COEHDnews Week of Fri, August 28, 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 Enrique Alemán, Jr. named chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/enrique_aleman_jr._name... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHD | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/enrique_aleman_jr._named_... [Enriquealeman9629] Dr. Enrique Alemán, Jr. has returned home to Texas as the new chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the UTSA College of Education and Human Development. His position began at the start of the 2015-2016 school year. COEHD to host award-winning author and illustrator Yuyi Morales<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_to_host_award_win... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHD | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_to_host_award_winni... [71d2tnpyfkl. ux250] The UTSA College of Education and Human Development will host award-winning children’s author and illustrator Yuyi Morales at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 24 in the Buena Vista Building Aula Canaria (1.328) on the UTSA Downtown Campus. The event is free and open to the public. Hispanic Network Magazine names UTSA a “Best of the Best” university<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/hispanic_network_mag... ________________________________ by University Communications and Marketing | August 26, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/hispanic_network_magazine... [Screen shot 2015-08-26 at 3.17.40 pm] For the second consecutive year, Hispanic Network Magazine has placed The University of Texas at San Antonio on its annual list of Best of the Best universities in the United States. VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Awards, Announcements, & Recognition There are no new announcement or Award entries available. 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 Lab School Douglass ES proposal Other Academics Awarded 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 Lab School Crockett ES proposal Other Academics Awarded 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 Institute of Education Sciences-subaward with Northwestern University ________________________________ $100,192 ________________________________ Pathways to the Doctorate Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Guadalupe Carmona Dominguez Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Institute of Education Sciences ________________________________ $961,886 ________________________________ UTSA Educational Research Training Program: P-20 Pipeline Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Submitted PI: Gloria Crisp Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: Harriet Romo Other Academics National Eating Disorders Association ________________________________ $99,711 ________________________________ An Innovative Training Program for Parents Using Photovoice to Promote Positive Body Image Counselling Submitted PI: Heather Trepal Counselling CI: Organization for Autism Research ________________________________ $30,000 ________________________________ Targeting Intervention for Parents (TIPs) Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: National Science Foundation -subaward with Michigan State University ________________________________ $36,538 ________________________________ Barriers and Opportunities, Capital and Strategy: Tracing the Career Progression of STEM Faculty… Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Submitted PI: Anne-Marie Nuñez Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 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 A personal tutor, available at the click of a mouse<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/a-personal-tutor-a... ________________________________ by Lyndsey Layton | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/a-personal-tutor-a... Imagine if your teacher knew that you learned math best between 8:40 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. Or that after 38 minutes of studying history, you lose focus. Or that you learn science best through a mix of video and text. Knewton, the education technology company, says it has created software to identify such preferences for K-12 subjects, and it made the software available for free to the public Wednesday in an ambitious plan to drive personalized learning to new heights. Texas Sends Thousands Of Kids To Court And Fines Them For Missing School. That’s About To Change.<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-schools-truancy-scho... ________________________________ by Christina Wilkie | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-schools-truancy-school... For years, Texas prosecuted more kids for missing school than all other states combined. In 2013, prosecutors charged more than 115,000 kids with truancy in adult criminal courts, where the minors were denied access to lawyers, fined thousands of dollars, and saddled with criminal records, despite evidence that such punitive measures didn't incentivize kids to come to school. DoDEA Announces Changes in Educational Leadership<http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/612748?__s... ________________________________ by News Release | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/612748?__scoop_... The Department of Defense Education Activity announced the selection of a new principal deputy director and associate director for education, said Thomas M. Brady, DoDEA director. School Program Offers Bilingual Education<http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/school-program-offers... ________________________________ by Dan Santella | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/school-program-offers-bil... The Sioux Falls School District's Spanish Immersion program started seven years ago with just one kindergarten class. When the school year kicks off next week, the district's program will have nearly 500 kids in grades kindergarten through fifth, and 57 in either sixth or seventh grade. Cognitive Advantages of Bilingualism<http://serious-science.org/cognitive-advantages-of-biling... ________________________________ by Maria Polinsky | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://serious-science.org/cognitive-advantages-of-bilingualism-... What are the known benefits of being bilingual? Is it more beneficial to speak three languages as opposed to two? What are the possible negative affects of being raised bilingual? Professor of Linguistics at Harvard University, Maria Polinsky, explains arguments for raising bilingual children. Your Diet and Nutrition is Essential for Mental Health<http://www.yourfoodismedicine.com/healthy-facts/healthy-habits/... ________________________________ by Marcel Huetten | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://www.yourfoodismedicine.com/healthy-facts/healthy-habits/y... Evidence is rapidly growing showing vital relationships between both diet quality and potential nutritional deficiencies and mental health, a new international collaboration led by the University of Melbourne and Deakin University has revealed. UTSA, Mexican researchers collaborate to combat childhood obesity - UTSA Today<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2015/08/healthychange.html?