Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive <http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1&id... 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, June 03, 2016 <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD> <http://twitter.com/intent/follow?source=followbutton&variant=1.0&... <http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6pHBcRJJXKzUyLAxgBgcw?sub_confirmation=... <http://education.utsa.edu/news/rss_2.0> Spotlight: ILT professor elected to NABE Executive Board<http://education.utsa.edu/SPOTLIGHT/article/ilt_professor_electe... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/photo_883.jpg] Dr. Maria Arreguin-Anderson, associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, was elected to the Executive Board of the National Association of Bilingual Educators. She will represent the Central Region from 2016-2019 and will be officially sworn in on July 2. 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/> MAS at UTSA: Building the Pipeline with Alamo College Students<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/mas_at_utsa_building_t... [12696919 1031275626932069 5816837425318346369 o] by DR. MARIE 'KETA' MIRANDA, MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES DIRECTORPublished: 05/31 The Mexican American Studies (MAS) Program at UTSA completed a series of professional presentations covering the MAS degree program at UTSA at three Alamo Colleges to more than 45 community college students. These presentations stressed the importance of double majoring in Mexican American Studies, which increases jobseekers’ preparation for employment in the growing Mexican American, Mexican, and Central American populations of San Antonio and the nation. 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 COEHD undergrad tutors receive Northside ISD award | Northside Independent School District COEHD undergrad tutors of ELLs (English Language Learners) was awarded a 2016 Campus Partner-of-the-Year Award for their service to the students at Valley Hi Elementary School in the Northside Independent School District. 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... Events Calendar JUN 13 La Plaza de Lectura Summer Camp - Mission Branch Library<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/la_plaza_de_lectura_su... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Mission Branch Library - 3134 Roosevelt Avenue JUN 13 Informal Learning Institute<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/informal_learning_in... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] TBD - TBD JUN 13 Young Writer’s Camp<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/young_writers_camp> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] Varies [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - JUN 13 La Plaza De Lectura Summer Reading Camp<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/la_plaza_de_lectura_summe... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Buena Vista Building 3.350 (La Plaza de Lectura) JUN 20 2016 MAS Social Studies Teachers’ Academy<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/2016_mas_social_studie... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] All Day [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Institute of Texan Cultures - 801 E. César E. Chávez Blvd., San Antonio, Texas 78207 JUN 29 Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/conference_for_the_ad... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:00 am. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205 External News [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/EXTERNAL.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> Children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder show unique handwriting patterns<https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160601084649.ht... by University of Haifa, ScienceDaily | 06/02 The new study found that children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder integrated in regular schools find it difficult to perform writing tasks. This can impair their academic achievements, social availability, and self-confidence, say experts. This text line is helping teens talk about mental health without saying a word<http://mashable.com/2016/05/28/crisis-text-line/?__scoop_post=032... by Kate Dupere, mashable | 06/02 “We realized with that message that it was time to create counseling based around texting. So we built it.” "We realized with that message that it was time to create counseling based around texting," The Benefits of Teaching in Two Languages<http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/05/the-ben... by VALERIA PELET, The Atlantic | 06/02 12 Emerging Educational Uses of Technology That are the Most Exciting Right Now<http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/09/emerging-educational-uses-of... by KELLY WALSH, Emerging Ed Tech | 06/02 As we Enter a new School Year, Which Uses of Technology Hold the Most Promise to Impact Learning? Digital Textbook Sales Surpassing Physical Sales<http://www.edudemic.com/digital-textbook-sales-surpassing-physic... by George Jones, Edudemic | 06/02 The time of college students lugging thick textbooks across campus may soon be coming to an end. Many of the top textbook publishers, including McGraw-Hill Education, are seeing their sales of digital products outpace print copies for the first time ever. As the balance shifts in favor of digital textbooks, 100% adoption of electronic text on campuses, in classrooms and across school districts may not be far off. Newborn abandoned at San Francisco State University now an alum<http://college.usatoday.com/2016/06/01/san-francisco-state-univer... by Anjali Bhat, University of California, Davis, USA Today College | 06/02 In 1984, a newborn was abandoned in a dorm laundry room at San Francisco State University. In 2016, she graduated from the same university where her life began. High School Suspensions Cost the Country $35 Billion Annually, Report Estimates<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/06/02/480181488/high-sch... by ANYA KAMENETZ, nprEd (National Public Radio Education) | 06/02 Suspended students more often drop out of school, says the report from UCLA's Civil Rights Project. And that imposes broad social costs. Latino Activists: Keep This ‘Racist,’ ‘Poorly Written’ Textbook Out of Texas Classrooms<http://tpr.org/post/latino-activists-keep-racist-poorly-wri... by RHONDA FANNING, TPR Texas Public Radio | 06/02 In Texas education, there always plenty of fodder still out there to spark outrage. Take a proposed social studies textbook titled “Mexican-American Heritage”submitted to the Texas Education Agency as required for review before appearing on bookshelves in the classroom. How To Fix A Graduation Rate Of 1 In 10? Ask The Dropouts<http://tpr.org/post/how-fix-graduation-rate-1-10-ask-dropouts... by GABRIELLE EMANUEL, TPR Texas Public Radio | 06/02 On San Jose State University's lush inner-city campus, students in their graduation gowns pose with their families in front of ivy-covered buildings. Child abuse cases driving spike of volunteers<http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Child-abuse-c... by Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News | 05/31 On April 29, sheriff’s deputies rescued a sister and her brother, ages 3 and 4, who allegedly had been abused for at least two weeks and for days had been tied up with dog chains and left outside. “When (abuse) has been this extreme, it’s a long process to rehabilitate the kids and undo damage,” said Hope Bell, a professor in the department of counseling at the University of Texas at San Antonio and an expert in child trauma and mental health. More 18-34 Year Olds Now Living With Parents Than in Any Other Situation<http://woai.iheart.com/articles/local-news-119078/more-1834-... by Mike Board , WOAI 1200 | 05/31 A previous Pew Research Center analysis projected that as many as one-in-four of today’s young adults may never marry. But UTSA counseling professor Heather Trepal thinks something else is at work here, too. Harvard Graduate School of Education convocation speech goes viral with 1,781,166 views<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGb8ZfZl_IE> by Donovan Livingston, YouTube Video | 05/31 Donovan Livingston, a master's candidate at Harvard University, was selected to speak at the school's convocation Wednesday. After he performed his poem titled "Lift Off," Donovan Livingston's speech went viral, with over 5 million tuning in. Publications Targeting conversational skills with digital storytelling in EFL CIEX Journ@l M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies 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 MEXTESOL Journal M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies 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… Journal of Response to Writing M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies 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… International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies 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 Awards & Submittals San Antonio Writing Project Write for Texas Awarded: $100,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Roxanne Henkin Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: 2016 Seed Advanced Institute to Scale Up the NWP College-Ready Writers Program National Writing Project Awarded: $20,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Roxanne Henkin Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: 2016 Seed Invitational Leadership Institute to Invest in Developing New Teacher-Leaders National Writing Project Awarded: $15,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Roxanne Henkin Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching 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