Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education (DFSME)

21/07/2026

Educators, mark your calendars! You can select DFSME's STEM ConnectED Day as your Professional Development day of choice!!! REGISTRATION Opens on 7/28!!! Teachers need field trips too!!!
• Exclusive, behind-the-scenes tours of local STEM businesses & organizations
• Meet Innovators & witness real-world STEM in action
• Make new connections & discover ways to empower your students
Get the latest information at https://www.dfsme.org/stem-connected-day-2026/
Join DFSME News for monthly updates educators want & need:
https://www.dfsme.org/

20/07/2026

STEM FUN & EXCITEMENT! NASA TechRise Student Challenge
Help inspire the next generation of innovators by engaging your school in the 2026–27 NASA TechRise Student Challenge. Share the challenge website and outreach resources with educators, students, and families so they can pre-register for updates and explore participation opportunities. Schools are encouraged to request a NASA TechRise information session to learn more about the challenge and how to get involved. For additional materials, resources, or support in promoting the challenge within your school community, contact the TechRise team at [email protected]

The NASA TechRise Student Challenge empowers teams of sixth to 12th-grade students to design, build, and launch experiments on flights aboard commercial suborbital vehicles. Guided by an educator, student teams affiliated with U.S. public, private, and charter schools can submit experiment...

09/07/2026

ONE WEEK LEFT TO SIGN UP! DEADLINE IS JULY 15!
FOR HOST & SPONSORSHIP DETAILS, visit https://stemconnectedorganizer.dfsme.org/

Feature Your STEM Business as A Host or Sponsor! STEM ConnectED Day connects Delaware teachers directly with employers and industry professionals through hosted site visits on Delaware's statewide professional development day. The event is 100% free to teachers thanks to our sponsors, who are Delaware's education innovators, talent builders, and community champions.

For more info please email [email protected] or call 302-397-0034 ext 3.

08/07/2026

Register Now to Attend this Amazing Professional Development Opportunity! Teachers! Fun way to earn credit hours this month!

The Delaware Foundation for Science & Mathematics Education is pleased to partner with the Technology Forum of Delaware for this year's iDEa Conference: Emerging Industries in BlueTech and Photonics, on Tuesday, July 28th, from 4-7pm at Wilmington University in New Castle, Delaware.

Designed to be accessible to educators of all backgrounds, the conference will explore how BlueTech and Photonics are shaping innovation, workforce needs, and future STEM career pathways across Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic. Participants will learn directly from leaders in government, higher education, research, and industry as they explore the technologies, workforce trends, and educational opportunities shaping these emerging industries.

Attendees will earn Professional Development Hours in PDMS. (Course #44491; Section #92389)

TO REGISTER visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idea-conference-emerging-industries-in-bluetech-and-photonics-tickets-1986535510187

07/07/2026

Educators, mark your calendars! Registration will open for DFSME STEM ConnectED Day on Tues 7/28!

September 15th, 2026
Statewide Professional Development Day
Two Sessions: Morning 8:30-11:30 & Afternoon 12:30-3:30

What You Can Expect:
• Exclusive, behind-the-scenes tours of local ATEM businesses & organizations
• Meet Innovators & witness real-world STEM in action
• Make new connections & discover ways to empower your students
• Earn Free Professional Development Hours, credite by DDOE.

For details, visit https://www.dfsme.org/stem-connected-day-2026/

06/07/2026

Join us in congratulating Marie Burns & Lucy Xu, MWM's July Honorees! They have been recognized with DelDOT’s 2024 Team of the Year Award, as well as the Governor's 2024 Team Excellence Awards for environmental education across the state.

06/07/2026

Feature Your STEM Business as A Host or Sponsor! STEM ConnectED Day connects Delaware teachers directly with employers and industry professionals through hosted site visits on Delaware's statewide professional development day. The event is 100% free to teachers thanks to our sponsors, who are Delaware's education innovators, talent builders, and community champions.

FOR HOST & SPONSORSHIP DETAILS, visit https://stemconnectedorganizer.dfsme.org/

For more info please email [email protected] or call 302-397-0034 to get started.

06/07/2026

Founded in 2010, DESCA is committed to making Delaware a leader in sustainable science and technology.

11/06/2026

June’s Outstanding Delaware Women in STEM Honoree! Congratulations Angel! 🤩

10/06/2026