I started my teaching career in the Division of Education as a part-time faculty member in special education. I joined the division as an assistant professor in 1994. I have taught a variety of courses in both the undergraduate and graduate areas, specializing in courses that deal with inclusion of diverse students. I recently completed my doctorate in educational leadership at the University of St. Thomas, and my dissertation research focused upon the needs of people with disabilities who live within our local community. I direct the graduate programs in education and coordinate programs in special education.

Community and Professional Interests

• Board Member – North Dakota LEAD Center
• Member – Bismarck Mandan Council for Exceptional Children
• Volunteer – Elk’s Camp Grassick
• Accompanist – Lord of Life Lutheran Church
• Volunteer – Sleepy Hollow Summer Theatre
• Member – Lewis and Clark Ft. Mandan Foundation

On Teaching . . .

For the past 10 years or so, my education mission statement (especially as regards student with diverse abilities) has been “Find the need; meet the need.” Although I ground pre-service teachers with sound research-based knowledge, skills, and dispositions, I believe the best teachers are those who use both head and heart to discover each child’s needs and to partner with the child in meeting those needs.

-Becky Salveson

Education

    Ed. D. Educational Leadership
        University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
    M.S. Education of Students with Severe Disabilities
        University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    B.S. Elementary and Special Education
        University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Professional Membership

• Association of Teacher Education (ATE)
• North Dakota Association of Teacher Educators (NDATE)
• North Dakota Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (NDACTE)
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• Faculty Development Representative and Member of The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching & Learning (CACTL)
• The National Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Presentations

      ·     Fall 2006 – "Being Present: The Art of Teaching." Bismarck and
         Mandan Catholic Educators, Bismarck, ND.
     ·      Fall 2005 - "Teaching to Learn: Student Facilitated Disabilities."
         Fall Conference for The Collaboration for the Advancement of
         College Teaching and Learning, St. Paul, MN.
     ·      Spring 2004 - "Rubrics Presentation." United Tribes Technical 
         College, Bismarck, ND.  
     ·      Spring 2004 - "Student Facilitated Rubrics." ACTE Conference, 
         Bismarck.
     ·      Fall 2004, "We Read and Do:  Student Facilitated Disabilities 
         Awareness." International Reading Conference, Bismarck, ND. 
     ·      Each June since 1998 - "Behavior Management." Elk’s Camp
         Grassick, Dawson, ND.

Publications

·         "Stories from Inside and Out: A Qualitative Study of the Life Experiences of People Diagnosed with Chronic Mental Illness," unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.

Undergraduate Courses Taught

• HSL/ALU 122 – Emerging Leaders Academy
• EDU 383 – Introduction to Learners with Mild Disabilities
• EDU 388 – Teaching Students with Moderate to Severe Mental Retardation
• EDU 391 – Strategies for Diverse Learners
• EDU 392 – Transition Issues for Learners with Disabilities

Graduate Courses Taught

• EDU 531 – Ethics for Educators
• EDU 595 – Behavior Management