[Coehd] COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, November 04, 2016

Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive <http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1&id... | Online Version<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> education.utsa.edu<http://education.utsa.edu/> [COEHDnews] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, November 04, 2016 Spotlight ILT professor speaks at conference in China<http://education.utsa.edu/spotlight/article/ilt_professor_speaks... [China photo] Dr. Rosalind Horowitz, a professor in the Departments of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching and Educational Psychology, was invited to speak at the World Congress of Comparative Education Societies on “Characterizing Adolescents, Youth Oral Cultures, and Literacies: A Global Perspective” on August 23, 2016 in Beijing, China. She, along with Mingxia Zhi, a doctoral student in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, presented “Reconceptualizing Academic L2 Writing: Cultural Conversational Contributions within Written Language in International Assessments” during the conference. Horowitz was welcomed to China, by Dr. Yingjie Wang, President of the XVI World Congress of Comparative Education Societies and Senior Professor of Beijing Normal University; and Dr. Qi Dong, President of Beijing Normal University. Photo from left to right: Dr. Yingjie Wang, President of the XVI World Congress of Comparative Education Societies and Senior Professor of Beijing Normal University; Dr. Rosalind Horowitz; and Dr. Qi Dong, President of Beijing Normal University. [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [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 COEHD hosts luncheon for Dean’s List students<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_hosts_luncheon_f... by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 11/02 [Unknown-17]COEHD Dean, Dr. Margo DelliCarpini, hosted a luncheon for the students on the Dean's and President's List on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [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://... TEAM Center trick-or-treats around the Downtown Campus<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/team_center_trick_or_tre... by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 11/01 [Dsc 2461]Children from the Teacher Education Autism Model (TEAM) Center went Trick or Treating through the Durango Building on the Downtown Campus on Monday, October 31, 2016. [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [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://... Meet a Roadrunner: Brandi Cuevas ‘12 shares her story of military, veteran and student life<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_brandi_c... by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATION| Pub: 10/31 [Brandi2]Meet Brandi Cuevas ’12. In a new book, “Adapt and Overcome: Essays on the Student Veteran Experience,” she and other UTSA veterans describe the unique challenges of transitioning into higher education. [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [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://... Omnicron Chi’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi inducts record number of new members<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/omnicron_chis_chapter_o... by MADISON GARRETT AND DR. MISTY SAILORS, ILT| Pub: 10/31 [Untitled]Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), International Honor Society in Education, is pleased to announce that 35 new members were invited and inducted into its membership through the Omicron Chi of the University of Texas at San Antonio. [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [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://... ________________________________ Announcements Researchers: New and Improved Disclosure of Financial Interests Form Launches November 7!<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/researchers_... Vice President for Research In response to researchers’ request, the Office of Research Integrity teamed with the Office of Information Technology to develop a software system for financial disclosure that looks and feels more like TurboTax®. Although the questions are the same, the enhanced website navigation reduces the amount of time spent completing this essential task. Your previous year’s data is now preloaded so this update will have minimal impact on you. If you have a new interest you need to disclose, please try out the new disclosure form at https://oric.utsa.edu<https://oric.utsa.edu/> No ch.anges? Try it out during the annual disclosure period in January 2017. Email ccoi@utsa.edu<mailto:ccoi@utsa.edu> with any questions. COEHD doctoral student to receive national award for research<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/coehd_... Elizabeth Cook Taylor & Francis Past President’s Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Research American Educational Studies Association Congratulations to Elizabeth Cook, Gaye Theresa Johnson African American Studies Doctoral Fellow, Graduate Research Assistant of African American Studies, for her selection as a 2016 American Educational Studies Association – Taylor & Francis Past President’s Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Research. Elizabeth’s application was chosen from an impressive applicant pool and demonstrated exceptional potential in the area of educational studies. During the AESA Business Meeting at the AESA Annual Conference, she will be awarded a $500 check. Department of Counseling Dissertation Defense<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/departm... Sabine Volkmann Exploring Bereaved Older Adult Pet Owner's Relationship and Grief Experiences Following the Death of a Companion Animal The Department of Counseling proudly announces the Dissertation Defense for Sabine Volkmann, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Counseling Topic: “Exploring Bereaved Older Adult Pet Owner's Relationship and Grief Experiences Following the Death of a Companion Animal” Date and Time: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. Location: Room 4.301B- Buena Vista St. Building Dissertation Chair: Dr. Heather Trepal Committee Members: Dr. Shane Haberstroh, Dr. Allison Pow, Dr. Derek Robertson ________________________________ Events Calendar NOV 04 Student Success Transition Series: Developing your Professional Identity as a Teacher<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/student_success_transi... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 3:30 - 5:00 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - MB 1.126 NOV 05 Giant Traveling Map of Texas<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/giant_traveling_map_of_t... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 am - 12:00 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78205 NOV 05 Writing Workshop: APA and the Literature Review<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshop_apa_an... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:30 - 11:30 am [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Main Building 2.220 NOV 05 English as a Second Language<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/english_as_a_second_l... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 11:00 - 12:30 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus, - Main Building, 0.414 NOV 10 Virtually (Not) Impossible: Engaging Online Communities in the PreP Continuum<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/virtually_not_imposs... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 5:30-7:30 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - UC 2.02.12 (Willow Room) NOV 12 Teacher Inquiry and Social Justice<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/teacher_inquiry_and_so... