[Coehd] COEHDnews Week of Fri, January 08, 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 Week of Fri, January 08, 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: Academic Excellence Spring 2016 semester starts Monday!<http://education.utsa.edu/SPOTLIGHT/article/sprint_2016_semest... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/steps31.jpg] The steps adjacent to the Humanities and Social Sciences Building were virtually empty this week after the Christmas and New Year's holidays. But that is soon to change as students, faculty and staff return after the holidays. The scene soon will look very different. and more like the picture at left on January 11. Some students are on campus this week to enroll for the spring semester, but all will return will return to normal with the start of classes. 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 associate professor shares tips on sticking to New Year’s resolutions<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_associate_prof... [Goals2] by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONSPublished: 01/07 It’s estimated that only about eight percent of the millions of Americans setting New Year’s resolutions this year will actually accomplish them. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t things people can do to improve their chances of success. Heather Trepal, associate professor in the UTSA Department of Counseling, is a licensed professional counselor and an expert in goal setting. She says that the biggest hurdle that people face when setting new personal goals – New Year’s resolutions, in particular – is not being specific enough in how they plan to accomplish them. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url=http://e... 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Reed Scholarship The Dianna Lynn Tidwell Endowed Scholarship The Belinda Villarreal-Nelson Memorial Scholarship STUDENT TEACHING SCHOLARSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE The Academy for Teacher Excellence Scholarship The Dewey Davis, Ph.D., First Professor at UTSA, Endowed Scholarship The Onderdonk Family Memorial Scholarship GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS The COEHD Presidential Scholarship The Albar Pena Memorial Scholarship SCHOLARSHIPS OPENING LATER The Guadalupe Harber Scholarship and The Rodolfo Jacobson Scholarship The Angie Martinez Memorial Scholarship Applications, and additional information, can be found athttp://education.utsa.edu/current_students/coehd_scholarships/ Spring 2016 Student Success Transition Series<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Academy for Teacher Excellence Deborah S. Chaney 210-458-6170 ofc | Academy for Teacher Excellence The Academy for Teacher Excellence is announcing the Spring 2016 Student Success Transition Series — eight workshops, 90-minutes each, designed to arm students with the knowledge and skills to be successful in their transition to UTSA. Targeting primarily incoming freshmen and community college transfer students, but open to ANY student. Please pass the information along to any student you think might be interested. All sessions are FREE! Link to the full color brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9UqCo2ieWGlMUszd1NUSHJUQW8/view?usp=sha... for sessions here: https://goo.gl/forms/LpI5VPYpdG COEHD alumna publishes book on higher education<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Claudia Rodriguez Wright | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Dr. Claudia Rodriguez Wright, a graduate from the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies' first Winter Garden doctoral cohort, recently co-authored the book, "Latino Access to Higher Education: Ethnic Realities and New Directions for the Twenty-First Century." The book documents the story of struggle, perseverance, dreams, and success, and is now available through Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. (http://www.ccthomas.com/details.cfm?P_ISBN13=9780398090913) and Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Latino-Access-Higher-Education-Twenty-first/dp/0398...). COEHD Tenure and Promotion forum<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Maricela Oliva, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Support Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies | COEHD Each year the university schedules a COEHD Tenure and Promotion forum hosted by Provost Frederick, Dean Merchant, and a selection of departmental colleagues. It is my job to manage those this year and COEHD’s event is scheduled on January 14, 2016 from 2-4 pm in the Buena Vista Building (BV 1.322) of the Downtown Campus. If you are an untenured faculty member preparing for tenure review or a tenured faculty member preparing to go up for Full Professor, please plan to join us for this session. There will be ample opportunities to ask questions and to clarify the process. Literacy colleagues make cut for Newberry Film Contest<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> COEHD Becky Stortz, Teresa Sellers and Misty Sailors | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Congratulations to literacy colleagues Becky Stortz, Teresa Sellers and Misty Sailors, their 90-second film "The Cat Who Went to Heaven," was selected as a contender for San Antonio's Bibliotech's 90-Second Newbery Film contest which will take place at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts this Saturday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hEnYTJfRDE Events Calendar 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 MAR 31 Contributions of Black Women and Girls (Beyond February Lecture Series Event)<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/contributions_of_black_... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] TBD [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] TBD - TBD External News [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/EXTERNAL.