STEM Expeditions, an Educator’s Perspective

Pea Ridge Public Schools wanted more for their students. Their workplace-readiness revolution is powered by hands-on, minds-on learning. Superintendent Rick Neal initiated a program that would better prepare students for the workplace and higher education by partnering with Northwest Arkansas’s business and industry leaders. The Pea Ridge Manufacturing and Business Academy (PRMBA) took off! But the students entering the program as juniors and seniors needed more preparation prior to the program. Neal identified an internal pipeline problem, and Pea Ridge Exploration of Pathways (PREP) program was created. By partnering with Pitsco Education, STEM education is now the place, activity, and method through which Pea Ridge students build their workplace-readiness skills. Developing future-ready students . . . #ThisIsSTEM.

Check out this spotlight with Operation Breakthrough in Kansas City. They deliver foundational, developmentally appropriate programming tools to early learners, including our Pre-K-2 coding solutions, Bee-Bot® and Blue-Bot®. The organization is igniting discovery, perseverance, and meaningful experiences with the many opportunities they offer. We are proud to work alongside them in their efforts to empower and positively impact learners of all ages.

Are you planning an out-of-school or summer program? Let's get together! Your goals are our priority. Each and every program has its own unique challenges and needs; that's where we come in! Our team of former educators can craft one-of-a-kind programs that fit any need. Learn more about how we've delivered the resources and support to craft successful programs across the country at Pitsco.com/Summer-Learning.

High school students taking computer technology, environmental and sustainability, and mechanics and fabrication classes at White Mountains Regional High School in New Hampshire (US) have recently collaborated to build an Internet-connected greenhouse. All powered by the Arduino Cloud and the Arduino Education Explore IoT Kit.

Students become engineers with the free Hour of Engineering digital content.

Teachers find it easy to get started using the Hour of Engineering in their classroom, even if they don't have an engineering background.

Hour of Engineering can be used successfully in any middle school classroom.

In the SunPowered Student Challenge, high school students first learn the ins and outs of solar energy and then apply their skills in a culminating statewide competition. Learn more at https://www.pitsco.com/SunPowered-Challenge.

Educator Caleb Boulware at Pittsburg Community Middle School shares how he’s seen students, at all levels, succeed with STEM Expeditions. Statistically significant test score improvements and development of soft skills are why he believes in this hands-on, minds-on curriculum.

Hear from the students, teachers, and administrators from the Nightingale school, in the greater London area, as they share their KUBO experience. Discover how KUBO has offered their young learners a collaborative, creative approach to exploring coding in a hands-on, screen-free way.

See how one Texas town and Toyota are using a Pitsco Missions STEM Lab to make students college and career ready through hands-on learning and problem-solving. Video courtesy of Somerset ISD.