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COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, December 02, 2016
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COEHDnews
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Meet
a Roadrunner: William Richardson |
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by JESUS
CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 11/28 |
 Meet
William Richardson '09. This UTSA alumnus is helping San Antonio get up, move and help the community. |
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Announcements
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Proposals
now accepted for UTSA civic engagement summit |
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All UTSA community members and partner organizations are encouraged to submit workshop proposals that enhance and build on the event’s theme, “Building a Civic Infrastructure
for a Changing Democracy.” Workshop topics could include civic engagement strategies, highlights of impactful community projects, civic participation technologies, community based research projects, and more. The hope is to share ideas, cross pollinate on
research and best practices, and ultimately energize our community to be engaged with advancing the public good. Proposals will be evaluated by a committee of reviewers and rated for their overall quality, qualifications of the presenter(s), alignment with
the theme of the summit, relevance and importance of the topic, and quality of accomplishing the learning objectives. Sessions are also selected to provide a balanced program with a wide variety of topics.
Due by Dec. 21, 2016 at 5 p.m. |
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External News
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Teaching
With: ‘Go Hammerheads! Winning With Autism’ |
by MICHAEL GONCHAR - New
York times | Pub: 12/02
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Children with disabilities often can’t participate in team sports. The video “Go Hammerheads! Winning With Autism” shows excerpts from “Swim Team,” a documentary that
chronicles the Jersey Hammerheads, a swim team for kids with autism.
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Syracuse
academy targets aspiring leaders among teachers, admins |
by TARA GARCÍA MATHEWSON - EducationDive | Pub: 11/30
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The Syracuse Aspiring Leaders Academy offered to school leaders in the Syracuse City School District in New York is helping to groom qualified candidates for leadership
positions. The academy has helped establish expectations for leadership, says Linda Mulvey, chief academic officer.
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This
program could revolutionize homeownership for student loan borrowers |
by DANIELLE DOUGLAS-GABRIEL - Washington
Post | Pub: 11/29
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Maryland is making a play for a generation of would-be homebuyers with one thing in common: student debt. This week, the state rolled out Maryland SmartBuy, a $10
million program that lets people with education loans purchase a home and wipe out college debt at the same time.
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UTSA
puts FLSA conversions on hold following judge’s injunction |
by UTSA - UTSA
Today | Pub: 11/28
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A federal judge in Texas has granted a preliminary injunction against implementation of the revised Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) salary threshold increase, which
was scheduled to go into effect on December 1, 2016.
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A
Few (More) Education Bills to Watch in the 2017 Legislature: Senate Edition |
by BEKAH MCNEEL - The
Rivard Report | Pub: 11/28
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If the surprising results of November’s presidential election has had one invigorating effect, it is heightened vigilance regarding laws passed at every level of government.
Add to that a projected budget shortfall in Austin, and the 85th Legislature, which convenes in January, should be one to watch. Advocates of public education are rolling up their sleeves to fight for every penny. Since the Texas Supreme Court passed the hot
potato of finance reform back to the Legislature, the spud has cooled considerably. To ignite the fires of political will, citizens will have to be prepared to follow legislation and contact their representatives.
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Fit
City SA-Healthier Holiday Treats |
by CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - City
of San Antonio | Pub: 11/28
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Learn how to cook some healthier holiday treats with students from the UTSA Coordinated Program in Dietetics
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Costantino
oversees center that helps refugees seeking to make a new home in San Antonio |
by VINCENT T. DAVIS - San
Antonio Express-News | Pub: 11/28
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In 2006, after Costantino retired from the University of Texas at San Antonio, her doctoral work in counselor education and supervision led her to work with refugees.
Working beside Community in Schools caseworkers she began working with refugee parents. She joined Ria Baker and three other women to set up an office on the Northwest Side in the heart of the refugee community. “I regard refugees as my neighbors,” she said.
“Whatever we can do to help them become more self sufficient is a benefit for the whole city. They become taxpayers, they take care of families better and have less reliance on public benefits. I think that’s a win-win situation.”
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To
help low-income kids, more schools try dual-language programs |
by NATALIE GROSS - The
Christian Science Monitor | Pub: 11/28
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Howard Smith, a professor of bicultural-bilingual studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio, explained: “One of the arguments levied against African-American
children, especially in the poor areas where the dual-language programs are springing up, is that, ‘Well, these kids don’t speak standard English anyway, and we need to work on their standard English.’” It’s a common argument, even among educators.
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Publications
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Free-Operant
Field Experiences |
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LEE MASON, ALONZO ANDREWS,
DON DAVIS - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | Global Education Review: 11/16 |
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Mason, L. L., Andrews, A., Rivera, C. J., & Davis*, D. (2016). Free-operant field experiences: Differentially reinforcing successive approximations to behavior analysis through a shaperspace. Global Education Review, 3(4),
70-83.
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Research
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Employment
Patterns in Educator Sexual Misconduct |
Spencer Foundation
Submitted: $46,634 Educational
Leadership and Policy Studies
PI: David Thompson Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI: Catherine Robert Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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