THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EDUCATION

Competitive Edge Examining market forces on charter schools

To Catch a Shapeshifter 125 and Counting The changing landscape of The College of Education tobacco use and marketing celebrates 125 years

THE UNIVERSITY OF

TEXASEDUCATION

T E A C H I N G . R E S E A R C H . L E A D E R S H I P.

FA L L 2016

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Ways to Create a Great STEM Program

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"You are always becoming, you are always a learner, even as a teacher."

Thu-Ha Nguyen, BS '15, brings the valuable lessons learned

at the College of Education to her classroom in Houston.

Photo by Christina S. Murrey

Manuel J. Justiz Dean A.M. Aikin Regents Chair in Education Leadership Lee Hage Jamail Regents Chair in Education

TEACHING. RESEARCH. LEADERSHIP.

For the past 125 years, the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin has served as a leader in the field of education. Our programs and people are recognized across the U.S. and around the world.

Our departments continually strive to prepare outstanding graduate and undergraduate students for careers in education and health. Our research centers, faculty scholars and graduate students pursue groundbreaking research in areas such as STEM education, reading, autism, health sciences, sport and education policy.

The College of Education is ranked third nationally among public universities, and we have been ranked among the top 10 colleges of education for nine years in a row. That is an extraordinary accomplishment--a reflection of the important work that goes on across the College.

We are a diverse community whose members are inspired to make the world better-- classroom educators who are going to be remembered for a lifetime by students, professionals who promote public health, and researchers who make discoveries that improve the lives of countless individuals.

In the pages of Texas Education, I invite you to discover and celebrate the success of the College of Education. Through these stories, you will see multiple examples of how our faculty, students and alumni are changing the world.

Although much has changed since 1891, we remain devoted to our pursuit of excellence and our commitment to educating future leaders.

MANUEL J. JUSTIZ

Dean

LEADERSHIP

Manuel J. Justiz Dean

Marilyn C. Kameen Senior Associate Dean

Beth Maloch Associate Dean for Teacher Education, Student Affairs and Administration

Marcia Barnes Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies

Sherry Field Assistant Dean for Teacher Education, Outreach and Recruitment

John Bartholomew Chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Randy Bomer Chair ad interim of the Department of Educational Administration

Cindy Carlson Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology

Mark O'Reilly Chair of the Department of Special Education

Cinthia Salinas Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Richard Hogeda Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

C.J. Keudell Assistant Dean for Financial Affairs

Stacey Oliver Assistant Dean for Development

EDITORIAL

Director of Communication Bridget Glaser

Assistant Editor M. Yvonne Taylor

Photography Christina S. Murrey

Contributors Sibyl Kaufman, Albert Degollado, Susan Laronde and Zoe Fu

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CONTENTS

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EDUCATION MAGAZINE

On The Cover Middle school students note what they see when a battery is submerged in water.

F E AT U R E S

How to Create a Great

STEM Program

And other strategies for igniting

passionate curiosity

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Photos by Christina S. Murrey

Snapshot Two fourth graders in Houston do a deep dive under the desk during personal reading time. Their teacher, Thu-Ha Nguyen, BS `15, is a graduate of the College of Education.

To Catch a Shapeshifter

The changing landscape of tobacco

use and marketing

BY M. YVONNE TAYLOR

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Competitive Edge? Examining market forces on charter schools

BY BRIDGET GLASER

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D E PA R T M E N T S

4 College News ............................... 6 125 years: A Timeline ..................... 1 6 Changemakers .......................... 2 0 By the Numbers Spotlight .......... 2 2 A New Look for S?nchez ............ 2 4 Philanthropy ............................ 2 6 Faculty Publications .................. 2 8 Faculty News and Awards ........... 3 0 Alumni News ........................... 3 2 Alumni Spotlight .......................

