Patty Cooke
Hello! I work as a communications assistant here at Pitsco, editing, writing, helping with publications, and working with other departments to help create awesome STEM materials and resources. I learned my love of storytelling from my dad, who constantly entertained me and my 11 siblings with the most fascinating, albeit fictional, stories. His tales kept us out of our mother’s hair for a while and probably saved her sanity. Our blog posts aren’t fictional, of course, but I still enjoy infusing the same amount of fun that Dad put into his stories. I hope reading these posts brings you equal enjoyment.
For most people, summertime means outdoor activities: sports, swimming, playing at the park, and so forth. But when winter comes around, we tend to hunker down inside our homes. Sure, as a kid, I still spent some time outside in the winter, building snowmen, sledding, and having snowball fights, but there were always winter days that were just too cold to enjoy outside.
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Topics:
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM,
IDEAS & INSPIRATION,
Homeschool,
Teacher Resources,
STEM,
Trends,
Resources,
Activities,
Hands-on Learning,
STEAM
July 26 is National Parents’ Day. This US day of tribute to parents has fallen on the fourth Sunday in July since 1994, when congress passed “The Parents’ Day Resolution” (National Parents’ Day).
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Topics:
IN THE CLASSROOM,
ADMINISTRATION & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP,
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM,
Teacher Resources,
Collaborations,
Teacher Development,
Workforce Development
When I was in fifth grade, I was almost in a yo-yo commercial. Looking back now, I wonder if knowing the physics behind yo-yoing would have helped me land that commercial. Who knows? Maybe I’d be a famous actress – or yo-yoer – by now.
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Topics:
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM,
IDEAS & INSPIRATION,
Science,
STEM,
Trends,
Activities,
Hands-on Learning,
Physics
There’s an old saying that nothing is permanent except change. Over the past few months, we’ve all come to realize the truth of this. School, work, celebrations, livelihoods – lives – have been disrupted by this sudden change. And, while we might all agree that change is a part of life, that doesn’t take away the pain and confusion that abrupt, unexpected change can cause.
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Topics:
ADMINISTRATION & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP,
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM,
IDEAS & INSPIRATION,
Teacher Resources,
Collaborations,
STEM,
Trends,
Resources,
Teacher Development,
Activities,
Hands-on Learning,
STEAM
It’s 2020! New year, new goals, new opportunities. That might seem like the same ol’ song and dance, but not a chance. I’m really excited to be working more closely with our new Pitsco Teacher Advisory Group (TAG). We have begun engaging with this year’s TAG members, and I can already tell it’s going to be a great year with this group!
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Topics:
IN THE CLASSROOM,
ADMINISTRATION & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP,
Teacher Resources,
Teacher Development,
Hands-on Learning