ILT Community in 2010 Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty ................................. 29 Senior Lecturers .................... 5 Adjunct Instructors ................ 72 Total Courses offered in 2010 ................................ 271 Total students taught/enrolled in ILT classes in 2010 ......... 5,556 Total Undergraduate Courses .............................. 204 Total Undergraduate enrolled ........................... 4,092 Total Graduate Courses ...... 67 Total Graduate

Enrolled ........................... 1,464

Degrees in ILT BA in IDS BAAS MAED MA in ALT PhD in ILT

BA in (8 Concentrations) IDS majors only 4-8 LA/SS certification EC-6 generalist 4-8 science/math ESL EC-6 BBL EC-6 SPE EC-12 ESL 4-8

MAED: 5 Concentrations: C&I, Literacy, SPE, ECE, IST

MAED with Teacher Certification Areas 4-8 science, 4-8 math, 8-12 math, 8-12 composite sci-ence, 8-12 biology, 8-12 chemistry, 8-12 physics

PhD Cognate Areas C&I, IST, ALT, SPE, Read-ing, ECE

Other ILT Programs Post Bac certification, Secon-dary certification (8-12) in English, Foreign Language, Science, Math, Social Studies

As an environmental educator, there is a classic activity that I do in

teacher and student workshops called the Web of Life. The objective of this activity is for

students to learn that in nature everything is interconnected and interdependent on each

other for existence. And the sum of the individual parts is greater than the whole. I be-

lieve the same is true in human communities, of which our department is an excellent

example. Each of us, faculty, students, and staff, is important in our own right but it is

our work together as a community that makes our department strong and viable. We

each come to the ILT community with an amazing diversity of expertise, passion, and

commitment and it is this diversity that makes us unique and productive as a depart-

ment. I feel honored and humbled to be a member of this community, knowing that my

own strengths and weaknesses are individual components of the community yet when

combined with others in the department they contribute to the community as a whole. It

is when we combine all of our strengths that we can move our department forward. The

sum of all of us is greater than the whole. It is with this thought that I hope to take for-

ward this year, that our department is truly a community of which each component is

important, but when combined, we are magnificent!

Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Local Impact 2

National

Impact

3

Global

Impact

3-4

Research 5-9

Teaching 10-11

Service 11

Contact Info 12

Chair’s Corner: Dr. Chris Moseley

U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S

@ S A N A N T O N I O ILT Impact: From Local to Global

F A L L , 2 0 1 0 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 A C R O N Y M S

O F I L T

IDS: Interdisciplinary

Studies

ALT: Adult Learning

and Teaching

C&I: Curriculum &

Instruction

ECE: Early Child-

hood Education

IST: Instructional

Technology

SPE: Special Educa-

tion

Research, Teaching, and Service Highlights from the Department of Interdisciplinary

Learning and Teaching at the University of Texas at San Antonio

P A G E 2

Keynote speeches,

faculty and

student paper

presentations, the

presentation of

the Martinello

Awards, and

workshops for

faculty, graduate

and undergraduate

students drew

more than 300

participants to the

events.

Local Impact Feature

Local Impact Feature

The first Interdiscipli-nary Studies Colloquium, sponsored by the Dept of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching was held in April, 2010. The two day event included six events. Keynote speeches, faculty and student paper presenta-tions, the presentation of the Martinello Awards, and workshops for fac-ulty, graduate and under-graduate students drew more than 300 partici-pants to the events. The five speakers include well known edu-cational researchers and former professors at UTSA. Patrick Slattery (Texas A&M), Veronica

Boix-Mansilla (Harvard), Michael O’Malley (Texas State), Marian Martinello (UTSA Emeritus) and Gillian Cook (UTSA Emeritus) addressed di-verse topics related to interdisciplinarity in edu-cation in keynote ad-dresses or through work-shop formats. Fourteen faculty from across the UTSA campus community and 26 gradu-ate students presented papers and works in pro-gress during the roundta-ble sessions on Thursday afternoon. Thirteen un-dergraduate students were honored for their nomination for the 2009 -2010 Martinello Prize and

the three winners were announced at the lunch-eon on Friday. These included undergraduate students: Renee McCombs, Yannik Scarff, and Angela Sherwood. All of these events were supported by Stu-dent Learning Resource monies and private dona-tions. Thanks to all fac-ulty and graduate stu-dents who helped organ-ize this successful first-time event and the nu-merous volunteers and presenters who helped make this event success-ful.

