Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive<http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa... 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, April 29, 2016 <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD> Follow on Facebook <http://twitter.com/intent/follow?source=followbutton&variant=1.0&... Follow on Twitter <http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6pHBcRJJXKzUyLAxgBgcw?sub_confirmation=... Follow on YouTube <http://education.utsa.edu/news/rss_2.0> Follow on RSS Spotlight: ELPS doctoral student receives Presidential Dissertation Fellowship<http://education.utsa.edu/SPOTLIGHT/article/elps_doctoral_s... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/13015300_598990310266569_8785480...] Ginnifer Cie Gee, doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, received a Presidential Dissertation Fellowship from the UTSA Graduate School. She was one of six recipients from across the university to receive the fellowship, which will assist them with the completion of their dissertation research. 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/> Nearly 200 student teachers inducted into teaching profession<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/nearly_200_student_t... [Dsc 0007] by JO ANN JONES, COEHDPublished: 04/27 The Office of Teacher Education Services and the College of Education and Human Development inducted nearly 200 students teachers into the profession of teaching during a special ceremony on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 on the UTSA Main Campus. The event, which was sponsored by Firstmark Credit Union, featured remarks from COEHD Dean Dr. Betty Merchant and Kelley Farewell from Firstmark Credit Union. 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... 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[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Durango Building, Southwest Room 1.124 MAY 19 UTSA Superintendent Certification Program Information Sessions<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/utsa_superintendent_c... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Buena Vista Building 1.322 MAY 21 TExES Practice Exam<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/texes_practice_exam> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - McKinney Humanities Building 2.01.12 MAY 21 Master of Arts in Education Information Session<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/master_of_arts_in_educ... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Main Building, Room 0.414 MAY 28 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Review Session<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/pedagogy_and_professio... [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 - Main Building, 0.106 External News [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/EXTERNAL.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> A Controversial Therapy Law in Tennessee<http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/04/tennesse... by Matt Ford, The Atlantic | 04/28 The legislation, signed by the state's Republican governor on Wednesday, allows counselors to refuse treatment to clients based on the counselors’ personal beliefs. BookmarkThe Big List of Educational Grants and Resources<http://www.edutopia.org/grants-and-resources?__scoop_post=8f... by NEA, EdUtopia | 04/28 Get a roundup of educational grants, contests, awards, free toolkits, and classroom guides aimed at helping students, classrooms, schools, and communities. Check this page weekly to get the latest updates! College counselor: I’m sick of reading about golden kids getting into Harvard. Here’s th<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/04/26/coll... by Brennan Barnard, The Washington Post | 04/28 Last month, Brennan Barnard, a college counselor at a private school in New Hampshire, wrote a piece on how the college admissions process for many students had become something akin to The Hunger Games. ASU students, chefs create bilingual cookbook for families coping with food insecurity<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> by Chloe Nordquist, Cronkite News, USA Today College | 04/28 Students, chefs, and dietitians are collaborating to help more families coping with food insecurity find and use local produce in (…)http://college.usatoday.com/2016/04/27/asu-students-chefs-create-bilingual-cookbook-for-families-coping-with-food-insecurity/ 6 questions all prospective students should ask before picking a college<http://college.usatoday.com/2016/04/28/prospective-students-qu... by Elizabeth Teitz, USA Today College | 04/28 Seniors, you’ve done it. You’re holding your long-awaited college acceptance letters, and now “all” you have to do is to decide where to spend the next four years. Employers who help pay for tuition reap the rewards<http://www.marketplace.org/2016/04/22/education/tuition> by Mark Garrison, NPR Marketplace | 04/28 A new study says company-provided tuition reimbursement creates a big return. Most High School Seniors Aren’t College Or Career Ready, Says ‘Nation’s Report Card’<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/04/27/475628214/most-high-sc... by ANYA KAMENETZ, NPR Ed | 04/28 The latest results of the test known as the Nation's Report Card are in. They cover high school seniors, who took the test in math and reading last year. The numbers are unlikely to give fodder either to educational cheerleaders or alarmists: The average score in both subjects was just one point lower in 2015 compared with the last time the test was given, in 2013. This tiny downtick was statistically significant in mathematics, but not for the reading test. A Move To Halt New Teacher Evaluations<https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/> by John Reynolds, TRIB+EDU The Texas Tribune | 04/28 Teacher groups move to stop implementation of a new educator evaluation system, a new online tool makes it easier to track school climate and few states meet guidelines for in-school physical activity. Can More Money Fix America’s Schools?