UTD Science and Mathematics Education Department
@utdsme.bsky.social
The SME Dept strives to have a positive and lasting impact on the quality of STEM education in N TX and beyond. Our approach is to recruit, prepare, and support excellent STEM educators and to guide PK–16 & higher students toward success.
Congratulations to our summer SME MAT graduates, Cristina and Wali, who participated in graduation commencement today. Celebrate your success! 🎉
#utdsme #smemat #scienceeducation #utdgrad
#utdsme #smemat #scienceeducation #utdgrad
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Congratulations to our summer SME MAT graduates, Cristina and Wali, who participated in graduation commencement today. Celebrate your success! 🎉
#utdsme #smemat #scienceeducation #utdgrad
#utdsme #smemat #scienceeducation #utdgrad
Congratulations to UTD SME - UTeach Dallas Dept Annual Award Winners! Wesley Tyree, Graduate Student Award; Marissa Distin, Undergraduate Student Award; and Haley Bilbray, BS '14 MS '20, Alumni Award! We are so very proud of them all.
#awardwinners #stemeducation #utdscience
#awardwinners #stemeducation #utdscience
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Congratulations to UTD SME - UTeach Dallas Dept Annual Award Winners! Wesley Tyree, Graduate Student Award; Marissa Distin, Undergraduate Student Award; and Haley Bilbray, BS '14 MS '20, Alumni Award! We are so very proud of them all.
#awardwinners #stemeducation #utdscience
#awardwinners #stemeducation #utdscience
We wish you a relaxing Thanksgiving, filled with good food & wonderful memories. We are thankful for your dedication to education & learning and your continued growth. We thank for your continued support & dedication of SME MAT & UTeach Dallas, & our outreach programs.
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We wish you a relaxing Thanksgiving, filled with good food & wonderful memories. We are thankful for your dedication to education & learning and your continued growth. We thank for your continued support & dedication of SME MAT & UTeach Dallas, & our outreach programs.
Last week SME-UTeach Dallas represented at CAST (Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching)! From recruiting mentors/new students or greeting alumni at our booth, many presentations by Dr Urquhart,Dr Hajeri,& Dr Taylor. We provided stipends for our Charles Butt Foundation Scholars to attend
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Last week SME-UTeach Dallas represented at CAST (Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching)! From recruiting mentors/new students or greeting alumni at our booth, many presentations by Dr Urquhart,Dr Hajeri,& Dr Taylor. We provided stipends for our Charles Butt Foundation Scholars to attend
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. " ~ Nelson Mandela
#wednesdaywisdom #utdsme #utd
#wednesdaywisdom #utdsme #utd
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. " ~ Nelson Mandela
#wednesdaywisdom #utdsme #utd
#wednesdaywisdom #utdsme #utd
Happy Halloween from SME! Hope you brewed up some fun experiments today! 🎃🧙🧙♀️🕷️🧪👩🏻🔬
#halloween #utd #utdsme
#halloween #utd #utdsme
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Happy Halloween from SME! Hope you brewed up some fun experiments today! 🎃🧙🧙♀️🕷️🧪👩🏻🔬
#halloween #utd #utdsme
#halloween #utd #utdsme
UTD HOCO 2025! SME-UTeach Dallas "SHOCKING" door design celebrating UTD STEM in the Homecoming Door Decorating Contest. TY WeTeach for decorating!
*Help us win! Vote for FN 3.410 in the contest before Noon on Friday!
homecoming.utdallas.edu/door-decorat...
Let’s show that SME-UTeach Dallas pride! 💚🧡
*Help us win! Vote for FN 3.410 in the contest before Noon on Friday!
homecoming.utdallas.edu/door-decorat...
Let’s show that SME-UTeach Dallas pride! 💚🧡
October 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
UTD HOCO 2025! SME-UTeach Dallas "SHOCKING" door design celebrating UTD STEM in the Homecoming Door Decorating Contest. TY WeTeach for decorating!
*Help us win! Vote for FN 3.410 in the contest before Noon on Friday!
homecoming.utdallas.edu/door-decorat...
Let’s show that SME-UTeach Dallas pride! 💚🧡
*Help us win! Vote for FN 3.410 in the contest before Noon on Friday!
homecoming.utdallas.edu/door-decorat...
