COEHDnews Week of Fri, March 13, 2015 ________________________________ [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/facebooknews.png]<https://www... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/twitternews.png] <https://twitter.com/UTSACOEHD> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rss.png] <http://education.utsa.edu/news/rss_2.0> COEHD Recent News COEHD to host award-winning author Kathi Appelt March 31<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_to_host_award_winning_... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews Editor | March 12, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_to_host_award_winni... [Kathi-225x300] The UTSA College of Education and Human Development will host award-winning children’s author Kathi Appelt at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31 in the Main Building Auditorium (0.106) on the UTSA Main Campus. The event is free and open to the public. Meet a Roadrunner: Kalpana Iyengar is taking her writing passion across the world to India<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_kalpana... ________________________________ by Marissa Villa, University Communications | March 11, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_kalpana... [Iyengar] Meet Kalpana Iyengar. She’ll soon have the opportunity to combine two aspects she’s most passionate about during the San Antonio Writing Project’s summer trip to India: professional development and her native country. COEHD associate professor Anne-Marie Núñez publishes book on HSIs<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_associate_professor_... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews Editor | March 11, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_associate_professor... [Hispanic-servinginstitutions] Dr. Anne-Marie Núñez, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, co-edited a book on Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) that was published earlier this month. Hundreds of COEHD students invited to join Phi Kappa Phi<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/hundreds_of_coehd_students_... ________________________________ by Rebecca Luther, Director of Communications, Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs | March 10, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/hundreds_of_coehd_student... [Screen shot 2015-03-10 at 2.19.05 pm] More than 450 COEHD students were invited to join the UTSA chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious all-discipline honor society. Both graduate and undergraduate students were selected to join based on their outstanding academic achievements. COEHD to host annual collaborative conference March 21<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_to_host_annual_collabo... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews Editor | March 10, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_to_host_annual_coll... The UTSA College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) will host the third annual Principals, Counselors, and School Psychologists: Collaborating for Student Success Conference from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, in the Buena Vista Street Building Aula Canaria (1.328) at the UTSA Downtown Campus. VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Awards, Announcements, & Recognition Recognizing Faculty, Staff & Students ________________________________ | COEHD UTSA We are proud of the accomplishments of COEHD faculty, students, and staff! I you or someone you know has received an award or special recognition, Let us know! If you know of someone in the college that deserves recognition, please EMAIL US<mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu>the following information: : Name | Department | Honor or Award | Organization Presenting Faculty Publications Support for Improvement of Practices through Intensive Coaching (SIPIC) ________________________________ Misty Sailors | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Teaching and Teacher Education Sailors, M., & Price, L. (2015). Support for Improvement of Practices through Intensive Coaching (SIPIC): A model of coaching for improving reading instruction and reading achievement. Teaching and Teacher Education, 45, 115-127. ​ Becoming Critical: The Emergence of Social Justice Scholars ________________________________ Felecia Briscoe | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Becoming Critical: The Emergence of Social Justice Scholars Briscoe, F., Kahlifa, M. (Eds.). (2015). Becoming Critical: The Emergence of Social Justice Scholars. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. “Keep in mind that I will be improving”: The opening post as a request for absolution ________________________________ Vittorio Marone | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies Marone, V. (2015). “Keep in mind that I will be improving”: The opening post as a request for absolution. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 5(1), 136-158. Retrieved from http://www.ojcmt.net/articles/51/518.pdf From discussion forum to discursive studio:Learning and creativity in design-oriented affinity space ________________________________ Vittorio Marone | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Games and Culture Marone, V. (2015). From discussion forum to discursive studio: Learning and creativity in design-oriented affinity spaces. Games and Culture, 10(1), 81-105. doi: 10.1177/1555412014557328 To have your efforts recognized please EMAIL US<mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> the following information: Name of Faculty | Department | Journal/Publication Name | Cite (APA Format) Research Awards & Submittals UTSA VP for Research INTRA ________________________________ $5,000 ________________________________ Examining a culture of academic success of girls-only national high schools in Kenya Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Submitted PI: Nathern Okilwa Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: UTSA VP for Research INTRA ________________________________ $5,000 ________________________________ Early frailty and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in young adults Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Submitted PI: Donovan Fogt Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: William