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COEHD Recent News

Meet a Roadrunner: Alumna Loretta Clarke ’87, ’90 is an ambassador for UTSA, education

by Jesus Chavez, University Communications    |    November 05, 2015

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Meet Loretta Clarke ’87, ’90. A great supporter of UTSA and its College of Education and Human Development, this alumna is a lifelong champion and ambassador for education.


Awards, Announcements, & Recognition

There are no new announcement or Award entries available.


If you know of someone in the college that deserves recognition, please EMAIL US the following information:
Name | Department | Honor or Award | Organization Presenting


Research Awards & Submittals

University of Texas at Austin

$4,000

Write for Texas -Travel Fund 2015-2017
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Awarded

PI:  Roxanne Henkin  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:    



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$1,306

Guided 12 Step Work as an Intervention to Promote Moral Development in those Recovering from Alcohol
Counselling

Submitted

PI:  Derek Robertson  Counselling

CI:  Shane Haberstroh, Stacy Speedlin  Counselling



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$5,000

The Intersection of Language Awareness and Ideology among in-service Teachers of Emerging Bilinguals
Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Submitted

PI:  Kristen Lindahl  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

CI:  Kathryn Henderson  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$5,000

The Influence of Action-Effect Priming on Bilateral Transfer
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

Submitted

PI:  William Land  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

CI:    



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$4,999

Student Learning, Diversity, and Equity: Teaching and Learning in a Culturally Diverse Society
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Submitted

PI:  Bekisizwe Ndimande  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:  Theodorea Regina Berry, Zaid Haddad  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$5,000

Examining the Effects of Professional Development for CooperatingTeachers in the Coaching with CARE
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Submitted

PI:  Zaid Haddad  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:  Crystal Kalinec-Craig, Dennis Davis, Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$3,750

The Transformation of an HSI into a Tier 1 Research Institution
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Submitted

PI:  Felecia Briscoe  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

CI:  Sara DeTurk  Other Academics



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$5,000

Making a Difference: Evidence from the Field
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Submitted

PI:  Juan Niño  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

CI:  Mariela Rodriguez, Encarnacion Garza Jr.  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$2,499

Discourse and Learning: Exploring English Learner Interaction, Intertextuality and Appropriation…
Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Submitted

PI:  Juliet Langman  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

CI:    



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$2,500

The Achievement Gap in Reading: Complex causes, persistent issue, possible solutions
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Submitted

PI:  Rosalind Horowitz  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:    



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$5,000

Language practices, ideologies, identities, and reverse migration to Mexico
Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Submitted

PI:  Martha Sidury Christiansen  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

CI:    



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$5,000

The New Breed Leaders: Assistant Professors of Counselor Education and Supervision Adopting the 2014
Counselling

Submitted

PI:  Kim Lee Hughes  Counselling

CI:    



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$4,500

Growth Through Pain: Predictors of Post-Traumatic Growth in Military Personnel
Counselling

Submitted

PI:  Chastity Hope Bell  Counselling

CI:    



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$5,000

The role of work in the experiences of Latinos at an Hispanic Serving Institution
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Submitted

PI:  Anne Marie Nuñez  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

CI:    



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$4,931

Helping Students to Maintain Appropriate Behaviors in the Absence of Restrictive Behavior Interv…
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Submitted

PI:  Candace Gann  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:    



COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016

$4,987

Learning to Teach: Operationalization of Pre-Service Teacher Belief Systems to Reveal Complex…
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Submitted

PI:  Brian Fortney  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:    



Community Action of South Texas (CaCOST)

$90,430

Reading Instruction in the classroom: Using and Assessing the SIPIC Model of Teacher Prof. Dev.
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Submitted

PI:  Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:  Miriam Martinez  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching



North East Independent School District

$68,000

San Antonio Writing Project NEISD workshops
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Submitted

PI:  Roxanne Henkin  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:    



Harlandale Independent School District

$2,200

Harlandale ISD Professional Development
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Submitted