The San Antonio

Writing Project grant

was funded for $46,000

for the 2010-2011 aca-

demic year. This project

just celebrated its 5th an-

niversary. During the

academic year we of-

fered our annual sum-

mer institute for new

teacher consultants, two

open institutes for K-

College teachers, and

two summer writing

camps. We also

hosted our annual

conference in Febru-

ary. In addition we

sponsored the Cuen-

tos Exhibit and Open

Readings at the Insti-

tute of Texan Cul-

tures, and we sup-

ported the Limpopo

Writing Project in

South Africa.

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First Interdisciplinary Studies Colloquium

Held April 15-16

The San Antonio Writing Project

National Impact Feature Voices From the Middle

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

The journal, Voices from the Middle, is coedited by Profes-sors Roxanne Hen-kin, Janis Harmon and Elizabeth Pate. This journal is pub-lished by The Na-

tional Council of Teachers of English. They published Vol-umes 17 (3 & 4) and Volumes 18(1) and are putting the final touches on issue 18(2). This peer-reviewed national/

international journal takes readers on a metaphorical journey toward new un-derstandings about literacy and learn-ing for young adolescents. Each issue:

Has original cover art Begins with an invited article by leading literacy experts Contains article contributions writ-

ten by researchers, practicing

teachers, and teacher educators.

Articles undergo blind, peer reviews by

national and international reviewers .

and fauna, history and geog-raphy, and sustainable tour-ism and human impact on the ecosystems there. Fol-lowing the Galápagos, the group ventured to the Ama-zon Rainforest to stay in a remote ecolodge owned by the Achuar indigenous com-munity. The group learned about the rainforest, biodiver-sity and indigenous cultures during this portion of the trip, and toured the operation and maintenance of the ecolodge, including the solar and water filtration systems. The final portion of the pro-gram took participants back into the Andes to San Jorge Ecolodge, to learn about me-dicinal plants, native birds, trees, and animals, and cul-tural changes in the region over the last several centu-ries. Since returning home, the SEEC Ecuador Fulbright-ers are working to develop social studies and science

lessons to focus on sustain-ability, geography, history, and culture of Ecuador. For more information about SEEC Ecua-dor, please contact Audrey Mohan at aud-rey.mohan@utsa.edu.

In March 2010, Dr. Audrey Mohan, assistant professor, was awarded a Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad to Ecuador. The project, titled Sustainable Ecosystems, Enduring Cultures (SEEC) Ecuador, funded 14 educa-tors to visit Ecuador for 4 weeks during June to study geography, history, biodiver-sity, sustainability, and cul-ture. The group first visited Quito, with walking tours of the new and old neighbor-hoods of Quito, visiting schools, museums, and churches to learn about in-digenous groups and coloni-alism in Ecuador. Activities in Otavalo included Spanish and Kichwa lessons, and daily visits to local villages, schools, and ceremonial sites. The group also stayed aboard the Angelito in the Galápagos, completing daily field excursions onto the is-lands to learn about the flora

National

Journal

Coedited

by ILT

Faculty

Global Impact Feature

For more information about the Fulbright-Hays

Group Project Abroad (GPA) program, please visit:

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa/index.html.

Fulbright-Hays Recipient: Dr. Audrey Mohan

P A G E 4

Read Malawi! is a

three-year, $13 million

cooperative agreement

between the

Department of ILT and

the Republic of

Malawi Ministry of

Education, Science and

Technology . The

project will produce

books for 1,000

elementary schools in

Malawi. Dr. Misty

Sailors is the Principal

Investigator. Her team

includes faculty and

leadership within ILT,

from across the

COEHD, and

educators and

administrators, from

Malawi. Global Impact Feature

Global Impact Feature

Dr. Misty Sailors is the Principal Investigator for “ Malawi Reads," a $13 Million three year project to provide five mil-lion books written by local Malawian teachers for 1000 elementary schools in Malawi. This project was funded by USAID. This year, the project has printed its first 970,000 books. Teacher train-ing on how to use the books began in October. Pilot data for understanding the impact of the literacy project is currently being collected.

An ILT doctoral stu-

dent, Shelbee Nguyen,

and master’s student,

Michelle Boyle (both with

Adult Learning and Teach-

ing concentrations) studied

abroad and conducted in-

dependent research pro-

jects this summer in

Rome, Tuscany, and

Venice, Italy. They were

directed by Dr. Joellen

Coryell, ILT faculty mem-

ber.