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FALL 2016

College News

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Dean's Scholars Fellowship Recipients Announced

The new cohort of the College's Dean's Scholars Fellowship program for incoming doctoral candidates was welcomed to campus in August: Jessica Fry and Zachary Taylor, educational administration; Chea Parton and Tatiane Russo-Tait, curriculum and instruction; and Melissa Rodgers, educational psychology. The prestigious fellowship package includes financial support across four years of doctoral study, a stipend and professional development opportunities. Scholars are guaranteed research and teaching assistantships that offer critical exposure to top researchers and cutting-edge projects.

? Learn more at education.utexas.edu

Small Storytellers, Big Screen

Twenty-four Austin fourth-graders walked the red carpet and debuted their original short films to rave reviews at the 2016 Alexander Film Festival at Austin's Alamo Drafthouse in April. Named for College of Education alumna and Cowan Elementary teacher Kerry Alexander, BS '09, the festival showcased student work created with the help of student teachers from the College of Education. One young producer shared his fascination with skateboarding and Russia. Another illustrated a case of disputed identity-- cupcake or muffin?--that ended in a comical showdown between rival breakfasts. A more serious work detailed a student's immigration from Costa Rica to Austin. Alexander credited the project's success to Katie Russell, PhD '14, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and her student teachers in a spring semester language and literacy class. The inspiration to bridge digital storytelling with a traditional literacy class was a vision of fellow language and literacy Clinical Assistant Professor Audra Roach, MA '09, PhD '15. She and Russell piloted the program in their language arts methods course and expanded the program this year to Cowan Elementary.

Photos by Christina S. Murrey

College of Education to Lead Governor Greg Abbott's Literacy Initiative

In the spring, the College of Education was awarded a contract by the Texas Education Agency to design and launch the state's literacy and readingto-learn academies. The academies offered professional development for Texas K?1 elementary school teachers this summer and will continue next June with grades 2?5. The academies share research-based best practices to enhance Texas students' reading skills. The College's Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk developed the evidence-based course content for the academies, and those materials are implemented in collaboration with the College's Institute for Public School Initiatives in Training of Trainer sessions for the 20 Education Service Centers and largest school districts.

College of Education Ranks in Top 10

The University of Texas at Austin continues to be a national leader in the field of education. U.S. News & World Report ranks the College of Education third among public universities and 10th overall in its 2016 rankings of graduate schools of education. The College is ranked second in the nation for research expenditures among publics. Departments earned top-ten spots as well: Educational Administration: second among publics and third overall; Special Education: third among publics and fourth overall; Educational Psychology: fifth among publics and sixth overall; and Curriculum and Instruction: fourth among publics and seventh overall.

WeTEACH_CS MIXES WITH GOOGLE FIBER

Carol Fletcher, deputy director of the Center for STEM Education, addresses the crowd at the WeTeach_CS program's professional networking event in February. More than 120 computer science educators gathered at the Google Fiber space in downtown Austin. The mixer brought together computer science teachers and specialists for an evening of training and support.

MEADOWS CENTER AWARDED $1.5 MILLION FOR PROJECT CONNECT-IT

Project CONNECT-IT is a three-year plan to design a techology-based inference-making intervention for middle school students who have difficulties with reading comprehension. The project team will work with students and their teachers to design instruction that helps integrate ideas in text and use their real-world knowledge to comprehend what they are reading. The research is funded by the Institute of Education Sciences in the National Center for Special Education Research. Marcia Barnes, associate dean for research and graduate studies, will serve as principal investigator of the project. The Meadows Center's Nathan Clemens, associate professor in Special Education, Sharon Vaughn, executive director, and Greg Roberts, associate director, are coprincipal investigators.

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TIMELINE

UT Ephemera Collection, di_10617, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

1923 The College offers its first bachelor of science in education. Sutton serves as acting president of UT and B. F. Pittenger is appointed acting dean.

1925 Department of Physical Education (known today as Kinesiology and Health Education) is added. Master of science degree in physical education and master of education degrees are added.

