1. I-cubed meeting 8/6/20151 The Modeling Institute: ASU’s Attempt to Integrate Middle School STEM Professional Development for Teachers James A. Middleton Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Arizona State University

2. Five Interconnected Foci: 1.Content-Focused, Master of Natural Science (MNS) degree program for middle school STEM teachers – Collaborative degree program between Math, Physics, Engineering, Sustainability, Biology, and Education 2.Middle School STEM Summer College-for-Kids – Math, Physics, Biology, Sustainability, Engineering Departments, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts 3.STEMnet – a professional development network of STEM secondary educators – All STEM centers and departments, Arizona Sci-Tech Festival, AMTA 4.Ask-a-Scientist – an expansion of the popular Ask-a-Biologist web presence – All STEM centers and departments 5.Middle School STEM endorsement to Arizona state teacher certification – Department of Education, Board of Education

3. Presented at ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, 6/17/2015 3 The Design MNS Program College for Kids STEMnet Ask a Scientist Middle School Certification Elementary Trained Teachers become STEM Experts in Middle School Content Field Experiences for Teachers Advanced Informal Experiences for Middle School Students Professional Development Network across AZ Ongoing involvement of STEM departments in outreach

4. The Real World Intervenes… gifsoup.com

5. What Remains MNS Program College for Kids STEMnet Ask a Scientist Middle School Certification Elementary Trained Teachers become STEM Experts in Middle School Content Field Experiences for Teachers Advanced Informal Experiences for Middle School Students Professional Development Network across AZ Ongoing involvement of STEM departments in outreach

6. Lessons Learned 1.Serlin’s First Law “Any Idiot Can Screw Up a Good Thing.” – First Corollary to Serlin’s First Law “People are Stupid” 2.Relationships sustain beyond the vagaries of funding, administration, policy; 3.Curriculum can sustain beyond programs;