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] COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, June 01, 2018 Spotlight Local high school student receives UTSA MLK scholarship<http://education.utsa.edu/spotlight/article/local_high_sch... [32740280 520592971671707 4001901667141287936 o] Genesis Cogle, a senior at North East ISD's James Madison High School, was recently awarded the 2018 UTSA MLK, Jr. Scholarship. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Awards Ceremony was held at the City Council Chambers on Wednesday, May 16. Karla Broadus, director of the UTSA African American Studies program, and San Antonio Mayor, Ron Nirenberg, were among those that presented Cogle with the scholarship. (Courtesy of African American Studies) ________________________________ COEHDnews In memoriam: UTSA administrative professional Leticia Castro dies at age 54<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/in_memoriam_utsa_administrat... by UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 05/29 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/6271/leticiacastro340__preview.j... UTSA community is mourning the tragic death of Leticia “Letty” Castro, administrative associate in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (ILT). <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/in_memoriam_utsa_administrative_pr... [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 Instructional Technology Open House<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/instructi... Come meet professors and students in the program and learn about the courses and technologies available in the Masters of Arts in Education with a concentration in Instructional Technology (IST). The Open House takes place on Friday, June 1 from 5 - 7 pm in the EDGE Center (UTSA Main Campus, Main Building 0.328). For more information, email Dr. Vittorio Marone at <vittorio.marone(a)utsa.edu&gt;. 2018 MAS Social Studies and Literature Teachers’ Academy<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/2018_ma... Mexican American Studies (MAS) program at UTSA invites your schools to participate in our 2018 MAS Social Studies and Literature Teachers’ Academy June 25-29, 2018. The Academy engages secondary teachers in intellectually oriented readings, workshops, and discussions to increase content knowledge and pedagogical skills to integrate the Mexican American experience for Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills in social studies as well as meet the specific content area for Mexican American Studies as a special topics course. In addition, the Academy will be held at UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures offering teachers a special tour to explore classroom resources inspired by ITC’s newest exhibit Los Tejanos. The MAS Social Studies Teachers’ Academy provides professional development hours/credit. UTSA is a campus on the rise! We believe in students learning their past in order to excel in their future. We invite teachers from your district to participate in this amazing one-week event. Feel free to contact us at <mas.ssacademy(a)gmail.com&gt; with questions or concerns. We hope to see educators from your district experience this unique one week event. 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[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Main Building, Edge Center, 0.328 JUN 11 Young Writer’s Camp<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/young_writers_camp> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:30 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - TBA JUN 18 Accelerated Computer Science Teachers Institute (ACSTI)<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/accelerated_computer_sc... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - EDGE Center, Main Building Room 0.328 JUN 19 Juneteenth, a Celebration of Freedom<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/juneteenth_a_celebrati... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 10:00 - 11:00 am [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Outdoors in front of the McKinney Humanities Building (Southeast side) JUN 25 MAS Social Studies Teachers Academy<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/social_studies_teacher... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] M-Th: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; F: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] ITC - Institute of Texan Cultures JUL 09 Games in Makerspaces<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/games_in_makerspac... 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What’s Going On In Your Child’s Brain When You Read Them A Story?<https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/05/24/611609366/whats-goin... by ANYA KAMENETZ - NPR | Pub: 05/31 "I want The Three Bears!" These days parents, caregivers and teachers have lots of options when it comes to fulfilling that request. You can read a picture book, put on a cartoon, play an audiobook, or even ask Alexa. San Antonio Educators: ‘Who Gave You The Right To Change The Name Of An Entire Group’<http://tpr.org/post/san-antonio-educators-who-gave-you-right-ch... by CAMILLE PHILLIPS - TPR | Pub: 05/31 Carmen Tafolla, a professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio and former state poet laureate, said Texas is at risk of sliding back to the norms of her childhood 60 years ago. President Eighmy announces new peer models of excellence<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/05/story/InstitutionalPeers.... by TAYLOR EIGHMY - UTSA Today | Pub: 05/31 Though we are forging our own, distinct path as San Antonio’s university of the future, there are lessons to be learned from the successes of others. In concert with the 60x30TX State Higher Education plan, UT System launched an effort to assist all UT institutions with identifying campus-specific aspirational peers and strategic growth goals for 2030. These new peers will provide formal benchmarks for our annual review. Culture comes to life at Texas Folklife Festival<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/05/story/TXFolklifeFestival201... by JAMES BENAVIDES - UTSA Today | Pub: 05/31 When the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures opened 50 years ago, it was revolutionary. It presented a comprehensive story of Texas heritage through exhibits documenting the many cultures that had settled in Texas and added their character and traditions to the Texan identity. Local Schools To Offer Mexican-American Studies Electives with ‘San Antonio Flair’<https://therivardreport.com/local-schools-to-offer-mexican-amer... by EMILY DONALDSON - The Rivard Report | Pub: 05/29 As soon as this fall, students in Edgewood and San Antonio independent school districts will be able to take a course dedicated to Mexican-American Studies for the first time. The new courses will touch on significant events in San Antonio history and cover Mexican-American figures who have played a role in the city’s history such as Juan Seguin, Emma Tenayuca, and Sandra Cisneros. A sweet snack: Texas teacher’s act of kindness for his students goes viral<https://www.today.com/food/texas-teacher-makes-snack-students-ap... by LYN METTLER - Today | Pub: 05/29 An English teacher’s touching gesture to make his students something special before a lengthy Advanced Placement (AP) exam has captured the hearts of thousands on Twitter. Promotoras Share Lessons in Child Abuse Prevention from a Place of Trust<https://therivardreport.com/promotoras-share-lessons-in-child-ab... by ROSEANNA GARZA - The Rivard Report | Pub: 05/29 With the support of City Council, Gonzales secured a two-year grant allowing 10 residents in Chavez’s zip code, 78207, to complete the required certification course to become a promotora at the Westside Education Training Center. The University of Texas at San Antonio will complete an evaluation of the program by 2020. ________________________________ 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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