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - Durango Building 2.302 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] External News Beyond The Pail: NPR Unpacks The History Of The Lunch Box<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/10/31/495218823/beyond-the-pai... by KAT LONSDORF - nprEd | Pub: 11/03 TEA Denies Allegations Of Cap On Special Education<http://tpr.org/post/tea-denies-allegations-cap-special-educa... by ALIYYA SWABY & THE TEXAS TRIBUNE - THE TEXAS TRIBUNE | Pub: 11/03 (Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional comment.) The Texas Education Agency told the U.S. Department of Education Wednesday that it has never set a cap or limit on the number or percent of Texas public school students receiving special education support — but added that upcoming changes to the system should help district staff who may have been confused. Burnout or Depression? Understanding the Unique Mental Health Needs of Athletes<http://www.appliedsportpsych.org/blog/2016/04/burnout-or-depr... by MARINA GALANTE - Association for Applied Sports Psychology | Pub: 11/03 Mental illness affects approximately 61.5 million Americans each year; despite this, mental health continues to carry negative stigma that interferes with proper treatment and effective care (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2013). This is especially true for athlete populations. Athletic culture and a self-help mentality lead athletes to seek treatment less often and reject treatments at higher rates than non-athletes (Watson, 2005). The big problems with the Obama administration’s new teacher-education regulations<http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/7982790.1478/aHR0cHM6... by VALERIE STRAUSS - Washington Post | Pub: 11/02 They are cause for concern both about the future of teacher education in the United States and the increasing penetration of education policymaking by private interests. S.A. woman won world championship karate title with U.S. team<http://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/San-Antonio-woman-won-w... by MADALYN MENDOZA - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 11/02 Sierra Luna has devoted half of her life to the sport. The 30-year-old, third-degree black belt has been training since she was 15 years old. The UTSA Kinesiology major and 30 other athletes competed at the World Martial Arts Games from Oct. 14-17. International literary conference in San Antonio focuses on ‘in betweenness’<http://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Interna... by SILVIA FOSTER-FRAU - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 11/02 In the Aztec language Nahuatl, “nepantla” refers to a state of in-between, when a person does not belong to one culture or another, living in limbo between two identities. Where Are Quality Instructional Materials for English Language Learners?<https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/10/27/where-are-quality-... by NATALIE GROSS - KQED News | Pub: 11/02 Craig Brock teaches high school science in Amarillo, Texas, where his freshman biology students are currently learning about the parts of a cell. But since many of them are refugee children who have only recently arrived in the U.S. and speak little or no English, Brock often has to get creative. Educate Texas Delegation Calls Learning Tour to Study Singapore’s World-Class Education System<http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/educate-texas-delegatio... by EDUCATE TEXAS - Educate Texas | Pub: 11/01 Educate Texas, through a privately funded grant, recently hosted a delegation of Texas leaders on a learning tour to Singapore, which is regarded as one of the best educational systems in the world. Profesores de la Universidad de Texas en San Antonio visitaron el INSP<https://www.insp.mx/el-instituto/actividades-del-director-general/4281-utsa-visita-insp.html> by INSP - INSP | Pub: 10/31 Profesores de la Universidad de Texas en San Antonio realizaron una visita al Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP) con el objetivo de establecer las bases para un acuerdo de cooperación para el fortalecimiento de proyectos académicos y de investigación en ambas instituciones. ________________________________ Publications Signaling meaning through punctuation in writing: children transitioning from oral to written…<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> ROSALIND HOROWITZ - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Works: 10/26 Abdul-Baki L, Ochoa M, Torres-Cruz L, Morales J, Flores C, Franco I, Guerrero S, and Horowitz, R. (2016). Signaling meaning through punctuation in writing: Children transitioning from oral to written argumentation. The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Works, (1). Research An Interventional Study to Reduce Folate levels in Men on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> UT Health Science Center-San Antonio Awarded: $7,012 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sarah Ullevig Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Obesity Prevention in Head Start: The Miranos! Program<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> National Institutes of Health Awarded: $3,145,923 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Zenong Yin Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Meizi He, Erica T. Sosa; Deborah Parra-Medina Other Academics Multilingual Mexico: The Linguistic, Cultural, and Educational Spaces of Oaxaca<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Department of Education-Fulbright Hays Group Projects Abroad Program Awarded: $87,300 Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI: Lucila Ek Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI: Peter Sayer Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Building a Healthy Temple: A Summer Obesity Prevention Program for Hispanic Kids and Families..<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Saint Susie Charitable Foundation Awarded: $10,000 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: 21st Century Professional Development Contract<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> San Antonio Independent School District Submitted: $40,698 Other Academics PI: Lorena Claeys Other Academics CI: Roadrunner Readers: Transforming Lives of New Children From Around the World<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> SUNDT Foundation Submitted: $7,560 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Alicia Villarreal Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Reaching an Underserved and Hard to Reach Population in a Rural County at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> UT Health Science Center-San Antonio Submitted: $32,044 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Zenong Yin Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Building a Healthy Temple: A Summer Obesity Prevention Program for Hispanic Kids and Families…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Saint Susie Charitable Foundation Submitted: $75,707 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Harlandale High School Writing Project<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Harlandale Independent School District Submitted: $14,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Historical Fiction Writing Camp for Girls<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Good Samaritan Community Services Submitted: $10,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: ________________________________ [https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/education.utsa....] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... 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