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(Photo courtesy of the African American Studies Program) ________________________________ COEHDnews UTSA celebrates the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_celebrates_the_life_an... by COURTNEY CLEVENGER, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 01/11 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/5827/mlk-march340__preview.jpg]R... nation is coming together this month to commemorate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy through various campus and community events. The highlight will be when Roadrunners walk together at the city’s 31st annual Martin Luther King, J <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_celebrates_the_life_and_legac... [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 Nominations: UTSA President’s Distinguished Diversity Awards<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/nominati... In addition to the UTSA President’s Distinguished Achievement Awards (PDAA), the Vice Provost's Office manages the President’s Distinguished Diversity Awards (PDDA), the latter of which are open to faculty/staff and students. Nominations for Diversity awards do not filter through the colleges but can be sent directly to DiversityAwards@utsa.edu<mailto:DiversityAwards@utsa.edu> (for faculty and staff) or via RowdyLink (for students). Please consider whether you have faculty and staff colleagues or outstanding students who are worthy nominees for the award. Additional information on these awards and on criteria for selection is provided at http://www.utsa.edu/academics/diversity/award.html. Complete Nomination Packets are due on January 30 and should include: (1) Nomination Form (2) Nomination Statement (minimum 1 page, maximum 5 pages) (3) One Letter of Support (minimum 1 page, maximum 5 pages) Please write descriptively for readers who may not be familiar with the work being nominated for consideration. Use Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Faculty/Staff Nomination Packet materials should be submitted electronically to DiversityAwards@utsa.edu<mailto:DiversityAwards@utsa.edu> Student Nominations should be submitted via RowdyLink Important work on diversity and inclusion issues and that improves services or supports the success of diverse students is being done at UTSA. Please help us to recognize faculty, staff, and/or students engaged in this work. If you have questions, please feel free to email DiversityAwards@utsa.edu<mailto:DiversityAwards@utsa.edu>. Short notice for Texas Social Studies Supervisor’s Association Scholarship-Deadline Approaching<http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/article/sho... The Ann Rogers scholarship is funded by the Texas Social Studies Supervisors Association, a non-profit, Tax-exempt entity chartered under the laws of the State of Texas. The scholarship was created to provide scholarship funds for student teachers completing his/her student teaching in social studies in the state of Texas. This $1000.00 scholarship will be paid directly to the student teacher after official proof of registration is shown. Ann Rogers was the Director of Social Studies for the Texas Education Agency for ten years. She spent her years in that position championing the needs of social studies teachers across the state of Texas. She has encouraged and enabled the excellence of social studies instruction in the state of Texas and has guided the writing and implementation of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. This scholarship was created to honor Ann Rogers and her vision in the teaching of social studies in Texas. Electronic form available at http://www.txsssa.org/ Application and supporting documents must be postmarked by January 15, 2018. Mail to: Patricia Nieto Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator Comal ISD 1404 IH 35 N New Braunfels, TX 78130 patricia.nieto@comalisd.org<mailto:patricia.nieto@comalisd.org> Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all Announcements <http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/> Educator App of the Week Haiku Deck | [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/HD.png] Haiku Deck Presentation and Slideshow App with Beautiful Charts and Graphs Haiku Deck makes it a snap to create beautiful presentations that will wow your audience – whether you’re pitching an idea, teaching a lesson, telling a story, or igniting a movement. Featured on the iTunes “New and Noteworthy” and “What’s Hot” lists! 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[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:00 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - TBD FEB 03 International Literacy Association Student Group Meeting<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/international_literacy... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - TBD FEB 06 Assessment Language Proficiency in Spanish (ALPS)<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/assessment_language_prof... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - JPL 3.02.38 FEB 22 National Latino Children’s Literature Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/national_latino_chi... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - TBD FEB 22 Seventh Annual COLLEGE RESEARCH ROUND TABLES<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/seventh_annual_college_... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - TBD [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] Upcoming Conferences JAN 27 Multicultural Children’s Book Day Mini-Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/annual_literac... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:00 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - TBD FEB 22 National Latino Children’s Literature Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/national_latino_chi... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] DT Campus - TBD FEB 23 Texas Association for Literacy Education Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/texas_association_f... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Other - West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/rowdy_close.png] External News San Antonio women reflect on MLK assassination<http://www.kens5.com/news/local/san-antonio-women-reflec... by MARVIN HURST - KENS | Pub: 01/11 Karla Broadus remembers the life times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr like yesterday. "If you follow Dr. King that 10 year span where he was powerful," Broadus said. "Many of us can't say that we've achieved what he achieved in that 10 year span of life." Video: Learn how San Antonio change agents launched the library’s Latino Collection<http://nowcastsa.com/blogs/video-learn-how-san-antonio-chan... by NOWCASTSA - NowCastSA | Pub: 01/09 he 2017 opening of the San Antonio Public Library’s 10,000-piece Latino Collection was the direct outcome of high school students’ impassioned pleas for research and study resources that better reflected the community. Cross-College and International Collaboration: UTSA Research Year in Review<https://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/01/story/Research-YearinReview.... by SARAH HADA - UTSA Today | Pub: 01/09 In fiscal year 2016-2017, UTSA grew its institutional research portfolio, engaged more students, and built partnerships with industry and government to expand funded research, leading UTSA research expenditures to reach an institutional record high. Read the Book: Exploring San Antonio History in the Tricentennial<https://therivardreport.com/read-the-book-exploring-san-... by ROBERT RIVARD - The Rivard Report | Pub: 01/08 San Antonio is a city steeped in its own rich history. That could be written about any 300-year-old urban center, especially one founded along a river where indigenous people dwelled for thousands of years before European settlement. Not many cities, however, make history so easy to see and experience as San Antonio, one of only two U.S. cities with UNESCO World Heritage recognition. Foundation Volunteer Explores the Power of Vulnerability<https://nbcc_foundation.informz.net/nbcc_foundation/page... by NBCC FOUNDATION - Foundation Connections | Pub: 01/08 Five years ago, NBCC Foundation volunteer Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett and her colleague Karena Heyward began an ongoing reflective discussion on the topic of vulnerability in the counseling profession. Over time, the discussions provided a great source of self-care as the two counselors helped one another through difficult times and grew in their understanding of the value of being open to their own vulnerability. New childcare program provides UTSA students with a pathway for success<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/01/story/Lil-Roadrunners.html> by COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 01/08 Students who take classes at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Downtown Campus now have a place to take their children while they’re learning. Lil’ Roadrunners Children’s Evening program provides care, learning activities and enrichment for children whose parents are enrolled in evening classes at the UTSA Downtown Campus. ________________________________ Publications A Synthesis of Methods for Characterizing the Response Class Structureof Challenging Behavior in… BRYANT SILBAUGH - | Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders: 12/22 Silbaugh, B.C. & Facomata, T.S. (2017). A synthesis of methods for characterizing the response class structure of challenging behavior in individuals with autism or intellectual disability. 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