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COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, March 30, 2018 

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ELPS professor, alumni named ELEVATE fellows
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Drs. Vanessa Sansone, alumna and assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, and Vincent Carales, alumnus, were named Enriching Learning, Enhancing Visibility & Training Educators (ELEVATE) Fellows through the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions. As fellows, Sansone and Carales will participate in a special professional development opportunity this summer through the center. For more information, click HERE.


 

COEHDnews

TCEA president-elect gives information, advice to future teachers
by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 
The UTSA College of Education and Human Development recently welcomed Dr. Roland Rios, director of technology at Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District and TCEA president-elect, for a special lecture on campus.  
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COEHD researchers publish book on best teaching practices
by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 
Drs. Belinda Flores and Lorena Claeys recently published “Crafting Culturally Efficacious Teacher Preparation and Pedagogies,” which highlights culturally responsive teaching practices.  
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UTSA’s international initiatives to undergo leadership changes
by REBECCA LUTHER| Pub: 
Vice Provost for International Initiatives at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) René Zenteno today announced he is stepping down from his administrative duties to return to his position as professor in the Department of Demography.  
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Q&A: Guan Saw, Department of Educational Psychology
by KARA SORIA, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 
Guan Saw is conducting research related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for underserved and underrepresented groups  
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Announcements

COU Dissertation Defense of Ernest Cox, Jr.
The Department of Counseling proudly announces the dissertation defense of:

Ernest Cox Jr.
Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision

Dissertation Title:
“Examining School Counseling Program Leaders’ Experiences in Implementing the Texas Comprehensive School Counseling Program Model: A Delphi Study”

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 4, 2018
1:00 p.m.

Location: Downtown Campus
Room: BV 4.301B

Dissertation Chair:
Dr. Gerald Juhnke

Committee Members:
Dr. Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett
Dr. Michael Moyer
Dr. Elias Zambrano

Presentation is open to the public.
Office of Undergraduate Research Showcase | April 19, 2018
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) will be hosting its annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase on April 19, 2018, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the UTSA Convocation Center.

This annual event will showcase hundreds of undergraduate student research and creative endeavors from all disciplines across campus. The event is meant to increase visibility of and participation in undergraduate scholarly endeavors across all areas of academic inquiry. Such scholarly experiences enhance learning by complementing classroom-based instruction, provide real-life, hands-on experience in student’s field of interest, and offer development of critical and independent thinking, creativity, and problem solving.

The registration deadline has been extended to April 1st, 2018.

Information:  http://research.utsa.edu/showcase (details, poster templates)
Calendar listing: http://research.utsa.edu/event/showcase2018

We’re using the hashtag #UTSAOUR for the showcase.
Please follow @UTSAOUR as well.

If you have questions, please contact <OUR@utsa.edu.>
ILT Dissertation Defense of Julie Koepke
The Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching proudly announces the dissertation defense of:

Julie Koepke
Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Dissertation Title:
A Study of Power Dynamics in a Literacy Coaching Relationship

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 4 at 9:00am

Location: Main Campus
Room: Main Building 2.220

Dissertation Chair:
Dr. Misty Sailors

Committee Members:
Dr. Janis Harmon
Dr. Bekisizwe Ndimande
Dr. Mariela Rodriguez

Presentation is open to the public.
 
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Events Calendar

MAR
31
Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test Workshop
 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
 Main Campus - JPL 3.02.38
APR
03
ITW: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (NG)
 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
 Main Campus - John Peace Library JPL 3.02.38 COEHD Computer Lab
APR
04
Assessment Language Proficiency in Spanish (ALPS)
 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
 Main Campus - JPL 3.02.38
APR
05
Why Do “They” Talk like That: The Roots of African American English and how It Affects..
 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
 Main Campus - H-E-B Student Union, Harris Room 2.212
APR
06
ITW: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
 3 - 5 p.m.
 DT Campus - Frio Street Building FS 3.412 COEHD Computer Lab
APR
07
ITW: SMARTBOARD NOTEBOOK SOFTWARE
 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
 Main Campus - John Peace Library JPL 3.02.38 COEHD Computer Lab



