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WSI kicks off Women’s History Month Conference 2016

The Women's Studies Institute, housed in the Consortium for Social Transformation, kicked off the start of the 2016 Women's History Month Conference at the opening reception on Tuesday, March 1. This is the 30th year that UTSA has celebrated women’s history and the 13th year that the institute has hosted Women’s History Month. To view a full listing of the events for the month-long celebration, visit http://education.utsa.edu/womens-studies/womens_history_month_conference_2016/.

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EDP receives national accreditation from NASP 
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by  JO ANN JONES, COEHDPublished: 03/03

The Department of Educational Psychology, housed in the College of Education and Human Development, recently received national accreditation from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) for their School Psychology program.

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WSI honors 2016 Women’s Advocate of Year 
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by  JO ANN JONES, COEHDPublished: 03/02

The Women’s Studies Institute kicked off the 2016 Women’s History Month Conference with the annual Opening Reception on Tuesday, March 1, 2016.  The institute, which is housed in the College of Education and Human Development’s Consortium for Social Transformaton, honored the 2016 Women’s Advocate of the Year Yonnie Blanchette, executive director of the Carver Community Cultural Center, and featured keynote speechs by Women’s History Week co-founders Drs. Susan Smulyan and Linda Pritchard.

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UTSA, SAISD partner to launch San Antonio’s first community laboratory schools 
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by  JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONPublished: 02/29

Fourth grade Crockett Elementary School student Jeremiah Garcia sits at a small table, flipping white and yellow pegs up and down on a flat wooden board no larger than a keyboard. He counts out loud with each flip. Each peg on the board, called a Nepohualtzintzin, represents a numerical unit.

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Awards & Announcements  

Institute of Texan Cultures Education 
ITC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT  |  INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES

It's March, which means there are only two months left in this school year. Are you on track with your professional development hours? The ITC would love to keep you out of the classroom this summer, and our no-cost professional development classes are a great way to do so! 

Tree Rings, Potsherds and Rock Art: Archaeology for the Science and Social Studies Classroom

DBQ Walk Through the Park

Cultural Contrasts in Latin America (workshop, presented by professors from UTSA and Texas State)

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Events Calendar  


MAR
04
The Violence of Human Rights: Women’s Organizing and Gender Violence in Coastal Ecuador

 10:00 a.m.    Main Campus - McKinney Humanities Building, 2.02.04


MAR
05
12th Annual Storytelling Festival

 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.    Main Campus - Main Building


MAR
05
San Antonio International Women’s Day March and Rally

 10:30 a.m.    Plaza del Zacate - Milam Park, 501 W. Commerce, 78207


MAR
07
Latin-American Immigrant Women Experiencing First-Time Motherhood in Another Country

 1:00 p.m.    Main Campus - McKinney Humanities Building, 2.01.32


MAR
08
Lost in a Valley with a Dog: How We Find and Make Community

 1:00 p.m.    Main Campus - Business Building 2.06.04 (University Room)


MAR
08
Feminine Symbolism in World Art: 35,000 BC to the Present

 6:30 p.m.    Main Campus - JPL Library Assembly Room 4.04.22



External News  
French, Spanish, German ... Java? Making Coding Count As A Foreign Language 
by LYNN HATTER, NPR Ed  |  03/03 
Florida is poised to become the first state to allow high school students to take computer coding as a way to meet a language requirement.

College Board Bars Registrants Who Aren’t Taking New SAT for ‘Intended Purpose’ 
by Eric Hoover, The Chronicle of Higher Education  |  03/01 
The company says it is trying to thwart fraud, but test-prep tutors say the College Board is blocking their access to the test because it wants to limit scrutiny of its revamp.

SAISD Students Exposed to Learning, Fun Inside UTSA Roadrunner Room 
by BEKAH MCNEEL , The Rivard Report  |  02/29 
The University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio Independent School District are taking a major step in their two-year partnership to enrich the education and leadership in San Antonio’s largest urban school district. On Thursday, media and district partners got a glimpse inside the “Roadrunner Room,” where UTSA faculty and students are working with teachers and students at Crockett Elementary School to strengthen their math, science, and language skills.

The Hottest Hire in Athletics? Learning Specialists 
by Brad Wolverton , The Chronicle of Higher Education  |  02/29 
A senior athletics official at the University of Georgia posted a message late last year on an online discussion board for academic advisers, looking for ways to streamline the processing of academic accommodations for students with special needs.



