Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference A. Tolk, S. Y. Diallo, I. O. Ryzhov, L. Yilmaz, S. Buckley, and J. A. Miller, eds. MODELING FOR EVERYONE: EMPHASIZING THE ROLE OF MODELING IN STEM EDUCATION Paul Fishwick Sally Brailsford Creative Automata Laboratory School of Management Arts & Technology University of Southampton University of Texas at Dallas Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK 800 West Campbell Road, AT10 Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA Simon J. E. Taylor Andreas Tolk Modelling & Simulation Group SimIS, Inc. Department of Computer Science 200 High Street #305 Brunel University Portsmouth, VA 23704, USA Uxbridge, Middx, UB8 3PH, UK Adelinde Uhrmacher Institute of Computer Science University of Rostock Albert-Einstein Street 22 18052 Rostock, GERMANY ABSTRACT Modeling is a creative activity known and practiced by most in industry, government, and academia. A model is a construct of language coded using different technologies—from print and physical media to computer-generated synthetic environments. The activity of modeling is so central to human cognition, that we must ask ourselves whether modeling should be more clearly emphasized in education, especially within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Coding has recently been suggested as a skill that everyone needs to acquire for the 21 st Century. Can modeling be situated along side coding? We explore the connections between modeling and coding, and stress the importance of model literacy for all. 1 INTRODUCTION We present a panel of five seasoned modelers who regularly attend different events related to modeling and simulation. The goal for the panel is to see where we share views, and where we differ in our understanding, and approach to, modeling. 2786 978-1-4799-7486-3/14/$31.00 ©2014 IEEE