Sylvia will keynote the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s first National Summer Teacher Institute on Innovation, STEM, and Intellectual Property on August 10-14, 2014, in Santa Clara, California. In cooperation with the Office of Congressman Michael Honda (CA-17), this multi-day professional development training opportunity is designed to help middle and high school teachers incorporate concepts of making, inventing, and intellectual property creation and protection into classroom instruction.