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, February 12, 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: Oliva receives 2016 TACHE award<http://education.utsa.edu/SPOTLIGHT/article/oliva_receives_2016_... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/Digital_Photo1.jpg] Dr. Maricela Oliva, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and associate vice provost for Academic and Faculty Support, was awarded the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education's 2016 Distinguished University Faculty Award. 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/> Meet a Roadrunner: Daisy Hernandez ‘12 advocates for immigrant communities, works to fight injustice<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_dai... [Daisy2] by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONSPublished: 02/10 Meet Daisy Hernández ’12. Every day, the UTSA alumna works at her dream job as an advocate providing legal aid to vulnerable immigrant children and refugees with nowhere else to turn. 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... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... UTSA initiative promotes literacy in rural school district<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_initiative_promot... [Plaza3] by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONSPublished: 02/10 A team of faculty and students with the UTSA College of Education and Human Development is working hard to help a rural school district improve its literacy program. 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... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... Earn credit, explore culture in Panama, Jamaica this summer<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/earn_credit_explore_cult... [Shutterstock 77133733] by SHERRIE VOSS MATTHEWS, OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMSPublished: 02/08 Dr. Kinitra Brooks and Dr. Marco Cervantes saw an opportunity. There was a rich culture to explore not very far away from the U.S. mainland. A place few UTSA education abroad experiences visited. 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... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... Awards & Announcements University Life Awards<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Janis M. Harmon, Ph.D. | Associate Dean for Undergraduate Student Success The University Life Awards, sponsored by the UTSA Student Government Association, is a UTSA tradition that honors the most outstanding students, student organizations, faculty, and staff members on our campus. From the colleges, the Student Government Association will recognize an outstanding undergraduate and graduate student. Finalists and winners will be announced at the University Life Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 7th. COEHD is seeking nominations for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students. In order to be eligible for the award, a student must be an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in the COEHD and currently enrolled at UTSA. The award is based upon academic achievement and involvement in the UTSA community. Completed nomination forms should be submitted to me via email or campus mail no later than close of business Friday, February 12, 2016. ELPS to host workshop for educational leadership students<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Bruce Barnett Nathern Okilwa | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies is hosting an Interview/Resume Workshop for interested educational leadership and principal certification students on Saturday, February 20 at 9 a.m. on the UTSA Downtown Campus. The purpose of this workshop is to prepare students for their first administrative interview. The panel will first present general suggestions for preparing a resume and interview. Later, the panel will conduct 30-minute mock interviews followed by 15 minutes of debriefing and reflection. The panel includes school and district administrators from Harlandale ISD, Northside ISD, and San Antonio ISD. For more information or to register, contact Dr. Bruce Barnett at bruce.barnet@utsa.edu<mailto:bruce.barnet@utsa.edu> or Dr. Nathern Okilwa at nathern.okilwa@utsa.edu<mailto:nathern.okilwa@utsa.edu>. Institute of Texan Cultures Education<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> ITC Professional Development | Institute of Texan Cultures It's February, which means there are only three months left in this school year. Are you on track with your professional development hours? The ITC would love to keep you out of the classroom this summer, and our no-cost professional development classes are a great way to do so! Tree Rings, Potsherds and Rock Art: Archaeology for the Science and Social Studies Classroom<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001liQfFqVXYdpdDSasd4sgj2BaqGCo-... DBQ Walk Through the Park<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001liQfFqVXYdpdDSasd4sgj2BaqGCo-BAIlx... Cultural Contrasts in Latin America<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001liQfFqVXYdpdDSasd4sgj2BaqGCo-BA... (workshop, presented by professors from UTSA and Texas State) Events Calendar FEB 13 2016 Interdisciplinary Studies Colloquium<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/2016_interdisciplin... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Business Building, University Room, 2.06.04 FEB 17 Effective School Board Superintendent Relations: Staying in Your Lane<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/effective_school_board_su... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] UTSA Downtown Campus - Buena Vista Building, Room 1.338 FEB 19 17th Texas Language Education Research Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/17th_texas_language... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] TBD [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] The University of Texas at San Antonio - TBD FEB 20 Interview/Resume Workshop for Educational Leadership Students<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/interview_resume_work... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 am - 12:00 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Durango Building, Southwest Room 1.124 FEB 21 Black History in San Antonio: The Past, Present and Future<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/black_history_in_san_an... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - HEB University Center, Bexar Room 1.102 FEB 23 Tuesday Tucks Me In: Presentation and Book Signing<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/tuesday_tucks_me_in_pr... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 7 - 8 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Durango Building, Southwest Room - 1.124 External News [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/EXTERNAL.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> Schools fight back against the freshman 15<http://www.marketplace.org/2016/02/03/world/schools-fight-back-agai... by Nova Safo, NPR Marketplace | 02/11 Oral Roberts University requires incoming freshman to use activity trackers. Video Chat Your Way Into College: How Tech Is Changing The Admissions Process<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/02/10/465583808/video-chat... by ANYA KAMENETZ, NPR Ed | 02/11 Virtual reality and other innovations are helping international students and colleges tell whether they're a good fit. Teacher Data Added to Public Schools Explorer<http://schools.texastribune.org/> by Annie Daniel and Ryan Murphy, | 02/11 The Texas Tribune's "Texas Public Schools Explorer" now includes even more teacher data such as the highest degree held by teachers, as well as the ethnic breakdowns of teachers at the state, district and campus levels. South San ISD Accepts Conservator Appointment But Questions Texas Education Agency<http://tpr.org/post/south-san-isd-accepts-conservator-appointme... by JOEY PALACIOS, TPR Texas Public Radio | 02/11 The South San Independent School District voted 4 to 3 Tuesday night to accept a conservator appointed by the Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. However, the board majority has questions for TEA. Poet Laureate visits Terlingua<http://www.alpineavalanche.com/news/article_544415a0-d05e-11... by Jim Street, Alpine Avalanche | 02/11 Carmen Tafolla, the 2015 Texas State Poet Laureate, visited Terlingua last week after selecting the Terlingua Big Bend School as a “Planting Poet Trees School.” The school was one of 20 selected to participate in the initiative. Tafolla “motivated and inspired Terlingua students through the reading and performance of her poetry,” Principal Reagan Reed said. “After her speech, she worked with both high school and middle school students to create their original student poems.” TESOL Educators as Policy Makers<http://blog.tesol.org/tesol-educators-as-policy-makers/?utm_med... by Dr. Kristen Lindahl, TESOL International Association Blog | 02/08 It’s an election year in the United States, so U.S. teachers are constantly reminded of their role in the political process and the need to cast their votes for the elected officials that serve them. Often, educators feel like they are caught in the cross-hairs (an English idiom meaning, “in a position to be attacked” or “with nowhere else to go”) between the realities of school teaching and the policies being enacted far outside of the school context. In a June 2015 report (PDF) from the National Network of State Teachers of the Year, executive director Kathryn Basset noted, “The reality is many teachers don’t feel engaged or listened to when it comes to decisions that affect their classrooms” (Brown, 2015). - See more at: http://blog.tesol.org/tesol-educators-as-policy-makers/?utm_medium=twitte... 92 percent of students prefer physical books to e-readers Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/<http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/hqmpCvaFltC... by Lulu Chang, Digital Trends | 02/08 About 92% of students prefer physical books over digital books for "serious reading," according to a study by Naomi Baron, a linguistics professor at American University. The study highlights the reading preferences of college students worldwide, including Germany, Japan, Slovakia and the US. Digital Trends After Their Teacher Went Into Space, Her Students Went Into Teaching<http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2016/01/27/Challenger... by Kathy McCormack, Associated Press | 02/08 Thirty years after Concord (N.H.) High School watched social studies teacher Christa McAuliffe take off aboard space shuttle Challenger, a number of them have gone into teaching. One, an elementary school teacher in Virginia, says she sometimes asks herself "What would Christa do?" as she writes her lesson plans (McCormack, Associated Press). 