COEHDnews Week of Fri, August 07, 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 Nathan Gamez ’10 is keeping others healthy while serving the community<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/nathan_gamez_10_is_ke... ________________________________ by Marissa Villa, University Communications and Marketing | August 05, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/nathan_gamez_10_is_keepin... [05-nathan-gamez 10-landscape] Meet Nathan Gamez ’10. At 12 years old, he knew exactly what he wanted to be: an entrepreneur who gives back to the community. Making Social Media Work For You<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/making_social_media_work_fo... ________________________________ by Dr. Thelma Duffey, Department of Counseling | August 05, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/making_social_media_work_... Learning to use social media during challenging times – a blog for Psychology Today by Dr. Thelma Duffey, professor and chair of the Department of Counseling and president of the American Counseling Association Salinas family establishes the Angie Martinez Memorial Scholarship<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/salinas_family_esta... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHD | August 04, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/salinas_family_establishe... How one College of Education and Human Development alumna is changing lives both inside and outside the university In memoriam: Professor Emerita Marian Martinello dies at age 79<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/in_memoriam_professor_emerit... ________________________________ by Christi Fish, University Communications | August 03, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/in_memoriam_professor_eme... [10171699 703123056400373 4278255331749737713 n] UTSA has lost a long-time friend and supporter. Marian Letitia Martinello, UTSA professor emerita and a retired faculty member with the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD), died Friday, July 24. She was 79 years old. VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Awards, Announcements, & Recognition Participants needed for research study ________________________________ Donovan Fogt | Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition Dr. Donovan Fogt is in need of hundreds of male and female students healthy enough to walk between the ages of 18 and 65 years old. He, and his research team, are conducting a study about how the body responds to conditions such as exercise, and what factors may contribute to heart disease. They are creating a large data repository to answer questions related to cardiovascular diseases. They will: collect information about your physical activity, health, depression and mood; collect samples of urine, saliva, and blood for testing hydration status and biomarkers associated with cardiovascular disease; measure your body's heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing in response to exercise, standing, and during a special breathing test; measure your level of physical capacity, strength and balance. The entire procedure will take approximately 4 hours of your time. You will a body composition (body fat %), waist-to-hip ration, and body mass index report for your participation. There is no monetary compensation. All procedures will take place at the UTSA Main Campus in the Integrative Cardiopulmonary and Autonomic Performance Laboratories (ICAPL) located in the Physical Education and Multidisciplinary Studies Buildings. Contact the ICAPL's Exercise Biochemistry and Metabolism Lab to learn more and/or to get scheduled for participation. (210) 458-5405, PE Bldg. room 2.01.09C&D Lindahl named blogger for TESOL International Association blog ________________________________ Kristen Lindahl | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association Dr. Kristen Lindahl, assistant professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, was named the Teacher Education Blogger for the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association. TESOL has 44,000 members and the blog received nearly 20,000 site visits per month. The blog, which has elementary, secondary, adult, and teacher education strands, can be found athttp://blog.tesol.org<http://blog.tesol.org/> Bilingual author speaks to pre-service teachers ________________________________ | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching During Summer Session II, Bilingual Author, Illustrator, and Middle School Teacher, Xavier Garza, spoke to future teachers and students in Dr. Rosalind Horowitz’s RDG 3803, Writing Development and Processes course about his writing career and empathy for and literacy education of adolescent writers. His works have been published by Arte Publico Press and supported by grants from City of Houston through The Cultural Arts Council of Houston. This presentation emanated from Dr. Horowitz’s research on Border Life and its impact on translingual, transcultural, and transformative discourses. 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 Research Awards & Submittals San Antonio Independent School District ________________________________ $900,000 ________________________________ San Antonio ISD- TTIPS Grant Douglass ES proposal Other Academics Submitted PI: Lorena Claeys Other Academics CI: Belinda Flores, Maria Cortez, Jeremy Sullivan, Bruce Barnett, Roxanne Henkin, John Sutterby, Jorge Solis, Margarita Machado-Casas, Patricia Sanchez, Lucia Ek, Howard Smith, Becky Huang, Kristin Lindahl, Crystal Kalinec-Craig, Dennis Davis, Misty Sailors, Candace Gann, Norma Guerra, Felicia Castro-Villarreal, Guadalupe Carmona Other Academics San Antonio Independent School District ________________________________ $900,000 ________________________________ San Antonio ISD- TTIPS Grant Crockett ES proposal Other Academics Submitted PI: Lorena Claeys Other Academics CI: Belinda Flores, Maria Cortez, Jeremy Sullivan, Bruce Barnett, Roxanne Henkin, John Sutterby, Jorge Solis, Margarita Machado-Casas, Patricia Sanchez, Lucia Ek, Howard Smith, Becky Huang, Kristin Lindahl, Crystal Kalinec-Craig, Dennis Davis, Misty Sailors, Candace Gann, Norma Guerra, Felicia Castro-Villarreal Guadalupe Carmona Other Academics GILEAD ________________________________ $193,314 ________________________________ AUSTIN PrEP Access Project: Community Outreachand PrEP Navigation Capacity Building Grant Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Submitted PI: Phillip Schnarrs Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: CONACYT ________________________________ $67,266 ________________________________ Sub Award with Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon-CONACYT Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Submitted PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Erica Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition IMPACT SA ________________________________ $108,000 ________________________________ TEAM CENTER-Behavior Clinic Expansion Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Shanun Kunnavatana Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Somerset Independent School District ________________________________ $158,219 ________________________________ Roadrunners Readers:Improving Literacy achievement through discussion & strategy-based comprehension Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Dennis Davis, Alicia Villarreal Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Kellogg ________________________________ $10,518 ________________________________ KELLOG UNAL Sub award Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Submitted PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Erica Sosa Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition National Audubon Society-Dogwood Canyon ________________________________ $61,473 ________________________________ Dogwood Canyon/Balengee Project Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Christine Moseley Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: National Institute of Justice ________________________________ $187,085 ________________________________ Sub Award with Univ. of Houston “Reducing Status Offenses in Texas through Enhanced Youth Mentoring Educational Psychology Submitted PI: Michael Karcher Educational Psychology CI: Texas Education Agency ________________________________ $75,000 ________________________________ Sub Award with UT-Austin- “Write for Texas Project” Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Roxanne Henkin Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Uvalde Independent School District ________________________________ $9,000 ________________________________ SAWP Writing Workshop - Uvalde ISD Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Roxanne Henkin Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: South San Independent School District ________________________________ $7,500 ________________________________ SAWP Writing Workshop - South San ISD Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Roxanne Henkin 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 USAFA unveils Falcon Fuel nutrition center<http://www.koaa.com/story/29721620/usafa-unveils-falcon-fuel-nu... ________________________________ by United States Air Force Academy | August 06, 2015 Full Story<http://www.koaa.com/story/29721620/usafa-unveils-falcon-fuel-nut... The Air Force Academy demonstrated teamwork in its truest sense with a project that will benefit all 4,000 cadets with refueling stations. Teammates from the department of athletics and the Cadet Dining Hall got together to work on a plan to provide the extra, vital nutrition to the cadets. RGV students attend leadership program in DC<http://www.themonitor.com/life/education-rgv-students-attend-leader... ________________________________ by News Release | August 06, 2015 Full Story<http://www.themonitor.com/life/education-rgv-students-attend-lea... The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the nation’s premiere Latino youth leadership development and educational organization, hosted seven students from the Rio Grande Valley as part of its fifth annual R2L NextGen program from July 26 to 31. Raise Your Hand Texas Launches $2.5 Million Blended Learning Grant Initiative for Schools<http://www.enhancedonlinenews.com/portal/site/eon/permalink/?n... ________________________________ by News Release | August 06, 2015 Full Story<http://www.enhancedonlinenews.com/portal/site/eon/permalink/?ndm... Raise Your Hand Texas recently announced 75 semifinalist public schools and district applicants for its $2.5 million Raising Blended Learners grant initiative. Selected teams will attend two-day, expense-paid blended learning workshops in September and October 2015. The workshops will be led by Heather Staker, author of “Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools”, founder and president of Ready to Blend, and adjunct fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank and pioneer in blended learning. Play Hard, Live Free: Where Wild Play Still Rules<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/04/425912755/play-hard-li... ________________________________ by ERIC WESTERVELT | August 06, 2015 Full Story<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/04/425912755/play-hard-li... Joseph Straus, 6, rides a zip line at the Berkeley Adventure Playground, where kids can "play wild" in a half-acre park that has a junkyard feel. NEISD employees told not to discuss Robert E. Lee name debate<http://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Employees-at-... ________________________________ by Elizabeth Zavala | August 06, 2015 Full Story<http://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Employees-at-S... North East Independent School District employees have been told not to discuss the recent debate concerning Robert E. Lee High School’s name after some employees posted personal viewpoints on social media, a district spokeswoman said. New State Goal: 60 Percent of Adults With a Degree By 2030<https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/vol-2/no-16/new-state-goal-... ________________________________ by Matthew Watkins | August 06, 2015 Full Story<https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/vol-2/no-16/new-state-goal... With an eye on keeping up with demographic changes and competing with other states and countries, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has adopted a new goal: Get 60 percent of Texans between 25 and 34 a postsecondary degree by 2030. Is This The Beginning Of The End For The SAT And ACT?<http://tpr.org/post/beginning-end-sat-and-act> ________________________________ by CLAUDIO SANCHEZ | August 06, 2015 Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/beginning-end-sat-and-act> Many high schoolers hoping to attend George Washington University in Washington, D.C., one of the top private universities in the country, breathed a sigh of relief this week. GWU announced it will no longer require applicants to take the SAT or ACT. U.S. Takes Home Gold… In Math<http://tpr.org/post/us-takes-home-gold-math> ________________________________ by EDITOR | August 06, 2015 Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/us-takes-home-gold-math> On July 5, Americans around the country rejoiced when the women’s World Cup team brought home the gold medal, beating out 23 teams for soccer’s greatest prize. At the same time, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, another American team was competing for victory. But instead of taking on 23 teams, this team took on participants from 103 other countries. And they won. VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Faculty Publications A Counternarrative Autoethnography Exploring School Districts’ Role in Reproducing Racism… ________________________________ Felecia Briscoe | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Teachers College Record. Khalifa, M., & Briscoe, F. (Accepted). A Counternarrative Autoethnography Exploring School Districts’ Role in Reproducing Racism: Willful Blindness to Race Disparities in School Suspensions, Teachers College Record. To list your publication release, please EMAIL US<mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> the following: Name of Faculty | Department | Journal/Publication Name | Cite (APA Format) Upcoming Events AUG 08 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/maltreatment_in_early_childhood_a... Maltreatment in Early Childhood and the Roles of Early Childhood Educators Time: 9 am - 12 pm Location: Downtown Campus AUG 08 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/interdisciplinary_inquiry_expo_su... Interdisciplinary Inquiry Expo - Summer 2015 Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Location: Main Campus AUG 11 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/transition_days_strategies_for_su... Transition Days: Strategies for Success Time: 9:00am -- 4:00pm Location: Main Campus SEP 21 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/bilingual_target_language_profici... 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