[Coehd] COEHDnews - Week of Friday, July 31, 2015

COEHDnews Week of Fri, July 31, 2015 ________________________________ [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/facebooknews.png]<https://www... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/twitternews.png] <https://twitter.com/UTSACOEHD> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rss.png] <http://education.utsa.edu/news/rss_2.0> COEHD Recent News Illumination: A blog from the Haridwar Writing Project<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/illumination_a_blog_fro... ________________________________ by Dr. Kalpana Iyengar, San Antonio Writing Project/Haridwar Writing Project | July 30, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/illumination_a_blog_from_... [10995627 1175437969148956 6188499020850414030 o] A blog from Dr. Kalpana Iyengar, COEHD alumna and co-creator of the Haridwar Writing Project, about her experience in Haridwar, India this summer. COEHD to host interdisciplinary expo Aug. 8<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_to_host_interdisciplina... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHD | July 29, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_to_host_interdiscip... [Summer15flyer] The College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching will host the inaugural Interdisciplinary Inquiry Expo on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. in the second floor Group Spots of the John Peace Library. The event is free and open to the public. Of What I Am Most Proud<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/of_what_i_am_most_proud> ________________________________ by Dr. Roxanne Henkin, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | July 26, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/of_what_i_am_most_proud> [11745903 10204702736593000 2331060706587620825 n] A blog from Haridwar, India by Dr. Roxanne Henkin, professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching and director of the San Antonio Writing Project VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Awards, Announcements, & Recognition Participants needed for research study ________________________________ Donovan Fogt | Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition Dr. Donovan Fogt is in need of hundreds of male and female students healthy enough to walk between the ages of 18 and 65 years old. He, and his research team, are conducting a study about how the body responds to conditions such as exercise, and what factors may contribute to heart disease. They are creating a large data repository to answer questions related to cardiovascular diseases. They will: collect information about your physical activity, health, depression and mood; collect samples of urine, saliva, and blood for testing hydration status and biomarkers associated with cardiovascular disease; measure your body's heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing in response to exercise, standing, and during a special breathing test; measure your level of physical capacity, strength and balance. The entire procedure will take approximately 4 hours of your time. You will a body composition (body fat %), waist-to-hip ration, and body mass index report for your participation. There is no monetary compensation. All procedures will take place at the UTSA Main Campus in the Integrative Cardiopulmonary and Autonomic Performance Laboratories (ICAPL) located in the Physical Education and Multidisciplinary Studies Buildings. Contact the ICAPL's Exercise Biochemistry and Metabolism Lab to learn more and/or to get scheduled for participation. (210) 458-5405, PE Bldg. room 2.01.09C&D Lindahl named blogger for TESOL International Association blog ________________________________ Kristen Lindahl | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association Dr. Kristen Lindahl, assistant professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, was named the Teacher Education Blogger for the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association. TESOL has 44,000 members and the blog received nearly 20,000 site visits per month. The blog, which has elementary, secondary, adult, and teacher education strands, can be found at http://blog.tesol.org<http://blog.tesol.org/> Bilingual author speaks to pre-service teachers ________________________________ | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching During Summer Session II, Bilingual Author, Illustrator, and Middle School Teacher, Xavier Garza, spoke to future teachers and students in Dr. Rosalind Horowitz’s RDG 3803, Writing Development and Processes course about his writing career and empathy for and literacy education of adolescent writers. His works have been published by Arte Publico Press and supported by grants from City of Houston through The Cultural Arts Council of Houston. This presentation emanated from Dr. Horowitz’s research on Border Life and its impact on translingual, transcultural, and transformative discourses. If you know of someone in the college that deserves recognition, please EMAIL US<mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> the following information: Name | Department | Honor or Award | Organization Presenting Research Awards & Submittals San Antonio Independent School District ________________________________ $900,000 ________________________________ San Antonio ISD- TTIPS Grant Douglass ES proposal Other Academics Submitted PI: Lorena Claeys Other Academics CI: Belinda Flores, Maria Cortez, Jeremy Sullivan, Bruce Barnett, Roxanne Henkin, John Sutterby, Jorge Solis, Margarita Machado-Casas, Patricia Sanchez, Lucia Ek, Howard Smith, Becky Huang, Kristin Lindahl, Crystal Kalinec-Craig, Dennis Davis, Misty Sailors, Candace Gann, Norma Guerra, Felicia Castro-Villarreal, Guadalupe Carmona Other Academics San Antonio Independent School District ________________________________ $900,000 ________________________________ San Antonio ISD- TTIPS Grant Crockett ES proposal Other Academics Submitted PI: Lorena Claeys Other Academics CI: Belinda Flores, Maria Cortez, Jeremy Sullivan, Bruce Barnett, Roxanne Henkin, John Sutterby, Jorge Solis, Margarita Machado-Casas, Patricia Sanchez, Lucia Ek, Howard Smith, Becky Huang, Kristin Lindahl, Crystal Kalinec-Craig, Dennis Davis, Misty Sailors, Candace Gann, Norma Guerra, Felicia Castro-Villarreal Guadalupe Carmona Other Academics GILEAD ________________________________ $193,314 ________________________________ AUSTIN PrEP Access Project: Community Outreachand PrEP Navigation Capacity Building Grant Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Submitted PI: Phillip Schnarrs Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: CONACYT ________________________________ $67,266 ________________________________ Sub Award with Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon-CONACYT Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Submitted PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Erica Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition IMPACT SA ________________________________ $108,000 ________________________________ TEAM CENTER-Behavior Clinic Expansion Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Shanun Kunnavatana Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Somerset Independent School District ________________________________ $158,219 ________________________________ Roadrunners Readers:Improving Literacy achievement through discussion & strategy-based comprehension Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Dennis Davis, Alicia Villarreal Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Kellogg ________________________________ $10,518 ________________________________ KELLOG UNAL Sub award Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Submitted PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Erica Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition National Audubon Society-Dogwood Canyon ________________________________ $61,473 ________________________________ Dogwood Canyon/Balengee Project Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Christine Moseley Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: National Institute of Justice ________________________________ $187,085 ________________________________ Sub Award with Univ. of Houston “Reducing Status Offenses in Texas through Enhanced Youth Mentoring Educational Psychology Submitted PI: Michael Karcher Educational Psychology CI: Texas Education Agency ________________________________ $75,000 ________________________________ Sub Award with UT-Austin- “Write for Texas Project” Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Roxanne Henkin Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Uvalde Independent School District ________________________________ $9,000 ________________________________ SAWP Writing Workshop - Uvalde ISD Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Roxanne Henkin Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: South San Independent School District ________________________________ $7,500 ________________________________ SAWP Writing Workshop - South San ISD Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Roxanne Henkin 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 New State Goal: 60 Percent of Adults With a Degree By 2030<http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-state-goal-60-percent-... ________________________________ by Matthew Watkins | July 30, 2015 Full Story<http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-state-goal-60-percent... With an eye on keeping up with demographic changes and competing with other states and countries, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted a new overarching goal Thursday: Get 60 percent of Texans between 25 and 34 a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2030. Dignitaries come out for West Side digital library opening<http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Dignitaries-come... ________________________________ by John MacCormack | July 30, 2015 Full Story<http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Dignitaries-come-o... In a feel-good event that soon took on the flavor of a West Side homecoming for local public officials, Bexar County’s second all-digital library was officially opened Saturday in a ceremony attended by more than 200 people. Is This The Beginning Of The End For The SAT And ACT?<http://tpr.org/post/beginning-end-sat-and-act> ________________________________ by Claudio Sanchez | July 30, 2015 Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/beginning-end-sat-and-act> Many high schoolers hoping to attend George Washington University in Washington, D.C., one of the top private universities in the country, breathed a sigh of relief this week. GWU announced it will no longer require applicants to take the SAT or ACT. Why Aren’t Latinos Taking This Anti-HIV Pill?<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/28/why-aren-t-lati... ________________________________ by Anna Gorman | July 28, 2015 Full Story<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/28/why-aren-t-lati... Late on a Friday night at The New Jalisco Bar downtown, a drag show featuring dancers dressed in sequined leotards and feathered headdresses had drawn a crowd—most of them gay Latino men. Inside the bar and out, three health workers chatted with customers, casually asking questions: Do you know about the HIV prevention pill? Would you consider taking it? A few men said they had never heard of it. Others simply said it wasn’t for them. Even in a bilingual city, bilingual teachers in short supply<http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Even-in-a-bilingu... ________________________________ by Marco Poggio | July 28, 2015 Full Story<http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Even-in-a-bilingua... She came to San Antonio from Puerto Rico with her husband and two children a little over a year ago knowing very little English. At a job fair, she met a recruiter interested in her credentials and her proficiency in Spanish. VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Faculty Publications A Counternarrative Autoethnography Exploring School Districts’ Role in Reproducing Racism… ________________________________ Felecia Briscoe | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Teachers College Record. Khalifa, M., & Briscoe, F. (Accepted). A Counternarrative Autoethnography Exploring School Districts’ Role in Reproducing Racism: Willful Blindness to Race Disparities in School Suspensions, Teachers College Record. To list your publication release, please EMAIL US<mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> the following: Name of Faculty | Department | Journal/Publication Name | Cite (APA Format) Upcoming Events JUL 31 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/classroom_management_problem_solv... Classroom Management & Problem Solving for Intervention: Workshop for Teachers & School Specialists Time: 9 am - 4 pm Location: Downtown Campus AUG 04 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/free_teacher_tuesday_los_tejanos_... Free Teacher Tuesday: Los Tejanos Workshop Time: 6 - 8 pm Location: Institute of Texan Cultures AUG 06 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/effective_approaches_for_collabor... Effective Approaches for Collaborating with Teachers to Improve Student Outcomes Time: 9 am - 5 pm Location: Downtown Campus AUG 06 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/6th_annual_texas_higher_education... 6th Annual Texas Higher Education Symposium Time: 5-7 pm; 9 am - 3:30 pm Location: Downtown Campus AUG 08 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/maltreatment_in_early_childhood_a... Maltreatment in Early Childhood and the Roles of Early Childhood Educators Time: 9 am - 12 pm Location: Downtown Campus AUG 08 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/interdisciplinary_inquiry_expo_su... 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