Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive <http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1&id... | Online Version<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> Email not displaying correctly? View in browser<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2018_coehdnews> [COEHDnews] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, October 04, 2019 COEHDnews COEHD alumnus John Behnke receives Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program grant<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_alumnus_john_behnke... by STEPHANIE HAMILTON| Pub: 10/03 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/11547/image002-2.png] John Behnke, College of Education and Human Development alumnus ‘03 and teacher in Northside Independent School District, has been offered a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program grant. Behnke is one of approximately 76 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad through the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program in 2019-2020. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_alumnus_john_behnke_receives... [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... Westside residents grow in faith, fitness with UTSA’s Building a Healthy Temple<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/westside_residents_grow_... by STEPHANIE HAMILTON, ORIGINAL STORY BY KARA SORIA| Pub: 10/03 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/11546/bht_680.png] UTSA has partnered with local faith communities to offer Building a Healthy Temple, a program that aims at promoting spiritual and physical health among families, preventing and managing chronic disease, and building a culture of health through healthy eating and active living. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/westside_residents_grow_in_faith_f... [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... ​Cancer Prevention Grant Helps Expand UTSA Program Building a Healthy Temple<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/cancer_prevention_grant_... by JUSTINE CANTU, ORIGINAL STORIES BY KARA SORIA| Pub: 10/02 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/11534/hemeizi_680.png] The UTSA program, Building a Healthy Temple, has dedicated itself to providing health and wellness promotion for underserved communities through over 40 churches. Now that dedication has paid off with the approval of a new grant provided to UTSA in order to reduce the risk of cancer, which is the leading cause of death for Hispanics in the United States. The grant was awarded to Professor Meizi He by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, allowing her to expand her nearly $2 million project to the Westside and Rio Grande Valley. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/cancer_prevention_grant_helps_expa... 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The Department of Bicultural-Bilingual announce the thesis defense of Ferguson, Misty: A Study of Playful Pedagogy in a Secondary Language Education and the Collaborative Action Research Partnership Behind It Date: November 7, 2019 Time: 10:00am Location: MB 3.112A (BBL conference room) Campus: Main Campus Chair: Juliet Langman, Ph.D. Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all Announcements <http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/> Events Calendar OCT 04 20th Texas Language Education Research Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/20th_texas_language... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - OCT 09 Master of Education in Educational Leadership - Policy Emphasis Program Information Session<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/master_of_education_in... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 12:00pm-1:00pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Student Union OCT 10 Courageous Conversations Part 1: The Promise of UTSA, A Commitment to Serve The South Texas Region<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/courageous_conversation... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 5:00pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - Buena Vista Theatre OCT 12 COEHD MAS K-12 Professional Development Workshop<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/coehd_mas_k_12_profes... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00am-1:30pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - Durango Building OCT 16 Geography Need Not Be Destiny: Latinx Rural Students and the Spatial (IN) Equity Gap<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/geography_need_not_be_dest... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 6:00-7:30pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Everett Lounge [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] Upcoming Conferences OCT 04 20th Texas Language Education Research Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/20th_texas_language... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] External News San Antonio Schools Face High Demand For Dual-Language Learning<https://www.tpr.org/post/san-antonio-schools-face-high-demand... by KIM JOHNSON & DALLAS WILLIAMS - Texas Public Radio | Pub: 10/03 Dual-language programs continue to grow in popularity throughout Bexar County, as demand increases for curriculum that teaches multilingualism alongside standard subjects. At some schools, waiting lists are hundreds of names long. The Path to Fluent Reading: A Developmental Timeline<https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/the-path-to-flue... by SARAH SPARKS - Education Week | Pub: 10/03 Some of the most important pre-literacy skills begin in infancy. This timeline shows examples of the milestones children meet on their path to fluent reading. UTSA Excels in New Global University Rankings<https://www.utsa.edu/today/2019/09/story/rankings.html> by PAMELA LUTRELL - UTSA Today | Pub: 10/03 In one year The University of Texas at San Antonio has moved up significantly in two prestigious reports that rank universities on national and world stages. Both rankings reveal UTSA’s success in its effort to become one of the top global research universities. ________________________________ TechTip of the Week Get Help with Taskstream brought to you by Technology Support Services<http://education.utsa.edu/faculty/technology_support_services... Do you need help with Taskstream? The COEHD Labs are providing assistance to COEHD faculty and students with navigating, grading, or uploading assignments on Taskstream. Stop by the Downtown Lab (FS 3.418) and the Main Campus Lab (MB 0.330). | View all TechTips<http://education.utsa.edu/techtip/> [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... Publications Borderland Language Conflicts: A study of cross-national interactions and cultural resolutions DR. ROSALIND HOROWITZ - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Works: 08/29 Rodriguez, Joshua; Gonzalez, Liliana; Myers, Kate, & Horowitz, Rosalind. (2019), Borderland Language Conflicts: A study of cross-national interactions and cultural resolutions. UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Works, Office of the Vice President for Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Vol. 6. Research ¡Averigüémoslo!: Enhancing Literacy in Colombia through an Innovative Inquiry Curricu<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> UTSA (Internal Research Awards Grant Program) Awarded: $5,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Samuel DeJulio Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Me Pregunto: Using Inquiry to Support Literacy in Colombian Classrooms<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> International Literacy Association (2019 ILA Constance McCullough International Research Grant) Awarded: $4,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Samuel DeJulio Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: ________________________________ [https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/education.utsa....]