Shelbee’s research

focused on adult student per-

ceptions of and motivations

to study abroad, while

Michelle researched educa-

tion abroad, experienced

multiculturalism and the

globalization of the English

language. They were also a

part of the Italy Honor’s

Program which studied Ital-

ian urban culture through the

interdisciplinary lens of his-

tory and architecture.

I L T I M P A C T : F R O M L O C A L T O G L O B A L

Read Malawi!

ILT Graduate Students Study and Research

Abroad

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

Dr. Maria Arreguín-Anderson - COEHD Academy for Teacher Excellence Award. “Exploring cell phone technologies as tools for scientific inquiry and linguistic/cognitive engagement with bilin-gual prospective teachers” $5,000.

Dr. Matthew Berland - National Science Foundation (NSF), "Collaborative Project: Programming Standing Up", $282,733

Dr. Kim Bilica - CCRI, "College Career Readiness Initiatives," $10,000

Dr. Kim Bilica - TRC, "Mid Career Recruitment for Math and Science," $200,000

Dr. Audrey Dentith - THECB CCRI, "UTSA Interdisciplinary Studies in Teacher Education Curricu-lum Revision," $10,000

Dr. Carmen Fies - Brackenridge Foundation, "UTSA/Basic Schools Network EC-5 STEM Initiative" amendment -$15,750

Dr. Carmen Fies - SALSI, "SPARKT," $49,922

Dr. Belinda Flores - DOE, "CCRAA, Support for STEM Teachers," $2,615,000

Dr. Belinda Flores - DOE, "Middle Level ATEP," $1,914,130

Dr. Belinda Flores - DOE, "Special Education ATEP," $2,014,253

Dr. Belinda Flores - Greater TX Fnd., "Teacher Academy Induction Learning Community," $506,499

Dr. Belinda Flores - GTF, "TAILC Continuation," $150,000

Dr. Belinda Flores - THECB, "Academy for Culturally Efficacious Math and Science Teachers," $700,000

Dr. Belinda Flores - UTCCERP, "Char. of Effective Math and Science T of ELLS," $116,700

Drs. Belinda Flores and Betty Travis - TRC, "Regional Math Collaborative," $85,000

Dr. Roxanne Henkin - National Writing Project, "San Antonio Writing Project 2010-11 Continu-ance". $46,000

Dr. Maria Kaylor - NSF, "Universal Design and Technology for Students with Disabilities in STEM Fields," $200,000

Dr. Audrey Mohan - Fullbright-Hayes, "Sustainable Ecosystems, Enduring Cultures in Ecuador," $84,268

Dr. Christine Moseley - TRC, "Mid Career Recruitment for Math and Science," $200,000

Dr. Christine Moseley - UT Texas Regional Collaborations, "Texas Learning Academy Induction Learning Community for Math and Sciences" (TAILC-MS) amendment, $15,216

Dr. Misty Sailors - USAID," Malawi Reads," $13,000,000

Research Highlights

ILT Grants Awarded in (or during) 2010

Arreguín-Anderson, M. G. (2010). Lessons on caring: A teacher's discovery of student-based science curriculum. The Texas Sci-

ence Teacher, 39(1), 4-7

Arreguín-Anderson, M.G. & Cavazos, L. (2010). Bilingual Dyads in the Science Classroom: Infusing the 5E Model with Student

Talk. Nabe News, 32(5).

Arreguín-Anderson, M. G. & Diaz, Z. (2010). A framework for instruction in science for bilingual/dual language learners. In Z.

Diaz, J. Esquierdo, L. Deleon, I. Almaguer, and J. Curts, (Eds.) Teaching content to Latino, bilingual-dual language learn-

ers: Maximizing their learning. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.

Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. (in press, 2010) The Metamorphosis of Teacher Identity: An Intersection of Ethnic Consciousness,

Self Conceptualization, and Belief Systems. In P. Jenlink, Teacher Identity and Struggle for Recognition, Routledge a Taylor

& Francis Corporation.

CohenMiller, A. (2010). Reflections on TFLA presentation, One language skill at a time: Exploring the use of FOCAL SKILLS

(FS) for K-12 foreign language education. Texas Foreign Language Association Journal .

Coryell, J.E. (2010). Adult computer-assisted language learning: Best practices from research and the field. Texas Adult & Family

Literacy Quarterly. 14(4), 8-9.

