Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive <http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1&id... | Online Version<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> education.utsa.edu<http://education.utsa.edu/> [COEHDnews] [Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD> [Twitter] <http://twitter.com/intent/follow?source=followbutton&variant=1.0&... [YouTube] <http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6pHBcRJJXKzUyLAxgBgcw?sub_confirmation=... [RSS Newsfeed] <http://education.utsa.edu/news/rss_2.0> COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, September 02, 2016 Spotlight ELPS professor receives TCPEA award<http://education.utsa.edu/spotlight/article/elps_professor_recei... [Photo 41] Dr. David Thompson, professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was awarded the Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administrators (TCPEA) 2016 Advocate of the Year award. Thompson will be recognized at the annual TASA/TASB conference in Houston on September 23rd. 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UTSA researchers, center awarded grants to support autism training for parents, teachers<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_researchers_cente... by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 08/31 [Tea2]An interdepartmental team of UTSA researchers has been awarded nearly $1 million in funding from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to provide top-tier services and training to Texas teachers and military-affiliated parents who are caring for youth with autism. [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... [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://... UTSA recognized for enrollment and degrees granted to Hispanics<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_recognized_for_e... by UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 08/29 [Student3]The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been recognized as one of America’s top universities for Hispanic student enrollment, according to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine. [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... [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://... ________________________________ Announcements SERA Meeting Call for Proposals<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/sera_... Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA) The 40th annual SERA meeting will be held at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, February 15-17, 2017.<span>A copy of the Call for Proposals is available at:</span> http://sera-edresearch.org/seraCALL.pdf Pay parking citation with peanut butter<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/pay_park... Campus Services / Student Government Association Campus Services is excited to announce the second annual Peanut Butter Parking Campaign! Together with the Student Government Association (SGA), we’re enhancing the campus experience through friendly parking lessons while giving back to the community. All donations received during the Peanut Butter Parking Campaign will go to the San Antonio Food Bank to help fight hunger in Southwest Texas. Last year, we received over 700 pounds of peanut butter. This year, we hope to receive even more! For those who wish to participate without a citation, we welcome your donations. Eligible citations: The following citations issued from 8/29/16 - 9/2/16 are eligible for peanut butter payment: - Parking Without a Proper Permit ($50 fine) = donate 40 oz. or more of peanut butter - Parking Without a Permit ($100 fine) = donate 80 oz. of peanut butter Bring your citation and peanut butter to Campus Services at MS 1.01.52 (Main Campus) or FS 1.506 (Downtown Campus). Peanut butter payment must be submitted within 14 calendar days of the citation issue date. Appealing the citation forfeits the opportunity to pay with peanut butter. Valid for one citation per person. No glass containers. ________________________________ Events Calendar SEP 10 What is Culture?<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/what_is_culture> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 am - 12:00 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 E. 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Cesar Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78205 SEP 17 USAID Book-A-Thon<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/usaid_book_a_thon> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 am - 12:00 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - Buena Vista Building, 1.338 SEP 22 College in our Community College Fair<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/college_in_our_community_... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 6:00 - 8:00 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - St. Cecilia's Church Gym, 125 W. Whittier St., San Antonio, Texas 78210 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] External News New iPad game could help diagnose autism in children<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/uos-nig083016.... by UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE - EurekAlert | Pub: 09/01 Autism could be diagnosed by allowing children to play games on smart phones and tablets, a study involving the University of Strathclyde has found. Inside the Online School That Could Radically Change How Kids Learn Everywhere<http://www.wired.com/2016/08/inside-online-school-radically... by INSIDE THE ONLINE SCHOOL THAT COULD RADICALLY CHANGE HOW KIDS LEARN EVERYWHERE - WIRED, HECHINGER REPORT | Pub: 09/01 EMILY DUGGAN, 16, spends most afternoons at a dance studio tucked behind a shopping plaza near her home in Exeter, New Hampshire. Blond and doe-eyed, Duggan has been dancing since she was two, everything from tap to ballet. She puts in about 12 hours a week at the studio, including classes and rehearsals with the dance team for weekend competitions. Duggan also prides herself on getting good grades in school. But two years ago, the stress of managing both dance and academics overwhelmed her. Colleges work on gender inclusivity with pins, pronouns<http://college.usatoday.com/2016/08/30/colleges-work-on-gende... by ELIZABETH MURRAY, FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER - USA TODAY College | Pub: 09/01 Before the class of 2020 invaded Champlain College’s campus this