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COEHD celebrates retirement of two faculty members

The College of Education and Human Development celebrated the retirement of two faculty members, Dr. Roxanne Henkin, professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching and director of the San Antonio Writing Project, and Dr. Laura Rendon, professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and co-director of the Center for Research and Policy in Education. Both retirees were honored during a special reception on Friday, May 13, 2016. Click HERE to view photos from the reception.

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COEHDnews Headlines  
Looking for a cool summer camp? Check out UTSA
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by  Diego Aparicio, University Communications Published: 05/17

Is your elementary, middle or high school student looking for a great summer camp? The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) offers dozens of daily and weekly programs starting in June. Children, teens and recent high school graduates can choose from an array of activities to learn, explore and create this summer.

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COEHD Announcements & Awards  
COEHD students, professor receive University Life Awards
Marisol Reyes, Vanessa Sansone, Dr. Zaid Haddad  |  COEHD UTSA Student Government Association
COEHD students Marisol Reyes (Bicultural-Bilingual Studies) and Vanessa Sansone (Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) were awarded the COEHD Outstanding Undergraduate Student and Outstanding Graduate Student awards, respectively, at the 2016 UTSA Student Government Association's University Life Awards Ceremony. Dr. Zaid Haddad, assistant professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, received the Alumni Association's Distinguished Faculty Award at the ceremony.
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COEHD Events Calendar  


May
20
Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Review Session

 5:30 p.m.    Main Campus - Main Building, 0.226


May
21
TExES Practice Exam

 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.    Main Campus - McKinney Humanities Building 2.01.12


May
21
Master of Arts in Education Information Session

 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.    Main Campus - Main Building, Room 0.414


Jun
13
La Plaza De Lectura Summer Reading Camp

 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.    Downtown Campus - Buena Vista Building 3.350 (La Plaza de Lectura)


Jun
20
2016 MAS Social Studies Teachers’ Academy

 All Day    Institute of Texan Cultures - 801 E. César E. Chávez Blvd., San Antonio, Texas 78207


Jul
26
Accelerated Academy Training

 TBD    TBD - TBD

External News  
Bullying is a ‘serious public health problem,’ report says
by Ashley Strickland, CNN  |  05/19
Zero-tolerance policies in schools should be replaced with Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports

The art of teaching teachers how to teach reading
by Kelly Wallace, CNN  |  05/19
"It's philosophy of education, sociology of education, classroom management [...] "It really has helped me tremendously, because in college, they don't really teach you how to do guided reading [...] to Daniel Long of Research

Historically Black Colleges Are Fighting to Keep Their Schools
by DALYAH JONES , TPR Texas Public Radio  |  05/19
Walk onto any historically Black college or university campus across Texas and you’re likely to hear calls from a Greek organization like Kappa Alpha Psi. That's one of the many Greek organizations established by African-Americans. Greek life is often strong at HBCUs and so is the emphasis on black identity, empowerment

How to do college right, courtesy of the Class of 2016
by Julia Arciga,, USA Today College  |  05/19
Across the country, members of the class of 2016 are grabbing their long-awaited diplomas, throwing their graduation caps into the air and officially moving on to the “real world,” where taxes, bills and student loan repayments silently loom.

UTSA to partner with Mexico’s science & tech council
by Diana Winters, KSAT12  |  05/19
The University of Texas at San Antonio will serve as the home of the new UT System partnership with Mexico's National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT). The move was announced in a press release Monday. The UT System Board of Regents has approved $5 million to advance its relationship with the council and offer new academic research exchange programs for the United States and Mexico. CONACYT will invest an initial $16.3 million in the project.

Combined Daycare / Nursing Home Brings Young and Old Together
by Carmen Rojas, Education Week  |  05/18
At Seattle's Providence Mount St. Vincent nursing home, an on-site daycare allows toddlers and elderly adults to interact on a daily basis. Administrators describe this setup as "magic."

Neil deGrasse Tyson, H-E-B Celebrate Texas Educators
by Bekah McNeel, The Rivard Report  |  05/16
Winners of $430,000 in statewide prizes were announced at the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards ceremony on May 13 at La Cantera Hill Country Resort in San Antonio. H-E-B Chairman and CEO Charles Butt congratulated the eight educators, two school districts, one early childhood agency and a public school board for being among the best in Texas. Over the last 15 years, H-E-B has awarded $8 million in recognition of creativity and best practices in Texas public education, making it the largest monetary program for educators in the state.

COEHD Publications  
Targeting conversational skills with digital storytelling in EFL
CIEX Journ@l
M. Sidury Christiansen  |  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Koelzer, M. & Christiansen, M. S. (2016). Targeting conversational skills with digital storytelling in EFL. CIEX Journ@l2(2), 5-11.


Digital Storytelling: Using Different Technologies for EFL
MEXTESOL Journal
M. Sidury Christiansen  |  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Christiansen, M.S. & Koezler, M. (2016). Digital Storytelling: Using Different Technologies for EFL. MEXTESOL Journal40(1).


Papers are never finished, just abandoned: The role of written teacher comments in the revision…
Journal of Response to Writing
M. Sidury Christiansen  |  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Christiansen, M. S. & Bloch, J. (2016). Papers are never finished, just abandoned: The role of written teacher comments in the revision process. Journal of Response to Writing2(1), 6-42.  http://journalrw.org/index.php/jrw/article/view/32


‘¡Hable bien m’ijo o gringo o mx!’: Language ideologies in the digital…
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
M. Sidury Christiansen  |  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Christiansen, M. S. (2016) ‘¡Hable bien m’ijo o gringo o mx!’: Language ideologies in the digital communication practices of transnational Mexican bilinguals. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. doi: 10.1080/13670050.2016.1181603  http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/tFNCiPeeXqNSBAPdXYUx/full


COEHD Research Awards & Submittals  
Building a Healthy Temple Diabetes Self-Management Support Programin Hispanic Faith Community…
American Diabetes Association
Submitted:  $598,071   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:  Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:  Erica Sosa, Daniel Sass, Summer Wilmoth  Other Academics

Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic (ABA Clinic)
San Antonio Area Foundation
Awarded:  $25,760   Educational Psychology
PI:  Leslie Neely  Educational Psychology
CI:    

Building a Healthy Temple Diabetes Self-Management Support Pilot Program
Bank of America- Joni Elaine Templeton Trust
Submitted:  $8,867   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:  Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:    

Education Access and Experiences of Black Immigrant Children in Post Apartheid in South America
Spencer Foundation
Submitted:  $49,999   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:  Bekisizwe Ndimande  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:    

Attenuating cancer cachexia using natural interventions
Institute Integration of Medicine and Science (IIMS)
Submitted:  $49,959   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:  Donovan Fogt  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:  Darpan I. Patel, Pratap Kumar  Other Academics

Phosphorus metabolism and nutrient supplementation in skeletal muscles
Institute Integration of Medicine and Science (IIMS)
Submitted:  $49,948   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:  Donovan Fogt  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:  Geoffrey Clarke  Other Academics

Sarabia Family Counseling Center Support Specialist Funding
Broadway Bank-Jack H. and William M. Light Charitable Trust
Submitted:  $9,999   Counselling
PI:  Catherine Somody  Counselling
CI:    

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