By Joel Howard, Customer Service Manager
jhoward@pitsco.com
I recently experienced a very
educational trip to some middle
school science labs. They had
several unique ideas that could easily be
implemented in other schools. So it got me
thinking about how I see something new
almost every time I visit a school, no
matter the grade level.
When I return to the office, I share these
ideas with other employees, and we will
often feature them in one of our magazines
or catalogs. However, we could probably
do a much better job of sharing that sort of
information. The challenge for us is that we
only know what we see. That’s where you
come into the picture. I’d like to encourage
you to contact us with any unique ideas and
activities that are working for you. We would
love to share them with other educators
across the country.
Even if it’s something simple like a
better way to inventory and store your
materials, it could turn out to be exactly
what someone else needs. Or it could be
some way to make the Mission content
more meaningful to the students.
My favorite examples are how teachers
relate something students learn in a Mission
to the real world. For instance, one teacher
happened to be building a new house and
related the concepts taught in Electricity
and Home Design. Several of her students’
families had recently built new homes or
moved into new homes, and they were able
to better understand what was happening in
their own homes. Another instructor used
the Skyscrapers Mission concepts to relate
to the 9/11 attacks, which gave them the
opportunity to open up discussions about all
sorts of topics.
These are just a few examples that I
have seen or heard, but there are countless
more that could be shared. So please share
with us, and we will share with others!