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External News

Weeklong UTSA festival celebrates first-generation Roadrunners
by  REBECCA LUTHER - UTSA Today | Pub: 03/29
To recognize the nearly half of undergraduates at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) who are the first in their families to earn a four-year college degree, UTSA is expanding its First-Gen Fest this year. The second annual festival has grown from one day to six, with a series of events April 2-7 at the Main and Downtown Campuses. 
Education Department Fail: Teachers Lose Grants, Forced To Repay Thousands In Loans
by  CORY TURNER, CHRIS ARNOLD - nprEd | Pub: 03/28
The TEACH grant helps future teachers pay for college or a master's. But many say that when they started teaching, they were forced to pay it back. A study obtained by NPR suggests thousands are affected. 
A New Tool Breaks Down Earnings Potential for Different Majors. Here’s What You Need to Know.
by  KATHERINE MANGAN - The Chronicle of Higher Education | Pub: 03/28
University of Texas officials created a database to give students more information about what they might earn, and owe, years after graduation. 
San Antonio Preps Downtown For Final Four Weekend Festivals, Activities
by  JEFFREY SULLIVAN - The Rivard Report | Pub: 03/27
College basketball fans from across the country will soon begin arriving in San Antonio for this weekend’s NCAA Men’s Final Four, which returns to the city for the first time in a decade. 
Experience life as a Roadrunner at UTSA Day
by  RYAN SCHOENSEE - UTSA Today | Pub: 03/27
Future Roadrunner will see what life is all about when they visit The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) for UTSA Day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 at the UTSA Main Campus. 
More than 1,400 Roadrunners make a difference during UTSA’s Day of Service
by  COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 03/27
This Saturday, more than 1,400 students, faculty, staff and Roadrunner supporters worked for nonprofits across the city to give back during UTSA’s Day of Service. The annual UTSA tradition kicked off a Year of Service by the university community, honoring the inauguration of President Taylor Eighmy and the vision for UTSA as San Antonio’s model urban serving university. 


 

Publications

The value of service learning in preparing pre-service teachers of English learners
DR. KRISTEN LINDAHL - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | Service-learning initiatives in teacher education programs: 03/05

Lindahl, K.M.,Tomas, Z., Krulatz, A., & Farrelly, R. (2018) The value of service learning in preparing pre-service teachers of English learners. In T. Meidl & M.M. Sulentic Dowel (Eds.), Service-learning initiatives in teacher education programs. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

 

Research

CAST TECH Faculty In Residence Contract
SAISD Foundation
Awarded:   $91,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Carmen Fies  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:      

Better Education through Teacher Training and Empowerment for Results (BETTER)
Canadian Organization for Development through Education
Awarded:   $58,691    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:      

D.E.E.P. (Deaf Education and Educational Psychology) Learning in Texas
US Department of Education 
Awarded:   $147,320    Educational Psychology
PI:   D.E.E.P. (Deaf Education and Educational Psychology) Learning in Texas  Educational Psychology
CI:   Felicia Castro-Villarreal  Educational Psychology 

Black Student Athletes and Social Movements: A Pilot Study
UTSA VP for Reseach INTRA
Submitted:   $5,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Langston Clark  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:      

College access and geography: The experiences of rural youth in Texas
UTSA VP for Reseach INTRA
Submitted:   $5,000    Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Vanessa Sansone  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:      

Optimal Psychophysiological States during Police Officer Use-of-Force Scenarios: A Multiple Case…
UTSA VP for Reseach INTRA
Submitted:   $5,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   William Land  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Alberto Cordova  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition 

Coaching the Coaches: Supporting Early Literacy Learning through Mentoring
CACOST
Submitted:   $4,195    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:      

The Cultural Crossroads of San Antonio’s Eastside
National Endowment for Humanities (NEH)
Submitted:   $170,000    Other Academics
PI:   Charles Gentry  Other Academics
CI:      

Educator Sexual Misconduct in Texas: Research, Instruction, Prevention
Office of the Governor
Submitted:   $301,290    Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   David Thompson  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:      

Collaborative Research: Uncovering the Effects of Stereotype Threats on Latina/o Students’...
NSF 
Submitted:   $11,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Timothy Yuen  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:      

San Antonio Applied Behavior Analysis Project
San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted:   $43,872    Educational Psychology
PI:   Victor Villarreal  Educational Psychology
CI:   Leslie Neely  Educational Psychology 

Investigation of lumbo-pelvic-hip muscle function, trunk/pelvis kinematics, and joint loading in bas
National Athletic Trainers Association
Submitted:   $54,996    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sakiko Oyama  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:      

Effect of aerobic exercise intervention on central pain processing among African American men and…
NIH R21
Submitted:   $421,136    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Masataka Umeda  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Sarah Ullevig  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition 

Sutherland Springs coordinated response
Office of the Governor
Submitted:   $1,527,681    Counselling
PI:   Shane Haberstroh  Counselling
CI:   Thelma Duffey, Elias Zambrano  Counselling 

Ideologies, Identities, and Agency: Transnationals as language educators in Mexico and the U.S.
CONTEX
Submitted:   $30,431    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Martha Sidury Christiansen  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:      

Living Better Beyond Pain: Self-Management for Hispanics with Chronic Pain
NIH RO1 through UTHSCSA
Submitted:   $1,121,302    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Zenong Yin  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:      

How Does Geography Matter?: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Rural Youth’s College Access Experiences
Greater Texas Foundation
Submitted:   $90,000    Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Vanessa Sansone  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:      


 

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