Engaging and Empowering Students

Beating the summer slide with STEM summer camps

Additional student reengagement articles: After-school, in-school, and summer classes and camps Parenting in a pandemic: The power of positivity (A Parent’s Reflection) Time for a skills refresh Tick Tock, . . .

PBL in progress in Greene County, NC

Garcia has been on leading edge of authentic learning approach for years

Additional project-based learning articles: The ripple effects of a PeBbLe PBL answers the proverbial question, ‘Why do I . . .?’ Dave Ross: Reflections on shaping – and now teaching – project-based . . .

Reaching and teaching

Addition of Spanish instructions, paper straws help GO STEM meet students’ needs

Additional pandemic article: A pandemic can’t stop hands-on learning LA GRANDE, OR – When the Greater Oregon (GO) STEM hub received nearly $20,000 in COVID-response grant funding, Pitsco Education quickly surfaced as a . . .

New STEM Anywhere product reviews

More than 40 Review Crew members share insights about STEM and coding kits

Pitsco has broadly expanded its lineup of products that appeal to both in-school and at-home educators. However, we know educators are eager to know whether a particular product will work with their classroom or setup before they purchase it. We like . . .

Superintendent sees experiences as the answer

Passive learning is fleeting; hands-on learning is memorable and enjoyable

Leadership Perspective TPN: The Pitsco Network JL: Jon LeDoux, Superintendent, El Centro Elementary School District, CA Introduction: For the past 31 years, Jon LeDoux has served as an elementary school teacher, assistant principal, state . . .

Decking the halls in Dothan, AL, with STEM

By Ruthie Muller, Senior Outbound Marketing Manager and Systems Portfolio Manager rmuller@pitsco.com It is difficult to teach our students how to become contributing citizens in the modern global economy when classrooms are stagnant and boring. . . .

Code Cube™ gives students control

When Natalie Vanderbeck was asked to help alpha and beta test a brand-new piece of educational technology – the Code Cube™ – she was quickly reminded that Pitsco Education has more in store than just a catalog of STEM learning . . .

STEM down under

Australian education and industry leaders join forces to strengthen mining industry

When Peggy Mangovski signed up to become a Pitsco Robotics Certified Educator, she did so with a definite purpose in mind. As the project and diversity leader for the STEM Industry in Schools Partnership (SISP) in New South Wales, Australia, . . .