[Coehd] COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, March 25, 2016

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[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/IMG_0203.JPG] Dr. Rosalind Horowitz, professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, was invited to give a Plenary Address at the National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference by the Research and Evaluation SIG in Chicago. Her presentation was entitled, “Toward a rhetorical theory of oracy in literacy. Multilingual, multi-cultural, multi-national contextual considerations,” and began a day-long series of international talks on orality and literacy in bilingual/multilingual education. Pictured left to right are Dr. Martha C. Pennington, NABE SIG Program Chair, University of London, Linguistics Department, School for Oriental and African Studies, Dr. Rosalind Horowitz, Dr. Miriam Eisenstein Ebsworth, NABE SIG Program Co-Chair, New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in Multilingual, TESOL, and Bilingual Education, and Melba Ochoa, UTSA undergraduate Assistant and member of BESO. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url=http://e... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http://ed... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://educ... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=http://educ... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=http://... COEHDnews [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/coehd_logo_coehdnews.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> UTSA is training top-tier educators for the San Antonio community<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_is_training_top_... [Dsc 9726] by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONSPublished: 03/23 The UTSA College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) is training the top-tier educators of tomorrow. Since fall 2004, the college has trained and certified more than 6,100 student teachers, many of which teach in San Antonio area schools today. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... Giving Kids a Voice<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/giving_kids_a_voice> [Paseo-tafolla] by MICHELLE MONDO, SOMBRILLA MAGAZINEPublished: 03/21 Expanding Literacy: Professor Carmen Tafolla is taking poetry to students through her Planting Poet Trees project Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... Awards & Announcements COEHD scholarship deadline has been extended<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> | ​All scholarship applications are now due by Thursday, March 31, 2016. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS The Guadalupe Harber Scholarship and The Rodolfo Jacobson Scholarship - Undergraduate students seeking bilingual teaching certificate. Must be a member of BESO The Harold T. and H. Joyce Cook Scholarship - Undergraduate students pursuing an IDS degree seeking teacher certification at the elementary (EC-6th or 4-8) level. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and Financial Need. The COEHD Presidential Scholarship - Incoming Freshmen and undergraduate students – Full-time and COEHD majors only. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. The Carol Fitzgerald Dodge Scholarship - Undergraduate or post-baccalaureate students seeking teacher certification at the middle school and high school levels in the following areas: Language Arts, Math, Science, and Foreign Languages. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and Financial Need. Dr. Arcadia Lopez Endowed Scholarship - Undergraduate or post-baccalaureate students seeking teacher certification in Bilingual Education. The Angie Martinez Memorial Scholarship - Undergraduate students pursuing an IDS degree seeking teacher certification at the elementary (EC-6th or 4-8) level. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and Financial Need. The Jodie W. McCarley Scholarship for Future Coaches of Female Athletes - Undergraduate students, Incoming Freshmen, and Transfer Students seeking a B.S in Kinesiology with Teacher Certification and emphasis in P.E. with intent of becoming a coach of female athletes. The Albar Pena Memorial Scholarship – Undergraduate students seeking bilingual teaching certificate; member of BESO. The Endowed Pythagoras Scholarship for Math Teachers- Undergraduate students, seeking high school Math certification. The Katie N. Reed Scholarship - Undergraduate COEHD students and entering Freshmen. COS and COLFA majors with Teacher Certification. Must be First Generation College Students. Minimum cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and Financial Need. The Dianna Lynn Tidwell Endowed Scholarship - Undergraduate students from a Bexar County High Schoolseeking special education certification. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. The Belinda Villarreal-Nelson Memorial Scholarship - Undergraduate students interested in becoming educators in the following areas: English, Math, Science, Bilingual Education, Special Education. STUDENT TEACHING SCHOLARSHIPS The Academy for Teacher Excellence Scholarship - Undergraduate students in their student teaching semester – must be a member of ATE TALC/TAILC and show financial need. The Dewey Davis, Ph.D., First Professor at UTSA, Endowed Scholarship - Undergraduate students seeking secondary science certification, and in their student teaching semester. The Onderdonk Family Memorial Scholarship - Undergraduate students from all teaching areas, in their student teaching semester. GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS The Carol Fitzgerald Dodge Scholarship – Master Level students in the following areas: School Counseling; Principal, Superintended. Full-time requirement waived with proof of full-time employment. The COEHD Presidential Scholarship - COEHD graduate students – Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and Full-time enrollment (9 semester hours both in Spring and Fall) . The Albar Pena Memorial Scholarship –Graduate students seeking Master’s in Bicultural-bilingual Studies with a concentration in Bilingual Teacher Education or Bicultural Studies; member of BESO. Applications and additional information available athttp://education.utsa.edu/current_students/coehd_scholarships/ or email Francesca Bronder (francesca.bronder@utsa.edu<mailto:francesca.bronder@utsa.edu>). Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... Events Calendar MAR 25 Femininity among Women Immigrants from East Africa<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/femininity_among_women_... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 11:00 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - McKinney Humanities 2.02.10 MAR 25 Walk like a Christian: Gender and Space in Rural Papua New Guinea<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/walk_like_a_christian_g... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 3:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - JPL Library Assembly Room 4.04.22 MAR 26 Live Webinar: Functional Analysis Methodology<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/live_webinar_funct... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Rio Street Building, Room 2.518 ITV Classroom MAR 26 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Review Session<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/pedagogy_and_professio... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Main Building 0.106 MAR 29 Strange Selves: Women and Bungalow Space<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/strange_selves_women_and... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 1:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - JPL Library Assembly Room 4.04.22 MAR 30 Women and Girls Lead: Through Her Lens<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/women_and_girls_lead_thro... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 1:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - JPL Library Assembly Room 4.04.22 External News [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/EXTERNAL.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> Education researchers blast Common Core standards, urge ban on high-stakes tests<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/03/16/e... by Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post | 03/24 More than 100 education researchers in California have joined in a call for an end to high-stakes testing, saying that there is no “compelling” evidence to support the idea that the Common Core State Standards will improve the quality of education for children or close the achievement gap, and that Common Core assessments lack “validity, reliability and fairness.” ‘Inequality is sexist’: IMF chief Christine Lagarde<http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/08/news/economy/christine-lagarde... by Heather Long, CNN Money | 03/24 Want a stronger economy? Give women more opportunities says International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde. Mississippi Might Grade Parents on Their Involvement<http://hechingerreport.org/what-if-parents-got-a-grade-for... by SIERRA MANNIE, The Hechinger Report | 03/24 In an effort to increase parental involvement in schools, a proposal has passed the Mississippi House that would grade parents -- unsatisfactory, needs improvement, or satisfactory -- on their involvement in their children's education. The bill came out of research and school visits conducted by legislators who realized how evident parent involvement is in high-performing schools (Mannie, Hechinger Report). 3 Surprising Skills That School Counselors Need<http://www.edutopia.org/blog/surprising-skills-school-counselors-... by Angela Cleveland, Edutopia | 03/24 Everything that school counselors need to know, they learned in graduate school. Right? Well, sort of. 3 Surprising Skills That School Counselors Need<http://www.edutopia.org/blog/surprising-skills-school-counselors-... by Angela Cleveland, Edutopia | 03/24 Everything that school counselors need to know, they learned in graduate school. Right? Well, sort of. Do schools’ BMI screenings of students even work?<http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/17/health/bmi-screenings-schools-... by Kelly Wallace, CNN | 03/24 I remember opening the envelope holding my daughters' report cards from their New York City elementary school a few years ago and stumbling upon a fitness report. The so-called "FITNESSGRAM" tallied my daughters' height, weight and body mass index, or BMI. I had no idea we would get such a report or that my daughters were weighed at some point during the school year to come up with the measurements. Tuition-free university launches MBA program<http://www.marketplace.org/2016/03/15/education/tuition-free-u... by Donna Tam, NPR Marketplace | 03/24 Paying too much for a Masters of Business Administration? This school wants to fix that. Voices: 4 college students on identifying as non-binary<http://college.usatoday.com/2016/03/14/voices-4-college-stu... by Carter Barrett, Indiana University, USA Today College | 03/24 The transgender community has been in the spotlight thanks to the popularity of shows like Orange Is the New Black and Transparent, and outspoken celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox. But other gender identities on the spectrum don’t always receive the same level of attention, which makes it difficult for people understand their perspectives. College grads no longer so eager to Teach for America<http://www.marketplace.org/2016/03/22/world/college-grads-no-l... by Amy Scott, NPR Marketplace | 03/24 The 25-year old program is under fire for its methods and losing applicants For Adults, Lifelong Learning Happens The Old Fashioned Way<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/22/470952960/for-adults-lif... by Elissa Nadworthy, NPR Ed | 03/24 Even after high school or college, Americans keep on learning. While online tools make this easier than ever, a new study finds the vast majority of adults prefer taking classes in physical places. How Adults Can Encourage Kids To Be Original Thinkers<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/12/467976865/how-adult... by Elissa Nadworny - 2015 Square ELISSA NADWORNY, NPR Ed | 03/24 In Adam Grant's book, Originals, he writes that taking risks and embracing curiosity can lead to original ideas. So how can teachers and parents use his findings to help their kids be more creative? In Alabama, Teachers School Lawmakers<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/15/468249567/in-alaba... by DAN CARSEN, NPR Ed | 03/24 The 2016 teacher of the year in that state decided it was about time the people who write the laws that affect schools actually see the inside of a classroom. Turmoil Behind The Scenes At A Nationally Lauded High School<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/14/469207779/turmoil-beh... by ANYA KAMENETZ, NPR Ed | 