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 it in your browser<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2018_coehdnews>;. [COEHDnews] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, October 27, 2017 Spotlight Department of Counseling hosts workshop on DACA<http://education.utsa.edu/spotlight/article/department_of_counsel... [Img 8150] The Department of Counseling hosted a workshop on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at the UTSA Downtown Campus on Saturday, October 21. The event, which was organized by counseling professor Dr. Elias Zambrano, brought together people from around San Antonio and across academic disciplines to talk about DACA. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Heather Trepal) ________________________________ COEHDnews Institute of P-20 Initiatives honors the COEHD<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/institute_of_p_20_initiat... by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 10/26 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/5631/22769943_1591497670896236_7... College of Education and Human Development was honored as one of five outstanding partners on the UTSA Institute of P-20 Initiatives' Wall of Honor. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/institute_of_p_20_initiatives_hono... [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... Meet a Roadrunner: Grad student Gabriela Calderon empowers kids with autism<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_grad_s... by CHRISTI FISH, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING| Pub: 10/25 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/5623/calderon340__preview.jpg]Meet Gabriela Calderon. The master’s student came to UTSA to study Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), an approach that is making a world of difference in the lives of children with autism. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_grad_student_gab... [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 professors selected to serve on AAHHE selection committee<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_professors_sele... by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 10/23 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/5602/screen_shot_2017-10-23_at_8.... Maricela Oliva and Amaury Nora, faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, were named to the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Dissertation of the Year selection committee. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_professors_selected_to_serve... [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 Dissertation defense of Thomas Porter<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/disserta... The Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching proudly announces the dissertation defense of: Thomas Porter Doctoral Candidate for the Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Dissertation Title: Life Stories of Pre-Service Teachers: Bids, Invitations, Redemption and Reversals, and the Hidden Alliance of Blessers Date & Time: Friday, November 10, 2017 at 12:30pm Location: Main Campus Room: Graduate School and Research Building (GSR) 1.204 Dissertation Co-Chairs: Dr. Miriam Martinez and Dr. Roxanne Henkin Committee Members: Dr. Zaid Haddad Dr. Bekisizwe Ndimande Dr. Lennie Irvin Presentation is open to the public. Retirement of George Norton<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/retireme... Please join the UTSA Office of Enrollment Services as they celebrate the retirement of George Norton, associate vice president of Enrollment Services and COEHD alumnus. The celebration will take place on Monday, October 30, 2017 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the University Center Bexar Room (UC 1.102). GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION (CASTTech)<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/gradu... We are looking for one graduate student for graduate assistantship working on the development and implementation of innovative learning environments in connection with CAST Tech High School. Responsibilities of the assistantship include working with the program coordinator and research faculty assisting in duties as assigned, to include: (a) organizing meetings and time-tables; (b) helping with program administration tasks; (c) helping faculty with research and other academic projects associated with materials development and curriculum design; (d) other responsibilities and duties as assigned. The graduate assistantship will be for 19 hours per week beginning November 2017. Extension of the position to spring 2018 and beyond is possible, contingent on funding. Position will require some travel to CAST Tech as well as work on UTSA’s 1604 and Downtown campuses. Qualifications Candidates must be current graduate students in the College of Education and Human Development. Candidates must maintain enrollment in at least six hours of graduate course during the full period of the assistantship. Candidates must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in graduate work, or if entering the program, a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work. Successful experience in working with high school students in a helping relationship is desirable; experience in use of computers is required. Preference will be given to students who plan on graduating in Spring 2018 or later. Salary Candidates may be paid approximately $12-14 an hour (depending on qualifications). Applications Candidates should submit (1) a letter of application indicating background and experience, and (2) a current resume/CV that includes the names and contact information of 3 references (recommendation letters are not required) to the following e-mail: Rozlyn.Wilkins@utsa.edu<mailto:Rozlyn.Wilkins@utsa.edu> or by hand to Rozlyn Wilkins, Office of the Dean (COEHD) MB.3.304. After an initial screening, candidates may be invited for an interview. Review of applications will begin on October 30, 2017 and continue until the position is filled. Note, this position is pending budget approval. For further information, contact Carmen Fies at Carmen.Fies@utsa.edu<mailto:Carmen.Fies@utsa.edu> UTSA is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. COEHD professors publish chapters in new book on ELLs<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/coehd_prof... Drs. Howard