COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, August 25, 2017

UNIVERSTIY CLOSURE!
All three UTSA campuses – Main, Downtown, and Hemisfair – will close as of
5 p.m. Friday, August 25
in anticipation of Hurricane Harvey.

Spotlight

COEHD welcomes Class of 2021

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The College of Education and Human Development welcomed more than 400 members of the Class of 2021 during the Roadrunner Days Explore Your Major event on Monday, August 21, 2017. To view additional photos of the event, click HERE.

COEHDnews

ELPS boasts strong presence at higher education symposium

by DR. RICHARD DRUM, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES| Pub: 08/22

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) had a strong presence in this year's 8th annual Texas Higher Education Symposium with current student and recent graduate presentations.

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Announcements

Graduate Resources: Externally Funded Grants and Fellowships for Graduate Students
The Office of the Vice President for Research has updated the list of Externally Funded Grants and Fellowships for Graduate Students. To view the list, visit: http://research.utsa.edu/2017/08/14/gradfunding/

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Educator App of the Month

A Real-Time Formative Assessment Platform

GoFormative.com | GoFormative.com

What’s it all about?

- Create online assessments, classwork, or homework - Connects seamlessly with Google Classroom - Any Grade, Any subject, Any device - Create a class & track student data - Students can type, draw or upload images - Get Live results & give instant feedback to your students - Very easy to use - Free & paperless for both teachers and students

Check out the video for a sneak peek on how it works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E__BRdu0DKs | GoFormative.com

From Teacher Education Services and the Instructional Technology Workshop

Events Calendar

AUG

Coordinated Program in Dietetics Information Session

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Main Campus -

Main Building 2.220

SEP

Instructional Technology Workshops: BASIC GOOGLE TOOLS

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Main Campus -

John Peace Library, 3.02.38 - COEHD Computer Lab

SEP

Information Sessions: ILT Master’s Degree Programs

5:00 - 6:00 pm

Main Campus - Main Building, Room 0.410

SEP

Instructional Technology Workshops: SMARTBoard BASICS

9:00 - 10:30 am

Main Campus - John Peace Library, 3.02.38 - COEHD Computer Lab

SEP

Instructional Technology Workshops: SMARTBOARD NOTEBOOK SOFTWARE

10:45 am - 1:00 pm

Main Campus - John Peace Library, 3.02.38 - COEHD Computer Lab

SEP

Instructional Technology Workshops: TED LESSONS

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Main Campus - John Peace Library, 3.02.38 - COEHD Computer Lab

Upcoming Conferences

OCT

2017 TACUSPA Fall Annual Conference

8 am - 5 pm

Other - Renaissance Richardson, 900 E. Lookout Drive, Richardson, Texas 75082

OCT

Texas AEYC 53rd Annual Conference

7:00 a.m.

Other -

Hyatt Regency San Antonio, 123 Losoya St, San Antonio, TX 78205

NOV

2017 UCEA Annual Convention

8 am - 5 pm

Other -

Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, CO

External News

Some Texas Educators Worry About Community Colleges Offering Four-Year Degrees

by STELLA M. CHÃ¡VEZ - TPR - Texas Public Radio | Pub: 08/24

Earlier this summer, KERA reported on a new law that allows certain community colleges in Texas to offer four-year degrees in areas like nursing and early childhood education. Supporters say this will help fill shortages in those fields. But not everyone’s happy about the effort.

Teachers Are Sharing Photos of When They Were Students & BRB, Crying

by HANNAH HUDSON - We Are Teachers | Pub: 08/24

Once a student, now a teacher. Educators are sharing their best throwback school photos (laser background, anyone?), paired with photos of themselves today as leaders of the classroom. Hashtag (#onceastudentnowateacher)

Record number of students hit the books at UTSA

by COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 08/23

Class is back in session for the 2017-18 academic year at UTSA. Nearly 31,000 start classes today, including 8,000 new freshmen and transfer students. The new Roadrunners comprise the largest incoming class in university history.

Joshua Ysaguirre wants to use music to enrich learning for kids

by REGINA UNGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 08/23

Meet Joshua Ysaguirre. This Honors College student and music major is looking forward to integrating his passion for music into his teaching career.

H-E-B scores title sponsor deal for UTSA-Texas State football series

by SCOTT BAILEY - San Antonio Business Journal | Pub: 08/23

San Antonio-based grocery company H-E-B has secured a two-year deal to serve as title sponsor of the UTSA Roadrunners’ annual football rivalry game against Texas State. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. But Learfield’s Roadrunners Sports Properties and Texas State Sports Properties helped broker the agreement, which will include games between the two universities this season and next. The inaugural H-E-B I-35 Showdown is scheduled for Sept. 23 at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos. The 2018 match up between UTSA and Texas State is slated for Sept. 22 at the Alamodome.

OIT Staff Share Technology Tips at College Bridge Program

by ROSALIND ONG - UTSA OIT | Pub: 08/22

Telecommunications Manager Mary-Margaret Echevarria and Project Coordinator Rosalind Ong presented “Technology for College Readiness” at the 2017 College Bridging Series on August 10 at the UTSA Downtown Campus. The event, presented by the Academy for Teacher Excellence (ATE) within the College of Education and Human Development at UTSA, offers information on college readiness skills preparing high school students to transition to college.

Publications

Synthesis of Applied Behavior Analytic Interventions for Packing in Pediatric Feeding Disorders

BRYANT C. SILBAUGH - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | Behavior Modification: 08/23

Silbaugh, B.C., Swinnea, S., & Penrod, B. (2017). Synthesis of applied behavior analytic interventions for packing in pediatric feeding disorders. Behavior Modification. doi: 10.1177/0145445517724541

Research

Research, Development and Evaluation of Applied Verbal Behavior Autism Treatment Model

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Awarded:   $40,400    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Lee Mason  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Good Sam Writing Camps

Good Samaritan Community Services
Awarded:   $2,266    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Alamo Heights ISD/UTSA Research partnership: “Literacy for critical thinking”

Alamo Heights ISD
Submitted:   $6,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

The UTSA Nutrition Teaching Laboratory & Culinary Community Demonstration Kitchen

Baptist Health Foundation
Submitted:   $400,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Liset Leal-Vasquez  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Building a Healthy Temple

Baptist Health Foundation
Submitted:   $100,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Using Children’s Literature to scaffold inferential thinking

Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST)
Submitted:   $2,902    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Miriam Martinez  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

The effects of diet and exercise on muscle mitochondrial function

The American Physiological Society
Awarded:   $10,898    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Eunhee Chung  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

CAREER: STEM MUSE (STEM & MUSIC UNITED FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT)

National Science Foundation
Submitted:   $714,750    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Vittorio Marone  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

CAREER: Understanding and Enhancing STEM Learning Opportunities In- and Out-of-School for…

National Science Foundation
Submitted:   $681,435    Educational Psychology
PI:   Guan Saw  Educational Psychology
CI:

Center for the Inquiry of Transformative Literacies: Renovating for 21st Century Literacy Changes

San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted:   $45,878    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

IMLS Evaluation

San Antonio Museum of Art
Submitted:   $30,565    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Literacy Coaching for Relexivity: Edgewood ISD/UTSA Partnership

Edgewood Independent School District
Submitted:   $150,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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