Coryell, J.E. (2010). Reflexive design for international/cross-cultural adult and higher education: The case of short-term study

abroad. Published proceedings of the International Pre Conference of the American Association for Adult & Continuing

Education. Clearwater, FL.

Coryell, J.E., Clark, M.C., & Pomerantz, A. (2010). Cultural fantasy narratives and heritage language learning: A case study of

adult, heritage learners of Spanish. The Modern Language Journal, 94(3), 453-469.

Coryell, J.E., Pate, E. Durodoye, B., Wright, R.R., Johnson, D., & Nguyen, S. (2010). UTSA Internationalization Task Force:

Evaluation study on research, learning/teaching, and organizational approaches. Retrieved from http://provost.utsa.edu/evp/

docs/ITF_Evaluation_Study_Final_Report.pdf

Coryell, J.E., Pate, E. Durodoye, B., Wright, R.R., & Johnson, D. (2010). UTSA Internationalization Task Force Evaluation study

on research, learning/teaching, and organizational approaches: Logic model. Retrieved from http://provost.utsa.edu/evp/docs/

Final%20ITF%20Logic%20Model.pdf

Coryell, J.E., & Wright, R.R. (2010). Exploring the power of poetry for fostering critical reflection: Adult poetry readers and self-

reflexivity. Published proceedings of the Adult Education Research Conference, Sacramento State University, Sacramento,

CA.

Cuero, K. K. (2010). Artisan with words: Transnational funds of knowledge in a bilingual Latina’s stories. Language Arts, 87(6),

427-436.

Cuero, K. K., & Alanís, I. (2010). Becoming a “Fashionable and Desirable Place to Live:” A Place-Perspective Study of the Re-

gentrification of One Dual-Language Community. In S. Tozer, A. Henry, B. Gallegos, M. B. Greiner, & P. G. Price (Eds.),

Handbook of Research in the Social Foundations of Education (pp.638-647). New York: Routledge Publishers.

Cuero, K. K., & Kaylor, M. (2010). Engaging in travesuras: A Latino fifth-grader’s disassociation from the schoolboy label. In-

ternational Journal of Multicultural Education, 12(1), 1-15.

Desjean-Perrotta, B., Moseley, C., & Crim, C. (2010). Raising a generation of environmentally literate children: Assessing the

impact of teacher knowledge. In Hoot, J. & Szenter, J. (Eds) The Earth is our home: children caring for the environ-

ment. Maryland: Association of Childhood Education International.

Diaz, Z., Arreguín-Anderson, M. G. & Sarmiento-Arribalzaga, M. (2010). Maximizando la instrucción de ciencia para los estudi-

antes bilingües. In Z. Diaz, J. Esquierdo, L. Deleon, I. Almaguer, and J. Curts, (Eds.) Teaching content to Latino, bilingual-

dual language learners: Maximizing their learning. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.

Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. (2010). Reciprocity in Collaboration: The Academy for Teacher Excellence’s Partnerships. In .J. J.

Slater & R. Ravid (Eds.), Collaboration in Education (pp. 147-153). Routledge Press: A Taylor and Francis Group.

Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., Guerra, N., Casebeer, C. M., Sánchez, S. V., & Mayall, H., (2010). Measuring the psychosocial char-

acteristics of teacher candidates through the Academic Self-Identity: Self-Observation Yearly (ASI SOY) Inventory. His-

panic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 32(1), 136-163. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986309353029

Flores, B. B. & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2010). Measuring Early Childhood Teacher Candidates’ Conceptualizations of a Culturally

Responsive Classroom Ecology. Journal of Classroom Interaction, 44(2), 4-13.

I L T I M P A C T : F R O M L O C A L T O G L O B A L

Research Highlights: 2010 ILT Publications

P A G E 7 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

Research Highlights: 2010 ILT Publications

Henkin, R., Harmon, J. & Pate, E. (2010). Merging literacy and technology. Voices from the middle. 17(3).

Henkin, R., Harmon, J. & Pate, E. (2010). Young adult literature. Voices from the middle. 17(4).

Henkin, R., Harmon, J. & Pate, E. (2010). International literacy. Voices from the middle. 18(1).

Henkin, R., Harmon, J. & Pate, E. (2010). Talking about talk. Voices from the middle. 18(2).

Langman, J. & Fies, C. (2010) Classroom response system-mediated science learning with English language learners. Language

and Education, 24(2), 81-99.

