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The University of Texas at Dallas Institute for Instructional Excellence (UTD-IIE) is part of the Department of Science and Mathematics Education housed within the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.  Our focus is to assist campuses and districts in building teacher capacity to design, implement, and assess inquiry-based learning environments across all grade levels and content areas.  

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We are the Code.org Regional Partner​ for North Texas!

The University of Texas at Dallas has made a commitment to support the expansion of computer science education throughout North Texas.  As a Code.org Regional Partner, our goal is to support districts establishing computer science pathways for all students.

Code.org Professional Learning Applications Are Open!
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Whether you are new to teaching computer science (CS) or have experience teaching other CS courses, the program is designed to promote growth by providing space for you to become comfortable with curricular materials, CS content, and pedagogy. Our curriculum provides a complete set of lesson plans that include inquiry-based activities, videos, assessment support, and educational tools.

K-16 Instructional Capacity Building

Our strength is instruction!  Through a unique inquiry-based learning model and strong partnerships, UTD-IIE focuses on building capacity of school systems to implement and
​support inquiry-based learning including
Problem and Project-Based Learning.

Texas STEM Coalition

The 12th Annual Texas STEM Conference will be held in San Antonio, TX January 9-11-3, 2019
 Over 1000 teachers, administrators, and students attend yearly.