PI:  Roxanne Henkin  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:    



The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

$500,856

San Antonio Science and Mathematics Collaborative
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Submitted

PI:  Emily Bonner  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:  Betty Travis  Other Academics



National Instituties of Health (NIH)

$2,300,933

Building a Healthy Temple: A Diabetes Self-Management Support Program in Hispanic Faith Community…
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

Submitted

PI:  Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

CI:  Zenong Yin, Erica Sosa, Daniel Sass, Christopher Ellison  Other Academics



Austism Speaks

$5,000

Autismo Enseña
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Submitted

PI:  Lee Mason  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:    



Research, Awards, and Submittals are provided by your COEHD Research Service Center.
Juliet Ray, RSC Director   |   Jesse Hernandez CRA, Sr. Research Award Coordinator

External News

The Costs of English-Only Education

by MELINDA D. ANDERSON    |    November 05, 2015

Efforts to teach ELL students in their native languages are gaining traction—and they’re benefitting native English speakers, too.


Texas Supreme Court gets home-school case - Dallas Morning News

by WIRE REPORTS    |    November 05, 2015

An El Paso family is accused of failing to teach their nine children the basics because they believed "they were going to be raptured."


Why We Should Be Paying More Attention to Eating Disorders in Female College Athletes

by Maddie Omeltchenko    |    November 05, 2015

Female athletes are under extraordinary amounts of pressure when it comes to their appearances.


Apple TV tunes into MOOCs

by Amy Scott    |    November 05, 2015

Massive open online courses move into the living room


The Online College That’s Helping Undocumented Students

by CLAUDIO SANCHEZ    |    November 05, 2015

Federal law does not prohibit undocumented students from enrolling in college, but it does something nearly as effective, banning them from receiving government aid. In recent years, though, some undocumented students have stumbled upon a little-known, nonprofit online university that doesn't charge tuition and doesn't care about students' legal status.


What If Every High School Had A ‘Justice Program’ Instead Of A Cop?

by ERIC WESTERVELT    |    November 05, 2015

This week's viral videos of a Columbia, S.C., deputy's push-the-chair-over-and-drag-the-student arrest of a 16-year-old high school girl in her classroom has refocused attention on the expanding role of police in schools, "zero tolerance" discipline policies and the disproportionate punishment of minorities. The student in the case was African-American and the deputy, Ben Fields, is white.


From ‘Book Strap’ To ‘Burrito’: A History Of The School Backpack

by LEE HALE    |    November 05, 2015

Backpacks and textbooks are a match made in heaven. But not too long ago, students walked to school carrying their books in their arms.


UIL Punts to Superintendents on Student-Athlete Gender Policy

by Kiah Collier    |    November 05, 2015

The governing body for Texas high school sports decided Monday to ask superintendents to determine whether to formalize a policy that uses student-athletes' birth certificates to determine their gender.


How Diabetes Can Lead To Depression

by NPR    |    November 05, 2015

According to the American Diabetes Association, studies show people with diabetes have a greater risk of depression than those without. Dr. Rhonda Goen, a psychiatrist with Parkland Hospital System, explains.


Faculty Publications

Oral language:  The genesis and development of literacy for schooling and everyday life

Roslind Horowitz    |    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Research-based practices for teaching Common Core literacy

Horowitz, R. (2015). Oral language:  The genesis and development of literacy for schooling and everyday life in P. D. Pearson & E. H. Hiebert (Eds.). Research-based practices for teaching Common Core literacy. (pp. 57-75)  New York and London:  Teachers College Press, Columbia University and Newark: Delaware, International Literacy Research Association.



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Upcoming Events

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San Antonio Writing Project Super Saturday Series Teacher Workshops

Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Location: Downtown Campus

NOV

07

Writing Workshop: Effective Sentence Structure

Time: 9:30 - 11:30 am

Location: Main Campus

NOV

11

NOV

12

Leopold Education Project

Time: TBD

Location: HEB Foundation Camp

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