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COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, March 11, 2016
 
Spotlight: 
Time is running out on Scholarship Applications!

The March 25 deadline to apply for COEHD scholarships is quickly approaching.  Students don't miss this opportunity.  Faculty please spread the word in classes.  

For additional information, to view scholarships available or to apply today, Click Here.
or visit the Undergraduate Student Services and Scholarships Office:



    

contact:  Francesca Bronder, Senior Program Coordinator
office:    MB 3.486
Phone:   (210) 458-4021
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COEHDnews  
UTSA researchers study how young adult literature portrays bullying 
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by  JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONSPublished: 03/10

Roxanne Henkin and Janis Harmon, researchers with the UTSA College of Education and Human Development (COEHD), recently scoured young adult fiction published in the last 10 years to understand how bullying is portrayed.

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Awards & Announcements  

Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 13 
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At 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 13, clocks will be set forward by one hour in observance of the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST).

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AAS program names first doctoral fellow 
ELIZABETH J. BOWERS COOK  |  EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIESAfrican American Studies Program
Elizabeth J. Bowers Cook, doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was named the first Gay Theresa Johnson African American Studies Doctoral Fellow.
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Berry named Scholar-in-Residence 
THEODOREA BERRY  |  INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING AND TEACHINGUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

​Dr. Theodorea Regina Berry, associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching and director of the African American Studies program, has received a Scholar-in-Residence appointment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for Summer 2016.  The appointment, which will begin on June 1, has its primary assignment in the School of Education with a secondary assignment in the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies.

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Scholarship Application Deadline is March 25, 2015 
FRANCESCA BRONDER, M.A. - COORDINATOR FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES AND SCHOLARSHIPS  |  ALL COEHDApplication
The application deadline for scholarships in our COEHD is fast approaching: March 25, 2015.

 

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

 

The Guadalupe Harber Scholarship and The Rodolfo Jacobson Scholarship - Undergraduate students seeking bilingual teaching certificate. Must be a member of BESO

The Harold T. and H. Joyce Cook Scholarship - Undergraduate students pursuing an IDS degree seeking teacher certification at the elementary (EC-6th or 4-8) level. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and Financial Need.

The COEHD Presidential Scholarship - Incoming Freshmen and undergraduate students – Full-time and COEHD majors only. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. 

The Carol Fitzgerald Dodge Scholarship - Undergraduate or post-baccalaureate students seeking teacher certification at the middle school and high school levels in the following areas: Language Arts, Math, Science, and Foreign Languages. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and Financial Need.

Dr. Arcadia Lopez Endowed Scholarship - Undergraduate or post-baccalaureate students seeking teacher certification in Bilingual Education

The Jodie W. McCarley Scholarship for Future Coaches of Female Athletes - Undergraduate students, Incoming Freshmen, and Transfer Students seeking a B.S in Kinesiology with Teacher Certification and emphasis in P.E. with intent of becoming a coach of female athletes.  

The Albar Pena Memorial Scholarship – Undergraduate students seeking bilingual teaching certificate; member of BESO

The Endowed Pythagoras Scholarship for Math Teachers- Undergraduate students, seeking high schoolMath certification

The Katie N. Reed Scholarship - Undergraduate COEHD students and entering Freshmen. COS and COLFA majors with Teacher Certification. Must be First Generation College Students. Minimum cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and Financial Need. 

The Dianna Lynn Tidwell Endowed Scholarship - Undergraduate students from a Bexar County High Schoolseeking special education certification. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0

The Belinda Villarreal-Nelson Memorial Scholarship - Undergraduate students interested in becoming educators in the following areas: English, Math, Science, Bilingual Education, Special Education.

 

STUDENT TEACHING SCHOLARSHIPS

The Academy for Teacher Excellence Scholarship - Undergraduate students in their student teaching semester – must be a member of ATE TALC/TAILC and show financial need.

The Dewey Davis, Ph.D., First Professor at UTSA, Endowed Scholarship - Undergraduate students seeking secondary science certification, and in their student teaching semester.