Let’s show that SME-UTeach Dallas pride! 💚🧡
Celebrated on Oct 5th each yr, WTD is for us to honor Teachers! SME Dept/ UTeachDallas celebrated all week. 1st we had goodies for students and slips for them to explain "WHY BECOME A TEACHER?" On Thur, we celebrated at the mall & had students from across the campus tell us about their fav teacher.
October 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Celebrated on Oct 5th each yr, WTD is for us to honor Teachers! SME Dept/ UTeachDallas celebrated all week. 1st we had goodies for students and slips for them to explain "WHY BECOME A TEACHER?" On Thur, we celebrated at the mall & had students from across the campus tell us about their fav teacher.
Happy First Day of Fall Comets! Today is the Autumnal Equinox, when the day and night are of equal length. Equinox occurs twice a year in Earth's orbit, once in the spring and once in the fall. 🌞🌎💫
#STEMeducation #UTDSME #uteachdallas #utdscience #autumnalequinox
#STEMeducation #UTDSME #uteachdallas #utdscience #autumnalequinox
September 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Happy First Day of Fall Comets! Today is the Autumnal Equinox, when the day and night are of equal length. Equinox occurs twice a year in Earth's orbit, once in the spring and once in the fall. 🌞🌎💫
#STEMeducation #UTDSME #uteachdallas #utdscience #autumnalequinox
#STEMeducation #UTDSME #uteachdallas #utdscience #autumnalequinox
September 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
WOW! Naturally Inquisitive, Science Unplugged: Live Experiments and Fun!
Wednesday 3-4:30!
Stop by the SME/UTeach Dallas booth for UV beads & math fun. FO atrium #utd #utdscience #utdsme #utdwelcome
Wednesday 3-4:30!
Stop by the SME/UTeach Dallas booth for UV beads & math fun. FO atrium #utd #utdscience #utdsme #utdwelcome
September 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
WOW! Naturally Inquisitive, Science Unplugged: Live Experiments and Fun!
Wednesday 3-4:30!
Stop by the SME/UTeach Dallas booth for UV beads & math fun. FO atrium #utd #utdscience #utdsme #utdwelcome
Wednesday 3-4:30!
Stop by the SME/UTeach Dallas booth for UV beads & math fun. FO atrium #utd #utdscience #utdsme #utdwelcome
Congrats to our MAT grads! We celebrated that Andy, Cristina & Walli have completed their Masters in Arts of Teaching in Science or Math Education this summer. We will miss our fab TAs! Cristina & Andy are completing their #UTeachDallas teaching certif in Dec.
#utdsme #utdscience
#utdsme #utdscience
August 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Congrats to our MAT grads! We celebrated that Andy, Cristina & Walli have completed their Masters in Arts of Teaching in Science or Math Education this summer. We will miss our fab TAs! Cristina & Andy are completing their #UTeachDallas teaching certif in Dec.
#utdsme #utdscience
#utdsme #utdscience
On 07/24 #UTDSME-#UTeachDallas hosted STEM-tastic Day, PD for teachers to learn about topics such as Zebrafish, Astro, Physics, CS, & the integration of art by visiting the new Crow Museum on campus!
Great to have our #UTDalumni back as presenters & attendees.
#utdscience #stemeducation
Great to have our #UTDalumni back as presenters & attendees.
#utdscience #stemeducation
August 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
On 07/24 #UTDSME-#UTeachDallas hosted STEM-tastic Day, PD for teachers to learn about topics such as Zebrafish, Astro, Physics, CS, & the integration of art by visiting the new Crow Museum on campus!
Great to have our #UTDalumni back as presenters & attendees.
#utdscience #stemeducation
Great to have our #UTDalumni back as presenters & attendees.
#utdscience #stemeducation
#UTeachDallas hosted the final #WeTeach_CS PD Workshop of summer for our cohort led by Mr Lalani & Ms Gregory & we teamed up w #SMU's cohort. Designed to prepare Ts for the Tx #computerscience certif exam by creatively teaching them CS #utdsme #utd #utdscience #stemeducation
July 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
#UTeachDallas hosted the final #WeTeach_CS PD Workshop of summer for our cohort led by Mr Lalani & Ms Gregory & we teamed up w #SMU's cohort. Designed to prepare Ts for the Tx #computerscience certif exam by creatively teaching them CS #utdsme #utd #utdscience #stemeducation
Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸
Learn about the chemistry and math involved in fireworks!
#uteachdallas #fourthofjuly🇺🇸 #utdallas #utdsme #utdscience
Learn about the chemistry and math involved in fireworks!
