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COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, September 16, 2016
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International
Literacy Day - 50th Anniversary: Reading the Past, Writing the Future |
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by DR.
ROSALIND HOROWITZ, PROFESSOR, INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING AND TEACHING; AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY| Pub: 09/08 |
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September 8, 2016, UNESCO will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of International Literacy Day with the theme “Reading the Past, Writing the Future”. This means across the world, a half a century has been devoted to recognizing literacy in a celebratory manner.
The goal on September 8 is to advocate for the virtues and continued growth of literacy. On September 8 and 9 UNESCO will hold a conference in Paris to honor these efforts and disseminate prizes for achievements in Literacy. |
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ATE
brings service learning opportunities to COE |
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by JO
ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 09/08 |
 The
College of Education and Human Development’s Academy for Teacher Excellence (ATE) and the Center for Civic Engagement have partnered up with the College of Engineering (COE) to bring service learning opportunities to students in a whole new way. |
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UTSA
president announces plans to retire |
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by UNIVERSITY
COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 09/07 |
 Dr.
Ricardo Romo today announced his intention to retire as president of The University of Texas at San Antonio next August, following the conclusion of the Spring 2017 academic semester. Romo is the fifth and longest serving president in the university’s 47-year
history and its first Hispanic president. A native of San Antonio, he joined UTSA in 1999 after holding administrative and academic positions at The University of Texas at Austin. |
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Announcements
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Call
for Proposals COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2016-2017 Academic Year |
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The primary purpose of the Faculty Research Awards program is to
provide priority funding to conceptually and methodologically well-designed research proposals from junior faculty in the form of seed
grants to further develop and enhance their research agendas. The Committee is accepting research proposals with budgets up to $5000. For more information, guidelines, submission dates and other assistance, see the Submission
Guidelines. |
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External News
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Screening
Mental Health In Kindergarten Is Way Too Late, Experts Say |
by KAVITHA
CARDOZA - NPR | Pub: 09/15
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When it comes to children's brains, Rahil Briggs describes them as
... sticky. "Whatever we throw, [it] sticks. That's why they can learn Spanish in six months when it takes us six years," says the New York City based child psychologist, "but also why if they're exposed to community violence, or domestic violence, it really
sticks."
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Frustration.
Burnout. Attrition. It’s Time To Address The National Teacher Shortage |
by ERIC
WESTERVELT - TPR | Pub: 09/15
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The good news: There's an uptick in the hiring of new teachers since
the pink-slip frenzy in the wake of the Great Recession. The bad news: The new hiring hasn't made up for the teacher shortfall. Attrition is high, and enrollment in teacher preparation programs has fallen some 35 percent over the past five years — a decrease
of nearly 240,000 teachers in all.
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SBOE
board vice chairman says textbooks that depict Mexican-Americans as lazy is “dead on arri |
by ANDREA
ZELINSKI - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 09/14
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Hundreds of people gathered outside the Texas Education Agency building
in downtown Austin to rally against the textbook they said should be rejected on academic and moral grounds. “If we permit materials like the ones in this textbook that express a clear and pointed bias, a disrespect for culture and community and plan for culture
to be pushed out of the educational pipeline, out of growth, out of self esteem, out of competence, out of society’s advantages and opportunities we are allowing a design to push Mexicans to the bottom of society and keep us there,” said Dr. Carmen Tafolla,
2015 Texas poet laureate and a professor of bicultural and bilingual studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Texas
teachers face record number of inappropriate behavior claims |
by ROBERT
STEIN - Amarillo Globe-News | Pub: 09/13
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Inappropriate teacher conduct is in Texas Panhandle headlines again
with news of recent allegations levied against a Perryton Junior High School teacher and coach. Perryton Independent School District Superintendent Robert Hall recently confirmed that he had placed a junior high teacher on administrative leave after a student
and her parent brought forth accusations of inappropriate communications.
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UTSA
students spread kindness |
by ERIN
NICHOLS - News 4 WOAI | Pub: 09/13
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A class of students at UTSA is encouraging acts of kindness on their
campus by saying thank you to those making a difference.
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Students
on the Spectrum |
by ELIZABETH
FINNEGAN AND MARGARET FINNEGAN - Inside Higher Ed | Pub: 09/13
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Only 30 percent of high school graduates with autism ever attend
a two- or four-year college, but the institutions, not the students, are the problem, Elizabeth and Margaret Finnegan argue.
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UTSA
partners with American Corporate Partners to offer mentorships for student veterans |
by KIMBERLY
M. PRICE - UTSA Today | Pub: 09/12
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UTSA has partnered with American Corporate Partners (ACP), a national
nonprofit organization dedicated to helping veterans make the transition from the armed services to the civilian workforce, to offer professional mentorship opportunities for post-9/11 student veterans. Twenty-five slots in the ACP Mentoring program are reserved
for students referred by UTSA who are interested in enhancing their career development. The registration deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 27.
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Publications
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Have
You been recently published? |
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ALL
FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS - Other Academics | PUBLISH? DON'T PERISH!: 09/01 |
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Do You Have a APA Cite for a recent publication??? Send the TITLE, FACULTY NAME, DEPARTMENT, JOURNAL NAME and the APA CITE to:
coehdcomm@utsa.edu (Deadline: Thursdays)
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Research
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Autism
Grant Program-Parent Directed Treatment |
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
Awarded:
$459,976 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI: Leslie Neely Educational Psychology
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