Midla, G. S., & Coryell, J.E. (2010). Problem-based learning preparation for physician assistant faculty. The United States Army

Medical Department Journal.

Moseley, C., Desjean-Perrotta, B. & Crim, C. (2010). Environmental Education at UTSA. In Stenstrup, A. (Ed.). Environmental

Education in Preservice Teacher Education Handbook. Wahington, D.C.:Project Learning Tree.

Moseley, C., Desjean-Perrotta, B. & Utley, J.(2010) 'The Draw-An-Environment Test Rubric (DAET-R): Exploring pre-service

teachers' mental models of the environment', Environmental Education Research, 16(2), 189 - 208.

Moseley, C., Herber, R., Brooks, J., & Schwarz, L. (2010). "Where Are the Field Investigations?" An Investigation of the

(Implied) Paradox of Learning About Environmental Education in a Virtual Classroom. Canadian Journal of Science,

Mathematics and Technology Education, 10(1), 27-39.

Moseley, C., Huss, J., & Utley, J. (2010). Assessing impact of GLOBE on teachers' environmental science teaching efficacy and

outcome expectancy. Applied Environmental Education and Communication Journal, 9 (1), 5-17

Riojas-Cortez, M., & Flores, B. B. (2009). Supporting preschoolers' social development in school through funds of knowledge.

The Journal of Early Childhood Research, 7(2), 185-199.

Riojas-Cortez, M. & Flores, B. B. (2010). Música, versos y juegos: Familias Latinas desarrollando el lenguaje oral con sus niños

Novedades Educativas: Publicación de Nivel General y Educación, 22(230), 46-49. (Journal published in Bueños Aires,

Argentina)

Rubin, R., Sutterby, J., & Sailors, M. (2010). The easy, the difficult, and the almost impossible. In J. Cassidy, S. Garrett, & M.

Sailors (Eds). CEDER 2009 Yearbook. Corpus Christi, TX: CEDER.

Sailors, M. (2010). Literacy coaching: Why the need for evidence and why now? In J. Cassidy, S. Garrett, & M. Sailors (Eds).

CEDER 2009 Yearbook. Corpus Christi, TX: CEDER.

Sailors, M., & Flores, M. (2010). Observational Research. In Richard Allington & Anne McGill-Franzen (Eds). Handbook of

Reading Disabilities Research (p. 444-456). New York: Routeledge.

Sailors, M., & Hoffman, J. V. (2010). The Text Environment and Learning to Read: Windows and Mirrors Shaping Literate

Lives. In D. Wyse, R. Andrews, & J. Hoffman (Eds). The International Handbook of English, Language and Literacy

Teaching (p. 294-304). Taylor Francis.

Sailors, M., Hoffman, J. V., Pearson, P. D., & Beretvas, S. N. (2010). 'The Effects of First- and Second-Language Instruction in

Rural South African Schools', Bilingual Research Journal, 33, 21-41.

Sailors, M., Makalela, L., & Hoffman, J. V. (2010). Opportunity Matters: The unintended successes of The Ithuba Writing Pro-

gram. Voices from the Middle, 18, 8-16.

Sailors, M., & Price, L. (2010) Professional Development for Cognitive Reading Strategy Instruction. Elementary School Jour-

nal, 110 (3), p 301-323.

Sailors, M., & Shanklin, N. (Eds.). (2010). Coaching, teaching, and learning [Special issue]. The Elementary School Journal, 111

(1 ).

Sharp, C., Martinez, M., Maloch, B., Roser, N. L., Burke, A., Roach, A., Zapata, A., & Russell, K. (2010). Exploring mystery in

fifth grade: A journey of discovery. Voices from the Middle. on Software Engineering, 191-194.

Shonle, M., & Yuen, T. (2010). Compose & conquer: Modularity for end-users. Proceedings of the 2010 International Confer-

ence on Software Engineering, 191-194.

Wright, R. R. (2010). Narratives from Popular Culture: Critical Implications for Adult Education. In M. Rossiter and M. C.

Clark (Eds.), New directions in adult and continuing education: No. 126. Narrative perspectives on adult education

(pp. 63-77). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Wright, R. R. (2010). Unmasking hegemony with The Avengers: Television Entertainment as Public Pedagogy. In J. Sandlin, B.

