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Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive <http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1&id... | Online Version<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> Email not displaying correctly? View in browser<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2018_coehdnews> [COEHDnews] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, January 18, 2019 Spotlight COEHD celebrates student scholars<http://education.utsa.edu/spotlight/article/coehd_celebrates_... [Unknown] This week, the College of Education and Human Development Dean, Dr. Margo DelliCarpini, and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Norma Guerra, hosted the Dean's List Luncheon. The luncheon included sophomores and juniors from across the college who were on the Dean's List and President's List during the spring 2018 semester. ________________________________ COEHDnews Big Data Gets Schooled<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/big_data_gets_schooled... by PAMELA LUTRELL, SOMBRILLA MAGAZINE| Pub: 01/15 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/6910/feature-villarreal-2_1__pre... man behind UTSA’s new Urban Education Institute is already making an impact on San Antonio <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/big_data_gets_schooled> [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... 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Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all Announcements <http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/> Events Calendar JAN 21 MLK March 2019<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/mlk_march_2019> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:15 am (Main); 8:45 am (DT) [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Shuttle service from both the Main and Downtown Campus JAN 30 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture Series: Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/dr._martin_luther_ki... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Student Union, Retama Auditorium 2.02.02 APR 06 Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test Workshop<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/bilingual_target_lang... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - JPL 3.02.38 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] Upcoming Conferences [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] Educator App of the Week Tech * Connect * Ignite! brought to you by Instructional Technology Workshops<http://education.utsa.edu/certification_program/itw/> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/iste1.png] [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/iste2.png] (International Society for Technology in Education) Tech * Connect * Ignite! Transforming education requires us to rethink how we teach and learn. The ISTE Standards act as a roadmap for bold, innovative educators and education leaders to re-engineer their schools and classrooms for digital age learning no matter where they fall on the journey to meaningful, effective ed tech integration. (https://www.iste.org/standards) "Technology has the ability to help personalize the educational experience and teachers’ instruction of classroom material—matching students’ interests and goals with their abilities. A growing effort is underfoot to ensure that technology is used in such a way that every Texas student’s educational needs are being more fully met." -Texas Computer Educators Association January 7, 2019 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/iste2.png] Learner Standard: Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning. Educators: 1a Set professional learning goals to explore and apply pedagogical approaches made possible by technology and reflect on their effectiveness. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/iste3.png] Flipgrid is an active, social learning platform that engages learners through video-based discussion. The app extends the web-based environment and creates new possibilities for reflection, discussion, demonstration and collaboration. You can go to Flipgrid or you can download the app and go ahead and sign up for an account. Make sure you click the free version to get started with Flipgrid. It takes about 30 seconds to set up your account. You can go through the steps right on the app or online on how you need to create a grid. Flipgrid generates a code and you are ready to go! [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/flipgrid.png] [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/iste4.png] Instead of writing an essay or maybe doing a turn-talk, students can record their thoughts and their conversations on a particular topic and push that out to the whole class using Flipgrid. | | View All Educator Apps<http://education.utsa.edu/app_week/>[Facebook]<https://api.... [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... ________________________________ External News New affordable lofts to be constructed near downtown UTSA campus<https://www.ksat.com/news/local/san-antonio/new-affordable-loft... by SARAH ACOSTA - KSAT-TV | Pub: 01/17 Alamo Community Group said the first floor of the lofts will have retail space and restaurants. The building will also house a learning center for tenants, where tutoring for students and social services will be provided. "They will be needing student housing in the area," Shackelford said. "But we also know UTSA will have a great amount of employees that will be working in the downtown area, and we are hoping to capture that market." TML Spotlight: Dr. Cristy