COEHDnews


Week of Fri, June 19, 2015

 

COEHD Recent News

SAWP summer destination: Haridwar, India

by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews    |    June 15, 2015

Hires

Members from the San Antonio Writing Project (SAWP), which is housed in the College of Education and Human Development’s (COEHD) Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, will travel to Haridwar, Uttarakhand in Northern India this summer to establish the Haridwar Writing Project (HWP).


Awards, Announcements, & Recognition

There are no new announcement or Award entries available.


If you know of someone in the college that deserves recognition, please EMAIL US the following information:
Name | Department | Honor or Award | Organization Presenting


Research Awards & Submittals

UTSA-Office of Vice-President for Research-GREAT Seed Grant Program

$20,000

A long-duration capturing of the three-dimensional scapular kenematics using inertial magnetic unit
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

Awarded

PI:  Sakiko Oyama
       Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

CI:  
       



National Institutes of Health R01

$3,620,587

Obesity Prevention in Head Start: The Miranos! Program
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

Submitted

PI:  Zenong Yin
       Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

CI:  Meizi He, Erica Sosa
       Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition



TX HHSC- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services

$610,476

DARS Autism Project
Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Submitted

PI:  Lee Mason
       Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

CI:  Shanun Kunnavatana
       Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching



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

A Vision For Teacher Training At MIT: West Point Meets Bell Labs

by CLAUDIO SANCHEZ    |    June 18, 2015

For decades, Arthur Levine, the former president of Teachers College, Columbia University, has tried to imagine a new kind of institution for training teachers. He envisions a combination West Point and Bell Labs, where researchers could study alongside future educators, learning what works and what's effective in the classroom. That idea is now set to become a reality.


Will Jeb’s Latino roots translate for GOP? - WDSU New Orleans

by News Release    |    June 18, 2015

He switched languages 27 minutes into his announcement speech. "Ayúdennos en tener una campaña que les da la bienvenida--Help us to have a campaign that welcomes you," Jeb Bush said to a crowd of supporters Monday. "Work with us for the values we share and for a great future that is ours to build for our children."


Danish foreign fighters welcomed back into country, given community support to get ‘old life back’

by Philip Williams    |    June 18, 2015

Denmark is welcoming back nationals who have gone to fight in Syria and Iraq and encouraging them to reintegrate into the community. The approach is vastly different from that of Australia, which is currently debating stripping foreign fighters of citizenship.


Misperception discourages girls from studying some STEM fields

by Florida State University    |    June 18, 2015

The belief that the ability to do difficult mathematics is something that you either have or you don't prevents many American girls from pursuing a college degree in the physical sciences, engineering, mathematics, or computer science (PEMC), suggests a new study by Florida State University researchers.


Catch Up on What Happened With Public Ed Issues This Session (Texas)

by Morgan Smith    |    June 18, 2015

Learn more about what happened to pre-kindergarten reform, school choice legislation and other public education issues using our Texas Legislative Guide.


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.




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Name of Faculty | Department | Journal/Publication Name | Cite (APA Format)


Upcoming Events

JUN

22

Power and Engagement in Social Studies: Professional Development Institute

Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Institute of Texan Cultures

JUN

26

JUL

02

ESL Summer Undergraduate Institute

Time: 9:15 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Main Campus

JUL

15

Writing Workshop: Editing and Word Choice

Time: 9:30-11:30 am

Location: Main Campus

JUL

16

Writing Workshop: Effective Sentences

Time: 9:30-11:30 am

Location: Main Campus

JUL

21

Creating a Growth Mind Shift Through Differentiation: NCAS Summer Institute

Time: 9 am - 4 pm

Location: Burdick Community Center

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