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COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, February 26, 2016
 
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ATE recognized for achievements by White House Initiative

The Academy for Teacher Excellence, a center housed within the College of Education and Human Development, was recognized for its recent achievements by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics at a special ceremony on Thursday, February 18.

Dr. Lorena Claeys accepted the honors on behalf of ATE, which was named a Bright Spot in Hispanic Education and successfully answered the Initiative's 25th Anniversary Call to Action with its Summer Bridging Institute. Alejandra Ceja, executive director, and Jaqueline Cortez Wang, senior advisor, presented the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics honors. 

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WSI commemorates 30 years of women’s history celebrations 
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by  JO ANN JONES, COEHDPublished: 02/25

The UTSA Women’s Studies Institute (WSI) will host more than 25 events in honor of the 2016 Women’s History Month. 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.

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BBL awards inaugural research award in honor of late student 
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by  JO ANN JONES, COEHDPublished: 02/25

Daphne Villarreal, a graduate student in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, received the inaugural Dr. Miguel Alvarez Research Award at the 17th Annual Texas Language Education Research Conference (TexLER).

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UTSA researchers map out six types of Hispanic-Serving Institutions in U.S., Puerto Rico 
by  JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONSPublished: 02/22

The needs of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) are as diverse as the populations they serve, according to UTSA researchers Anne-Marie Núñez, Gloria Crisp and Diane Elizondo. In a newly published article in The Journal of Higher Education, the UTSA researchers say there are six broad classifications that can be used to differentiate HSI-designated colleges and universities found in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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Awards & Announcements  

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

It's February, which means there are only three 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  


FEB
28
Honoring Texas Military Members Exhibit - Ongoing

 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon - Sat; Noon - 5 p.m. Sun.    Institute of Texan Cultures - 801 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78205


FEB
29
Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture

 3:00 p.m.    Main Campus - University Center Retama Auditorium


FEB
29
Master of Arts in Education Information Session

 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.    Downtown Campus - Durango Building, Room 3.110


MAR
01
2016 Women’s History Month Opening Program

 2:00 p.m.    Main Campus - University Center, Retama Auditorium (2.02.02)


MAR
01
Campus Checkpoint: Student Veteran Association

 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.    Main Campus - University Center, Denman Room, 2.01.28


MAR
05
12th Annual Storytelling Festival

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



External News  
She thought she was coming in for a typical day at school. She couldn’t have been more wrong&# 
by Kleenex, YouTube  |  02/25 
A Caring Chorus - We all have a voice inside, and the best teachers help us find it. One group of students took the time to recognize their chorus teacher with a performance she’ll never forget.

Hayden Peek aims to tackle obesity with supermarket receipt graphics 
by , de zeen magazine  |  02/25 
Supermarket receipts could introduce graphics showing nutritional information to help solve the "obesity epidemic", proposes UK designer Hayden Peek.

Mind Controlled Prosthetic Arm Moves Individual Fingers 
by Johns Hopkins Medicine, NEUROSCIENCE NEWS  |  02/25 
Physicians and biomedical engineers from Johns Hopkins report what they believe is the first successful effort to wiggle fingers individually and independently of each other using a mind-controlled artificial “arm” to control the movement.

Are there differences in how speakers of other languages hear music? 
by Federica Sgorbissa – SISSA, NEUROSCIENCE NEWS  |  02/25 
Researchers investigate whether speaking a different native language has an effect on how we hear music.

Genetic Counselling Could Help Psychiatric Patients 
by Staff Writer, NEUROSCIENCE NEWS  |  02/25 
A new University of British Columbia study shows that genetic counselling helps patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and similar conditions understand and cope with their illness. The study is among the first to show the value of genetic counselling for psychiatric illnesses, demonstrating that it can help patients understand the cause of their illness, the genetic component and how they can protect their mental health going forward.

Ve said, xe said: A guide to gender-neutral language 
by Greta Bjornson, USA TODAY College  |  02/25 
The college experience has started to change in small but profound ways for non-binary students — those who don’t identify strictly as female or male — as administrations push to make students across the gender spectrum feel more comfortable on campuses by adopting more inclusive language.

Silicon Valley’s economic divide starts in preschool 
by Deepa Fernandes, NPR Marketplace  |  02/25 
Two different worlds in early education, divided by a freeway

State Poet Laureate to hold workshop at Central Middle School 
by Michael Rodriguez, Mid-Valley Town Crier  |  02/25 
Acclaimed author Dr. Carmen Tafolla will lead a poetry reading and writing workshop at Central Middle School this week. Tafolla, an associate professor at the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies with the University of Texas at San Antonio’s College of Education and Human Development, who in 2015 was named the State Poet Laureate, will also give a motivational speech in addition to donating books to the school’s library.

Study In Your PJs? What A High School ‘Work From Home Day’ Looks Like 
by ANYA KAMENETZ, NPR Ed  |  02/25 
No alarm. No school bus. No problem. Thanks to a school's laptop program, everyone takes a virtual lesson.

Fixing A Broken Freshman Year: What An Overhaul Might Look Like 
by BYRD PINKERTON, NPR Ed  |  02/25 
Most people who drop out of college drop out the first year, and, so far, interventions haven't done much to change that. Now, campuses are coming together to try something new.

Edgewood Board Members Resign Citing Fear and Discord 
by JOEY PALACIOS, STEVE SHORT & SHELLEY D. KOFLER , TPR Texas Public Radio  |  02/25 
Three members of the Edgewood Independent School District board resigned Friday with some of them saying they feared for their safety. The Texas Education Agency began investigating Edgewood ISD in January following complaints that the school board is dysfunctional.



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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