[Coehd] COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, March 24, 2017

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, March 24, 2017 Spotlight ELPS alumna named finalist for H-E-B awards<http://education.utsa.edu/spotlight/article/elps_alumna_named_f... [Screen shot 2017-03-09 at 11.48.09 am] Georgette Carrasco, alumna from the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, is one of the finalists in the Leadership Category for an H-E-B Excellence in Education award. Carrasco, who received her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from UTSA, is currently a special education coordinator and educator at Northside ISD's Kay Franklin Elementary School. (Photo courtesy of Northside ISD<https://nisd.net/news/articles/64621>;). 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[Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://educ... Meet a Roadrunner: Elizabeth Cook wants to make higher education attainable for others<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_elizab... by ERIKA BRUNO, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 03/22 [Newcook340]Meet Elizabeth Cook. This UTSA doctoral student is the first recipient to ever receive the Gaye Theresa Johnson African American Studies Doctoral Fellowship, an award for advanced doctoral students pursuing research. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_elizabeth_cook_w... [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... CITL hosts Good Samaritan Historical Fiction Writer’s Camp<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/citl_hosts_good_samaritan_... by SUSAN WHITE, CENTER FOR THE INQUIRY OF TRANSFORMATIVE LITERACIES| Pub: 03/21 [Istock 72385297 xlarge]The late Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching professor Marian Martinello’s historical account in “The Chili Queen: Mi Historia,” is serving as the inspiration for the Historical Fiction Writer’s Camp. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/citl_hosts_good_samaritan_historic... [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... UTSA dietetics program teaches students, community how to eat right<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_dietetics_program_te... by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 03/20 [Dsc 1745]Interested in creating healthy eating habits? Want to help others live a healthier lifestyle? A growing program at UTSA is giving students a scientific understanding of diet and its effects on health and disease prevention. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_dietetics_program_teaches_stu... [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... KDP hosts statewide education workshop<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/kdp_hosts_statewide_ed... by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 03/20 [Img 8032]The UTSA Omicron Chi chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) education honor society hosted its first regional workshop for more than 40 pre-service teachers from around the state at the UTSA Downtown Campus on Saturday, March 4. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/kdp_hosts_statewide_education_work... [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... Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all News <http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Announcements Dissertation Defense of Don Davis<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/dissertat... The Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching proudly announces the dissertation defense of: Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Don Davis "Novice Behaviors in a Makerspace" on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. EDGE Center, Main Building 0.328 (open to the public) Dissertation Chair: Dr. Timothy Yuen Committee Members: Dr. Lee Mason, Dr. Vittorio Marone, Dr. John Quarles, Dr. Matthew Berland Dissertation defense of Jamoki Dantzler<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/disser... The Department of Counseling proudly announces the dissertation defense of: Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision Jamoki Dantzler “Master-Level Counseling Students’ Perceptions of Humor Styles in Clinical Supervision From An Attachment Perspective: A Quantitative Evaluation” on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Downtown Campus, BV 3.306 (open to the public) Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Moyer Committee Members: Dr. Gerald Juhnke, Dr. Heather Trepal, and Dr. Adrian Warren Dissertation defense of Jamoki Dantzler<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/disser... The Department of Counseling proudly announces the dissertation defense of: Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision Jamoki Dantzler “Master-Level Counseling Students’ Perceptions of Humor Styles in Clinical Supervision From An Attachment Perspective: A Quantitative Evaluation” on Wednesday, March 20, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Downtown Campus, BV 3.306 (open to the public) Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Moyer Committee Members: Dr. Gerald Juhnke, Dr. Heather Trepal, and Dr. Adrian Warren Dissertation defense of Mariana Zaragoza<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/disser... The Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies proudly announces the dissertation defense of: Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Culture, Literacy, and Language Mariana Zaragoza "Rural Schooling Practices: Mexican-Descent Students and Their Teachers" on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 11 a.m. MB 3.112A (BBL conference room) (open to the public) Dissertation Chair: Dr. Josie Méndez-Negrete Committee Members: Dr. Belinda Flores, Dr. Lilliana Saldaña, Dr. Marco Cervantes, & Dr. Sonia Saldivar-Hull Commencement volunteers needed<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/commence... The Registrar’s Graduation Coordination Office (GCO) is calling for volunteers to work the graduate line-up before the commencement ceremonies at the Alamodome Saturday, May 13, 2017 and Sunday, May 14, 2017. The deadline to sign up for volunteering is Monday, May 1, 2017. Ceremony 3 (COEHD, COS)- Sunday, May 14 at 2:00pm (Volunteer time: 11:30am-2:15pm) Please see the link below to sign up to volunteer for ceremonies. https://utsa.collegiatelink.net/form/start/124231 Dissertation defense of Vanessa Mari-Acevedo<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/di... The Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies proudly announces the dissertation defense of: Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Culture, Literacy, and Language Vanessa Mari-Acevedo "Motivation to Learn and Teach English in Puerto Rico’s Public and Private School" on Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 at 10 a.m. MB 3.112A (BBL Conference Room) (open to the public) Dissertation Chair: Dr. Peter Sayer Committee Members: Dr. Belinda Flores, Dr. Kristen Lindahl and Dr. Sandra Soto. Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all Announcements <http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/> Events Calendar MAR 25 Military Life Talks: Politics in the Service of Military Families<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/military_life_talks_p... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - Buena Vista Building, Room 1.308 MAR 25 Graduate Writing Workshop: Quoting & Paraphrasing<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/graduate_writing_... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Main Building 2.220 MAR 25 Master of Arts in Education Information Session<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/master_of_arts_in_educ... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - Durango Building, Room 3.110 MAR 27 YWCA San Antonio Herstory: Past, Present and Future<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/ywca_san_antonio_hersto... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 11:00 AM [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - MH 2.02.10 MAR 28 The San Antonio Four<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/the_san_antonio_four> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Bexar Room, HUC 1.102 MAR 29 Tejana Myth, Memory, and Fiction<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/tejana_myth_memory_and... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - MB 2.404 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] Upcoming Conferences MAR 30 2017 Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Conference & Exhibition<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/2017_texas_academy_... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8 am - 6 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - Sheraton Georgetown Texas Hotel & Conference Center in Georgetown, Texas MAR 30 2017 LEAD Summit<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/2017_lead_summit> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8 am - 5 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - California State University, San Bernardino APR 27 AERA Conference 2017<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/aera_conference_2017> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8 am - 6 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] External News Senate panel tentatively votes to defund Abbott’s pre-K program<https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/15/texas-senate-finance-c... by ALIYYA SWABY - THE TEXAS TRIBUNE | Pub: 03/23 The Senate Finance Committee gave initial approval to budget items that would cut $180 million from state-funded pre-K in favor of a $40 million public-private partnership Texas senators weigh bills that would limit college tuition growth<https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/22/watch-texas-senators-di... by MATTHEW WATKINS - THE TEXAS TRIBUNE | Pub: 03/23 The Senate Higher Education Committee on Wednesday considered several bills related to limiting tuition increases Helping Immigrant Students Catch Up, Fast — It Takes A Whole School<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/03/10/513907525/helping-imm... by SOPHIA ALVAREZ BOYD - nprEd | Pub: 03/23 A network of schools, serving English language learners and recent immigrants, is helping students succeed academically and emotionally, too. Teaching Language With Culture In California<http://www.npr.org/2017/03/22/521056929/teaching-language-w... by DEEPA FERNANDES - nprEd | Pub: 03/23 Elementary school teacher Ron Morris of Riverside, California goes a step beyond to understand his students' backgrounds. It's one way Morris incorporates the culture of his students in the classroom. UTSA community invited to have coffee with the Interim president<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2017/03/coffeepresident.html> by COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 03/23 (March 17, 2017) -- University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Interim President Pedro Reyes wants to hear what's on the minds of UTSA students, faculty and staff over coffee. Meet The New Kid On ‘Sesame Street’: Julia, A Muppet With Autism<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/autism-muppet-sesame-street... by MARY PAPENFUSS - Huffington Post | Pub: 03/20 “Sesame Street” just got a whole lot broader with its newest neighbor: Julia, a Muppet with autism. The little girl Muppet with red hair and a favorite bunny clutched in her hand has been in “Sesame Street’s” online Digital Storybook series since 2015. But she’s making her TV debut surrounded by everybody’s favorite neighborhood gang on HBO and PBS in April. UTSA Faculty and Staff Share Insight at the SXSWedu 2017 Conference<https://utsacloud-public.sharepoint.com/Blog/Post/685/UTSA-... by NICOLE DUFF - UTSA OIT | Pub: 03/20 Faculty and staff from the UTSA Institute for P-20 Initiatives, the Office of Information Technology, the Graduate School and the department of Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition, had the remarkable opportunity to represent the university at this year's SXSWedu conference. The internationally-recognized conference was held in Austin, Texas from March 6th-9th. Social-Emotional Learning: What Students Can Learn From Congressmen’s Road Trip<http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2017/03/social-... by EVIE BLAD - Education Week | Pub: 03/20 Two Texas congressmen from opposing political parties created an internet sensation—and maybe a tool for integrating social-emotional learning into classroom discussions—when their flights to Washington were cancelled due to snow this week, forcing them on an impromptu cross-country road trip to make it to the Capitol in time for votes Wednesday evening. UTeachSA Bridges the Gaps in the STEM Pipeline<https://therivardreport.com/uteachsa-bridges-the-gaps-in-the-... by BEKAH MCNEEL - The Rivard Report | Pub: 03/20 The growing gap between high-tech jobs and young Americans qualified to fill them is one of the most urgent issues in present-day education. However, efforts to strengthen teaching in the STEM fields have created a second gap – this time among teachers. WATCH: Shelter Dog Meets 2nd Grade Students Who Raised Money for His Surgery<http://people.com/pets/watch-shelter-dog-meets-2nd-grade-stude... by AMY JAMIESON - People Magazine | Pub: 03/20 Today’s #TearsOnTuesday are brought to you by a classroom full