Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive <http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1&id... Trouble Reading? Online Version<http://education.utsa.edu/news/2015_COEHDnews_Resp2/> [COEHDnews]<http://education.utsa.edu/> UTSA College of Education and Human Development COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, June 10, 2016 <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD> <http://twitter.com/intent/follow?source=followbutton&variant=1.0&... <http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6pHBcRJJXKzUyLAxgBgcw?sub_confirmation=... <http://education.utsa.edu/news/rss_2.0> Spotlight: Westmeyer family visits COEHD<http://education.utsa.edu/SPOTLIGHT/article/westmeyer_family_vis... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/DSC_0675-small.jpg] The family of the late Dr. Paul Westmeyer, including his daughter, grandson, and great grandchildren, visited the College of Education and Human Development's Dean's Office this week. Westmeyer served as the college's associate dean for Graduate Studies and Research until his passing in 2006. His wood carving work can be found displayed in the Main Campus Dean's Office. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url=http://e... [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... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=http://educ... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=http://... COEHDnews [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/coehd_logo_coehdnews.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> UTSA training researchers to improve care for children with autism in Japan<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_training_researchers... [Run2] by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONSPublished: 06/09 Leslie Neely, assistant professor of educational psychology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), will provide top-tier training to researchers and volunteers from Japan in methods to help improve social behaviors in children with autism in their country. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... More than 8,000 new Roadrunners to attend UTSA Orientation this summer<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/more_than_8000_new_roadr... [Orientationstaff2] by UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONSPublished: 06/06 Welcome, Roadrunners. UTSA kicks off its new student and family orientation sessions for the fall 2016 semester today, and more than 8,000 incoming UTSA students are expected to attend. Sessions will take place at the Main and Downtown Campuses. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... Awards & Announcements Work-study Student Needed Immediately (Summer 2016) OFFICE OF SENIOR VP FOR DOWNTOWN AND ACADEMIC AND FACULTY SUPPORT | ​If you are looking for a great learning experience and needing a solid Letter of Recommendation, then we are the place for you. Stop by the UTSA Downtown Campus (Frio Street 4.450) or call 210-458-2709 or send your resume to judith.quiroz@utsa.edu<mailto:judith.quiroz@utsa.edu> to apply. You must be Financial Aid Work Study Eligible. Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... UTSA/PIVOT’s First to Go and Graduate (F2G&G) program seeks Program Manager PATRICIA SÁNCHEZ, PH.D., CO-DIRECTOR, PIVOT FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS | PIVOT FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESSPIVOT for Academic Success UTSA/PIVOT's First to Go and Graduate (F2G&G) program is searching for a visionary and energetic full-time program manager. The Job has posted and will run through June 14th. If you know someone who is passionate about working with First-Gen college students, please encourage them to consider this opportunity. (Job Posting: https://jobs.utsa.edu/postings/3345) Share: [Facebook] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer?url={awards_... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=%7Btitle_... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Print] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/print/offer?url=%7Btitle_pe... [Favorites] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/favorites/offer?url=%7Btitl... Events Calendar JUN 13 La Plaza de Lectura Summer Camp - Mission Branch Library<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/la_plaza_de_lectura_su... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Mission Branch Library - 3134 Roosevelt Avenue JUN 13 Informal Learning Institute<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/informal_learning_in... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] TBD - TBD JUN 13 Young Writer’s Camp<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/young_writers_camp> [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] Varies [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - JUN 13 La Plaza De Lectura Summer Reading Camp<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/la_plaza_de_lectura_summe... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Downtown Campus - Buena Vista Building 3.350 (La Plaza de Lectura) JUN 20 2016 MAS Social Studies Teachers’ Academy<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/2016_mas_social_studie... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] All Day [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Institute of Texan Cultures - 801 E. César E. Chávez Blvd., San Antonio, Texas 78207 JUN 29 Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/conference_for_the_ad... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 8:00 am. