary Education

2000 Educational Administration

1995 Educational Administration

1984 Music Education

Woodbury Central, Moville, Iowa

2002-Present, Northern State University, Assistant Professor of Elementary & Secondary Education

1999-2002, Public Schools in SD, High School Principal/Music Teacher, Grades 5-12

1991-1999, South Dakota National Guard, Administrative & Legal Non-Commissioned Officer

1985-1991, Public Schools in SD, Music Teacher, Grades 5-12

Fall 2002 to Fall 2007

     EDFN 475/575 Human Relations 3 credit hours

     INED 411/511 South Dakota Indian Studies 3 credit hours

Fall 2007

     EDFN 439 K-12 Issues 2 credit hours

Fall 2007

     EDAD 735 School Law 3 credit hours

Summer 2002 & Distance (WebCT)

     SPED 785 Special Education Law 2 credit hours

Spring 2005; Spring 2007

     SPED 485 Special Education Law 2 credit hours

Fall 2005 to Spring 2007

     EDER 415 Educational Assessment 2 credit hours

Spring 2006

     EDFN 790 Seminar: Current Issues in K-12 Education

Other Collegiate Assignments

Diversity Field Trip Coordinator; Americans with Disabilities Act Accommodations Review Committee; Institutional Diversity Committee; Student Teacher Supervisor; Undergraduate Student Advisor; Graduate Chair and Committee Member; June Town Hall Meeting Co-Chair; Veteran's Club Advisor.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Phi Delta Kappa

Teachers College Record, Columbia University, book reviewer

Neville, A. L. (2007, November 16). Integrating Multiple Intelligences Into The Curriculum Of Native American Students.  To be presented at the Systems Change Conference, Chamberlain, SD, sponsored by the Midwest Alliance for Professional Learning & Leadership.

Neville, A. L. (2007, August 8). Teachers College Record (Review of the book Army 101: Inside ROTC in a Time of War]. Retrieved August 9, 2007, from http://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 14577.

Neville, A. L. Incorporating Cross-Curricular Planning Into Your Museum Environment.  Presented at the Association for South Dakota Museums Annual Meeting, Huron, SD, on May 4, 2007.

Neville, A. L. Updates on IEPs. Presented at the Education Law Seminar, Northern State University, sponsored by the law firm of Bantz, Gosch, & Cremer, on April 19, 2007.

Neville, A. L. Enhancing Native American Students' Learning with Multiple Intelligences.  Presented at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, March 18, 2007.

Neville, A. L. Integrating Multiple Intelligences into Each Lesson and Assessment.  Presented to 60 teachers, grades PreK - 12, at the Aberdeen Roncalli Staff Development in Aberdeen, SD, on December 1, 2006.

Neville, A. L. Special Education Law "Basic Training."  Presented at the Skills, Techniques, & Educational Practices for Paraprofessionals (STEP) Academy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, July 27 - 28, 2006.

Neville, A. L. South Dakota Tribes. Presented at the Native American Festival of Culture Honoring the Youth: Past, Present, & Future at the Johnson Fine Arts Center, Aberdeen, SD, May 11, 2006.

Bardhoshi, G., Duncan, K., & Neville, A. South Dakota school principals' perception of the school counselor's role - A statewide survey. Presented at the South Dakota Counseling Association Annual Conference, Pierre, SD, April 21, 2006.

2006 Using Gardner's Multiple Intelligences to Assess Native American Students' Strengths and Enhance Instruction. Presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 8, 2006.

2005 Cultural Differences, Multiple Intelligences, and One Test? Presented July 29, 2005 at the Skills, Techniques, and Educational Practices (STEP) for Paraprofessionals Academy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.

2005 Cultural Differences, Multiple Intelligences, and One Test? Presented April 3, 2005 at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

Neville, A. L. (2001). Native American Students' Self-Perceptions Regarding Gardner's Multiple Intelligences.  Principally Speaking, XII, 41-42.

2001 Unlocking Native American Students' Potential with Gardner's Multiple Intelligences, The National Conference on Education, Orlando, FL, American Association of School Administrators.

Neville, A. L. (2000). Native American students' self-perceptions regarding Gardner's multiple intelligences (Doctoral dissertation, University of South Dakota, 2000). Dissertation Abstracts International, 61, 839.

Neville, A. L. (1999). 147th Army Band. South Dakota Musician, 33, 21-22.

Grants

2007 Awarded Faculty Travel funds to present at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference.

2006 Awarded Northern State University Distance Delivery Initiative to develop an online Special Education Law (SPED 785) course for the Fall 2006.

2006 Awarded Faculty Travel funds to present at the Hawaii International Conference on Education.

2005-2004 Awarded Institute for Rural Education and Community Development grant.  Teacher education students in both EDFN 475/575 Human Relations and INED 411 South Dakota Indian Studies classes will work with a Bureau of Indian Affairs school or a public school with high American Indian enrollment to determine, compile, and disseminate students' self-perceptions regarding Gardner's multiple intelligences.  NSU teacher education students will then create a website of lesson plan resources for educators linking both state content standards and the eight multiple intelligences. 

2005 Awarded Bush Collaborative Research Grant.  Project title, "Field Experience in Learning Methodologies for NSU Students in EDFN 475/575 (Human Relations): A Study in Cognition."  In collaboration with Dr. Richard Faflak, this interactive project will involve NSU students and students from the Hutterite Colony at Hutterville in an archaeological field excavation on one of the early settled colonies, dating from about the turn of the century.  The scientific aspect of this project will involve the application of ground penetrating radar, a remote sensing technology, to locate the subsurface remains of a historic homestead.

2005 Awarded Faculty Travel funds to present at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Annual Conference.

2002 Awarded Governor William J. Janklow Faculty Award for Teaching with Technology for South Dakota Indian Studies class.  Created and published instructor and student designed websites utilizing Microsoft FrontPage. Developed and integrated numerous WebCt components.  Published student-developed PowerPoint presentations utilizing digital camera images, scanner images, and MP3 or music files.  

Native American Studies

Multiple Intelligences

Learning Styles

School Law & Special Education Law

Work with Aberdeen Public Schools Office of Indian Education to tutor Native American students in grades K through 12.  Viewpoints columnist for Aberdeen American News.

South Dakota -- K - 12 Music Education; 7 - 12 Secondary Education; 7 - 12 Secondary Principal; Preschool - 8 Elementary Principal; Career School Superintendent