Schultz & S. Burdick, (Eds.), Handbook of public pedagogy: Education and learning beyond schooling (pp. 139-150),

New York: Routledge.

Yuen, T., & Liu, M. (2010). How interactive multimedia authoring transforms object-oriented thinking. Proceedings of the 41st

ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 426-430.

Anna Cohen-Miller,

ILT PhD student

received the

2010 Certificate

awarded for developing

ESL curriculum that

applies ecological/

environmental concepts

“Greening the

Curriculum.” The

certificate was awarded

by the Go Green! Viva

Verde! Committee, Palo

Alto College, San

Antonio, TX.

Grant Feature

The Academy for Teacher Excel-lence (ATE) was recently awarded a FIPSE (Funds for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) grant entitled IClass: Innovative Communi-ties of Learning Advancing Student Success, An Early College Approach for increasing Latino participation in the mathematics and science disciplines. Awarded amount was $749,972.00. The project will be working with Edgewood ISD’s Memorial High School and its Toltech T-STEM Academy. Dr. Belinda B. Flores (ILT) and Dr. Rachel Ruiz (Assistant Vice President of P-20) are the PI's. An interdisciplinary team includes Co-Pi's: Betty Travis (Mathematics-COS), Maricela Oliva (ELPS), Norma

Guerra, (EDP), Wayne Wright (BBL), Maria Kaylor (ILT), and Kim Bilica (ILT). Lucretia Fraga, ILT doctoral student and ATE Associ-ate Director for Instructional Tech-nology is the Instructional Manager and Lorena Claeys, BBL doctoral candidate and ATE Execu-tive Director is the Director for the grant.

First FIPSE Grant

Awarded to UTSA

George Jackson, Anna Cohen-Miller, and Debra Root, ILT doctoral students (Cohort I & II) presented a panel (with Associate Professor Audrey Dentith, ILT) at the American Association of Curriculum & Teaching (AATC) on Friday, Octo-ber 8. The panel session entitled, “Interdisciplinary Studies in Teacher Educa-tion: Globalizing the Curriculum” highlighted the curricular course development work they completed in summer of 2010. Their paper described the process of interdisciplinary course development in two undergraduate IDS courses, their analysis of the dynamics of curriculum processes, the uses of curriculum theo-ries, the history and context of the IDS program, the finished components of the syllabi, and plans for future evaluation. This work evolved from a grant sup-ported by the CCRC (College Career Readiness Council – Social Studies Initia-tive) and involved faculty, graduate students, and classroom teachers.

Doctoral Students Present at National Conference

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P A G E 9 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

41st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Milwaukee, WI

Adult Education Research Conference, Sacramento, CA

American Association for the Adult and Continuing Education, Clearwater Beach, FL

American Education Research Association, Denver, CO

Association of Public and Land-Grant University’s Commission on International Programs Summer Meeting, Sedona, AZ.

EDMEDIA, Toronto, ON

E-Learn 2010 Conference. Orlando, FL

International Conference on Software Engineering, Cape Town, South Africa

International Reading Association World Congress on Reading, Auckland, New Zealand

International Society for Technology in Education Conference. Denver, CO.

Mahela Sammellan Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX

National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE). Denver, CO.

San Antonio Virtual Environments in Education and Training (SAVE-ET), San Antonio, TX

Teachers of English to Students of Other Languages, Boston, MA

The National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Orlando, FL

The National Writing Project Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

UT System Panel: Past and Future Projects using Second Life. Undergraduate Conference, Second Life Virtual World

2010 ILT Conference Presentations Faculty and Students

Dr. Rosalind Horowitz has been appointed to the

new editorial boards of Writing & Pedagogy, and Dias-

pora, Indigenous and Minority Education: An Interna-

tional Journal. She also organized a symposium on

Conducting Interdisciplinary Research in the New Mil-

lennium. Speakers were Richard Gambitta, Director,

Institute for Law and Public Affairs; Kyle Murray, Fac-

ulty Associate for the Center for Water Research and

Assistant Director for Undergrad Research Develop-

ment in the Honors College; and Rosalind Horowitz,

Director, The Border Literacy Project.

Dr. Dennis Davis, new assistant professor of

literacy education, participated in the National

Academy of Education’s Predoctoral Adolescent

Literacy Fellowship. The fellowship provides

mentoring and financial support for dissertation

work related to adolescent literacy. Dr. Davis’ dis-

sertation was a meta-analysis of reading compre-

hension strategies instruction in upper elemen-

tary and middle school settings.

