Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive <http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1&id... | Online Version<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> education.utsa.edu<http://education.utsa.edu/> [COEHDnews] [Twitter] [Twitter] [Twitter] [Twitter] [https://www.google.com/images/cleardot.gif]Select Language▼ COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, July 29, 2016 Spotlight ATE hosts 2016 Summer Bridging Institute<http://education.utsa.edu/spotlight/article/ate_hosts_2016_s... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/DSC_0073.jpg] Participants at the Academy for Teacher Excellence’s annual Summer Bridging Institute partnered together the week of July 11th to explore ways to stimulate, guide, and build capacity of diverse student populations. 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Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 Time: 12:00-2:00 p.m. Location: MB 2.212A (ILT Conference Room). Co-Chairs: Dr. Emily Bonner and Dr. Roxanne Henkin Committee members: Dr. Elizabeth Pate and Dr. Shari Albright. Presentation is open to the public. ________________________________ Events Calendar AUG 02 Creating a Comprehensive and Powerful Literacy Plan<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/creating_a_comprehensive_... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] TBD [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] TBD - TBD AUG 02 College Bridging Series 2016<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/college_bridging_series_2... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 12:00 - 3:30 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Buena Vista Building, 1.318 AUG 03 Integrating Social and Emotional Skills into the TEKS<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/integrating_social_and_em... 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[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - TBD ________________________________ External News After Tower Shooting, UT Pioneered Services to Heal and Defend Campuses<https://www.texastribune.org/2016/07/26/after-tower-shooting-... by JOY DIAZ - Texas Standard | Pub: 07/28 Before the UT tower shooting, a mass public shooting at a school campus was unheard of. The events of the summer of 1966 forever changed how schools handle emergencies and address tragedies. President Romo revises UTSA campus carry policy<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2016/07/campuscarrypolicy.html> by UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS - University Communications | Pub: 07/28 As the university prepares to implement the state’s campus carry law, UTSA President Ricardo Romo has issued revised exclusion zones where concealed handguns are not permitted to include certain faculty and staff offices. Evoking Charles Whitman: The UT Tower Shooting in Film<https://apps.texastribune.org/guns-on-campus/charles-whitman-ut-t... by MADELINE CONWAY AND RODNEY GIBBS - Texas Tribune | Pub: 07/28 The University of Texas Tower shooting was a first of its kind. In each decade since the Aug. 1, 1966 shooting, filmmakers have alluded to or outright re-enacted Charles Whitman’s actions. Here’s how the tragedy has been depicted in film and TV. ‘Islands’ That Separate Education Haves From Have-Nots<http://tpr.org/post/islands-separate-education-haves-have-no... by ANYA KAMENETZ - TPR Texas Public Radio | Pub: 07/28 The school district of Freehold Borough, N.J., has a 32 percent poverty rate. It is fully surrounded by another school district, Freehold Township, which has a 5 percent poverty rate. Ready, Set, Play: A Top 10 ‘Playlist’ From The Nation’s Children’s Museums<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/07/27/486875233/ready-set-... by CORY TURNER, ANYA KAMENTEZ - NPR | Pub: 07/28 It's summer, and whether you're 5 years old or 105 it's time to play. To inspire you, the NPR Ed Team called up leaders and designers at 10 of the nation's best children's museums and asked them one simple question: What's the one thing under your roof (or maybe out back) that kids and their grown-ups love to do/see/touch/play the most? Here are their answers, our summer "playlist." ________________________________ Publications Targeting conversational skills with digital storytelling in EFL<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> M. Sidury Christiansen - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | CIEX Journ@l: 05/05 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<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> M. Sidury Christiansen - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | MEXTESOL Journal: 05/05 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> M. Sidury Christiansen - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | Journal of Response to Writing: 05/05 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…<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> M. Sidury Christiansen - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism: 05/05 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 Roadrunner Diabetes Screening and Education Project<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> San Antonio Area Foundation Awarded: $30,000 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Zenong Yin Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic (ABA Clinic)<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> San Antonio Area Foundation Awarded: $25,760 Educational Psychology PI: Neely, Leslie Educational Psychology CI: Subaward for NASA proposal by Space Telescope Science Institute<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Space Telescope Science Institute Awarded: $163,921 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Fies, Carmen Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Madison Writing Project<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> San Antonio Area Foundation Submitted: $15,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Henkin, Roxanne Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Raising the reading achievement of Newcomers through family participation: The Literacy Education…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Northside ISD Submitted: $11,994 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Sailors, Misty Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Villarreal, Alicia Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Sarabia Family Counseling Center Operationss<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> San Antonio Area Foundation Submitted: $60,800 Counselling PI: Somody, Catherine Counselling CI: Combining isoflavones and quality proteins as a dietary strategy to prevent abdominal obesity…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> US Dept of Agriculture Submitted: $499,363 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: He, Meizi Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Zhang, John Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CAREER: STEM MUSE (STEM & Music United for Socially Just Education)<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> National Science Foundation Submitted: $648,730 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Marone, Vittorio Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Externships for Teacher<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> TX Workforce Comm 320 Submitted: $5,200 Other Academics PI: Claeys, Lorena Other Academics CI: SAWP Writing Workshop South San ISD<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Harlandale Independent School District Submitted: $9,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Henkin, Roxanne Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: EBH-BCBA Internships<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Empower Behavorial Health Submitted: $36,378 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Gann, Candace Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Neely, Leslie Educational Psychology Project PREP (Paraeducators Ready to implement Evidence-based Practices)<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> US Dept of Educ- Institute of Education Sciences Submitted: $399,668 Educational Psychology PI: Neely, Leslie Educational Psychology CI: ________________________________ [https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/education.utsa....] 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 ________________________________