COEHDnews Week of Fri, April 24, 2015 ________________________________ [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/facebooknews.png]<https://www... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/twitternews.png] <https://twitter.com/UTSACOEHD> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rss.png] <http://education.utsa.edu/news/rss_2.0> COEHD Recent News COEHD undergraduate students present at research showcase<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_undergraduate_st... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews | April 24, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_undergraduate_stude... [Dsc 4945] Hundreds of undergraduate students from across the university presented their research at the second annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase. The event was held on Thursday, April 23 in the Convocation Center on the UTSA Main Campus. COU graduate students participate in biofeedback seminar<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/cou_graduate_students_p... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews | April 23, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/cou_graduate_students_par... Three graduate students from the Department of Counseling’s Neurofeedback Training Program participated in a three-day biofeedback seminar at Ft. Sam Houston. COEHD welcomes award-winning educator Sonia Nieto<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_welcomes_award_winn... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews | April 22, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_welcomes_award_winn... [Sonia.nieto .11-248x300] The College of Education and Human Development will host award-winning educator Dr. Sonia Nieto at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 27 in the Buena Vista Building Theater (1.326) on the UTSA Downtown Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. ILT to host undergraduate colloquium, present Martinello Award<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/ilt_to_host_undergraduate... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHD | April 21, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/ilt_to_host_undergraduate... The Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (ILT) will host the annual Interdisciplinary Studies Research Colloquium on Saturday, April 25 at 1 p.m. in the Buena Vista Building Aula Canaria (1.328) on the UTSA Downtown Campus. The event is free and open to the public. VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Awards, Announcements, & Recognition Flores receives AERA SIG award ________________________________ Belinda Bustos Flores | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies American Educational Research Association Dr. Belinda Bustos Flores was selected as the recipient of the American Educational Research Association's 2015 Hispanic Research Issues SIG Elementary, Secondary, and Post Secondary Award. Machado-Casas to serve as chair-elect for AERA SIG ________________________________ Margarita Machado-Casas | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies American Educational Research Association Dr. Margarita Machado-Casas was named the new Chair-Elect for the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) Hispanic Research Issues Special Interest Group (SIG). UTSA Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies 11th Annual Golf Tournament ________________________________ | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Educational Leadership and Policy Studies You can register NOW! for the UTSA Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies 11th Annual Golf Tournament, which raises money for current UTSA students seeking principal certification. The tournament will be held Friday, June 19, 2015, at Silverhorn Golf Club in San Antonio,http://education.utsa.edu/educational_leadership_and_policy_studi... If you know of someone in the college that deserves recognition, please EMAIL US<mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> the following information: Name | Department | Honor or Award | Organization Presenting Faculty Publications There are no entries available. To list your publication release, please EMAIL US<mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> the following: Name of Faculty | Department | Journal/Publication Name | Cite (APA Format) Research Awards & Submittals National Institutes of Health (NIH) R13 ________________________________ $25,000 ________________________________ Bridging War and Home Fronts: Post-Deployment Reintegration and Resilient Outcomes for Military… Counselling Submitted PI: Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett Counselling CI: Hope Bell; Gerald Juhnke; Mercedes Zamudio Department of Education ________________________________ $1,499,538 ________________________________ Sub award with Literacy Leadership Network Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Submitted PI: Encarnacion Garza Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: Misty Sailors; Howard Smith Department of Health and Human Services ________________________________ $1,214,569 ________________________________ Sex-Hacks: An innovative mobile game to change youth behaviors & decrease teen births in 18-19 y.o. Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Vittorio Marone Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Michael Anderson Other Academics Spencer Foundation ________________________________ $47,976 ________________________________ Counterstories as Catalysts: Imagining and Enacting New Civics in School Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Logan Manning Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: NASA ________________________________ $163,921 ________________________________ Sub award for NASA Proposal with Space Telescope Science Institute Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Carmen Fies Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Research, Awards, and Submittals are provided by your COEHD Research Service Center. Juliet Ray, RSC Director | Jesse Hernandez CRA, Sr. Research Award Coordinator External News Researcher finds relationship between motor skill deficiencies and severity of autism<http://www.news-medical.net/news/20140425/Researcher-finds-rela... ________________________________ by News Release | April 23, 2015 Full Story<http://www.news-medical.net/news/20140425/Researcher-finds-relat... An Oregon State University researcher has found a relationship between motor skill deficiencies and the severity of the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder in very young children How long does it take to get out of shape?<http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/how-long-does-... ________________________________ by Nora Krug | April 23, 2015 Full Story<http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/how-long-does-i... With five kids age 6 and under - including a set of twins - Karyn Ryan could barely find the time to sleep, let alone exercise. After a nine-month hiatus from her fitness routine, Ryan was so overweight and out of shape that she got winded just going up the stairs. College rankings go under the microscope<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-04/bc-crg041415... ________________________________ by News Release | April 23, 2015 Full Story<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-04/bc-crg041415.php> Parents, students and admissions officials have combed through college and university rankings for years. However, education researchers have largely ignored the controversial lists. That's about to change, according to a Boston College expert in educational measurement. Forming school networks to educate ‘the new mainstream’<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-04/bc-fsn04131... ________________________________ by News Release | April 23, 2015 Full Story<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-04/bc-fsn041315.php> As immigration increases the number of non-English speaking "culturally and linguistically diverse" students, schools will need to band together in networks focused on the challenges of educating what has been called "the new mainstream," according to a Boston College professor. Think Tuition Is Rising Fast? Try Room And Board<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/04/08/397279957/think-tuition-i... ________________________________ by JILL BARSHAY | April 23, 2015 Full Story<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/04/08/397279957/think-tuition-i... Valerie Inniss took out $11,500 in student loans this year to pay for the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. None of it was for tuition. On The High School Diploma: A ‘Bilingual’ Stamp Of Approval?<http://tpr.org/post/high-school-diploma-bilingual-stamp-appr... ________________________________ by JASMINE GARSD | April 23, 2015 Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/high-school-diploma-bilingual-stamp-approval... In the 1920s, Aurora Orozco crossed over from Mexico to Texas — a child of African descent who spoke not a word of English. She was an uneasy transplant. Many years later, in an essay published in 1999, she recalled attitudes towards students who were caught speaking Spanish in school: "My teacher, Mrs. White, would make me stay after class. With a red rubber band, she would hit my poor hands until they nearly bled." VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Upcoming Events APR 25 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/interdisciplinary_studies_colloqu... 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