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(Courtesy Photo) ________________________________ COEHDnews UTSA faculty help local educators create Mexican-American Studies curriculum<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_faculty_help_lo... by KARA SORIA, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 06/25 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/6335/19417306_1478344808878190_6... in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies and Mexican American Studies Program are sharing their expertise with local teachers who are creating history and fine arts curriculum focused on Chicano/Mexican American content. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_faculty_help_local_educators_... [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... Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all News <http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Announcements MAS Decolonial Epistemologies Symposium<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/mas_d... Dr. Dolores Calderon Estrada from Western Washington University will be delivering the keynote address. Her articles on uncovering settler grammars in the curriculum and her work as a Chicana feminist and indigenous scholar will undoubtedly contribute to greater understanding on the importance of centering indigenous and Chicana/x/o epistemologies in school curricula. Dr. Calderon will be joined by an outstanding teacher panel: Andres Lopez who teaches Mexican American literature at Stevens High School; longtime activist, Anita Exilda Cisneros who teaches 3rd and 4th grade bilingual education at Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary School (Edgewood ISD); and BBL graduate student, Lucero Saldaña, English Language Coordinator and MAS instructor at KIPP Camino Academy. Reception starts at 6:00 p.m. with light appetizers and will end at 8:30 p.m. with a book signing by Dr. Calderon (co-author of Reclaiming the multicultural roots of U.S. curriculum: Communities of color and official knowledge in education). For more information: http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/mas_decolonial_epistemologies_sym... ITC Summer Institute for Educators<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/itc_s... July 16 - 20 $35 - $50 30+ development hours DEADLINE: June 30 The UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures will offer another summer of continuing education and curriculum building at its Summer Institute for Educators, "Teach SA300v2." The five-day program includes field trips and workshops presented by local organizations and institutions. Educators will have the opportunity to tour the Spanish Archives, the new Designing America exhibit, the Holocaust Museum, and cultural institutions. Keynote speakers will include local dignitaries, tribal groups, college professors, Canary Islands descendants, a Holocaust survivor and more. The summer institute is suitable for teachers, librarians, administrators and college students preparing to become teachers. Attendees can earn 30 professional development hours. For questions, contact the ITC Education department at 210-458-2281 or <itceducation(a)utsa.edu&gt; For details and registration, CLICK HERE<http://www.texancultures.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sa300-Reg... UTSA Benefits Annual Enrollment is Coming<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/utsa_ben... Benefits Annual Enrollment is the period when you may change your benefit elections and add, update, or remove dependents from coverage. The period runs July 15 to July 31, 2018. HR Benefits Office will host its Annual Enrollment Benefits Fair on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. -MAIN: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in the Business Building near the University Room -DOWNTOWN: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Durango Building near River Walk Room Three benefits presentations (two in English, one in Spanish) will be held at the University Room, BB 2.06.04, and another will be at the DB River Walk Room 1.124. Register online to attend a presentation: http://training.utsa.edu/. Stay informed by checking your email frequently and viewing the AE website http://www.utsa.edu/hr/Benefits/AE.html Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all Announcements <http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/> Educator App of the Week iTalk Recorder brought to you by Instructional Technology Workshops<http://education.utsa.edu/certification_program/itw/> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/IT1.png] iTalk Recorder is a full-featured recording app with a streamlined and intuitive user interface. 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[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:30 am - 4:00 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Main Building, 0.328 JUL 09 2018 Summer Bridging Institute<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/2018_summer_bridging... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 am - 4:00 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - TBD AUG 18 Operation R.I.S.E. - Resources Inspiring Stellar Education<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/operation_r.i.s.e._r... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9 a.m. to Noon [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - TriPoint Event Center - 3233 N St Mary's St, San Antonio, TX 78212 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] Upcoming Conferences JUN 29 MAS Decolonial Epistemologies Symposium<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/mas_decolonial_epist... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 6 - 9 p..m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - Aula Canaria, Buena Vista Building 1.326 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] External News Why kids and teens may face far more anxiety these days<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/05/10/... by AMY ELLIS NUTT - The Washington Post | Pub: 06/28 When it comes to treating anxiety in children and teens, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are the bane of therapists' work. UTSA Downtown Campus expands course schedule options<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/06/story/DTC-BlockSchedule.html... by REBECCA LUTHER - UTSA Today | Pub: 06/28 UTSA students taking classes at the Downtown Campus this fall will have more options to optimize their course schedules and reduce the need to travel between the Downtown Campus and Main Campus to fulfill degree requirements. Effort to Establish National Museum of the American Latino Gains Traction<http://diverseeducation.com/article/118758/?utm_campaign=DIV1... by SARAH WOOD - Diverse Issues in Higher Education | Pub: 06/27 An effort to establish an American Latino Smithsonian Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is picking up steam. 2018’s Best & Worst Cities for Texas Families<https://wallethub.com/edu/best-places-to-live-in-texas/22419/... by VANESSA A. SANSONE - WalletHub | Pub: 06/26 Texas is one of the largest states in the country, both in terms of square mileage and population, which should be no surprise considering everything is supposed to be bigger there. When Denver stopped lunch-shaming, debt from unpaid meals skyrocketed<https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2018/06/22/when-denver-... by ANN SCHIMKE - Chalkbeat | Pub: 06/25 After the Denver schools chief made a high-profile announcement last August guaranteeing a full meal to students whether or not they had the money to pay, many advocates cheered the end of so-called “lunch-shaming” in the 92,000-student district. President Eighmy launches Presidential Initiative on the Campus Master Plan<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/06/story/CampusMasterPlan.html> by TAYLOR EIGHMY - UTSA Today | Pub: 06/25 When imagining UTSA ten years from now, envision an institution serving upwards of 45,000 unstoppable students pursuing their higher education dreams, with over 2,000 faculty acting as their guides and champions. UTSA Academic Affairs announces leadership changes<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/06/story/DeansAnnouncements.htm... by REBECCA LUTHER - UTSA Today | Pub: 06/25 UTSA Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Kimberly Andrews Espy today announced that George Perry, a leading Alzheimer’s researcher and Dean of the College of Sciences, will become the Chief Scientist in the newly established UTSA Brain Health Consortium, effective July 1. A national search for the next Dean of the College of Sciences will be initiated immediately, chaired by John Murphy, Dean of the College of Architecture, Construction and Planning. Fronteras Extra: PrEP, Sex Education For LGBT Community<http://tpr.org/post/fronteras-extra-prep-sex-education-lgbt-... by NORMA MARTINEZ - TPR | Pub: 06/25 Phillip Schnarrs is an assistant professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio in the College of Education and Human Development, and a co-director at the South Texas Consortium for HIV and STI Research. Fronteras: Gay-Related Stigma Among Latino Men & Exhibit Celebrates LGBTQ Community<http://tpr.org/post/fronteras-gay-related-stigma-among-latin... by NORMA MARTINEZ - TPR | Pub: 06/25 Phillip Schnarrs, assistant professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s College of Education and Human Development, and co-director of the South Texas Consortium for HIV and STI Research, conducted research that showed Latinos are less likely to take PrEP, a drug which dramatically reduces the chances of HIV infection. ________________________________ Publications Negative substance use consequences associated with non-condom use among male, but not female… TIMOTHY GRIGSBY - Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition | Journal of School Health: 06/11 Grigsby, T. J., Forster, M. , Tsai, J. , Rohrbach, L. A., & Sussman, S. (2018). Negative substance use consequences associated with noncondom use among male, but not female, alternative high school students. 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Submitted: $6,000 Other Academics PI: Lorena Claeys Other Academics CI: Evaluating the Effectiveness of SAYL’s Super Summer Readers Camp: Proposal to Monitor the…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> San Antonio Youth Literacy Submitted: $3,156 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Sarah Aguirre Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Misty Sailors, Lee Mason, Jeffrey Halley Other Academics Next Chapter Book Clubs: People Like Me<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities Submitted: $342,987 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Janis Harmon Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Misty Sailors, Lee Mason, Jeffrey Halley Other Academics SAEP Impact Analysis Project<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> University of Texas at Austin Submitted: $2,500 Educational Psychology PI: Guan Saw Educational Psychology CI: Project PLAAY (Parent-Led Autism treatment for At-risk Young infants and toddlers)<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Submitted: $1,351,063 Educational Psychology PI: Lesley Neely Educational Psychology CI: ________________________________ [https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/education.utsa....] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... 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