Martinez-Smith, CA-IIY, & the Mobile Art Studio<https://www.texasmedialink.com/news/tml-spotlight-cristy-mtz-ca... by TEXAS MEDIA LINK - Texas Media Link | Pub: 01/17 Cristy Martinez-Smith’s most popular art piece “Singing Soul” is an expressive, lighthearted and conveying composition that invites us to study some of the major characters in our lives – a vibrant, pumping heart, yellow twisting roots coming out of one of its protruded valves. An Education in Resistance: Rapper/Professor Mexstep Releases First Solo Album in 9 Years<https://www.sacurrent.com/sa-sound/archives/2019/01/15/an-educat... by CHRIS CONDE - San Antonio Current | Pub: 01/16 When rapper Mexican Stepgrandfather (Mexstep), also known as Marco Cervantes, told us he was releasing his first solo album in 9 years, we were more than a little stoked to get the news. The director of Mexican-American studies at UTSA and one third of the hip-hop group Third Root has been actively crushing mics and rocking stages in the region for over a decade, securing his spot as one of the cities dopest rappers. Good for body and soul<http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/SanAntonioExpressNews/... by LIZ TEITZ - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 01/16 When she was growing up, Summer Wilmoth wanted to cure cancer. In her mind, that meant going to medical school. After losing her mother to cancer as an 8-year-old, “I just always had it in my head, I'm going to be a doctor,” Wilmoth said. “I was always like, ‘I’m going to find a cure for cancer and save everyone.’” But “research sucked me in” as an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at San Antonio, she said, and now Wilmoth wants to prevent people from getting sick in the first place. Alexa Can Help Kids With Homework, But Don’t Forget Problem-Solving Skills<https://www.npr.org/2019/01/10/683009762/alexa-can-help-kids-wi... by JASMINE GARSD - NPR | Pub: 01/16 "Alexa, what's 5 minus 3?" A 6-year-old boy recently asked that question in a video, which went viral on Twitter with more than 8.5 million views. He leaned over his homework as his mother hovered in the doorway. Alexa, Amazon's voice-activated assistant, delivered a quick answer: 2. Immigrant Identity<https://diverseeducation.com/article/135884/#.XDkcJWY_3zM.twi... by CLAUDIA GARCÍA-LOUIS - Diverse Issues in Higher Education | Pub: 01/14 As a first-generation Mexican immigrant woman, who stands at just 5 feet tall, I knew navigating academe would be difficult. UTSA launches yearlong 50th anniversary celebration with new website, videos and magazine<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2019/01/story/50thLaunch.html> by PAMELA LUTRELL - UTSA Today | Pub: 01/14 As the UTSA family returns for the start of spring semester classes, evidence of the 50th anniversary celebration will surround them online and off. ________________________________ TechTip of the Week Reset the zoom on your browser brought to you by Technology Support Services<http://education.utsa.edu/faculty/technology_support_services... Did you know you can reset your browser so it's not zoomed in? Here are three ways to deal with zooming in your web browser: • "Control" (or "Command" on Mac) plus "0" resets it to default • "Control" (or "Command" on Mac) plus "+" zooms in • "Control" (or "Command" on Mac) plus "-" zooms out [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/Screen_Shot_2018-09-20_at_4.44.1...] | View all TechTips<http://education.utsa.edu/techtip/> [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... Publications Impact of household incarceration on substance use outcomes among Hispanic emerging adults TIMOTHY GRIGSBY - Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition | Journal of Ethnicity on Substance Abuse: 01/14 Grigsby, T. J., Forster, M., Davis, L. & Unger, J. B. (online first). Impact of household incarceration on substance use outcomes among Hispanic emerging adults. Journal of Ethnicity on Substance Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2018.1511494<https://na01.safelinks.p... Preliminary psychometric evaluation of the micro-condescension scale for individuals in substance… TIMOTHY GRIGSBY - Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition | Journal of Addictive Diseases: 01/14 Grigsby, T. J., Forster, M., & Sussman, S. (in press). Preliminary psychometric evaluation of the micro-condescension scale for individuals in substance use treatment. Journal of Addictive Diseases. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2018.1557991 Research UTSA Urban Education Institute Proposal<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Raise Your Hands Texas Awarded: $1,100,000 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies PI: Michael Villarreal Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: Impact Evaluation of BHFSA Scholarship<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Baptist Health Fdn Awarded: $55,097 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies PI: Michael Villarreal Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: Impact Evaluation of SAAF Scholarship Programs<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> San Antonio Area Fdn Awarded: $83,433 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies PI: Michael Villarreal Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: Expanding the Bench in Performance Management Initiative at UTSA<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> The Annie E Casey Fdn Awarded: $50,000 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies PI: Sofia Bahena Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: Community Math Project: Building