03/24 Turmoil Behind The Scenes At A Nationally Lauded High School More Teachers Can’t Afford To Live Where They Teach<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/24/470710747/more-teacher... by ERIC WESTERVELT, NPR Ed | 03/24 Rising rents, housing prices and living costs in the top real estate markets from Boston to San Francisco are putting the squeeze on teachers. SAISD Selling Properties To Earn Money For New District HQ<http://tpr.org/post/saisd-selling-properties-earn-money-new-distric... by JOEY PALACIOS, TPR Texas Public Radio | 03/24 There are about six properties for sale, the prices of which have not been disclosed. Some of the plots of land include the Fox Tech High School softball and football fields, two vacant lots on South Presa Street and Lord Road, and the district’s food service warehouse. How The City of San Antonio Crafted Its Own Pre-K Program<http://tpr.org/post/how-city-san-antonio-crafted-its-own-pre-k... by JOEY PALACIOS, TPR Texas Public Radio | 03/24 San Antonio’s Pre-K 4 SA has been held up as a model for the kind of prekindergarten education that gives children a solid, academic start. The program is funded through a citywide sales tax and its finishing its third year. Is the program living up to its promise? Publications Mexicanness and Social Order in Digital Spaces: Contention among Members of a Multigenerational Tran<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M. S. (2015). Mexicanness and Social Order in Digital Spaces: Contention among Members of a Multigenerational Transnational Network. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 37(1), 3-22. Appearances can be deceiving: Risks interpreting data in online ethnographic research<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Perspectives on Qualitative Research M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M. S. (2015). Appearances can be deceiving: Risks interpreting data in online ethnographic research (pp. 437-456). In M. Lengeling & I. Mora Pablo (eds.), Perspectives on Qualitative Research. Guanajuato, Mexico: Universidad de Guanajuato Press. ‘A ondi queras’: Ranchero Identity Construction by US Born Mexicans on Facebook<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Journal of Sociolinguistics M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M. S. (2015) ‘A ondi queras’: Ranchero Identity Construction by US Born Mexicans on Facebook. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 19(5), 688-702. Mapping Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A typology of institutional diversity<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Journal of Higher Education Anne-Marie Nuñez, Gloria Crisp | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Nuñez, A.-M., Crisp, G., & Elizondo, D. (2016). Mapping Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A typology of institutional diversity. Journal of Higher Education, 87(1), 55-83. Research Awards & Submittals Journal for Literacy Research<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Journal for Literacy Research Awarded: $78,226 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Miriam Martinez, Dennis Davis, Logan Manning Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching San Antonio Science and Mathematics Collaborative<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Awarded: $175,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Emily Bonner Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Betty Travis Other Academics Teen Project Evaluation<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Awarded: $40,000 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Erica Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Sara Oswalt Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition The Intersection of Language Awareness and Ideology among In-service Teachers of Emerging Bilinguals<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> UTSA VP for Research -INTRA Submitted: $5,000 Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI: Kristen Lindahl Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI: Kathryn Henderson Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Stanford Diabetes Self-Management Pilot Program<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> St. Lukes Health Ministries Submitted: $45,252 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: The Impact of Service Learning Pedagogy on Student Counselors’ Attitudes about Program Evaluation…<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> UTSA VP for Research -INTRA Submitted: $5,000 Counselling PI: Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett Counselling CI: Obesity Prevention in Head Start: The Miranos! Program<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> National Institutes of Health Submitted: $3,620,587 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Zenong Yin Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Meizi He; Erica Sosa; Deborah Parra-Medina Other Academics Project Behave<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> UTSA VP for Research - GREAT Submitted: $20,000 Educational Psychology PI: Leslie Neely Educational Psychology CI: Improving Protein Intake in Older Adults to Combat Sarcopenic Obesity<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> UTSA VP for Research- GREAT Submitted: $19,999 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sarah Ullevig Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Krystle Zuniga Other Academics Higher Education Symposium<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> UT Austin Greater Texas Foundation Sub award proposal Submitted: $1,611 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies PI: Gerry Dizinno Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: University of Texas Adult Clinical Center<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> UT-Medical Branch- Galveston NIH U01 sub award Submitted: $503,668 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Donovan Fogt Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: CONTACT US College of Education and Human Development One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 education.utsa.edu<http://education.utsa.edu/> <http://education.utsa.edu/> Jo Ann Jones<mailto:Joann.Jones@utsa.edu> COEHDnews Editor/Writer T: 210.458.4486 Byron Spencer<mailto:byron.spencer@utsa.edu> COEHDnews Editor T: 210.458.7396 Jesus Chavez<mailto:Jesus.chavez@utsa.edu> University Communications Media Relations T: 210.458.4937