[Coehd] COEHDnews Week of - Fri, July 10, 2015

COEHDnews Week of Fri, July 10, 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 Carter family establishes the Laura Carter Memorial Fellowship<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_establishes_the... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews | July 07, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_establishes_the_laur... [Large 808418 hpim2199] Rachel Weber, a master’s student in the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Counseling, is the first recipient of the Laura Carter Memorial Fellowship. The newly established fellowship awards $2,500 annually to a student in the UTSA Counseling Program. Giving back through theater arts<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/giving_back_through_theate... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews | July 06, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/giving_back_through_theat... [Unknown] How the College of Education and Human Development’s Academy for Teacher Excellence teamed up with award-winning actor Tony Plana and the East L.A. Classic Theatre to bring theater arts to San Antonio youth. San Antonio Writing Project hosts 10th annual Visitor’s Day<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/san_antonio_writing_project... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews | July 06, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/san_antonio_writing_proje... [11693839 926072920772051 4072069157717763653 n] The San Antonio Writing Project’s (SAWP) 2015 Summer Institute held its 10th annual Visitor’s Day on Thursday, July 2, wrapping up the four-week workshop. Twenty teachers, including one from Limpopo, South Africa, were joined by family, friends, coworkers, and faculty from the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) for a morning filled with readings, presentations, and videos illustrating their time spent during the 2015 institute. 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 Sailors appointed to International Reading Association literacy panel ________________________________ Misty Sailors | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching International Reading Association Dr. Misty Sailors, professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, was appointed to serve on the Literacy Research Panel (LRP) of the International Reading Association. As a member of the panel, Sailors will take part in research related activities, particularly those related to policy and practice, and will help maintain the LRP blog. 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 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 13 Awesome Sources to Boost Student Academic Research<http://tech.co/13-awesome-sources-student-academic-research-2015-07?__scoop_post=7519fd30-255a-11e5-88fa-00221934899c&__scoop_topic=4364025#__scoop_post=7519fd30-255a-11e5-88fa-00221934899c&__scoop_topic=4364025> ________________________________ by Lesley Vos | July 09, 2015 Full Story<http://tech.co/13-awesome-sources-student-academic-research-2015-07?__scoop_post=7519fd30-255a-11e5-88fa-00221934899c&__scoop_topic=4364025#__scoop_post=7519fd30-255a-11e5-88fa-00221934899c&__scoop_topic=4364025> summer has come into its rights already, and the majority of students enjoy July and wait for August, having forgotten about all those exams they had to pass and all those academic papers they had to write about a month ago. Oklahoma City Public Schools welcomes bilingual teachers<http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/07/07/oklahoma-city-pu... ________________________________ by | July 09, 2015 Full Story<http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/07/07/oklahoma-city-publi... A new group of bilingual teachers is joining the Oklahoma City Public School District. The district's Human Resources recruiting team traveled to Puerto Rico to recruit, interview and hire bilingual teachers to support the district's growing Spanish-speaking student population and diversify the district. Two local school districts sued over bilingual education<http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/article/Two-local... ________________________________ by FRANCISCO VARA-ORTA | July 09, 2015 Full Story<http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/article/Two-local-sch... Two national civil rights organizations filed papers in federal court on Tuesday that accuse the Texas Education Agency and two local independent school districts, Southwest and North East ISDs, of not effectively monitoring, implementing, enforcing and supervising programs for English-language learners, or ELLs. Colleges Heighten Focus on Sexual Assaults<http://education.utsa.edu/news/coehdnews/> ________________________________ by Matthew Watkins | July 09, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/coehdnews/> Anonymous donors raise $3 million to send Charleston victims’ children to college<http://college.usatoday.com/2015/07/06/3-million-raised-for-ch... ________________________________ by Eli Goodstein, University of Southern California | July 07, 2015 Full Story<http://college.usatoday.com/2015/07/06/3-million-raised-for-char... “It is so appropriate to have a scholarship fund in the name of Reverend Pinckney as he highly valued education,” says Rev. Goff, “It is our hope that the recipients of this gift will value education themselves further along in life.” Drexel University implements new mental health kiosk<http://college.usatoday.com/2015/06/25/drexel-university-mental-... ________________________________ by Emily Rolen, Temple University | July 07, 2015 Full Story<http://college.usatoday.com/2015/06/25/drexel-university-mental-... Walking through the Drexel University Recreation Center, I couldn’t even spot it at first. In fact, I walked by it multiple times. I just didn’t expect a kiosk that screens for mental illness to look like a sleek version of an ATM. The sign next to the kiosk read, “Get a Check-Up From the Neck Up,” so I pressed “Take A Screening” to start the process. 4 lessons for college students from Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’<http://college.usatoday.com/2015/07/06/pixar-inside-out-life-less... ________________________________ by Jamie Altman, Chapman University | July 07, 2015 Full Story<http://college.usatoday.com/2015/07/06/pixar-inside-out-life-les... Inside Out, which was released June 19 and topped the box office during the holiday weekend, takes moviegoers inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl. Modeling the main character after his daughter, director Pete Docter set out to explore the complex mind of a pre-teen. 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 09 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/genesis_language_in_play_summer_c... Genesis: Language in Play Summer Camp with Tony Plana Time: 7 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus JUL 15 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshop_editing_and_word... Writing Workshop: Editing and Word Choice Time: 9:30-11:30 am Location: Main Campus JUL 16 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshop_effective_senten... Writing Workshop: Effective Sentences Time: 9:30-11:30 am Location: Main Campus JUL 21 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/creating_a_growth_mind_shift_thro... Creating a Growth Mind Shift Through Differentiation: NCAS Summer Institute Time: 9 am - 4 pm Location: Burdick Community Center JUL 22 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshop_quoting_and_para... Writing Workshop: Quoting and Paraphrasing Time: 9:30-11:30 am Location: Main Campus JUL 23 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshop_apa_and_the_lite... Writing Workshop: APA and the Literature Review Time: 9:30-11:30 am Location: Main Campus VIEW ALL EVENTS<http://education.utsa.edu/events> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy2.jpg] Contact Us Jo Ann Jones<mailto:Joann.Jones@utsa.edu> COEHDnews Editor/Writer Communications Specialist COEHD Office of the Dean UTSA T: 210.458.4486 Byron Spencer<mailto:byron.spencer@utsa.edu> COEHDnews Sr. Communications Specialist COEHD Office of the Dean UTSA T: 210.458.7396 Jesus Chavez<mailto:Jesus.chavez@utsa.edu> University Communications Public Affairs Specialist II University Communications UTSA T: 210.458.4937