<http://tpr.org/post/can-more-money-fix-americas-schools> by CORY TURNER, TPR Texas Public Radio | 04/28 This winter, Jameria Miller would often run to her high school Spanish class, though not to get a good seat. She wanted a good blanket. "The cold is definitely a distraction," Jameria says of her classroom's uninsulated, metal walls. Education Forum Highlights Recent Achievements, Challenges Ahead<http://tpr.org/post/education-forum-highlights-recent-achievemen... by NATHAN CONE, TPR Texas Public Radio | 04/28 Local and state leaders in education met at the Pearl Stable in San Antonio on Thursday, April 21 for a forum on educational initiatives, issues and the quest for student success in the San Antonio area. The sold-out event was hosted by the San Antonio Area Foundation and the San Antonio Clean Technology Forum. Carmen Tafolla on Empowering Mexican-American Youth Through Writing<http://latinousa.org/2016/04/22/carmen-tafolla-empowering-mexi... by NOAM HASSENFELD , NPR - Latino USA | 04/25 Carmen Tafolla is the Poet Laureate of Texas and the author of numerous works of poetry, short stories, and children’s books. She has devoted her year as Poet Laureate to teaching children in the poorest districts in Texas and empowering them to become writers. Publications Respiratory modulation of human autonomic function on Earth.<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Journal of Physiology William Cooke | Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Eckberg DL, Cooke WH, Diedrich A, Biaggioni I, Buckey JC Jr, Pawelczyk JA, Ertl AC, Cox JF, Kuusela TA, Tahvanainen KU, Mano T, Iwase S, Baisch FJ, Levine BD, Adams-Huet B, Robertson D, Blomqvist CG (2016). Respiratory modulation of human autonomic function on Earth. Journal of Physiology. doi: 10.1113/JP271654 Respiratory modulation of human autonomic function. Long-term neuroplasticity in space.<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Journal of Physiology William Cooke | Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Eckberg DL, Diedrich A, Cooke WH, Biaggioni I, Buckey JC Jr, Pawelczyk JA, Ertl AC, Cox JF, Kuusela TA, Tahvanainen KU, Mano T, Iwase S, Baisch FJ, Levine BD, Adams-Huet B, Robertson D, Blomqvist CG (2016). Respiratory modulation of human autonomic function. Long-term neuroplasticity in space. Journal of Physiology. doi: 10.1113/JP271656 Research Awards & Submittals Measuring Stage of Change for Academic Distress<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Hogg Foundation Submitted: $21,330 Educational Psychology PI: Kara Styck Educational Psychology CI: Promoting Outcome-Based Wellness, Empowerment, and Recover (POWER)<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Hogg Foundation Submitted: $22,000 Counselling PI: Hope Bell Counselling CI: Catherine Somody Counselling Autonomic Neural Regulation During Recovery from Severe Burn<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> San Antonio Medical Foundation Submitted: $198,899 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: William Cooke Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Donovan Fogt Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Expanding and Disseminating the Building a Healthy Temple: A Summer Obesity Prevention Program…<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Submitted: $158,712 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: CultuRemix! Innovating Teaching and Learning Through Remixing<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> IDEA Submitted: $10,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Vittorio Marone Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Autonomic Regulation and Neurocognitive Function in PTSD<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI) Submitted: $49,992 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: William Cooke Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Donovan Fogt Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> TRICARE Submitted: $177,726 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Electronic Client Data Intake Project<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> The Trull Foundation Submitted: $15,495 Counselling PI: Catherine Somody Counselling CI: EI: Opening Doors to Underrepresented Students: A Computer Science Graduate Certificate Program…<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> National Science Foundation Submitted: $1,249,304 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Timothy Yuen Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Maria Arreguin-Anderson; Guadalupe Carmona-Dominguez; Matthew Gibson Other Academics Project Behave<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> UTSA VP for Research - GREAT Submitted: $20,000 Educational Psychology PI: Leslie Neely Educational Psychology CI: Candace Gann Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching 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 Show