Sponsored by Michigan Technological University (MTU), Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education (WUPCSMEE), Grand Rapids Area PreCollege Engineering Program (GRAPCEP), and the Kalamazoo Public Schools and Pontiac School District. Funded by a Michigan Department of Education Improving Teacher Quality Grant to Michigan Technological University. Educators’ Science Mathematics Institute Series: Applied Mathematics (ESMIS) 10 graduate credits. The major components of the 2005-2006 Educators’ Science & Mathematics Institute Series: Applied Mathematics (ESMIS). Focus on improving mathematics education for all students. ESMIS consists of two intensive, graduate level Summer Institutes, Four academic year Workshops, as well as a web-based course and a spring Practicum. This approach will help teachers link their learning to state and national curriculum frameworks, and school improvement goals. Our model for Professional development recognizes the guidelines of the National Staff Development Council’s Professional Development Standards. Includes: a) inquiry-based teaching and learning b) interdisciplinary connections between mathematics and science c) study groups and critical friends d) examining student work e) mentoring and coaching f) creating an effective learning climate (equity in the classroom) g) assuring action research and use of strategies from successful models Each Institute/Workshop is taught by Michigan Tech faculty, K -12 master teachers, and/ or invited experts. Selection Criteria. Enrollment is limited. “It’s a nice model to be able to come up with ideas for mathematics by actively exploring the discipline yourself ... all you have to do then is take your students through a similar experience.”