COEHD Recent News
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by Jo Ann Jones,
COEHDnews Editor | November 20, 2014
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Dr. Michael Jennings, associate dean for the Consortium for Social Transformation and associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was elected to the Executive Council of the American Educational Studies Association (AESA).
His term on the council began Nov. 2 and will continue through 2017.
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by UTSA Today |
November 19, 2014
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The UTSA Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies is seeking presentation proposals for its Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC), which is Feb. 20-21 in the University Center on the UTSA Main Campus. The proposal submission deadline is Dec.
5.
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by Jo Ann Jones,
COEHDnews Editor | November 18, 2014
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Teachers from the South San Antonio Independent School District, COEHD Dean Betty Merchant, Dr. Misty Sailors, Dr. Bekisizwe Ndimande, Senior Vice Provost Jesse Zapata, College of Public Policy Dean Rogelio Saenz, Vice Provost for International Initiatives
and Senior International Officer Rene Zenteno, and other UTSA leaders are in Chile signing a Memorandum of Agreement with La Universidad de los Andes.
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by Marissa Villa,
University Communications | November 18, 2014
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The UTSA Center for the Well-Being of Military Children and Families in the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD), which opened earlier this year, is moving forward on several initiatives that will provide support to military families in the San
Antonio area, as well as the educators who teach children from these families.
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Awards, Announcements, & Recognition
Day of Dead project nets trio top honors
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Janice Price, Samantha Lios, and Perla (Pearl) Tenorio | Teacher Education Services (ILT)
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Samantha Leos and Perla Tenorio, who are supervised by Jan Prince, created an award-winning Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) alter that netted top honors for their project and a $1000.00 prize at La Villita's Muertos Fest event. Images of winning available
at http://muertosfest.com/altars.html
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Recognizing Faculty, Staff & Students
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We are proud of the accomplishments of COEHD faculty, students, and staff, but unfortunately we cannot write a full-feature article on every award or achievement that takes place. We would still like for everyone to know about these accomplishments so we have
added a section to the weekly COEHDnews for Awards, Announcements and Recognition. If you know of someone in the college that deserves recognition please forward:the individuals name, department, what the honor was, and organization that gave the award.
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Latest Research Awards & Grants
Language Learning Small Grants Research Program
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$10,000
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Language Learning Small Grants ($10,000) | (Bicultural-Bilingual Studies)
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Principal Investigator: Becky Huang
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Co-Investigator:
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Contact Us
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Jo
Ann Jones
COEHDnews Editor/Writer
Communications Specialist
COEHD Office of the Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
T: 210.458.4486
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Byron
Spencer
COEHDnews
Sr. Communications Specialist
COEHD Office of the Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
T: 210.458.7396
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Marissa
Villa
University Communications
Multimedia Editor III
University Communications
The University of Texas at San Antonio
T: 210.458.4937
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External News
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by David Leonhardt
| November 21, 2014
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(NEW YORK TIMES) - Student debt seems on its way to becoming a significant political issue, for better
or worse. When a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll asked people about a long list of domestic and foreign policy proposals, none received more support – 82 percent – than reducing the cost of student loans. When the 2016 campaign gets underway, candidates
will most likely come forth with various plans to address the issue
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by Elsevier
| November 21, 2014
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(KINESIOLOGY NEWS) - New research indicates that inactive patients following cardiac surgery have
a substantially higher risk of depression and that the number of patients suffering from depression after cardiac surgery is as high as 40%.
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by Amy Scott
| November 21, 2014
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(NPR MARKETPLACE) - Marketplace teamed up with Northeastern University to survey the next generation
of college students.
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by Kayla Graham
| November 21, 2014
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(PLOS) - An educational approach in kindergarten focused on the development of executive functions
-- the ability to avoid distractions, focus attention, hold relevant details in working memory, and regulate impulsive behavior -- in children improved academic learning in and beyond kindergarten, helping to overcome deficits in school readiness associated
with poverty.
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by Elissa Nadworny
| November 21, 2014
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(NPR MORNING EDITION) - We began our 50 Great Teachers series with a look at Socrates, which raised
a question: Do educators focus enough on teaching students how to listen?
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by Ryan Poppe
| November 21, 2014
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(TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO TPR) - Educators are calling for changes, but two of the nation’s largest academic
publishers are holding firm on how climate science has been presented in textbooks set to be approved by the Texas State Board of Education next week.
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