#uteachdallas #fourthofjuly🇺🇸 #utdallas #utdsme #utdscience
July 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸
Learn about the chemistry and math involved in fireworks!
#uteachdallas #fourthofjuly🇺🇸 #utdallas #utdsme #utdscience
Learn about the chemistry and math involved in fireworks!
#uteachdallas #fourthofjuly🇺🇸 #utdallas #utdsme #utdscience
SME - UTeach Dallas Professors Gregory, Hennessy, and Lalani are in Indiana sharing their Computer Science skills with a week of Intro to Programming for K-5 and 6-12.
#CSPD #utdscience #utdsme #uteachdallas #csta #cstaindiana
#CSPD #utdscience #utdsme #uteachdallas #csta #cstaindiana
June 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
SME - UTeach Dallas Professors Gregory, Hennessy, and Lalani are in Indiana sharing their Computer Science skills with a week of Intro to Programming for K-5 and 6-12.
#CSPD #utdscience #utdsme #uteachdallas #csta #cstaindiana
#CSPD #utdscience #utdsme #uteachdallas #csta #cstaindiana
Join us for a fun day of hands-on learning at UTD
*Thurs July 24 9am-3pm
* K-12 Math/Science/CS teachers!
* $30 fee covers all sessions, lunch, & parking.
* CPE certificate
REGISTRATION at QR code
#ProfessionalDevelopment #stemeducation #utdscience #utdsme #uteachdallas
*Thurs July 24 9am-3pm
* K-12 Math/Science/CS teachers!
* $30 fee covers all sessions, lunch, & parking.
* CPE certificate
REGISTRATION at QR code
#ProfessionalDevelopment #stemeducation #utdscience #utdsme #uteachdallas
May 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Join us for a fun day of hands-on learning at UTD
*Thurs July 24 9am-3pm
* K-12 Math/Science/CS teachers!
* $30 fee covers all sessions, lunch, & parking.
* CPE certificate
REGISTRATION at QR code
#ProfessionalDevelopment #stemeducation #utdscience #utdsme #uteachdallas
*Thurs July 24 9am-3pm
* K-12 Math/Science/CS teachers!
* $30 fee covers all sessions, lunch, & parking.
* CPE certificate
REGISTRATION at QR code
#ProfessionalDevelopment #stemeducation #utdscience #utdsme #uteachdallas
We are so proud of you Hailey King!
Congrats #AdvisoroftheYearAward Hailey King in #UTeachDallas, in @utdsme.bsky.social in @utdscience.bsky.social NSM
~ King is passionate about working w/Ss & helping them discover their strengths & reach goals. Finds it rewarding to see a S’s growth from orientation to grad.
@utdallas.bsky.social
~ King is passionate about working w/Ss & helping them discover their strengths & reach goals. Finds it rewarding to see a S’s growth from orientation to grad.
@utdallas.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We are so proud of you Hailey King!
🌍 Protecting Our Planet Through STEM! 🌱
#STEMEducation is crucial for safeguarding Earth for #FutureGenerations. By empowering Ss w/STEM knowledge, we are equipping them w/tools to innovate sustainable solutions & environmental challenges. Inspire next gen #EcoWarriors!
#EarthDay #UTD
#STEMEducation is crucial for safeguarding Earth for #FutureGenerations. By empowering Ss w/STEM knowledge, we are equipping them w/tools to innovate sustainable solutions & environmental challenges. Inspire next gen #EcoWarriors!
#EarthDay #UTD
April 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
🌍 Protecting Our Planet Through STEM! 🌱
#STEMEducation is crucial for safeguarding Earth for #FutureGenerations. By empowering Ss w/STEM knowledge, we are equipping them w/tools to innovate sustainable solutions & environmental challenges. Inspire next gen #EcoWarriors!
#EarthDay #UTD
#STEMEducation is crucial for safeguarding Earth for #FutureGenerations. By empowering Ss w/STEM knowledge, we are equipping them w/tools to innovate sustainable solutions & environmental challenges. Inspire next gen #EcoWarriors!
#EarthDay #UTD
🎉 Happy National Student Employment Week! 🎉
Thank you to all our Student Employees in the SME Dept - UTeach Dallas Program!
We are thankful for you every day!
#studentemployeeappreciationweek #studentemployeesrock
Thank you to all our Student Employees in the SME Dept - UTeach Dallas Program!
We are thankful for you every day!