Cooke Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition UTSA VP for Research INTRA ________________________________ $4,999 ________________________________ Effect of strength and endurance training post-MI in rats on thiol oxidative stress… Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Submitted PI: Sarah Ullevig Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: John Zhang Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition UTSA VP for Research INTRA ________________________________ $5,000 ________________________________ Learning from Positive Deviants for Childhood Obesity Prevention Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Submitted PI: Erica Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Research Awards and Submittals provided by your COEHD Research Service Center. Juliet Ray, RSC Director | Jesse Hernandez CRA, Sr. Research Award Coordinator External News How Latino Families Use Educational Content and What That Means for Communities<http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/02/how-latino-familie... ________________________________ by Ki Sung | March 12, 2015 Full Story<http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/02/how-latino-families-use-... Technology has enabled the spread of options for how children can learn, but in many cases, the research has yet to catch up. When it comes to educational content, not all families consume media in the same way and differences can exist within ethnic and socioeconomic groups. What Happens When Teens Try to Disconnect From Tech For Three Days<http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/03/turned-off-how-teens-resp... ________________________________ by Katrina Schwartz | March 12, 2015 Full Story<http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/03/turned-off-how-teens-res... When students sealed up their phones in manilla envelopes for three days, they had a chance to reflect on the role of tech in their relationships and their lives. Mobile apps take students into the laboratory<http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/index.php?kw=91&sta... ________________________________ by News Release | March 12, 2015 Full Story<http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/index.php?kw=91&start=10... Mobile apps have proved to be valuable educational tools, but laboratory instructors thus far have been limited to using mobile devices only for virtual laboratories with simulated experiments. Now, researchers have developed a series of mobile applications that allow students to remotely interact with real data and equipment in real laboratories. Students reported deeper engagement levels using mobile apps and the virtual lab. Special issue of educational researcher examines value-added measures<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/aera-sio031215... ________________________________ by News Release | March 12, 2015 Full Story<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/aera-sio031215.ph... The American Educational Research Association has published a special edition of its peer-reviewed journal Educational Researcher (ER) devoted to examining value-added measures (VAM). A relic of science education goes offline<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learning-curve/rel... ________________________________ by Tony Wagner | March 12, 2015 Full Story<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learning-curve/relic... The NEWTON Ask A Scientist website answered student questions for almost 25 years. A Child Of Slavery Who Taught A Generation<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/03/12/385176497/a-child-of... ________________________________ by Karen Grigsby Bates | March 12, 2015 Full Story<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/03/12/385176497/a-child-of-slav... Anna J. Cooper was a remarkable student and, later, a legendary teacher and principal of the Dunbar School. Texas Matters: Is Texas Too Tough On Truancy?<http://tpr.org/post/texas-matters-texas-too-tough-truancy> ________________________________ by Eva Ruth Moravec | March 12, 2015 Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/texas-matters-texas-too-tough-truancy> A new report from Texas Appleseed, Class, Not Court: Reconsidering Texas' Criminalization of Truancy, found that Texas filed approximately 115,000 truancy cases in 2013 - more than twice the number of truancy cases in all other states combined. Texas Teachers Converge On State Capitol To Lay Out Agenda<http://tpr.org/post/texas-teachers-converge-state-capitol-lay-o... ________________________________ by Ryan Poppe | March 12, 2015 Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/texas-teachers-converge-state-capitol-lay-ou... Teachers on Spring Break are using their week of vacation to detail a legislative agenda at the State Capitol. Hundreds of members of the two largest teachers’ unions in the state met one on one with lawmakers, and rallied at the Capitol on a number of issues they said would improve education and the lives of educators. Chartered bus after chartered bus pulled up near the Capitol to drop off teachers from all across Texas, hoping to convince lawmakers to vote “Yes” on a number of proposals involving education and benefits for educators. Apple Launches “ResearchKit” for Medical Studies<http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/apple-launches-medic... ________________________________ by Maggie Fox | March 10, 2015 Full Story<http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/apple-launches-medical... Patients with asthma, Parkinson's, breast cancer and other conditions can use iPhones to take part in medical research studies using their devices, Apple announced Monday. VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Upcoming Events MAR 17 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/latina_intersectionality_and_race... Latina Intersectionality and Race - Gendering in Texas’ Legislative Process Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: Main Campus/Downtown Campus MAR 17 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/say_word_performing_voices_of_san... Say Word: Performing Voices of San Anto Women through Poetry Time: 7 p.m. Location: Main Campus MAR 18 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/texas_women_their_histories_their... 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