of students with huge hearts. The 2nd graders from Shawnee Heights Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas, who emptied their piggy banks last month to help a shelter pup named Ryker, got to meet the dog for the first time in their classroom on Friday, an NBC affiliate reported, and it was nothing short of paw-some. Code.org to offer computer-science course<http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/iRzVCvaFltCYghadCieidnCicNhScS?for... by DIAN SCHAFFHAUSER - ACSD SmartBrief | Pub: 03/20 Code.org is expected to release "CS Discoveries," a free, introductory computer-science course for seventh- through ninth-grade students. A pilot program will launch in the spring and include professional development for teachers. ________________________________ Publications Working with English Language Learners in the Mainstream English Language Arts Classroom…<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/?utm_sou... DR. MARGO DELLICARPINI - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | Teaching English Language Arts to English Language Learners: Preparing Pre-service and In-service Teachers: 01/20 DelliCarpini, M. & Gulla A.N. (2016). Working with English Language Learners in the Mainstream English Language Arts Classroom Through Collaboration and Two-Way Content-Based Instruction. In L.C. de Oliveira & M. Shoffner (Eds.), Teaching English Language Arts to English Language Learners: Preparing Pre-service and In-service Teachers (pp. 79-105). London, England: Palgrave Macmillan. Research Egg Protein Supplementation for Improving Muscle Mass and Function in Food Insecure Older Adults…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Egg Council thru Texas State University Awarded: $13,091 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sarah Ullevig Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: 2017-2018 CRWP High-Need School Grant<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> National Writing Project Awarded: $20,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Where Two Roads Meet: Lived Experiences of Mother-Students Balancing Home and School<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> UTSA VPR Office Submitted: $5,000 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sara Oswalt Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: A Non-invasive Elderly Sensor Platform<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> NSF through WiseWear Corporation Submitted: $40,901 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sakiko Oyama Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Roadrunner Reader Newcomer Reading Camp<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Dollar General Foundation Submitted: $3,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Early Childhood Educational and Literacy Study<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> USAID- University Research Co, LLC Submitted: $493,319 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: San Antonio Mathematic Collaborative Teacher Quality Program for the 2017-2018 Continuation Funding<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Texas Higher Education Coordinatory Board Submitted: $394,077 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Emily Bonner Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Betty Travis Other Academics Responses to Neurofeedback for the Treatment of PTSD in Hispanic Americans<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> National Institutes of Health (NIH) Submitted: $377,843 Counselling PI: Stacy Speedlin Counselling CI: Thelma Duffey, Shane Haberstroh Counselling Physical activity and central pain inhibition in elderly African Americans<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> National Institutes of Health (NIH) Submitted: $400,448 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Masataka Umeda Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: William H. Cooke Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition ATE’s Lideres Avanzando<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> National Council of La Raza Submitted: $17,000 Other Academics PI: Lorena Claeys Other Academics CI: Margarita Machado-Casas Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Externships for Teachers 17-18<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Alamo Workforce Development Submitted: $8,000 Other Academics PI: Lorena Claeys Other Academics CI: Effie Mata Other Academics Delta-tocotrienols for skeletal muscle health of postmenopausal women<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> NIH thru Texas Tech University Health Science Center Submitted: $84,604 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Eunhee Chung Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Effects of trunk strengthening on pitching biomechanics in adolescent baseball pitchers<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) Foundation Submitted: $55,973 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sakiko Oyama Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: San Antonio Applied Behavior Analysis Project<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> San Antonio Area Foundation Submitted: $23,778 Educational Psychology PI: Lesley Neely Educational Psychology CI: A Summer Obesity Prevention Program for Hispanic Kids and Families through Vacation Bible School<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> San Antonio Area Foundation Submitted: $53,778 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Elena Martinez Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition fACEing Trauma Together: A Family-Based Approach to Healing and Resilience<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> San Antonio Area Foundation Submitted: $32,159 Counselling PI: Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett Counselling CI: Child and Adolescent Psychological Evaluation Services<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> San Antonio Area Foundation Submitted: $25,258 Educational Psychology PI: Victor Villarreal Educational Psychology CI: Jeremy Sullivan, Felicia Castro-Villarreal Educational Psychology Resilience, Coping Strategies, and Cognitive Flexibility in Bisexuals<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> American Institute of Bisexuality Submitted: $32,099 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sara Oswalt Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Phillip Schnarrs Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition ________________________________ [https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/education.utsa....] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... 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