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UTSA College of Education and Human Development
Week of Fri, December 18, 2015 |
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Spotlight:
Bidding
Goodbye: Tech guru says farewell
Will Ingram bids farewell to COEHD and UTSA during a farewell reception. The (former) IT manager leaves Texas behind as he sets horizons for Tennessee and Belmont University!
(12/17)
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UTSA
receives $3.25 million U.S. DOE grant to create PIVOT program
by Christi Fish, University Communications | 12/18
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received a five-year, $3.25 million Title V collaborative grant from the U.S. Department of Education to create the PIVOT program to increase student engagement, retention and graduation at UTSA and the Alamo
Colleges. COEHD professor, Dr. Patricia Sanchez, is part of the grant team.
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COEHD
center is inspiring inquiry through literacy
by Jo Ann Jones, COEHD | 12/14
Amidst the shelves of colorful books and the motivational posters that adorn the walls of La Plaza de Lectura (the Reading Place), a center housed within the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching,
sit empty plastic tubs.
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Education Abroad
Faculty Travel Grant Announced
| Office of the Vice Provost for International Initiatives
As a part of the Office of the Vice Provost for International Initiatives’ efforts to expand our faculty-led education abroad programs, applications are being solicited for the summer
2016 UTSA International Education Abroad Faculty Travel Grant. This grant will offer a one-time $1,000 travel grant to faculty leaders of UTSA study abroad programs. This grant is to defray faculty travel costs that are embedded in the overall program cost
for student participants. To apply, visit: http://international.utsa.edu/news/education-abroad-faculty-travel-grant-announced/
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Student Opportunities
with ATE (FREE IPAD!)
ATE
| Academy for Teacher Excellence
The Academy for Teacher Excellence (ATE) is currently seeking students to volunteer in our after-school Informal Learning Clubs beginning Spring 2016. Students are loaned an iPad
at the beginning of the program, and if they fulfill all the requirements they get to keep the iPad! The ATE staff has a short, 10-minute, prepared presentation with handouts and we would like to come visit your class(es) sometime between January 11 and January
25 and present this opportunity to your students. If you are interested please contact Deborah Chaney at 210-458-6170.
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Literacy Assistant
Professor in Practice positions
BBL/UTRGV
| Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
The Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is accepting applications for a Literacy Assistant Professor in Practice positions (4).
For more information see Dr Belinda Flores or contact Isela Almaguer .
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7
Brain Foods for Kids
by Anne Krueger, WebMD | 12/17
As fast as children whiz from classroom to activity to home and back again, their brains are just as rapidly growing and changing. These 7 foods can help kids stay sharp and affect
how their brains develop well into the future.
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The
Influence Of Education On The 3D Printing Industry
by John Dogru, TechCrunch | 12/17
You probably don’t own a 3D printer yet. Like computers in the early 1980s, it’s an intriguing new technology that hasn’t quite found its place in the home. However, schools and
universities are proving to be a petri dish of innovation, where there is an existing space for experimentation and practical application, as well as palpable enthusiasm for the technology among…
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The
New Digital Stars Of Higher Education
by Ryan Craig, TechCrunch | 12/17
Higher education is going through a well-documented digital revolution. Colleges and universities are awash in data. Accelerated-learning “bootcamps” challenge the supremacy of the
establishment. But, as it turns out, it just might be higher education’s digital sidekicks that have the potential to unmask — and transform — higher education’s greatest challenge.
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Tech Savvy Teaching:
How Do You Rank?
by Edutopia, Edutopia | 12/17
Are tech tools improving your teaching or just a distraction? Take this quiz and find out how you rank on our technology integration scale.
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Integrating
the 16 Habits of Mind
by Terry Heick, Edutopia | 12/17
Edutopia blogger Terry Heick provides a quick tour of Costa and Kallick's 16 Habits of Mind, along with suggestions for integrating them as classroom best practices.
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Adopting
a transformational leadership style
by Matthew Lynch, The Edvocate | 12/17
Transformational leadership is all about perception. It only works if it is able to influence the core—the follower’s feelings. Charismatic and inspiring, transformational leaders
are well versed the power of language and imagery. “Transformational characteristics” are...
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The LAUSD
shutdown, by the numbers
by Sarah Menendez and Janet Nguyen, NPR Marketplace | 12/17
The Los Angeles Unified School District shut down all the schools in its purview after receiving a safety threat Tuesday morning. At least one school board member received an emailed
bomb threat, according to NBC Los Angeles. LAUSD is the country’s second-largest school district, serving hundreds of thousands of students.
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U.S.
High School Graduation Rate Hits Record High
by ANYA KAMENETZ, NPR Ed | 12/17
For the fourth straight year, the U.S. high school graduation rate has improved — reaching an all-time high of 82 percent in the 2013-2014 school year, the Department of Education
announced Tuesday.
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Low
Pay, Long Commutes: The Plight Of The Adjunct Professor
by ERIC WESTERVELT, NPR Morning edition | 12/17
Adjuncts teach most college courses in the U.S., but it's a job fraught with insecurity and low pay. One adjunct with a particularly tough commute is hoping to foster a community
among his colleagues.
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Morath
on Being the Next Texas Education Commissioner
by Bill Zeeble, The Texas Tribune | 12/17
Mike Morath got the nod Monday from Gov. Greg Abbott to be the state's next education commissioner. Morath made his name as a member of the Dallas school board — he supported the
reforms of former superintendent Mike Miles, and he was a leader in last year’s failed effort to use the "home-rule" process to remake the district.
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School
choice is not a solution
by Bekisizwe Ndimande and Eric Lane, San Antonio Express-News | 12/14
The debate over so-called school choice continues to be contentious among parents and community members in the greater San Antonio area. This debate has even drawn variant perspectives
from large segments of Latino parents and organizations.
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Mexican
medical professionals attend UTSA for english language courses
by Sherrie Voss Matthews, UTSA International Programs | 12/14
Just as the fall semester wraps up and current UTSA students begin to concentrate on exams, a new group of nearly 100 students arrived on campus. Doctors, nurses and other medical
professionals from across Mexico have come to UTSA, where they hope to improve their English skills while studying in the Intensive English program for medical professionals.
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