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COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, August 05, 2016

Spotlight

COEHD welcomes new dean

Dr. Margo DelliCarpini officially began her duties this week as the new dean of UTSA College of Education and Human Development. Dr. DelliCarpini comes to UTSA from Morehead State University in Kentucky, where she previously served as dean of its College of Education. (Jesus Chavez, University Communications)
http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/margo_dellicarpini

COEHDnews

UTSA welcomes international group of educators

by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 08/03

Twenty-five teachers from Aguascalientes and Durango, Mexico have traveled to The University of Texas at San Antonio to take part in the inaugural 2016 Summer Institute for English Teachers.

Announcements

Work-study Student Needed Immediately

Office of Senior VP for Downtown and Academic and Faculty Support

If you are looking for a great learning experience and needing a solid Letter of Recommendation, then we are the place for you. Stop by the UTSA Downtown Campus (Frio Street 4.450) or call 210-458-2709 or send your resume to judith.quiroz@utsa.edu to apply. You must be Financial Aid Work Study Eligible. Undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to apply

Events Calendar

AUG

Roadrunner Diabetes Screening and Education Project: Mission Flea Market

8:30 a.m.

Mission Flea Market - 707 Moursund Blvd, San Antonio, Texas 78221

AUG

Accelerated Academy

TBD

TBD - TBD

AUG

Info Session: Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

5 - 6:30 p.m.

Main Campus - McKinney Humanities Bldg., Room 3.03.06

AUG

Growing Up Wild Workshop

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Institute of Texan Cultures - 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd. San Antonio, Texas 78205

AUG

Welcome Back Reception

7:00 - 9:00pm

Main Campus - University Center Paseo

AUG

UTSA Volleyball Alumni Match, Meet & Greet

11:00am - 1:00pm

Main Campus - Convocation Center

External News

Blue Origin Special Education Teachers Try Out New Tool from NASA

by THE HECHINGER REPORT - Texas Tribune | Pub: 08/04

Special education classrooms in New Jersey are employing blended learning, but what makes some lessons unique is a new tool: NASA’s EarthKAM, or Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students.

‘Guy talk’ is part of the curriculum at all-boys school

by ALIA MALIK - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 08/04

Character, leadership and discipline are emphasized at San Antonio's Young Men's Leadership Academy, a school based on the premise that boys and girls learn differently.

Campus Carry Begins At Texas Universities

by AARON SCHRANK - TPR Texas Public Radio | Pub: 08/04

“It’s mostly just if I’m going to be in a part of town that is a little more shady,” says Willis. “It’s the same premise as, you know, wearing your seatbelt, taking vitamins or having health insurance. You’d rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.”

3 Things People Can Do In The Classroom That Robots Can’t

by ANYA KAMENETZ - NPR Ed | Pub: 08/03

Three things people can do that robots can't: Tell a story. Solve a mystery. Give a hug.

What are educational possibilities of “Pokemon Go”?

by LEO DORAN AND MICHELLE R. DAVIS - Education Week | Pub: 08/03

"Pokemon Go" has the potential to enrich lessons about math, literacy, social studies, local history and mapping, some educators say. Social studies teacher Dawn Casey-Rowe plans to use the game this school year, noting its promise in geospatial exploration.

President Ricardo Romo and Dr. Harriett Romo donate contemporary Chicano art to the UTSA Libraries

by RYAN SCHOENSEE - UTSA Libraries | Pub: 08/02

University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) President Ricardo Romo and Dr. Harriett Romo have donated multiple prints from their personal collection of Chicano art to the university, establishing the Dr. Ricardo Romo and Dr. Harriett Romo Print Collection at the UTSA Libraries. The prints are now accessible to scholars and students studying influential Latino artists.

Publications

Targeting conversational skills with digital storytelling in EFL

M. Sidury Christiansen - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | CIEX Journ@l: 05/05

Koelzer, M. & Christiansen, M. S. (2016). Targeting conversational skills with digital storytelling in EFL. CIEX Journ@l, 2(2), 5-11.

Digital Storytelling: Using Different Technologies for EFL

M. Sidury Christiansen - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | MEXTESOL Journal: 05/05

Christiansen, M.S. & Koezler, M. (2016). Digital Storytelling: Using Different Technologies for EFL. MEXTESOL Journal, 40(1).

Papers are never finished, just abandoned: The role of written teacher comments in the revision…

M. Sidury Christiansen - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | Journal of Response to Writing: 05/05

Christiansen, M. S. & Bloch, J. (2016). Papers are never finished, just abandoned: The role of written teacher comments in the revision process. Journal of Response to Writing, 2(1), 6-42. http://journalrw.org/index.php/jrw/article/view/32

‘¡Hable bien m’ijo o gringo o mx!’: Language ideologies in the digital…

M. Sidury Christiansen - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism: 05/05

Christiansen, M. S. (2016) ‘¡Hable bien m’ijo o gringo o mx!’: Language ideologies in the digital communication practices of transnational Mexican bilinguals. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. doi: 10.1080/13670050.2016.1181603 http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/tFNCiPeeXqNSBAPdXYUx/full

Research

Roadrunner Diabetes Screening and Education Project

San Antonio Area Foundation
Awarded:   $30,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Zenong Yin  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic (ABA Clinic)

San Antonio Area Foundation
Awarded:   $25,760    Educational Psychology
PI:   Neely, Leslie   Educational Psychology
CI:

Subaward for NASA proposal by Space Telescope Science Institute

Space Telescope Science Institute
Awarded:   $163,921    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Fies, Carmen  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Madison Writing Project

San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted:   $15,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Henkin, Roxanne   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Raising the reading achievement of Newcomers through family participation: The Literacy Education…

Northside ISD
Submitted:   $11,994    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Sailors, Misty   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Villarreal, Alicia   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Sarabia Family Counseling Center Operationss

San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted:   $60,800    Counselling
PI:   Somody, Catherine   Counselling
CI:

Combining isoflavones and quality proteins as a dietary strategy to prevent abdominal obesity…

US Dept of Agriculture
Submitted:   $499,363    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   He, Meizi   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Zhang, John  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

CAREER: STEM MUSE (STEM & Music United for Socially Just Education)

National Science Foundation
Submitted:   $648,730    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Marone, Vittorio   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Externships for Teacher

TX Workforce Comm 320
Submitted:   $5,200    Other Academics
PI:   Claeys, Lorena   Other Academics
CI:

SAWP Writing Workshop South San ISD

Harlandale Independent School District
Submitted:   $9,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Henkin, Roxanne   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

EBH-BCBA Internships

Empower Behavorial Health
Submitted:   $36,378    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Gann, Candace  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Neely, Leslie   Educational Psychology

Project PREP (Paraeducators Ready to implement Evidence-based Practices)

US Dept of Educ- Institute of Education Sciences
Submitted:   $399,668    Educational Psychology
PI:   Neely, Leslie   Educational Psychology
CI:

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