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205 External News [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/EXTERNAL.jpg] <http://education.utsa.edu/> 11 smart facts to know about the history of the University of Texas at San Antonio<http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/article/cool-facts-... by J.M. Scott, San Antonio Express-News | 06/09 One of the most culturally significant cities in the Lone Star state, San Antonio has been the site for plenty of historical firsts, but a public university is not among them. 96-year-old man graduates college, smashes world record<http://college.usatoday.com/2016/06/08/96-year-old-man-graduate... by Walbert Castillo , USA Today College | 06/09 A 96-year-old man from Japan recently proved that age truly is just a number after becoming the world’s oldest college graduate. VIA to offer special event service to Texas Folklife Festival<http://www.ksat.com/news/via-to-offer-special-event-service-t... by Diana Winters , KSAT12 News | 06/06 VIA Metropolitan Transit will offer special event park and ride service June 10 through 12 to the 45th annual Texas Folklife Festival as a solution to traffic and parking challenges downtown. The festival will be held at the Institute of Texan Cultures at 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd. Computer program shows promise for reducing ADHD symptoms<http://www.healio.com/pediatrics/add-adhd/news/online/%7B4EBC... by Staff Writer, Healio (free registration) | 06/06 Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder who played a computer-based attention-training game for eight weeks showed substantial improvements in inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive symptoms, a study found. The study revealed that those with severe ADHD symptoms yielded greater outcomes following the intervention, compared with other children. New thinking on kids with ADHD: ‘Healthy lifestyle’ could be effective intervention<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/201... by Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post | 06/06 Helping children with ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, bring their symptoms under control often involves elaborate school plans and accommodations, time-consuming behavior therapy and stimulant drugs. What if there were an easy and inexpensive alternative? FACT SHEET: Supporting Dual Language Learners in Early Learning Settings<http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-supporting-d... by Federal policy statement , US Department of Education | 06/06 The number of children ages 5 to 17 in the U.S. who speak a language other than English at home has more than doubled in the past three decades. These home languages are an asset that should be valued, and research shows that supporting bilingualism from early ages can have wide ranging benefits, from cognitive and social advantages early in life, to long-term employment opportunities and competitiveness in the workplace. This statement is part of ED's ongoing commitment to ensure that dual language learners, including immigrants and refugees, have access to high quality supports, which is especially important as we celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month. Publications Targeting conversational skills with digital storytelling in EFL CIEX Journ@l M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Koelzer, M. & Christiansen, M. S. (2016). Targeting conversational skills with digital storytelling in EFL. CIEX Journ@l, 2(2), 5-11. Digital Storytelling: Using Different Technologies for EFL MEXTESOL Journal M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M.S. & Koezler, M. (2016). Digital Storytelling: Using Different Technologies for EFL. MEXTESOL Journal, 40(1). Papers are never finished, just abandoned: The role of written teacher comments in the revision… Journal of Response to Writing M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M. S. & Bloch, J. (2016). Papers are never finished, just abandoned: The role of written teacher comments in the revision process. Journal of Response to Writing, 2(1), 6-42. http://journalrw.org/index.php/jrw/article/view/32 ‘¡Hable bien m’ijo o gringo o mx!’: Language ideologies in the digital… International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Christiansen, M. S. (2016) ‘¡Hable bien m’ijo o gringo o mx!’: Language ideologies in the digital communication practices of transnational Mexican bilinguals. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. doi: 10.1080/13670050.2016.1181603 http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/tFNCiPeeXqNSBAPdXYUx/full Research Awards & Submittals San Antonio Writing Project Write for Texas Awarded: $100,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Roxanne Henkin Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: 2016 Seed Advanced Institute to Scale Up the NWP College-Ready Writers Program National Writing Project Awarded: $20,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Roxanne Henkin Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: 2016 Seed Invitational Leadership Institute to Invest in Developing New Teacher-Leaders National Writing Project Awarded: $15,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Roxanne Henkin Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: CONTACT US College of Education and Human Development One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 education.utsa.edu<http://education.utsa.edu/> <http://education.utsa.edu/> Jo Ann Jones<mailto:Joann.Jones@utsa.edu> COEHDnews Editor/Writer T: 210.458.4486 Byron Spencer<mailto:byron.spencer@utsa.edu> COEHDnews Editor T: 210.458.7396 Jesus Chavez<mailto:Jesus.chavez@utsa.edu> University Communications Media Relations T: 210.458.4937