Math Proficiency to Strengthen Teacher Ed. Through Collaborative…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Northwest Vista College Awarded: $15,143 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Emily Bonner Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Crystal Kalinec-Craig Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Impact Study of the San Antonio Education Partnership Scholarship<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Univ of TX at Austin 721 Awarded: $9,000 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies PI: Michael Villarreal Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: TEA Principal Preparation Program with North East ISD<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> North East ISD Awarded: $8,248 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies PI: David Thompson Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: Behavior Analytic Professional Development for Holmgreen Teachers<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Northside ISD Awarded: $12,916 Educational Psychology PI: Amarie Carnett Educational Psychology CI: Services to Students with Autism<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Northside ISD Awarded: $132,028 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Alonzo Andrews Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Project SANA: Self-Managed Abortion Needs Assessment<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Univ of TX at Austin 721 Awarded: $77,555 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Aleta Baldwin Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Latino Teacher Academy Learning Community (Latino-TALC)<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> US Dept of Education Awarded: $3,748,848 Other Academics PI: Lorena Claeys Other Academics CI: Margarita Machado-Casas; Belinda Flores; Norma Guerra Other Academics Project ASSIST: Advancing and Strengthening Science Identity through Systematic Training<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> US Dept of Agriculture Awarded: $274,991 PI: CI: Sue Hum; Amaury Nora; Juliet Ray; Kenneth Walker; Janis Bush; Gwen Young; Jeffrey Hutchinson Psychological Skills Inventory for Law Enforcement<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> CNA Corporation Awarded: $14,799 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: William Land Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Jianmin Guan Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Investigation of lumbo-pelvic-hip muscle function, trunk/pelvis kinematics, and joint loading in…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Research and Education Foundation Awarded: $54,996 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sakiko Oyama Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Building Capacity: Transforming STEM Undergraduate Education through Academic Literacy, Mentoring…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Natl Science Fdn Awarded: $1,500,000 Other Academics PI: Heather Shipley Other Academics CI: Mark Appleford; Jorge Solis; Juliet Langman; Kelly Nash; Harry Millwater; Krystel Castillo Other Academics Project PLAAY (Parent-Led Autism treatment for At-risk Young infants and toddlers<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> TX Higher Educ Coordinating Board 781 Awarded: $1,251,063 Educational Psychology PI: Leslie Neely Educational Psychology CI: SAEP Impact Analysis Project<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Univ of TX at Austin 721 Awarded: $2,500 Educational Psychology PI: Guan Saw Educational Psychology CI: IGE: Advancing and strengthening science identity through systematic training (ASSIST)<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Natl Science Fdn Awarded: $499,997 Other Academics PI: Bush, Janis Other Academics CI: Amaury Nora; Sue Hum; Kenneth Walker; Jeffrey Hutchinson; Gwen Young; Juliet Ray Other Academics Science Education Partnership Award Program: K-3 Stem Foundations: Life Science<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Baylor College of Medicine Awarded: $35,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Sarah Aguirre Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching The Effect of Computer-Mediated Communication on L2 Academic Writing in a Composition Course for…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Submitted: $45,000 Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI: Jeong Bin Park Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI: TELL-TX: Professional Development for Teachers of Adult English<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> TX A&M Univ 711 Submitted: $150,000 Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI: Juliet Langman Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI: Kristen Lindahl; M. Sidury Christiansen Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Impact Evaluation of BHFSA Scholarship<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Baptist Health Fdn Submitted: $55,096 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies PI: Michael Villarreal Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: ________________________________ [https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/education.utsa....] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... [https://www.google.com/images/cleardot.gif]Select Language▼ 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 Kara Soria<mailto:kara.soria@utsa.edu> University Communications Media Relations T: 210.458.7495 © Copyright (c) 2019 UTSA College of Education and Human Development. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy