[Coehd] COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, February 19, 2016

Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive<http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa... Trouble Reading? Online Version<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> [COEHDnews]<http://education.utsa.edu/> UTSA College of Education and Human Development COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, February 19, 2016 <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD> Follow on Facebook <http://twitter.com/intent/follow?source=followbutton&variant=1.0&... Follow on Twitter <http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6pHBcRJJXKzUyLAxgBgcw?sub_confirmation=... Follow on YouTube <http://education.utsa.edu/news/rss_2.0> Follow on RSS Spotlight: UTSA School Psychology ranks high in research productivity, three faculty deemed “most prolific”<http://education.utsa.edu/SPOTLIGHT/article/utsa_school_psyc... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/logo-w5ide1.gif] Over the span of six short years, COEHD’s School Psychology program has gone from a fledgling program to ranking 6th in the nation in terms of research productivity, when compared to other non-doctoral School Psychology programs between 2002-2011. During a recent National School Psychology (NASP) conference, the department's prowess in productivity was re-affirmed when COEHD's Dr. Jeremy Sullivan (#9), Department Chair and Associate Professor of Educational Psychology; and Dr. Norma Guerra (#20), Associate Professor; and their colleague in the college of business, Dr. Daniel A. Sass (#13), Associate Professor were named to the NASP Top 25 faculty members/most productive scholars in the school psychology specialist/masters level programs, based on authorship credit. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url=http://e... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http://ed... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://educ... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=http://educ... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=http://... COEHDnews [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/coehd_logo_coehdnews.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> UTSA to host international language education conference Feb. 19-20<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_to_host_internationa... [Texler] by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONSPublished: 02/18 UTSA will host its annual Texas Language Education Research (TexLER) Conference on Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20 on the UTSA Main Campus. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... COEHD partnership with DoSeum to showcase education research<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_partnership_with... [Image 1455740315] by JO ANN JONES, COEHDPublished: 02/17 The UTSA College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (ILT) is bringing education research to the community through a partnership with the DoSeum, the children’s museum in San Antonio. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... ILT presents annual Martinello Inquiry Award, honors late professor<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/ilt_presents_annual_m... [Dsc 8924] by JO ANN JONES, COEHDPublished: 02/17 Three undergraduate students from the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (ILT) were presented with the Giuseppe Antonio and Marietta Martinello Inquiry Award during the Interdisciplinary Studies Colloquium on Saturday, February 13. The colloquium also honored the life of Dr. Marian Martinello, who passed away last year. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... Awards & Announcements University Life Awards<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Janis M. Harmon, Ph.D. | Associate Dean for Undergraduate Student Success The University Life Awards, sponsored by the UTSA Student Government Association, is a UTSA tradition that honors the most outstanding students, student organizations, faculty, and staff members on our campus. From the colleges, the Student Government Association will recognize an outstanding undergraduate and graduate student. Finalists and winners will be announced at the University Life Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 7th. COEHD is seeking nominations for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students. In order to be eligible for the award, a student must be an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in the COEHD and currently enrolled at UTSA. The award is based upon academic achievement and involvement in the UTSA community. Completed nomination forms should be submitted to me via email or campus mail no later than close of business Friday, February 12, 2016. ELPS to host workshop for educational leadership students<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Bruce Barnett Nathern Okilwa | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies is hosting an Interview/Resume Workshop for interested educational leadership and principal certification students on Saturday, February 20 at 9 a.m. on the UTSA Downtown Campus. The purpose of this workshop is to prepare students for their first administrative interview. The panel will first present general suggestions for preparing a resume and interview. Later, the panel will conduct 30-minute mock interviews followed by 15 minutes of debriefing and reflection. The panel includes school and district administrators from Harlandale ISD, Northside ISD, and San Antonio ISD. For more information or to register, contact Dr. Bruce Barnett at bruce.barnet@utsa.edu<mailto:bruce.barnet@utsa.edu> or Dr. Nathern Okilwa at nathern.okilwa@utsa.edu<mailto:nathern.okilwa@utsa.edu>. Institute of Texan Cultures Education<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> ITC Professional Development | Institute of Texan Cultures It's February, which means there are only three months left in this school year. Are you on track with your professional development hours? The ITC would love to keep you out of the classroom this summer, and our no-cost professional development classes are a great way to do so! Tree Rings, Potsherds and Rock Art: Archaeology for the Science and Social Studies Classroom<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001liQfFqVXYdpdDSasd4sgj2BaqGCo-... DBQ Walk Through the Park<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001liQfFqVXYdpdDSasd4sgj2BaqGCo-BAIlx... Cultural Contrasts in Latin America<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001liQfFqVXYdpdDSasd4sgj2BaqGCo-BA... (workshop, presented by professors from UTSA and Texas State) Events Calendar FEB 20 Interview/Resume Workshop for Educational Leadership Students<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/interview_resume_work... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 am - 12:00 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Durango Building, Southwest Room 1.124 FEB 21 Black History in San Antonio: The Past, Present and Future<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/black_history_in_san_an... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - HEB University Center, Bexar Room 1.102 FEB 23 Tuesday Tucks Me In: Presentation and Book Signing<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/tuesday_tucks_me_in_pr... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 7 - 8 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Durango Building, Southwest Room - 1.124 FEB 24 Writing the History of Gay Communities<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_the_histor... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - John Peace Library Assembly Room, 4.04.22 FEB 28 Honoring Texas Military Members Exhibit - Ongoing<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/honoring_texas_militar... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon - Sat; Noon - 5 p.m. Sun. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Institute of Texan Cultures - 801 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78205 FEB 29 Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/martin_luther_king_jr.... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 3:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - University Center Retama Auditorium External News [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/EXTERNAL.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> 6 Ways Language Schools Can Boost Student Recruitment through Social Media<http://www.higher-education-marketing.com/blog/language-school-r... by Staff Writer, Higher Education Marketing | 02/18 Historically, international students have relied on referrals from agents and academic counselors when selecting a language school. And while these referrals are still important, more and more students are taking matters into their own hands, seeking out and applying to language schools by themselves online. Educating the Next Analytics “Bilinguals”<http://www.strategy-business.com/blog/Educating-the-Next-Analytics-Bilinguals?gko=15da9&__scoop_post=b3204150-b396-11e5-bcd2-001018304b75&__scoop_topic=4364025#__scoop_post=b3204150-b396-11e5-bcd2-001018304b75&__scoop_topic=4364025> by S+B BLOGS, strategy+buriness | 02/18 Every organization needs bilinguals to serve as translators. After all, being able to speak a language other than your native tongue is crucial if you want to understand, learn about, collaborate, or trade with the vast majority of humans who might not naturally grasp the meaning of your words. 5 ways cloud computing will impact students, teachers, and IT in 2016<http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=178137?ps=gdahlby@gmail.com-0013000... by www.eschoolnews.com , www.eschoolnews.com | 02/18 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=178137?ps=gdahlby@gmail.com-0013000000j0BCw... Resource guide helps undocumented students achieve their dreams<http://hola-arkansas.com/resource-guide-helps-undocumented-stud... by US Department of Education, Hola! Arkansas | 02/18 U.S. Department of Education released a resource guide to support undocumented students in high school and college. The guide aims, “to ensure that all students have access to a world-class education that prepares them for college and careers.” Educational Leadership in a 1099 World<http://www.edcircuit.com/educational-leadership-in-a-1099-world/... by ROD BERGER, edCircuit | 02/18 Dr. Randy Ziegenfuss continues our focus on leading Superintendents around the country. Ziegenfuss discusses his leadership role in a world where more students are entering a workforce structured around 1099's as opposed to previous generations that worked with less autonomy. hola arkansas Major Media Brands Partner For Bilingual Early Childhood Education - hola arkansas<https://t.co/LHRD8RKnfr> by hola-arkansas.com, HOLA! Arkansas Bilingual Newspaper | 02/18 Major Media Brands Partner for Bilingual Early Childhood Education - Hola Arkansas https://t.co/LHRD8RKnfr Choose MyPlate<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/www.choose... by www.choosemyplate.gov, www.choosemyplate.gov | 02/18 ChooseMyPlate.gov provides practical information to individuals, health professionals, nutrition educators, and the food industry to help consumers build healthier diets. 2016 Wellness Trends<http://wellandgood.com/fitness-wellness-trends/?platform=hootsu... by wellandgood.COM, wellandgood.COM | 02/18 From seaweed salads to intensive workout programs, these are the top 16 health, fitness, and nutrition trends we'll all be talking about in 2016. What Educators Need to Know About Teen Dating Abuse<http://neatoday.org/2016/02/16/teen-dating-abuse/> by MARY ELLEN FLANNERY, NEA Today | 02/18 Adults coo about puppy love, or shrug at the infatuations of teenagers. Often, from our perspective, these hot and heavy love affairs are like fireworks. They flame and then harmlessly fizzle. Right? How One Middle School Cut Discipline Referrals By 98 Percent in just one year<http://neatoday.org/2016/02/17/middle-school-discipline-referrals... by SABRINA HOLCOMB, NEA Today | 02/18 Every student deserves to learn—and every educator deserves to teach in a safe school. But zero tolerance school discipline policies, which were supposed to make schools safer, have done more harm than good, pushing kids out of the classroom and into the criminal justice system at unprecedented rates. As The Water Crisis Continues, Flint’s Superintendent Looks Forward<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/02/12/466038226/as-the-wat... by NPR STAFF, NPR Ed | 02/18 While the damage from lead in Flint's water is not yet known, even low levels can be harmful to children. The Michigan city's superintendent of schools says he's bracing for an uncertain future. Fact-Check: Bernie Sanders Promises Free College. Will It Work?