__scoop_pos... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2015/08/healthychange.html?__scoop_pos... Childhood obesity affects millions of children around the world. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 18 percent of American children between the ages of six and 11 were considered obese in 2012. In Mexico, 28 percent of boys and 29 percent of girls between the ages of five and 17 were either obese or overweight that same year, based on statistics by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. One-Third Of Schools Are Using This App You’ve Never Heard Of<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/27/434667722/one-third-of-sc... ________________________________ by ANYA KAMENETZ | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/27/434667722/one-third-of... Clever, a three-year-old startup, is used by 20 million students and teachers to manage all their other apps. After Student Death, Texas Tech Overhauls Greek Life<http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/23/after-student-death-texas-... ________________________________ by Ally Mutnick | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/23/after-student-death-texas... Almost a year after an alcohol-related student death and a fraternity party that featured offensive sexual decorations, Texas Tech University is boosting its oversight of fraternities and sororities ahead of the fall recruitment period. Baylor May Face Legal Fallout from Rape Case<http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/25/football-rape-case-present... ________________________________ by Matthew Watkins | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/25/football-rape-case-presen... Baylor University's lawyers reportedly were in the courtroom during most of football player Sam Ukwuachu's rape trial last week. Now that he's been convicted, the school faces the possibility of lawsuits and federal scrutiny. SAISD Beginning School Year With New Superintendent Ready To Tackle Challenges<http://tpr.org/post/saisd-beginning-school-year-new-superin... ________________________________ by EILEEN PACE | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/saisd-beginning-school-year-new-superintende... Thousands of San Antonio area kids will be going back to school Monday morning. It won't be Pedro Martinez' first day though, when kids return from summer vacation. Martinez started his job in June, meeting with 300 new teachers the district hired this year and by meeting last year's graduates. And he devised a five-year plan for district-wide improvement. SAISD Opens First Public All-Boys School In Bexar County<http://tpr.org/post/saisd-opens-first-public-all-boys-school-be... ________________________________ by JOEY PALACIOS | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/saisd-opens-first-public-all-boys-school-bex... While some young men are shown to lose interest in school early, the San Antonio Independent School District is gathering boys as early as 4th grade for a new experience to hopefully keep them engaged before the urge to drop out arises. And on Monday, Bexar County’s only all-male public school opened its doors for the first time. UT System And Mexican Technology Council Form Partnership<http://tpr.org/post/ut-system-and-mexican-technology-counc... ________________________________ by Editor | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/ut-system-and-mexican-technology-council-for... The University of Texas System took yet another important step in establishing and enhancing ties with Mexico today as UT System and Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology formed a partnership to develop new academic and research programs. St. Philip’s Receives Dept. Of Education Grants<http://tpr.org/post/st-philips-receives-dept-education-grants> ________________________________ by Editor | August 27, 2015 Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/st-philips-receives-dept-education-grants> St. Philip’s College is among 95 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in 19 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands strengthening their academic resources, financial management systems, endowment-building capacity and physical plants as a result of grants awarded to the college by the U.S. Department of Education on July 23 and July 24. VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Faculty Publications No new publications found. 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 28 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/book_talk_hispanic_serving_instit... Book Talk – Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Advancing Research and Transformative Practice Time: 12 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus SEP 02 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/part_time_job_fair> Part-time Job Fair Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Location: Main Campus SEP 21 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/bilingual_target_language_profici... Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test Workshop, Part 1 Time: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Main Campus SEP 23 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/all_majors_career_fair> All-Majors Career Fair Time: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Location: Main Campus SEP 28 <http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/bilingual_target_language_profici... 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