Pitsco began as not much more than a product flyer and a handful of kits and curriculum. But an unwavering focus on offering innovative solutions and great customer service has grown a weekend endeavor into a multifaceted corporation with thousands of products and close to 200 employees. And while time and success have changed Pitsco’s appearance, every division, product, and employee of Pitsco is dedicated as ever to learner success.
PRIZM™ Brings Coding to the TETRIX® Robotics World
PITTSBURG, Kan., Oct. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — TETRIX® robotics has been affecting classrooms and competitions around the world since 2008. The TETRIX MAX and TETRIX PRIME building systems have brought simplicity, reliability, and quality to the remote-controlled robotics space – and now Pitsco Education brings those same virtues to autonomous robotics with the introduction of the […]
Pitsco Education Releases STEM Expeditions
New cloud-based program offers flexible, standards-based, hands-on curriculum PITTSBURG, Kan., May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Building upon a quarter century of success with student-centered career exploration Modules, Pitsco Education continues its innovative development of cross-curricular STEM content with the release of STEM Expeditions. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160524/371496 Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160524/371497 The cloud-based program promotes a combination of […]
Pitsco Education CEO Launches Book on Business Culture
The HOT Plan™ to be released at 2016 Great Place to Work® Conference PITTSBURG, Kan., March 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Pitsco Education CEO Harvey Dean, EdD, will launch his new book, The HOT Plan™, at the Great Place to Work® Conference April 6-8, 2016, in San Diego, California. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160328/348356 Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160328/348355LOGO The HOT […]
Health and Fitness in the Classroom
Pitsco's STEM in the Gym™ earns international GESS Education Award DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Pitsco Education's popular STEM in the Gym™ – Simple Machines Package earned a coveted GESS Education Award at the international education conference held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, March 1-3, 2016. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160314/343771 Photo – […]
From Trend to Standard, 3-D Printing Enters The Classroom Curriculum
PITTSBURG, Kan., June 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — 3-D printing is more than the latest tech trend – it is fast becoming an industry standard, which makes it essential for many classrooms. Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150609/221805LOGO Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150609/221804 Pitsco Education is doing its part by developing 3-D printing curriculum. In 2013, Pitsco released 3-D Printing: Vehicle Engineering […]
Roll a WRO Strike with TETRIX®
Give your team the edge it needs with Pitsco building system PITTSBURG, Kan., June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — If you aim to roll a strike in the 2015 World Robot Olympiad bowling game, be sure to start with the TETRIX® WRO Challenge Full Set. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150601/219889LOGO Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150601/219888 The new bowling game in the […]
STEM Education Advanced by TETRIX® PRIME Robotics Building System
TETRIX® PRIME delivers in classroom and competition; presales begin June 16 PITTSBURG, Kan., June 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Pitsco Education's latest innovation is poised to transform STEM robotics in the classroom as well as in national and international competitions. TETRIX® PRIME is a revolutionary new robotics building system designed to teach various STEM concepts without the […]
Ace Hardware offers Pitsco products as projects for kids and parents PITTSBURG, Kan., Jan. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — What child or parent hasn't raided the kitchen or garage for a last-minute science class project? To assist in this endeavor, Pitsco Education kits are appearing across the country in Ace Hardware stores that offer Hardware Science projects. […]
Georgia's Douglas Star Academy Applauded by Governor Deal for Award-Winning 8th Grade Program
Pitsco Education proud of program that is helping held-back 8th graders catch up with classmates DOUGLAS, Ga., Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Individuals who earn a high school diploma will make on average 50% to 100% more than those who do not, so it is no surprise that states looking to improve their economies often […]
Nuevo, CA, school is first to purchase STEM lab with projected energy savings NUEVO, Calif., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Pitsco Education and Chevron Energy Solutions (CES) have partnered to bring cutting-edge energy technology and STEM curricula to schools. CES, an industry leader in developing cost-saving sustainability programs, saw a way to offer schools both money-saving […]
PITTSBURG, Kan., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Pitsco Education's Individualized Prescriptive Lessons (IPLs), with real-world threads, relevant storylines, and diagnostic, mastery-based lessons, offer a new approach to algebra. Now, all 193 of the popular math lessons have moved to the Cloud, making them accessible any time, from any computer and any Web-based browser. The move gives […]
Proactive Program at Berkeley County High School Receives National Dropout Prevention Network Award
South Carolina's Berkeley Star Academy recognized for dropout recovery, intervention and prevention efforts MONCKS CORNER, S.C., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Help at-risk students before they fall through the cracks; it's easier to turn them in a new direction than it is to pull them back into the system after they've fallen out. That's the […]
Pitsco's Signature Math Creating a Buzz
Individual, whole-class, and real-world applications come together PITTSBURG, Kan., Jan. 16, 2012 — A unique blend of technology, individual lessons, whole-class presentations, and small group activities, Pitsco Education's new Signature Math engages students and gives them ownership of their learning – all while meeting 100% of Common Core State Standards. Signature Math uses 180 Individualized […]
TETRIX® Robotics System Makes Global Impact
Building system moves into Europe, Middle East, Mexico, and beyond PITTSBURG, Kan., Dec. 19, 2011 — Less than four years after its release, the TETRIX® Building System continues to spread across the globe and into the hands of educators inspired to teach robotics. Pitsco Education, developer of the TETRIX Building System, recently reached an agreement […]