Research Highlights

Project Learning Tree's Environmental Experi-

ences for Early Childhood

Dr. Blanche Desjean-Perrotta and Dr. Courtney Crim served as Early Childhood Advisory Com-mittee members and Project Learning Tree's En-vironmental Experiences for Early Childhood has been selected a Learning Magazine 2011 Teach-ers' Choice Award winner. Project Learning Tree is a nationally recognized Environmental Educa-tion program for K-12. The program is for early childhood educators who are interested in envi-ronmental education for young children 3-8 years old.

The PhD program in Interdisciplinary Learn-

ing and Teaching

The PhD in ILT is in its second year. There are 13 doctoral students in Cohort 1 and additional 14 students in Cohort 2. Faculty have been ac-tively advising students, teaching in the program and participating in doctoral committee work. The program continues to gain popularity and is ac-tively recruiting for its Fall 2011 class.

Teaching Highlights

Congratulations!

Two ILT Faculty Receive

The University of Texas

System Regents System

Awards

Dr. Maria Kaylor &

Dr. Alycia Maurer

Dr. Maria Kaylor

Dr. Alycia Maurer

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ILT in the News A C&I graduate student is making

an important impact on local edu-

cation. Ed DeLeon was featured

in a KSAT 12 news story repre-

senting the Knowledge is Power

Program (KIPP), a local charter

school where he works. To view

the full story: http://

www.ksat.com\video\25046500

\index.html

Student Teachers and Technology In student teaching, students receive a two hour technology presentation

(“Imagine the Possibilities!”) that offers exposure to a variety of applications. The point of the training is to provide ideas about the ways that technology can

be used in a classroom. During student teaching, students are expected to demonstrate some use of technology in their lesson plans. Our student teach-

ing website: http://education.utsa.edu/student_teaching offers students the opportunity to participate in Facebook, Twitter, Wiki, and Blog. Students are also offered the opportunity to participate in our Flip Camera cohort. Student

teachers are trained in the use of Flip Cameras, I-movie editor, and Articulate.

Graduate Teacher

Certification Program (GTCP) The ILT GTCP offers certifica-

tion for graduate students in EC-6, EC-12 SPE, 8-12 Math, and 8-12 Science, Life Science, or Physical Science. The program currently supports 9 early field experience students, 2 full-time interns, and 5 clinical teachers. Applications to the program are due by Feb 15, 2011 for a co-hort to begin Fall 2011. Infor-mation regarding ILT GTCP is

available here: http://education.utsa.edu/certification_program/Gradu-ate_Degree_Professional_certification_programs/

Rosalind Horowitz was one of two faculty throughout the College of Education to be recognized by the Honors Alliance at UTSA, a consortium of honors groups, for academic and service excellence, April 9, 2010, at their Honors Dinner and Awards Ceremony.

Karla Broadus was asked to attend the NISD Curriculum Update meeting.

Joellen Coryell, Elizabeth Pate, and Robin Redmon Wright were on the leadership team of the UTSA Internationalization Task Force, evaluation study of internationalization at the institution. Their work produced a Logic Model and Internationalization Status Report with recommendations to the Executive Vice Provost’s Office. More information is available at http://provost.utsa.edu/evp/

M. Arreguin-Anderson and Kimberley Cuero co-organized and facilitated the first Proyecto Silvestre (Project Wild) in Spanish conducted in the state of Texas.

Project Learning Tree’s Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood has been selected a Learning Magazine 2011 Teachers’ Choice Award winner! Blanche Desjean-Perrotta and Courtney Crim served as Early Childhood Advisory Committee members.

Anna CohenMiller, Developing a Bike Sharing Initiative on the Palo Alto College campus. Go Green! ¡Viva Verde! Committee. San Antonio, TX.

Service Highlights

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ILT Communications/

Newsletter Committee

Joellen Coryell Dennis Davis

Rosalie Herber Laura James

Tinney Leveridge Shelbee Nguyen Nicole Thornton

Department of Interdisciplinary

Learning & Teaching

One UTSA Circle

Main Building 2.212

San Antonio, TX 78249

Phone: 210-458-5969

Fax: 210-458-7281

Travels with Rowdy!

Rowdy survived Niagara Falls at the 2010 North

American Association for Environmental Education

(NAAEE) Conference in Buffalo-Niagara, New York.

(Photo compliments of Dr. Courtney Crim!)