The Onderdonk Family Memorial Scholarship - Undergraduate students from all teaching areas, in their student teaching semester

 

GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

The Carol Fitzgerald Dodge Scholarship – Master Level students in the following areas: School Counseling; Principal, Superintended. Full-time requirement waived with proof of full-time employment.

The COEHD Presidential Scholarship - COEHD graduate students – Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and Full-time enrollment (9 semester hours both in Spring and Fall) 

The Albar Pena Memorial Scholarship –Graduate students seeking Master’s in Bicultural-bilingual Studies with a concentration in Bilingual Teacher Education or Bicultural Studies; member of BESO

Applications, and additional information, can be found athttp://education.utsa.edu/current_students/coehd_scholarships/ or email Francesca Bronder .

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Events Calendar  


MAR
12
Writing Workshop: Editing

 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.    Main Campus - Main Building 2.220


MAR
22
St. Sucia: A Zine Exposing What it is to be a Mujer

 11:30 a.m.    Main Campus - McKinney Humanities Building, 3.03.10


MAR
22
Texas Women: Activism in Texas Women’s History

 2:30 p.m.    Main Campus - University Center, Retama Auditorium 2.02.02


MAR
23
Forging The Path: Juxtaposition of Gender and Equity in Leadership Diversity Panel

 12:00 p.m.    Downtown Campus - Durango Building, Southwest Conference Room, 1.124


MAR
23
Ethel Payne: First Lady of the Black Press

 1:00 p.m.    Main Campus - McKinney Humanities, 3.04.14


MAR
23
Students Fight Back

 6:00 p.m.    Main Campus - University Center, Denman Room 2.01.28



External News  
Many veterans turn to counselling to move from battlefield to boardroom 
by LEAH EICHLER, The Globe and Mail  |  03/10 
For those making the transition into a new career or industry, mastering corporate-speak can feel be daunting, as they sweat to express how your previous life prepared you to “navigate matrixes,” “ramp up productivity” and successfully “ideate” on complex issues. It’s enough to drive a language lover mad.

America’s High School Graduates Look Like Other Countries’ High School Dropouts 
by GABRIELLE EMANUEL, NPR Ed  |  03/10 
A new study looks at everyday skills and finds that, when it come to math, the U.S. is below average. And in computer skills, we're dreadful.

More Color In Kids’ Lit: Your Best Picks 
by JACQUIE LEE BYRD PINKERTON, NPR Ed  |  03/10 
Her campaign to collect #1000blackgirlbooks has been a big success: Marley now has more than 4,000 books in her library.

There Is No FDA For Education. Maybe There Should Be 
by ERIC WESTERVELT, NPR Ed  |  03/10 
Why have the medical and pharmaceutical industries and Silicon Valley all created clear paths to turn top research into game-changing innovations, he asks, while education research mostly remains trapped in glossy journals?

Yes, You Can Still Teach Kids To Love Books 
by BYRD PINKERTON, NPR Ed  |  03/10 
It can be hard to get teens to read, especially with so much technology competing for their attention. A new book looks at ways teachers can help young people find books (and find themselves).

Initiatives to Counteract Childhood Poverty with Holistic Education 
by Staff Writer, TRIB+EDU The Texas Tribune  |  03/10 
Rather than stick to the typical strategy of relying on schools to act as the sole countermeasure to childhood poverty, two K-12 initiatives are setting out to popularize a more holistic approach. The first program is partnering with six cities nationwide to link public agencies and services to schools, families and communities. The second initiative targets low-income students and advocates for interventions like early-childhood learning, after-school and summer programs. (Education Week)

For New UT-Dallas President, Campus Carry Debate is Personal 
by Matthew Watkins, TRIB+EDU The Texas Tribune  |  03/10 
At 64 years old, Richard Benson is positive that he has already lived through the worst day of his life.

What Students Said Right After Taking the New SAT 
by Eric Hoover, The Chronicle of Higher Education  |  03/07 
This past Saturday, more than a quarter-million high-school students woke up early to take the revamped SAT. The College Board had promised to deliver a fairer, more-straightforward test, and plenty of people surely will debate the new model’s merits (and flaws) for years to come.



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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