Subscribe | Archive | Online Version education.utsa.edu COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, December 16, 2016 Spotlight COEHD inducts new students into teaching profession The College of Education and Human Development and the Office of Teacher Education Services inducted nearly 200 students into the profession of teaching at a special ceremony on Friday, December 9. To view additional photos of the ceremony, click HERE.        COEHDnews Student Profile: Jocelyn Carnicle by KARA MIRELES, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 12/08 Meet Jocelyn Carnicle. She wants to use the education and experiences she received at UTSA to help patients in rural Texas communities similar to the one that she grew up in.      New UTSA graduate degree will train education researchers and practitioners by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 12/06 UTSA students interested in educational psychology will soon be able to pursue a graduate degree in this area.        Announcements Civic Engagement Summit Carolina Canizales, Program Coordinator    Center for Civic Engagement The Civic Engagement Summit is an opportunity to celebrate and showcase UTSA's commitment to civic engagement through a myriad of efforts by students, faculty, and staff. In keeping with our climb to Tier One and our strategic vision to promote community engagement, this summit provides us with an opportunity to highlight the significant ways our university impacts the local community. Interested in submitting a workshop proposal? Deadline is December 21, 2016. Poster proposals are due by January 13, 2017. Visit http://bit.ly/CCEsummit to submit workshop or poster proposal.   Events Calendar JAN 14 Texas Reading Specialist Exam Study Session  2:00 - 4:00 p.m  Main Campus - TBD JAN 16 MLK March  8:30 a.m.  Main Campus - Convocation Center FEB 03 2017 Leadership Summit: Cultural Literacy, Language, and Diversity in the Community  8:30 am - 4:00 pm  DT Campus - TBD FEB 25 13th Annual Storytelling Festival  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Main Campus - TBD APR 20 Duncan Tonatiuh Lecture  6:00 p.m.  Main Campus - TBD JUN 19 Social Studies Teachers Academy  TBD  Other - Institute of Texan Cultures External News Dropout Factory? by  KATHLEEN PETTY - San Antonio Magazine | Pub: 12/15 When Mary Ledbetter-Gallagher went back to school in her late-40s, she wanted to earn a degree that would allow her to get more than just a job.  UTSA Uses Motion Capture Technology To Boost Athletic Performance by  JOHN GARCIA - TWC News | Pub: 12/15 There’s new research at UTSA that’s using motion capture technology to help athletes perform better in big game situations. Our John Garcia shows us how the new findings could help athletes master their winning moves.  ‘My parents’ dream was for me to learn.  Syrian refugees speak about their education journey by  JOSIE GURNEY-READ - www.telegraph.co.uk  | Pub: 12/15 Kabir*, 17, left his dreams in Syria. With his parents and cousins dead and his brother severely injured, he says he had no choice but to leave the ruined country to join his sister in London.  Survey: 50% of Educators Bring Games Into Classroom; Request Better Dashboards and Reports (EdSurge) by   - EdSurge News | Pub: 12/15 Do schools really care about bringing games into instruction—or is it only a few? According to ThinkZone, it’s about 50-50.  Does financial aid really drive up tuition? by  AMY SCOTT - NPR Marketplace | Pub: 12/15 Testing the "Bennett Hypothesis" that colleges raise prices because they can.  South Texans claim school districts withheld special ed by  ALIYYA SWABY - THE TEXAS TRIBUNE | Pub: 12/15 Rio Grande Valley parents and educators told federal and state officials Tuesday that school districts lacked knowledge and resources to get students special education services that comply with federal law.  What’s The Future Of Cursive Writing? by  EDITOR - TPR - Texas Public Radio | Pub: 12/15 The Common Core standards don’t require instruction in cursive writing but some states — including Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, and California — have mandated cursive in public schools.    Publications The Impact of Guided Student-Generated Questioning on Chemistry Achievement and Self-Efficacy of… MOSELEY, CHRISTINE - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education: 12/12 Moseley, C., Bonner, E., & Ibey, M. (2016). The Impact of Guided Student-Generated Questioning on Chemistry Achievement and Self-Efficacy of Elementary Preservice Teachers. European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 4(1), 1-16. Validation of the Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs about English Language Learners Survey (MTBELL) MOSELEY, CHRISTINE -  | School Science and Mathematics: 12/12 Gann, L., Bonner, E., & Moseley, C. (2016). Validation of the Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs about English Language Learners Survey (MTBELL). School Science and Mathematics, 116(2), 83-94. Development of the Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs about English Language Learners Survey (MTBEL) MOSELEY, CHRISTINE - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | School Science and Mathematics Research to Practice: 12/12 Rodriguez, C.*, Gann, L., Bonner, E. & Moseley, C. (2016). Development of the Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs about English Language Learners Survey (MTBELL): Research to Practice. School Science and Mathematics Research to Practice. Wiley Blackwell.  http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291949-8594 Development of the Environmental Education Efficacy Belief Instrument (EEEBI) MOSELEY, CHRISTINE - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | School Science and Mathematics: 12/12 Moseley, C., Utley, J., Angle, J. & Mwavita, M. (2016). Development of the Environmental Education Efficacy Belief Instrument (EEEBI). School Science and Mathematics, 116(7), 389-398. Place consciousness as a pathway towards campus sustainability MOSELEY, CHRISTINE - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | The Contribution of Social Sciences to Sustainable Development at Universities, World Sustainability Series: 12/12 Moseley, C., Kharod, D, & Shelden, W. (2016). Place consciousness as a pathway towards campus sustainability. In W. Leal Filho and M. Zint (eds.), The Contribution of Social Sciences to Sustainable Development at Universities, World Sustainability Series. Switzerland.: Springer International Publishing.   Research A Non-Invasive Elderly Sensor Platform Wise Wear Inc Awarded:   $6,274    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI:   Sakiko Oyama  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI:       Designing Academic Conversations: Effects on Writing and Reading Argumentation in Science & History VPR- Achieving Literacy Initiative (ALI) Awarded:   $10,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI:   Rosalind Horowitz  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI:       The Contributions of Language Skills to Bilingual Children’s Literacy Development in Early Elem… VPR- Achieving Literacy Initiative (ALI) Awarded:   $10,000    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI:   Becky Huang  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI:   Nicole Wicha  Other Academics  Inferential Thinking in Early Childhood Classrooms VPR- Achieving Literacy Initiative (ALI) Awarded:   $10,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI:   Guan Saw  Educational Psychology  BHP Billiton-UTSA South Texas Community Health Research Initiative BHP Billiton Submitted:   $750,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI:   Erica Sosa  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI:   Meizi He, Donovan Fogt, Zenong Yin  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition  Capacity Building Initiative for Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Services for At-Risk Racial… Center for Health Care Services Submitted:   $20,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI:   Phillip Schnarrs  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI:       Graduate School Socialization of Former HBCU Black Student-Athletes Shape America Submitted:   $5,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI:   Langston Clark  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI:       Building a Coalition of Urban Teacher-Researchers: Science-Mathematics Mentorship and Action… National Science Foundation passed through IUPUI Submitted:   $354,805    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI:   Crystal Kalinec-Craig  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI:   Priya Prasad  Other Academics  Assessment, Prevention and Intervention: An All-Inclusive Approach to Providing On-Campus Academic.. 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