COEHDnews Week of Fri, December 04, 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 UTSA deans partner to enhance teaching methods for modern students<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_deans_partner_to_... ________________________________ by Joanna Carver and Jesus Chavez, University Communications | December 02, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_deans_partner_to_enh... [Libraryscene-1] JoAnn Browning, dean of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Engineering, and Betty Merchant, dean of the College of Education and Human Development, have received a five-year $223,072 National Science Foundation grant to collaboratively reinvent higher education teaching methods in UTSA classes where the material has proved difficult for many engineering students. More than 200 student teachers inducted into teaching profession<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/more_than_200_studen... ________________________________ by Jo Ann Jones, COEHD | November 30, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/more_than_200_student_tea... [12314323 996363450409664 3244748517908884488 o] The Office of Teacher Education Services and the College of Education and Human Development inducted more than 200 students teachers into the profession of teaching during a special ceremony on Monday, November 30 on the UTSA Main Campus. Stop PrEP-Shaming<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/stop_prep_shaming> ________________________________ by Dr. Phillip W. Schnarrs, Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition | November 30, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/stop_prep_shaming> [Prep456] A blog for World AIDS Day on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis by Dr. Phillip Schnarrs, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition. Approaching the Holidays With a Positive Attitude<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/approaching_the_holida... ________________________________ by Dr. Thelma Duffey, Department of Counseling | November 30, 2015 Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/approaching_the_holidays_... [Shutterstock 152860544] A blog for Psychology Today by Dr. Thelma Duffey, professor and chair of the Department of Counseling and president of the American Counseling Association. VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Awards, Announcements, & Recognition COU students receive award for neurofeedback research ________________________________ Stephanie Dreis, Michael Fitzsimmons, Michael Russo | Counseling International Society of Neurofeedback and Research Students in the Department of Counseling's Neurofeedback Program published an anxiety treatment pilot study findings in the peer-reviewed NeuroRegulation journal, for which they won the student research presentation award at the 2015 conference of the International Society of Neurofeedback and Research. The award was presented to Stephanie Dreis, lead author, and two other student team members, Michael Fitzsimmons and Michael Russo. 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 COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016 ________________________________ $5,000 ________________________________ The Intersection of Language Awareness and Ideology among in-service Teachers of Emerging Bilinguals Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Awarded PI: Kristen Lindahl Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI: Kathryn Henderson Bicultural-Bilingual Studies COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016 ________________________________ $5,000 ________________________________ The Influence of Action-Effect Priming on Bilateral Transfer Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Awarded PI: William Land Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016 ________________________________ $4,931 ________________________________ Helping Students to Maintain Appropriate Behaviors in the Absence of Restrictive Behavior Interventi Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Awarded PI: Candace Gann Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016 ________________________________ $5,000 ________________________________ The role of work in the experiences of Latinos at an Hispanic Serving Institution Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Awarded PI: Anne Marie Nuñez Educational Leadership and Policy Studies CI: COEHD Faculty Research Awards 2015-1016 ________________________________ $4,500 ________________________________ Growth Through Pain: Predictors of Post-Traumatic Growth in Military Personnel Counselling Awarded PI: Chastity Hope Bell Counselling CI: National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 ________________________________ $3,570,024 ________________________________ Y-Fitkids: An Integrated Approach to Obesity Prevention and Fitness in Y Afterschool Program Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Submitted PI: Zenong Yin Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Meizi He, David Akopian Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) ________________________________ $5,017 ________________________________ Project Proposal for Doing Math at the DoSeum: Leveraging an Interactive Children’s Museum to Teach Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Submitted PI: Cyrstal Kalinec-Craig Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Spencer Foundation ________________________________ $49,999 ________________________________ The meaning of work in college opportunity: Experience of first-generation Latino STEM majors 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 Bilingual education in the South: It is happening, even here<http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-12-01/bilingual-education-south-i... ________________________________ by Dan Carsen | December 03, 2015 Full Story<http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-12-01/bilingual-education-south-... Unidos Dual Language Charter School in Clayton County, Georgia is in the flight path of Atlanta’s airport. It looks like a growing number of America’s public schools: it’s a little rundown, and its students are brown — a little more than half African-American, just less than half Latino. Ninety percent are on free or reduced lunch. Could Bilingual Education Mold Kids’ Brains to Better Resist Distraction?<http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/29/could-bilingual-... ________________________________ by MindShift | December 03, 2015 Full Story<http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/29/could-bilingual-educati... For decades, psychologists cautioned against raising children bilingual. They warned parents and teachers that learning a second language as a child was bad for brain development. But recent studies have found exactly the opposite. Researchers now believe that when people learn another language, they develop cognitive advantages that improve their attention, self-control and ability to deal with conflicting information. Percentage of adults with degrees increases<http://www.marketplace.org/2015/12/03/education/percentage-a... ________________________________ by Amy Scott | December 03, 2015 Full Story<http://www.marketplace.org/2015/12/03/education/percentage-adult... The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey shows growth in college degrees. The U.S. Census Bureau released a trove of new data Thursday from the American Community Survey. Among the findings: In 2014, 30 percent of adults 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree or higher. That’s up from about 28 percent five years earlier. For the first time, women were more likely to have a bachelor’s degree than men. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/ Did You Know You Can Lower Your Student Loan Payments? I Didn’t<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/11/16/415212006/did-you-kno... ________________________________ by ACACIA SQUIRES | December 03, 2015 Full Story<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/11/16/415212006/did-you-know... In December of 2012, Obama signed into law a federal student debt relief plan called Pay As You Earn — PAYE for short. As he suggested in his speech, it limits your monthly payment to 10 percent of your discretionary income. House Set To Vote On Education Overhaul<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/12/02/458161129/house-set... ________________________________ by CLAUDIO SANCHEZ | December 03, 2015 Full Story<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/12/02/458161129/house-set-to... It's almost a decade overdue, but the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote later today on a bill to replace the No Child Left Behind law. Is Bigger Always Better? The Case For Starting Small With New Learning Ideas<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/11/28/452898967/is-bigger-al... ________________________________ by ANYA KAMENETZ | December 03, 2015 Full Story<http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/11/28/452898967/is-bigger-al... "Will it scale?" is often the first thing we ask about an educational innovation. Two innovators argue that it's the wrong question. VIEW ALL NEWS<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Faculty Publications Oral language: The genesis and development of literacy for schooling and everyday life ________________________________ Roslind Horowitz | Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Research-based practices for teaching Common Core literacy Horowitz, R. (2015). Oral language: The genesis and development of literacy for schooling and everyday life in P. 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