2/2 In Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice falls in June (while the Southern Hemisphere experiences the winter solstice), and in the Southern Hemisphere, it falls in December (while the Northern Hemisphere experiences the winter solstice).
#summersolstice#scienceeducation
Happy Summer Solstice! ☀️The summer solstice marks the official start of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year.
It occurs when one of Earth’s poles is tilted toward the sun at its most extreme angle, and due to Earth’s tilt, this happens twice a year. 1/2
Congrats to Ariel DeZeeuw (BS’18, MS’20, #UTeachDallas ‘22) for the SME-UTeach Dallas Alumni of the Year Award! Ariel is a HS Math teacher at Life School Oak Cliff campus and is part of our UTeach Dallas Alumni Leadership Team.
#alumniaward#uteachnation#UTDAlumni#utdsme
WE NEED MENTOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS!
If you or someone you know
- is awesome & teach(es) 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th (if in elem) SCIENCE &/or MATH
-work(s) in a public or public charter school within 20-ish min/miles of UTD &
-want to help influence & recruit next gen of STEM tchrs
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Congratulations to our Spring 26 Masters of Arts of Teaching graduates! We celebrated them after graduation with a party! 🎉 We look forward to watching your next steps.
#scienceeducation#matheducation#mat
UTD President Prabhas V. Moghe congratulated Dr. Stephanie Taylor BS’06 for receiving the President’s Teaching Excellence Award in Undergraduate Instruction (non-tenure-track). We are so proud of you!
#utdsme#utdscience
🟠 Orange Lightsabers symbolize a nuanced stance in the cosmic conflict between the Jedi & the Sith & are symbols of Balance + Individuality, & those who Carve Out Their Own Path in the Galaxy 📷☄
May the 4th Be With You...#UTD Version...
🟢 Green Lightsabers are aligned w Wise Jedi Consulars & are symbols of Peace + Harmony, Growth + Regeneration, Strong Wielders of The Force, +Peace Over Combat.
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TY to @ultrasabers#StarWarsDay
The SME Department MAT program was honored for their commitment to the assessment process, Excellence in Assessment: Master of Arts in Teaching in Science/Mathematics Education. Emily Hennessy accepted the award for the program at the ceremony.
UTD Zebrafish Summer Institute ~ 5 Spots Left
4-day hybrid PD workshop for secondary science teachers (grades 6-12) to learn how to use zebrafish to engage their students in authentic, real-world scientific investigations. Earn 24 CPE📷
details at: https://t.co/vy4C65scLW
Thank you for supporting SME~UTeach Dallas~Physics Camp~Zebrafish Institute for Giving Day donations 2026. Your support makes a difference!
#stemeducation#uteachdallas#utdsme
Comets Giving Days are here! 📷
SME Dept - #UTeachDallas is excited to participate. Your generous donations help fund the support of STEM education in our dept: pd for local teachers, Induction alumni, & Physics Camp MS students.
https://t.co/ww1XFCyDv3
#COMETogetherUTD#UTDSME
GIVE BACK to UTD SME ~ UTeach Dallas to support all we do for STEM EDUCATION We recruit, prepare, and support excellent STEM educators and guide PK-16 and higher students toward success in formal and informal STEM educational experiences. Donate 🔗 in bio #COMETogetherUTD
Come to the math side, we have pi! Founded in 1988, 3/14 became 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 #PiDay?
#uteachdallas#utdsme
UTD #Zebrafish Summer Institute ~ Taking Applications! 4-day hybrid PD workshop for secondary sci teachers (gr 6-12) to learn how to use zebrafish to engage students in authentic, real-world scientific investigations. Earn 24 CPE!
details: https://t.co/vy4C65scLW
#stemeducation
Attention #EarthScience Teachers! Here is another fun video by the UTD Geoscience Studio. This one is aimed at our intro Geology course, with great info in it. Then check out their other videos while you are there!
https://t.co/YFPKIkqspe
@utd_geosciencestudio
You are invited to join us at STEM-tastic Saturday at UTD! Feb 21 9am -2pm - $30 STEM PD Day packed w/hands-on activities for your K -12th grade. Network with like-minded teachers! Try out new labs and activities. Experience engineering design, PBI, AI, CS.
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