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, May 18, 2018 Spotlight COEHD professor receives alumni award from UT Austin<http://education.utsa.edu/spotlight/article/coehd_professor_rec... [Img 5617] Dr. Maricela Oliva (second in from left), associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and associate vice provost for Academic and Faculty Support, recently received the Dr. V. Ray Cardozier Alumni Excellence Award from The University of Texas at Austin's Program in Higher Education Leadership. The award is given periodically to an alumni and full-time faculty member in higher education administration. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Maricela Oliva). ________________________________ COEHDnews UTSA alumna to teach in South America on Fulbright scholarship<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_alumna_to_teac... by MARISSA VILLA, OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS| Pub: 05/17 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/6247/clarissamoore340__preview.j... Moore, who just completed a graduate certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) at UTSA, is taking her knowledge abroad. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_alumna_to_teach_in_south_amer... [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... COEHD celebrates retiring professor, lecturer<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_celebrates_retir... by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 05/14 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/6239/screen_shot_2018-05-14_at_2... members of the College of Education and Human Development faculty recently retired from the university. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_celebrates_retiring_professo... [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... COEHD professor works with Russian scholars, students through U.S. Department of State program<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_professor_works_w... by DR. SIDURY CHRISTIANSEN, BBL| Pub: 05/14 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/6221/unknown-1__preview.jpeg]Dr. Sidury Christiansen, assistant professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, recently returned from a two-week assignment in Russia through the U.S. Department of State English Language Specialist program. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_professor_works_with_russian... [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 COEHD to host open house for graduate programs<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/coehd_... The College of Education and Human Development is hosting an open house for their graduate programs on Saturday, May 19. 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The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as the STAAR test, is the latest iteration of inidividual evaluations for students in the state. Longtime Alamo Heights ISD educator named lone finalist for superintendent<https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Long... by KRISTA TORRALVA - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 05/16 She has a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a doctorate in educational administration from Texas A&M University. UTSA laboratory helping local athletes progress, prevent injury<https://www.expressnews.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/... by CODY MCCRARY - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 05/15 Saki Oyama, an assistant professor of kinesiology at UTSA, had to install blackout curtains over the windows and doors of her Applied Biomechanics Research Laboratory to prevent onlookers from forming a crowd. Why Teenagers Should Understand Their Own Brains (And Why Their Teachers Should Too!)<https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/05/15/609769519/why-teenage... by ELISSA NADWORNY - NPR | Pub: 05/15 A teenage brain is a fascinating, still-changing place. There's a lot going on: Social awareness, risk-taking, peer pressure; all are heightened during this period. Woman writes book through eyes of schizophrenic son<https://www.ksat.com/health/woman-writes-book-through-eyes-of-schi... by TIFFANY HUERTAS - KSAT-TV | Pub: 05/15 From an early age, Josie Mendez-Negrete knew her son was special. "He started reading when he was about 3 1/2 years old, and he taught himself," Mendez-Negrete said. UTSA named among the most military friendly schools in the nation<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/05/story/MilitaryFriendly.html> by COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 05/14 UTSA has received a special national designation for how it treats and takes care of its student-veterans. Victory Media recently released its Military Friendly Schools rating, and UTSA is ranked No. 3 in the country among its research peers. ________________________________ Publications Cross-lagged models of mathematics achievement and motivational factors among Hispanic and non… GUAN SAW - Educational Psychology | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences: 04/24 Saw, G. K., & Chang, C. -N. (2018). Cross-lagged models of mathematics achievement and motivational factors among Hispanic and non-Hispanic high school students. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 40(2), 240-256. 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