Publications  

Mexicanness and Social Order in Digital Spaces: Contention among Members of a Multigenerational Tran 
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
M. Sidury Christiansen  |  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies 

Christiansen, M. S. (2015). Mexicanness and Social Order in Digital Spaces: Contention among Members of a Multigenerational Transnational Network. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 37(1), 3-22.


Appearances can be deceiving: Risks interpreting data in online ethnographic research 
Perspectives on Qualitative Research
M. Sidury Christiansen  |  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies 

Christiansen, M. S. (2015). Appearances can be deceiving: Risks interpreting data in online ethnographic research (pp. 437-456). In M. Lengeling & I. Mora Pablo (eds.), Perspectives on Qualitative Research. Guanajuato, Mexico: Universidad de Guanajuato Press.


‘A ondi queras’: Ranchero Identity Construction by US Born Mexicans on Facebook 
Journal of Sociolinguistics
M. Sidury Christiansen  |  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies 

Christiansen, M. S. (2015) ‘A ondi queras’: Ranchero Identity Construction by US Born Mexicans on Facebook. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 19(5), 688-702.


Mapping Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A typology of institutional diversity 
Journal of Higher Education
Anne-Marie Nuñez, Gloria Crisp  |  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 

Nuñez, A.-M., Crisp, G., & Elizondo, D. (2016). Mapping Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A typology of institutional diversity. Journal of Higher Education, 87(1), 55-83.



Research Awards & Submittals  

Teacher Empowerment for Leadership and Advocacy (TELA) for English Learners (Els) 
Department of Education-National Professional Development
Submitted:  $2,722,667  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:  Lucila Ek  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:  Margarita Machado-Casas; Lorena Claeys  Other Academics 

Alliance for Bilingual Counseling in Schools (ABCS) 
Department of Education-National Professional Development
Submitted:  $2,381,390  Counselling
PI:  Heather Trepal  Counselling
CI:  Elias Zambrano; Derek Robertson  Counselling 

Sub Award Mathematics and Language, Literacy Integration (MALLI) 
Department of Education-National Professional Development-Sub Award with Santa Clara University
Submitted:  $839,232  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:  Jorge Solis  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:  Patricia Sanchez  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies 

Project BELLO: Building Enchanced Learning Opportunities for Els 
Department of Education-National Professional Development
Submitted:  $2,534,724  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:  Peter Sayer  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:  Belinda Flores  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies 

Closing the Education Gap for Hispanic Students With An Online Masters Degree Program in Community.. 
USDA Hispanic Serving Institutions
Submitted:  $275,000  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:  Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:  Erica Sosa; Zenong Yin; Sarah Ullevig  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition 

Effects of Trunks Strenghthening program on pitching biomechanics in adolescent baseball pitchers 
National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)
Submitted:  $55,973  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:  Sakiko Oyama  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:     

2016-2017 SEED Invitational Leadership Institute to Invest in Developing New Teacher Leaders 
National Writing Project
Submitted:  $15,000  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:  Roxanne Henkin  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:     

Write for Texas Travel Funds 15-17 Amendment 1 
University of Texas at Austin
Awarded:  $4,000  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:  Roxanne Henkin  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:     

Farm to Church Pilot Program 
San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted:  $51,473  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:  Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:     

Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic (ABA Clinic) 
San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted:  $25,760  Educational Psychology
PI:  Leslie Neely  Educational Psychology
CI:     

Historical Fiction Writing Project for Young Women 
Dalkowitz Charitable Trust
Submitted:  $5,000  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:  Roxanne Henkin  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:     

Building a Healthy Temple Vacation Bible School: A Childhood Obesity Prevention Program 
Walmart Foundation
Submitted:  $145,115  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:  Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:     

GEO Opportunities for Leadership in Diversity (GOLD)An IDEAS Lab Activity 
National Science Foundation
Submitted:    Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:  Anne Marie Nuñez  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:     

NWP 2016-17 Advance Institute to Scale-Up the College-Ready Writers Program - SAWP 
National Writing Project
Awarded:  $20,000  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:  Roxanne Henkin  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:     

Capacity Building Initiativews for Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Services for At-Risk Racial… 
Center for Health Care Services sub award 
Submitted:  $20,000  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:  Phillip Schnarrs  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:     


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