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Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive <http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1&id... | Online Version<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2018_coehdnews>;. [COEHDnews] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, December 08, 2017 Spotlight COEHD hosts inaugural Hour of Code event<http://education.utsa.edu/spotlight/article/coehd_hosts_inaugura... [Dsc 5431] The College of Education and Human Development, Office of Teacher Education Services, and COEHD Technology Support hosted the inaugural COEHD Hour of Code event on Dec. 6, 2017, on the ground floor of the Main Building. The event, which brought together faculty, staff, and students from across the university, challenged participants to use Blockly through a coding game featuring characters from Disney's Frozen. This event was one of over 100,000 events worldwide during Hour of Code week. To view additional photos, click HERE<https://www.facebook.com/pg/UTSACOEHD/photos/?tab=album&album...;. ________________________________ COEHDnews Helping more Roadrunners succeed: Jim and Katie Reed<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/helping_more_roadrunners_s... by YVONNE ZAMORA BYRD, UTSA DEVELOPMENT| Pub: 12/06 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/5753/jim-katie-reed__preview.png... academics to athletics, Jim and Katie Reed are supporting as many students as they can at The University of Texas at San Antonio. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/helping_more_roadrunners_succeed_j... [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [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... Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all News <http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Announcements Seed Grant Opportunities<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/s... Seed grant opportunities offered under the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR): Connecting through Research Partnerships (Connect) Program The Grant for Research Advancement and Transformation (GREAT) program The Internal Research Awards (INTRA) program The RFPs with information on how to apply, faculty eligibility and approaching deadlines are available for download on the VPR’s funding opportunities page. Please visit http://research.utsa.edu/research-funding/opportunities/ . COEHDnews wants to hear from you!<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/coehdnews_... Faculty, staff, alumni, COEHDnews subscribers – We want to know about your travels! If you traveled abroad this year, we would like to hear about it and even highlight COEHD’s influence with photos. Just take a few minutes and answer a few questions, submit your photo or story, and help us tell the story of COEHD Abroad! Photo/story submission: https://utsa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eY8c7Zr1pWrcQct Deadline: December 15, 2017 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY WORKS JOURNAL<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/undergr... The Undergraduate Research Journal is accepting articles based on undergraduate research projects for its next issue. Submissions for consideration are due December 22nd, 2017. Contact Dr. Rosalind Horowitz at rosalind[dot]horowitz[at]utsa[dot]edu if you have questions. Further information is available from the Office of Undergraduate Research at http://research.utsa.edu/UG_Journal/index.html Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all Announcements <http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/> Educator App of the Week myHomework | [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/MH.png] Best for: Students and instructors who need a better way to organize assignments Cost: Free Features: Separate sections for each class, a notebook design, and an easy-to-read schedule. Upcoming assignments are marked in blue, those with approaching due dates are marked in orange, and those past due appear in red. How to Use: Enter class schedules and homework assignments, and myHomework will alert you to any upcoming due dates or tests. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/MHQR.png] From the Office of Teacher Education Services and Instructional Technology Workshops[Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/face... [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... ________________________________ Events Calendar DEC 13 PRESS: Policy and Research in Education Seminar Series #3<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/press_policy_and_research_in_education_seminar_series_3> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Main Building, 3.308 DEC 14 Fall 2017 New Teacher Reception and Induction Ceremony<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/fall_2017_new_teacher... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - HEB University Center Ballroom FEB 22 National Latino Children’s Literature Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/national_latino_chi... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - TBD FEB 23 Texas Association for Literacy Education Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/texas_association_f... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] Upcoming Conferences FEB 22 National Latino Children’s Literature Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/national_latino_chi... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - TBD FEB 23 Texas Association for Literacy Education Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/texas_association_f... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] External News 21 Holiday Gift Ideas for Students That Won’t Break the Bank<https://www.weareteachers.com/18-holiday-gifts-for-students-that-... by STACY TORNIO - We Are Teachers | Pub: 12/07 ’Tis the season of giving, and as a teacher, you probably wish you could give a lot. We know a teacher’s budget is small though, which is why we came up with these awesome, easy and inexpensive gift ideas for students. It doesn’t matter whether you have 5 or 205 students. These ideas won’t break the bank. President Eighmy responds to United UTSA Coalition concerns<https://www.utsa.edu/today/2017/11/story/Eighmy-coalitionresp... by DR. TAYLOR EIGHMY - UTSA Today | Pub: 12/07 My sincere thanks for your letter of November 27. I was grateful for the opportunity to follow up on my invitation to meet with the Executive Board of NAACP at UTSA, and I felt our meeting yesterday morning to talk through the letter’s contents in detail and to discuss UTSA’s ongoing response to the Patriot Front banner was very productive. El Camino Real went through S.A. long before city was founded<http://www.expressnews.com/sa300/article/El-Camino-Real-went-t... by ALLISON BOERGER - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 12/07 Clark, professor emerita of bicultural bilingual studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio, said she is passionate about material to help children and adults learn about the caminos. “There’s a need for us adults as citizens of San Antonio to learn about what this is,” Clark said. The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center presents Local Chicana Artists<https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-antonio/article/The-Guadalup... by BWW NEWS DESK - Broadway World | Pub: 12/05 Sarah Castillo is a mixed media visual artist based in San Antonio, Texas, where she obtained her Master's degree in Bicultural Studies from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a thesis titled - Art as an Embodied Practice: Artistic Expression, Conocimiento, and Identity Formation. Texas School District Partners with UT San Antonio to Launch STEM School<https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2017/07/texas-school-... by MEGHAN BOGARDUS CORTEZ - EdTech | Pub: 12/04 Leveraging partnerships with local industries and universities is a great way for K–12 schools to offer students real-world experiences, while also fostering future-ready college students and workers. The University of Texas at San Antonio and the San Antonio Independent School District have embraced this idea fully through the Centers for Applied Science and Technology (CAST), a network of applied-technology schools, Campus Technology reports. The first school will be CAST Tech High School, which will open next month with 150 9th graders. A month after church massacre, faith and healing in Sutherland Springs<http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/amp/A-month-after-church... by SILVIA FOSTER-FRAU - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 12/04 Frank Pomeroy pauses outside his daughter’s room, unable to enter. He knows what’s inside: Annabelle’s bed, her One Direction poster and various items in shades of purple — her favorite color. But Pomeroy and his wife, Sherri, can’t look in her room yet. It reminds them too much of the girl they lost. ________________________________ Publications Lag Schedules and Functional Communication Training: Persistence of Mands and Relapse of Problem… BRYANT SILBAUGH - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | Behavior Modification: 12/04 Falcomata, T.S., Muething, C.S., Silbaugh, B.C., Adami, S., Hoffman, K., Shpall, C., & Ringdahl, J.E. (2017). Lag Schedules and Functional Communication Training: Persistence of Mands and Relapse of Problem Behavior. Behavior Modification, pp. 1-21. doi: 10.1177/0145445517741475 Research UNIDOS US/ATE Partnership- Lideres Avanzando<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> UNIDO US Awarded: $28,000 Other Academics PI: Lorena Claeys Other Academics CI: Science Education Partnership Award Program: K-3 Stem Foundations: Life Science<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> NIH through Baylor College of Medicine Awarded: $17,885 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Investigating Stakeholder Perceptions of the CaMLA English Placement Test: A Mixed Methods Study<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Cambridge Michigan Language Assessment Submitted: $3,000 Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI: Becky Huang Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI: Juliet Langman Bicultural-Bilingual Studies SEE (Support and Enrichment Experiences in) Mathematics<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> State Farm Insurance Company Submitted: $3,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Crystal Kalinec-Craig Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Emily Bonner Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Radical Imaginations in Literacy Teacher Education<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Caregie Foundation Fellowship Submitted: $197,972 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Instructional Research Study<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> CATCH THE NEXT Submitted: $40,410 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies PI: Amaury Nora Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: CHS: SMALL: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ADAPTIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR A PROLONGED EXPOSURE…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> National Science Foundation through Kennesaw State University Submitted: $193,986 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: ESCOLAR Science Curriculum Program: Impact Study of Effectiveness<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> US Dept of Education thru University of Oregon Submitted: $250,000 Other Academics PI: Lorena Claeys Other Academics CI: ________________________________ [https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/education.utsa....] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... 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