year, staff members put their heads together to figure out new ways to accommodate students in the LGBT community. For Louisiana schools, flood damage is lasting<http://www.marketplace.org/2016/08/22/education/louisiana-scho... by AMY SCOTT - NPR Marketplace | Pub: 09/01 As schools reopen, many teachers and staff have been displaced. A growing industry caters to college cheats<http://www.marketplace.org/2016/08/29/education/growing-industr... by AMY SCOTT - NPR Marketplace | Pub: 09/01 Online companies promise to take your class for you. Surprise! Amid Rising Inequality, One School Gap Is Narrowing<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/08/28/491260896/surprise... by ERIC WESTERVELT - nprEd (National Public Radio Education) | Pub: 09/01 A new study shows that economic and racial school readiness gaps have narrowed significantly over a 12-year period. Score one for parental engagement and quality pre-K. But huge gaps remain. Mental Health In Schools: A Hidden Crisis Affecting Millions Of Students<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/08/31/464727159/mental-he... by MEG ANDERSON, KAVITHA CARDOZA - nprEd (National Public Radio Education) | Pub: 09/01 Up to one in five kids living in the U.S. shows signs or symptoms of a mental health disorder in a given year. So in a school classroom of 25 students, five of them may be struggling with the same issues many adults deal with: depression, anxiety, substance abuse. School Closures: Americans Oppose Them, But Research Suggests They’re Not A Bad Idea<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/09/01/491353425/school-closur... by ANYA KAMENETZ - nprEd (National Public Radio Education) | Pub: 09/01 In a new poll, 84 percent of Americans in a say they'd rather a failing school be reorganized than shut down. Military Communities Use Academics to Stop Base Closures<https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/vol-3/no-18/military-co... by STAFF - TRIB+EDU | Pub: 09/01 As others battle over possible base closures, many communities are preemptively defending their benefits to service members and their families — namely through high-quality public education. Adaptive App Builds English Learners’ Fluency<https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/vol-3/no-18/adaptive-app... by STAFF - TRIB+EDU | Pub: 09/01 As programs for English language learners face significant budget constraints, teachers are turning to alternative tools to facilitate language acquisition in school environments. One instructional app, called Duolingo for Schools, affords students a private, adaptable resource for practicing vocabulary and grammar lessons. Not only does this tool, when used as a supplement to in-class instruction, provide content support, it has anecdotal evidence of increasing students’ confidence. (Hechinger Report) This Texas Rep Toured Every School in His District – Not to Talk, But to Listen<http://tpr.org/post/texas-rep-toured-every-school-his-district-... by MICHAEL MARKS - TPR Texas Public Radio | Pub: 09/01 Along with other Texas lawmakers, state Rep. Diego Bernal, a Democrat from San Antonio, has been getting an earful from all sides on problems with public education in Texas. But rather than taking someone else's word for it, he did what no other lawmaker has yet to do – he visited every single school in his district, 55 in all. Provider: Autism community plagued by delays in treatment<http://www.ksat.com/news/provider-autism-community-plagued-b... by JESSIE DEGOLLADO - KSAT-12 | Pub: 08/31 Ruiz said schools have their own waiting lists, which is why many parents drive to Austin, or elsewhere, where schools do have openings for autistic children. “Everybody’s on a waiting list. We need services for our kids,” she said. Cynthia Hamilton, the development director for the Autism Therapy Center, said the problem is the lack of trained therapists. “The professionals who are trained to do the behavioral analysis therapy, we don’t have enough of them,” Hamilton said. Hamilton said the center has partnered with UTSA, which teaches them, and the Children’s Hospital to offer paid internships, in hopes of keeping therapists in San Antonio. Texas Student And Her 82-Year-Old Grandfather Are Enrolled at Same College<http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/texas-student-82-year-gran... by JOI-MARIE MCKENZIE - ABC News | Pub: 08/30 Melanie Salazar didn't think anything of it when she tweeted that she was extremely proud of her grandfather for going back to college to complete his associate's degree. The 18-year-old first-year student at Palo Alto College in Texas couldn't have guessed that her post about her 82-year-old grandfather, Rene Neira, would go viral and in the process provide proof to many that it's never too late to go to college. This Texas Rep Toured Every School in His District – Not to Talk, But to Listen<http://tpr.org/post/texas-rep-toured-every-school-his-district-... by MICHAEL MARKS - Texas Public Radio | Pub: 08/29 Along with other Texas lawmakers, state Rep. Diego Bernal, a Democrat from San Antonio, has been getting an earful from all sides on problems with public education in Texas. Peanut butter donations accepted as form of payment for UTSA parking citations<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2016/08/peanutbutterparking.html> by LAUREN BEAVER - UTSA Today | Pub: 08/29 It’s peanut butter parking time once again at The University of Texas at San Antonio. UTSA Campus Services, in partnership with the Student Government Association (SGA) and the San Antonio Food Bank, have launched the university’s second annual peanut butter parking campaign. Eligible parking citations issued between Monday, August 29 and Friday, September 2 can be paid with a donation of peanut butter. Part 2: Back to School in 5-7-5<http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/edugeek_guide/2016/08/part_2_ba... by MEGAN M. ALLEN - Education Week Teacher | Pub: 08/29 Back to School Haiku's written by teachers from around the country. This was originally published on my blog for the Center for Teaching Quality, Musings of a Red Headed Teacher. ________________________________ Publications Have You been recently published? ALL FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS - Other Academics | PUBLISH? DON'T PERISH!: 09/01 Do You Have a APA Cite for a recent publication??? 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