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[Leslie Neely, Assistant Professor Educational Psychology] Dr. Leslie Neely, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, was selected to deliver the keynote address at the 2016 Texas Association of Behavior Specialists (TxABS) Conference "Closing the Research to Practice Gap (with a TIER in your eye) " being held on Feb. 11, 2016 in Round Rock, Texas. 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://... 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Neely to deliver keynote at upcoming conference<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Texas Association of Behavior Specialists Leslie Neely | Educational Psychology Dr. Leslie Neely, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, was selected to deliver the keynote address at the 2016 Texas Association of Behavior Specialists (TxABS) Conference being held on Feb. 11, 2016 in Round Rock, Texas. 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) Duffey attends White House reception<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> Thelma Duffey | Counseling Dr. Thelma Duffey, professor and chair on the Department of Counseling and president of the American Counseling Association, recently attended a White House reception hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama to celebrate the School Counselor of the Year Award and recognize the work of counselors throughout the country.. She represented the American Counseling Association. Events Calendar FEB 06 10th Annual SAWP Teachers’ Conference and Spring SAACTE Event<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/10th_annual_sawp_teacher... [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] Downtown Campus - Frio Street Building, Riklin Auditorium, 1.406 FEB 08 Book Presentation: Multicultural Literature for Latino Bilingual Children<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/book_presentation_mul... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Durango Building, Southwest Room 1.124 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 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/> Maryville College student starts ‘Alma Mater Tattoo Project’<http://college.usatoday.com/2016/01/29/maryville-college-tatt... by Evelyn Linkous, VOICES FROM CAMPUS The Highland Echo | 02/04 In September 2015, Assistant Director of Residence Life and Maryville College (MC) alumnus Ben Wicker started searching for volunteers to participate in a unique group tattoo project that would involve a total of 39 participants. Thousands of former students apply for debt relief<http://www.marketplace.org/2016/01/28/education/thousands-forme... by Amy Scott, NPR Marketplace | 02/04 A little-known provision of federal law may offer widespread loan forgiveness Education Secretary Calls For Fewer (But Better) Tests<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/02/03/465300655/the-educatio... by ANYA KAMENETZ, NPR Ed | 02/04 "Simplistic or poorly constructed tests," says John King, "just take away from critical learning time." How To Be A Great Teacher, From 12 Great Teachers<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/30/463981852/how-to-be... by ANYA KAMENETZ, NPR Ed | 02/04 Lessons from our 50 Great Teachers project: Top educators on trust, caring, respect and awakening "something you've never seen before." Tiny School District to Offer First Four-Day Schedule in Texas<http://www.texastribune.org/2016/01/21/4-days/> by Madlin Mekelburg, The Texas Tribune | 02/04 Olfen Independent School District, one of the smallest districts in Texas, will transition to a four-day school week in August — the first of its kind in the state. Education Secretary Calls For Fewer (But Better) Tests<http://tpr.org/post/education-secretary-calls-fewer-better-tests... by ANYA KAMENETZ , TPR Texas Public Radio | 02/04 Acting U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. wants states and districts to focus on streamlined, higher-quality tests in a broader effort to win back some classroom time. And here's the kicker: The feds will actually pay for (some of) the transition. Moms Behaving Badly: Dealing With Women Who Bully Other Women<http://online.publicationprinters.com/launch.aspx?eid=1cc00f2e-8... by Lydia Rueger, Colorado Parent | 02/01 Only one year after moving her family into her "dream" neighborhood, Mary's family relocated. She and her children were continually excluded from neighborhood activities by an already-tight-knit group of moms. 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. 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