Smith, Margarita Machado-Casas, and Kristen Lindahl from the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, and Dr. Iliana Alanis from the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching each had chapters in the recently published "Handbook of Research on Pedagogies and Cultural Considerations for Young English Language Learners." Check out chapters 5, 9, and 12: https://www.igi-global.com/book/handbook-research-pedagogies-cultural-con... GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP FOR Education and Curriculum<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/grad... We are looking for a graduate student for graduate assistantship working with Dean's office in the College of Education and Human Development. The graduate assistantship will be for 10 - 19 hours per week beginning November 2017. Extension of the position to Spring 2018 is possible, contingent on funding. Description of Job Duties Work with team of faculty and administrators to explore program and policy options associated with innovative EC-12 education in Texas. Experience with library searches, finding and reviewing educational policy documents, and writing briefs is preferred. Additional preferred qualifications include good interpersonal and organizational skills; responsible, flexible and able to maintain a professional attitude. Qualifications Applicants must be current graduate students in the College of Education and Human Development. Candidates must maintain enrollment in at least six hours of graduate course during the full period of the assistantship. Candidates must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in graduate work, or if entering the program, a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work. Successful experience in working with students in a helping relationship is desirable; experience in use of computers is required. Preference will be given to students who plan on graduating in Spring 2018 or later. Salary Candidates may be paid $11.99/ hour. Applications Candidates should submit a letter of interest indicating background and experience, and a current resume/CV that includes the names and contact information of 3 references (recommendation letters are not required) to the following e-mail: Rozlyn[dot]Wilkins[at]utsa[dot]edu After an initial screening, candidates may be invited for an interview. Review of applications will begin on October 30, 2017 and continue until the position is filled. Note, this position is pending budget approval. For further information, contact Juliet Langman at Juliet[dot]Langman[at]utsa[dot]edu. UTSA is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all Announcements <http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/> Educator App of the Week Khan Academy: Creating Webpages Khan Academy | [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/KA.png] Free Khan Academy: Webpages teaches you how to make webpages with HTML tags and CSS, finishing up by making your very own greeting card. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/KAQR.png] From the Office of Teacher Education Services and Instructional Technology Workshops[Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/face... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http://ed... 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[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 - 11:00 am [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - John Peace Library, 3.02.38 - COEHD Computer Lab OCT 31 PRESS: Policy and Research in Education Seminar Series #1<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/press_policy_and_research_in_education_seminar_series_1> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 12:00 - 1:00 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Main Building, Room 3.308 NOV 01 La Catrina Mexicana<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/la_catrina_mexicana> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 7:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - Hotel Emma, 136 E Grayson St, San Antonio, TX 78215 NOV 06 Instructional Technology Workshops: BASIC GOOGLE TOOLS<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/instructional_technology... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 - 11:00 am [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - John Peace Library, 3.02.38 - COEHD Computer Lab NOV 06 Building on Resilience: Models and Frameworks of Black Male Success Across the P-20 Pipeline<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/building_on_resilienc... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 4:00pm – 6:30pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - John Peace Library 4.04.22 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] Upcoming Conferences NOV 15 2017 UCEA Annual Convention<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/2017_ucea_annual_co... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8 am - 5 pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, CO FEB 22 National Latino Children’s Literature Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/national_latino_chi... 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President Eighmy announces strategic initiatives to study Tuition and Fees and Weighted Student Cred<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2017/10/story/TuitionandCreditHours.htm... by UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS - UTSA Today | Pub: 10/26 On the heels of the launch of the President’s Initiative on Finance and Budget Modeling, UTSA President Taylor Eighmy today announced the Strategic Initiative on Tuition and Fees and the Strategic Initiative on Weighted Student Credit Hour (WSCH) Optimization. The strategic initiatives will further advance UTSA’s institutional sustainability and fiscal health, despite reduced funding for public higher education, inflation and increased operating costs. Switching To Middle School Can Be Hard On Kids, But There Are Ways To Make It Better<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/10/20/558103710/switching-t... by ANYA KAMENETZ - NPR | Pub: 10/26 "I'll be famous one day, but for now I'm stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons." That's harsh language from the downtrodden sixth-grade narrator of Diary of A Wimpy Kid, a blockbuster series of graphic novels. H-E-B lends support to on-campus food