<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/02/17/466730455/fact-check-b... by ANYA KAMENETZ, ERIC WESTERVELT, NPR Ed | 02/18 A top education analyst says the U.S. probably could get some more people through college by footing the bill, and it would probably pay for itself. But it isn't an open-and-shut case. UT-Austin President: Guns to be Allowed in Classrooms, Not Dorms<https://www.texastribune.org/2016/02/17/ut-austin-president-fenv... by Matthew Watkins, TRIB+EDU The Texas Tribune | 02/18 Save for some narrow exceptions, guns will be allowed in classrooms but not in dorms at the University of Texas at Austin next school year under guidelines issued Wednesday. Where Do Presidential Candidates Send Their Own Children to School?<http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2016/02/where_do_... by Alyson Klein, Education Week | 02/18 The presidential candidates may not be talking much about K-12 education these days—but they've all had experience with it. After all, every single one of the candidates, at one time or another attended some kind of school. And so have their own children. Outspoken Candidates Could Renew Rancor on Education Board<https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/vol-3/no-4/candidates-coul... by Kiah Collier, TRIB+EDU The Texas Tribune | 02/18 Candidates running for the State Board of Education include a Republican who once claimed President Obama used to be a prostitute and a Democrat who described herself as a “MeXicana Empowerment Specialist." TEA Conservator Begins Monitoring Duties At South San<http://tpr.org/post/tea-conservator-begins-monitoring-duties-south... by JOEY PALACIOS, TPR Texas Public Radio | 02/18 The Conservator appointed to the South San Independent School District by the Texas Education Agency attended her first board meeting Wednesday night. The board room was packed with concerned parents and residents including Angelita Olvera who said the need to appoint Conservator Judy Castleberry is a shame on the district and board. Study ties Bibliotech use with success in school<http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/study-ties-bibliotech-use... by Emily Baucum, News 4 WOAI | 02/16 It was the country's first bookless library. Two years later, is Bibliotech doing what it set out to do - help kids with their education? Librarians teamed up with UTSA researchers and found there is a relationship between using Bexar County's Bibliotech system and success in school. Publications Mexicanness and Social Order in Digital Spaces: Contention among Members of a Multigenerational Tran<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M. S. (2015). Mexicanness and Social Order in Digital Spaces: Contention among Members of a Multigenerational Transnational Network. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 37(1), 3-22. Appearances can be deceiving: Risks interpreting data in online ethnographic research<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Perspectives on Qualitative Research M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M. S. (2015). Appearances can be deceiving: Risks interpreting data in online ethnographic research (pp. 437-456). In M. Lengeling & I. Mora Pablo (eds.), Perspectives on Qualitative Research. Guanajuato, Mexico: Universidad de Guanajuato Press. ‘A ondi queras’: Ranchero Identity Construction by US Born Mexicans on Facebook<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Journal of Sociolinguistics M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M. S. (2015) ‘A ondi queras’: Ranchero Identity Construction by US Born Mexicans on Facebook. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 19(5), 688-702. Mapping Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A typology of institutional diversity<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Journal of Higher Education Anne-Marie Nuñez, Gloria Crisp | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Nuñez, A.-M., Crisp, G., & Elizondo, D. (2016). Mapping Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A typology of institutional diversity. Journal of Higher Education, 87(1), 55-83. Research Awards & Submittals Effects of Truck Fatigue on pitching biomechanics in high school baseball players<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> American College of Sports Medicine Foundation Submitted: $4,985 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sakiko Oyama Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Improving reading achievement with Tier II students using inquiry-based and intentional comp…<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Submitted: $247,819 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Farm to Church<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Allen Foundation Submitted: $178,448 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Eat Lite Eat Right: A Reward Program to Increase College Student Fruit and Vegetable Intake<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Allen Foundation Submitted: $41,202 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sarah Ullevig Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Erica T. Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Neighborhood Project Evaluation<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Submitted: $46,027 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Erica Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Teen Project Evaluation<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Submitted: $44,611 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Erica Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Sara Oswalt Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CONTACT US College of Education and Human Development One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 education.utsa.edu<http://education.utsa.edu/> <http://education.utsa.edu/> Jo Ann Jones<mailto:Joann.Jones@utsa.edu> COEHDnews Editor/Writer T: 210.458.4486 Byron Spencer<mailto:byron.spencer@utsa.edu> COEHDnews Editor T: 210.458.7396 Jesus Chavez<mailto:Jesus.chavez@utsa.edu> University Communications Media Relations T: 210.458.4937