11-Year-Old Starts Collection For #1000blackgirl Books<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmb... by Cheadria Labouvier, ELLE | 02/08 Philadelphia 11-year-old Marley Dias was "sick of reading books about white boys and dogs" in school, so she decided to collect 1,000 books where black girls are the main characters. Her story went viral last week. She plans to bring the 1,000 books to a school in Jamaica and to create a resource guide that compiles the book titles, authors, and age groups (Labouvier, Elle). How To Be A Great Teacher, From 12 Great Teachers<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPT... by NPR STAFF, US Department of Education & NPR | 02/08 NPR has been profiling great teachers at all kinds of schools around the world as part of their 50 Great Teachers project. Now, they synthesized 12 interviews with top teachers to offer 12 necessities for being a great teacher. Among them: - Assume a secret identity, - Be a teacher, not a friend, and - Recognize it takes vulnerability to learn. The Indiana Principal Who Died Saving Her Students’ Lives<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmb... by TOM COYNE And KEN KUSMER, Associated Press | 02/08 In another example of educators' selflessness, Indianapolis elementary school principal Susan Jordan dove in front of a moving school bus to save the lives of several of her students who were in the bus's path. She died in the process. The 22-year veteran principal made it a point to get to know every student and bring out the best in each, said one teacher (Coyne, Associated Press). Stop Talking About Teachers As If They’re Missionaries<http://www.washingtonian.com/2016/01/29/stop-talking-to-t... by Amanda Ripley, WASHINGTONIAN & U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 02/08 Every teacher has heard it in response to the question, "What do you do for a living?" It sounds something like, "Oh wow, thank you for doing that!" But talking about teachers like we're missionaries reflects a subtle bias, according to writer Amanda Ripley. She cites the common refrain, "Are you going to be a principal?" as evidence that people generally misunderstand the intellectual challenge of teaching: "Do people ask a pediatrician why she isn't gunning to be a hospital chief?" she writes (Washingtonian). Grading Admissions by 2-Minute Video<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/02/08/goucher-reports-s... by Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed | 02/08 Goucher says students admitted on the basis of a short film did better academically than those who applied in traditional ways. But is sample large enough to be meaningful? Low Income, High Graduation Rate<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/02/08/programs-have-succ... by Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed | 02/08 Two new studies suggest many colleges may be too quick to write off low-income students and community college transfers. Money and extra support change the equation, at least for some. Publications Mexicanness and Social Order in Digital Spaces: Contention among Members of a Multigenerational Tran<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M. S. (2015). Mexicanness and Social Order in Digital Spaces: Contention among Members of a Multigenerational Transnational Network. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 37(1), 3-22. Appearances can be deceiving: Risks interpreting data in online ethnographic research<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Perspectives on Qualitative Research M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M. S. (2015). Appearances can be deceiving: Risks interpreting data in online ethnographic research (pp. 437-456). In M. Lengeling & I. Mora Pablo (eds.), Perspectives on Qualitative Research. Guanajuato, Mexico: Universidad de Guanajuato Press. ‘A ondi queras’: Ranchero Identity Construction by US Born Mexicans on Facebook<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Journal of Sociolinguistics M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M. S. (2015) ‘A ondi queras’: Ranchero Identity Construction by US Born Mexicans on Facebook. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 19(5), 688-702. Mapping Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A typology of institutional diversity<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Journal of Higher Education Anne-Marie Nuñez, Gloria Crisp | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Nuñez, A.-M., Crisp, G., & Elizondo, D. (2016). Mapping Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A typology of institutional diversity. Journal of Higher Education, 87(1), 55-83. Research Awards & Submittals Effects of Truck Fatigue on pitching biomechanics in high school baseball players<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> American College of Sports Medicine Foundation Submitted: $4,985 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sakiko Oyama Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Improving reading achievement with Tier II students using inquiry-based and intentional comp…<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Submitted: $247,819 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Farm to Church<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Allen Foundation Submitted: $178,448 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Eat Lite Eat Right: A Reward Program to Increase College Student Fruit and Vegetable Intake<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Allen Foundation Submitted: $41,202 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Sarah Ullevig Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Erica T. Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Neighborhood Project Evaluation<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Submitted: $46,027 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Erica Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Teen Project Evaluation<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Submitted: $44,611 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Erica Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Sara Oswalt Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition 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