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Building Connections and Celebrating Student Success at TSA Nationals
Building Connections and Celebrating Student Success at TSA Nationals
Pitsco Education

By Matt Frankenbery, President & CEO, Pitsco Education  I had the privilege of attending the 2025 Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee from June 27-29. Like every year...

A CEO’s Encounter with Tomorrow’s Leaders
A CEO’s Encounter with Tomorrow’s Leaders
Pitsco Education

At this year’s SkillsUSA® National Leadership and Skills Conference, amidst the buzz of innovation and student determination, one moment stood out for our CEO—a heartfelt conversation with two extraordinary students...

A Proud Moment at SkillsUSA®: Celebrating Student Leadership and Growth
A Proud Moment at SkillsUSA®: Celebrating Student Leadership and Growth
Pitsco Education

By guest contributor, Pitsco Education CEO, Matt Frankenbery This week, I had the privilege of attending the Opening Session of the SkillsUSA® National Leadership & Skills Conference, held at the iconic State...

Arduino’s PLC Starter Kit: The Hands-On Programming Tool That’s the Heart of Your CTE Classroom
Arduino’s PLC Starter Kit: The Hands-On Programming Tool That’s the Heart of Your CTE Classroom
Pitsco Education

Bringing real-world skills into the classroom is exactly what career technical education aspires to do, but this mission is met with a myriad challenges. From expensive materials to making applications...

Hard-Wiring Higher-Order Thinking: How Expeditions are Engineering Social-Emotional Learning
Hard-Wiring Higher-Order Thinking: How Expeditions are Engineering Social-Emotional Learning
Pitsco Education

Walk into Lynette Personett’s classroom at Mountain Ridge Middle School and you’ll find more than just swivel chairs and rocket parts—you’ll see students thinking like engineers, collaborating like professionals, and...

Smarter Science: How the Georgia Cyber Academy Made Record-Setting Achievement Their New Normal
Smarter Science: How the Georgia Cyber Academy Made Record-Setting Achievement Their New Normal
Pitsco Education

When people hear “virtual school”, some think of a transitional period in education—like when the pandemic was keeping kids out of class and in their homes. But for the K-12...