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> Turning dented band instruments into teaching tools<http://www.marketplace.org/2015/01/01/education/turning-dented-b... by Bill Zeeble, NPR Marketplace | 01/07 As the giant 716 member Allen High band from North Texas marches in the Jan. 1 Rose Parade, something to consider: who fixes all the horns and tubas if they get banged up on the road? James Bowie High School, in nearby Arlington, Texas, recently launched a unique program to teach kids how to repair instruments. Joe Strohl teaches instrument repair there, and he's going to show me how it's done. First, he puts a battered, silver-plated baritone horn on the work table and hands me a hammer. I whack it. 6 Education Stories To Watch In 2016<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/01/458782257/6-education-s... by CLAUDIO SANCHEZ, NPR Ed | 01/07 NPR's senior education correspondent offers his predictions for the big stories in K-12 and higher education. It’s Not Easy Teaching Special Ed<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/02/461590749/its-not-easy-te... by LEE HALE, NPR Ed | 01/07 Teachers in some of the toughest jobs in education are overworked and stretched thin. One dedicated special ed teacher in Utah says she thinks about leaving constantly. Turns Out Monkey Bars And Kickball Might Be Good For The Brain<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/03/460254858/turns-out-mo... by CHRISTOPHER CONNELLY, NPR Ed | 01/07 Research shows that, like adults, kids benefit from frequent breaks while working. So, a handful of schools in North Texas are experimenting with more recess. We’re Thinking About ADHD All Wrong, Says A Top Pediatrician<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/04/459990844/were-... by ANYA KAMENETZ, NPR Ed | 01/07 January 4, 2016 • Every child needs help from parents and teachers to develop his or her attention span, argues a researcher. How To Help Kids In Poverty Adjust To The Stability Of School After Break<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/07/461595631/how-to-help-... by MEG ANDERSON, NPR Ed | 01/07 Returning to school after a few weeks away is a tough transition for many kids, but it's even harder for children living in stressful homes. Refugees, Campus Carry Topped TribTalk in 2015<http://www.texastribune.org/2015/12/28/drug-reform-campus-carry-t... by Robert Inks, The Texas Tribune | 01/07 A tumultuous legislative session and the start of the 2016 presidential election cycle got Texans talking this year about everything from politics to pot. Here are six of the most-read columns featured on TribTalk in 2015. http://tpr.org/post/superintendent-who-turned-around-school-district by NPR STAFF, Texas Public Radio (TPR) | 01/07 We often hear about school districts that struggle with high poverty, low test scores and budget problems. But one district has faced all of these and achieved remarkable results. In just over three years, Superintendent Tiffany Anderson, who oversees the Jennings School District in Jennings, a small city just outside St. Louis, has led a dramatic turnaround in one of the worst-performing systems in Missouri. Study: Millennials Spend More Than 3 Hours a Day on Mobile Phones<https://thejournal.com/articles/2015/12/01/study-millennials-sp... by Rhea Kelly, | 01/07 The average U.S. millennial (aged 16-30) with Internet access spends 3.1 hours a day on a mobile phone — totaling 21.7 hours a week or 1,128 hours (47 days) a year, according to a new study from global research consultancy TNS. The annual Connected Life study surveys more than 60,000 Internet users across 50 countries on their digital attitudes and behaviors. The 10 most inventive cheating attempts on online exams<http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/exams-online-cheating-400/> by contributor, eCampus News | 01/04 To their credit, some of these cheating attempts are downright brilliant and practically patent-worthy. We're not even kidding. These solutions are impressive. That being said, falsely inflated academic outcomes don't do anyone any good. They hurt the student who doesn't learn the course material which in turn hurts the institution. 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 The Intersection of Language Awareness and Ideology among in-service Teachers of Emerging Bilinguals<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016 Awarded: $5,000 Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI: Kristen Lindahl Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI: Kathryn Henderson Bicultural-Bilingual Studies The Influence of Action-Effect Priming on Bilateral Transfer<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016 Awarded: $5,000 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: William Land Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Helping Students to Maintain Appropriate Behaviors in the Absence of Restrictive Behavior Interventi<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016 Awarded: $4,931 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Candace Gann Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: The role of work in the experiences of Latinos at an Hispanic Serving Institution<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016 Awarded: $5,000 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies PI: Anne Marie Nuñez Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: Growth Through Pain: Predictors of Post-Traumatic Growth in Military Personnel<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016 Awarded: $4,500 Counselling PI: Chastity Hope Bell Counselling CI: Y-Fitkids: An Integrated Approach to Obesity Prevention and Fitness in Y Afterschool Program<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 Submitted: $3,570,024 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Zenong Yin Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Meizi He, David Akopian Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Project Proposal for Doing Math at the DoSeum: Leveraging an Interactive Children’s Museum to Teach<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Submitted: $5,017 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Cyrstal Kalinec-Craig Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: The meaning of work in college opportunity: Experience of first-generation Latino STEM majors<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Spencer Foundation Submitted: $49,999 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies PI: Anne-Marie Nuñez Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: 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