#studentemployeeappreciationweek #studentemployeesrock
April 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
🎉 Happy National Student Employment Week! 🎉
Thank you to all our Student Employees in the SME Dept - UTeach Dallas Program!
We are thankful for you every day!
#studentemployeeappreciationweek #studentemployeesrock
Thank you to all our Student Employees in the SME Dept - UTeach Dallas Program!
We are thankful for you every day!
#studentemployeeappreciationweek #studentemployeesrock
We are in our Giving Era until 6:49 pm for UTD's 9th Giving Days! Head to our SME -UTeach Dallas Page to donate:
givingday.utdallas.edu/amb/smed
Donations from as little as $2 for students or $9 for can be matched!
#COMETogetherUTD #InMyGivingEra #GivingDays #uteachdallas #utdsme
givingday.utdallas.edu/amb/smed
Donations from as little as $2 for students or $9 for can be matched!
#COMETogetherUTD #InMyGivingEra #GivingDays #uteachdallas #utdsme
April 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We are in our Giving Era until 6:49 pm for UTD's 9th Giving Days! Head to our SME -UTeach Dallas Page to donate:
givingday.utdallas.edu/amb/smed
Donations from as little as $2 for students or $9 for can be matched!
#COMETogetherUTD #InMyGivingEra #GivingDays #uteachdallas #utdsme
givingday.utdallas.edu/amb/smed
Donations from as little as $2 for students or $9 for can be matched!
#COMETogetherUTD #InMyGivingEra #GivingDays #uteachdallas #utdsme
WiP Physics Camp at UTD by the SME Dept is still taking applications! Camp is 2 weeks for MS - FREE to all campers. Campers attend the Beginner Camp in 1st year offering fun activities. Then eligible next yr for Adv Camp.
*Funded thru donations & volunteers!
*for 7-9th gr
*read more or apply⛓in bio
*Funded thru donations & volunteers!
*for 7-9th gr
*read more or apply⛓in bio
April 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
WiP Physics Camp at UTD by the SME Dept is still taking applications! Camp is 2 weeks for MS - FREE to all campers. Campers attend the Beginner Camp in 1st year offering fun activities. Then eligible next yr for Adv Camp.
*Funded thru donations & volunteers!
*for 7-9th gr
*read more or apply⛓in bio
*Funded thru donations & volunteers!
*for 7-9th gr
*read more or apply⛓in bio
Happy First Day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, Autumn in the Southern!!
Vernal (Spring) Equinox today - Learn more at
[https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-vernal-or-spring-equinox/]
Vernal (Spring) Equinox today - Learn more at
[https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-vernal-or-spring-equinox/]
March 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Happy First Day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, Autumn in the Southern!!
Vernal (Spring) Equinox today - Learn more at
[https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-vernal-or-spring-equinox/]
Vernal (Spring) Equinox today - Learn more at
[https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-vernal-or-spring-equinox/]
Founded in 1988, 3/14 became known as Pi Day to celebrate the mathematical constant π (pi) because the numbers 3, 1 and 4 are the first significant digits of π which corresponds to the date 3/14.
How will you celebrate Pi Day?
#piday #utdscience #uteachdallas #utdsme #STEMeducation
How will you celebrate Pi Day?
#piday #utdscience #uteachdallas #utdsme #STEMeducation
March 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Founded in 1988, 3/14 became known as Pi Day to celebrate the mathematical constant π (pi) because the numbers 3, 1 and 4 are the first significant digits of π which corresponds to the date 3/14.
How will you celebrate Pi Day?
#piday #utdscience #uteachdallas #utdsme #STEMeducation
How will you celebrate Pi Day?
#piday #utdscience #uteachdallas #utdsme #STEMeducation
Congratulations to Mohammad Saleh! Awarded Pearce HS, Richardson ISD, Red Apple ~ Outstanding First Year Teacher of the Year!
We are so proud of you! #uteachdallasalumni #utdsmematalumni #utdscience #instarisd
We are so proud of you! #uteachdallasalumni #utdsmematalumni #utdscience #instarisd
March 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Congratulations to Mohammad Saleh! Awarded Pearce HS, Richardson ISD, Red Apple ~ Outstanding First Year Teacher of the Year!
We are so proud of you! #uteachdallasalumni #utdsmematalumni #utdscience #instarisd
We are so proud of you! #uteachdallasalumni #utdsmematalumni #utdscience #instarisd