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Our team will be hosting a panel discussion at the TALAS Leadership Summit on Monday, June 22, at 3:25 pm in Room C170.

The topic -
Building Belonging in STEM: Hands-On Models that Empower Latino & Multilingual Learners in Texas Schools

Our panelists will include JoLynn Ibarra, Jesus Huerta, and Adrianna Sanchez-Cantu.

We hope to see you there!🤠

We will be at the WeTeach_CS Summit this coming Monday, June 15th, in San Antonio. 🤠

Stop by and visit us in the Exhibit Hall and enter for a chance to win a video session for your students with our co-founder, Dr. Shree Bose!

We’re excited to welcome Elyssa Rosen to the Piper team!

Elyssa has joined us as Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast, bringing valuable experience from both edtech and the classroom as a former teacher. Her background supporting hands-on, meaningful learning will help us continue empowering students and educators with engaging STEAM experiences.

Welcome to Piper, Elyssa - we’re glad to have you on board!

Piper is proud to partner with the Berkeley County School District to power their summer camp initiatives! 🎉

We're bringing hands-on STEM learning and real-world tech skills to students in South Carolina all summer long. 😎

Parents and caregivers, keep your kids busy with hands-on activities this summer! 🙌

Piper has compiled 30-Days of STREAM activities that take full advantage of items you can find around your house (link in comments).

Feel free to interchange days/weeks, depending on what works best with your schedule.

Stay cool and STREAM on!😎

In an increasingly digital world, there’s a growing recognition that not all learning should happen on a screen.

Hands-on learning introduces something different:
• Productive struggle
• Trial and error
• Physical problem-solving

These are not inefficiencies - they are the learning.

When students build and troubleshoot real systems, they develop a deeper understanding of how technology actually works.

And more importantly, they build the confidence to engage with it.

That's the power of doing! 💪🚀

For years, equity in education has focused on access to devices.

But access alone doesn’t guarantee meaningful participation.

The next phase of equity in STEM is about how students engage:
• Can they explore without language barriers?
• Can they demonstrate understanding beyond text?
• Can they see themselves as capable of building technology?

Hands-on, collaborative models create new entry points, especially for multilingual learners and students historically underrepresented in STEM.

Equity isn’t just about access. It’s about agency.

That’s why at Piper, we believe students shouldn’t just consume technology, they should create with it.

When learners build, problem-solve, and collaborate through hands-on STEM experiences, they gain more than technical skills. They gain confidence, voice, and a sense of belonging in the future they’re helping shape.

Teachers are the reason curiosity turns into confidence.

This Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re celebrating the educators who bring learning to life - whether it’s through creativity, hands-on exploration, or going the extra mile for every student.

We’re proud to support classrooms with tools that help make that possible.

As a little "thank you" we are offering 5-10% off all of our Computer Kit and Piper Make bundles now through June 30th, 2026.

Check out our bundles at the link in the comments and email [email protected] to get a custom quote for your classroom or school.

Thanks for all you do!

As edtech expands, so does the conversation around student data.

District leaders are asking important questions about what’s collected, how it’s used, and what’s truly necessary.

At the same time, it’s worth considering:
What learning experiences don’t rely on extensive data collection at all?

Experiential, hands-on learning environments shift the focus back to:
• Observation over tracking
• Creation over consumption
• Demonstration over data points

In many cases, the most meaningful learning is visible, not stored.