pantry<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2017/10/story/RRpantryHEB.html> by UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS - UTSA Today | Pub: 10/24 With a gift of $3,000, local grocery retailer H-E-B is expanding the impact of the Roadrunner Pantry, an on-campus food bank that is helping ensure UTSA students have access to food to eat. The gift will help UTSA stock the pantry’s shelves with food and other essentials. College Advice I Wish I’d Taken - From a Mediocre College Student<https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/opinion/college-advice-prof... by SUSAN SHAPIRO - NY Times | Pub: 10/24 I’m a teacher, but as an undergraduate, I was the type of mediocre student I now disdain. New opera for children deals with cyberbullying<http://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/music-stage/art... by DEBORAH MARTIN - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 10/24 The target audience for “Beautiful Dreamer,” the newest addition to UTSA Lyric Theatre’s Opera on the Run repertoire, is likely too young to know much, if anything, about Twitter, Snapchat and whatever new social media platform popped up in the last 20 minutes. But as co-creator Michelle Pietri sees it, the elementary school children who will see the piece are not too young to be made aware of the pitfalls of an online existence. Meet the Experts<https://wallethub.com/edu/college-rankings/40750/#maricela-oli... by JOHN KIERNAN - WalletHub | Pub: 10/23 Featuring Dr. Maricela Oliva, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, and associate vice provost for Academic and Faculty Support at The University of Texas at San Antonio. ________________________________ Publications Advancing research on speaking and writing. Pedagogical possibilities. ROSALIND HOROWITZ - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | Writing & Pedagogy: 10/11 Horowitz, R. (2017). Advancing research on speaking and writing. Pedagogical possibilities. Writing & Pedagogy, 9(1), pp. 1-13. Equinox Publishers. Language and Power in a Medical Spanish for Heritage Learners Program: A Learning by Design Persp… KARMIN SAN MARTÍN, CLL PH.D. CANDIDATE - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Language Learning: Teaching Spanish to Heritage Speakers: 10/10 Martinez, G., & San Martín, K. (2017). Language and power in a medical Spanish for heritage learners program: A learning by design perspective. In G.C. Zapata and M. Lacorte (Eds.), Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Language Learning: Teaching Spanish to Heritage Speakers (pp. 107-128). Palgrave Macmillan. Research Deaf Education and Educational Psychology (DEEP) Learning in Texas<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Univ of TX HSC at San Antonio 745 Awarded: $147,320 Educational Psychology PI: Sullivan, Jeremy Educational Psychology CI: Castro, Felicia Educational Psychology FY 2017 BHWET Competition: Program for the Integrated Training of Counselors in Behavioral…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Awarded: $804,748 Counselling PI: Heather Trepal Counselling CI: Shane Haberstroh, Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett Counselling Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Supplement<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Awarded: $1,769 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Emily Bonner Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Vista Applied Behavior Analysis Training<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> The Vista School Submitted: $13,500 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: An Investigation of the Comparability of Adolescent English Language Learners’ Communicative<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Educational Testing Services (ETS) Awarded: $50,000 Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI: Becky Huang Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI: Building a Healthy Temple: A Cancer Primary Prevention Program<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Submitted: $1,161,824 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Summer Wilmoth; Dan Sass Other Academics Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Supplement<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Submitted: $1,769 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Emily Bonner Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: West Africa Writing Project<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Economic Community of West African Studies Submitted: $674,997 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Miriam Martinez Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis of Contemplation to Change Academic Behaviors and Anxiety: Measurement<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> American Psychological Foundation Submitted: $7,764 Educational Psychology PI: Kara Styck Educational Psychology CI: How STEM learning opportunities in- and out-of-school affect STEM academic/motivational orientations<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> American Educational Research Association Submitted: $35,000 Educational Psychology PI: Guan Saw Educational Psychology CI: UTSA SEE Math (Support and Enrichment Experiences in Mathematics): Teaching Innovation Proposal 2017<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> PROVOST Innovation Grant for Teaching Submitted: $5,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Crystal Kalinec-Craig Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Emily Bonner Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CLASS® Observations and Reporting<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> CACOST Submitted: $55,236 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Mari Cortez Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching ITEST: Exploratory: Determining the Impact of Cyber Security Games on Underrepresented Minority…<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> National Science Foundation Submitted: $1,154,398 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Carmen Fies Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: John Quarles; Gregory White Other Academics ________________________________ [https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/education.utsa....] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... 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