1926 Pittenger becomes permanent dean when Sutton retires.

1891-1892 The story of the College of Education begins with the establishment of the School of Pedagogy at The University of Texas. "The object of this school is to prepare students for the profession of teaching. The School of Pedagogy in The University aims to prepare teachers for positions in our high schools, academies, city schools, and colleges. The School of Pedagogy seeks to carry the highest college culture into the teaching profession." ? University of Texas Circular Number 14. September 13, 1891. The School is led by Joseph Baldwin.

1897 William S. Sutton named professor of pedagogy. He would become the first chair of the School of Pedagogy and would later be named the first dean. He served from 1909 to 1926.

Cactus Yearbook, The University of Texas at Austin, 1930

1918 Department of Education moves into new Education and Administration Building, which would be renamed Sutton Hall in 1930.

1920 Department of Education is changed to the School of Education.

1933 Launch of University High School, a laboratory school on campus. Today the building is the home of the School of Social Work.

1934 Doctor of education degree is authorized.

1936 Bachelor of science in elementary education is approved.

1940 First professorship in Latin American Education is established. The inaugural holder is George I. S?nchez, ME '31.

1900 The School of Pedagogy is renamed the School of the Science and Art of Education.

1906 School of the Science and Art of Education is renamed Department of Education.

1909 The Department of Education is divided into three schools: Educational Administration, Art of Teaching (known today as Curriculum and Instruction), and Philosophy of Education (known today as Educational Psychology).

1921 Annie Webb Blanton, who earned degrees from the College in 1899 and 1923, proposes and helps pass a law that raises standards for certification of public school teachers in Texas.

1945 The School of Education becomes the College of Education. Until this time, it had been a school or department in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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1946 Pittenger retires and Clarence T. Gray is named acting dean.

1947 Laurence D. Haskew is appointed dean.

1949 The Gilmer-Aikin Act is passed by the Texas Legislature. The act requires that the allocation of funds for public schools be based upon population and attendance.

Did You know? These departments were once part of the College of Education:

? History and Philosophy of Education

? Agricultural Education ? Rural Education ? Nursing Education

1962 Clyde Colvert is appointed dean.

1964 Wayne H. Holtzman is appointed dean.

1965 Department of Special Education is established from what had been a sub-area in the Department of Educational Psychology. The Science Education Center, known today as the Center for STEM Education, is established under the direction of Addison Lee. Federal funding related to President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society legislation helps spur explosive growth of the College.

1970 Lorrin Kennamer is appointed dean.

1975 New state-of-the-art Education Building opens.

1990 Manuel J. Justiz is appointed dean. He is the first Hispanic dean at UT.

1991 Education Building is renamed for George I. S?nchez.

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1997 UTeach program is established in collaboration with UT's College of Natural Sciences.

2000 The College leads Governor George W. Bush's Texas Reading Initiative. 2002 The College launches groundbreaking Laptop Initiative.

1897?1945

2010 The College's Meadows Center for Preventing Education Risk is awarded a $20 million grant, at the time the largest received by the College.

2010-16 The College is consistently ranked among the top five public graduate schools of education in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

Birth of a College: Laying the Foundation

? Develop coursework and curriculum

? Hire and grow faculty and launch departments

? Establish bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs

? Secure facilities

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2013 For the sixth year in a row, the College is ranked number one among the nation's graduate education schools in research funding by U.S. News & World Report.

2015 Justiz celebrates his 25th year leading the college.

1987 Waneen Spirduso is appointed interim dean. Texas Senate Bill 994 is passed, stipulating that anyone applying for a teaching certificate in Texas must possess a bachelor's degree in an academic or interdisciplinary major other than education.

1993 The College leads the Texas Math and Science State Systemic Change Initiative on behalf of Governor Ann Richards.

2015 UTeach Fine Arts is established in collaboration with UT's College of Fine Arts.

2016 College takes the lead on Governor Greg Abbott's Summer Literacy Academies

1946?Present The College of Education as we know it today

? Emerge as state and national leader

? Establish leadership structure

? Attract funded research

? Launch Advisory Council and formal fundraising efforts

? Establish campus and community partnerships

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