3 Reasons Career & Technical Education Programs Benefit from Experiential Education
By Janelle Krause, Realityworks Public Relations & Events Specialist A recent eSchool News article noted that Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs are shedding their stigma of being for students who lack ambition and becoming known for what they really are: opportunities for students to receive hands-on career training and academic education in demanding, high-quality […]
Can Education Impact the Skills Gap?
By Emily Kuhn, Realityworks Marketing Automation Specialist In an August 19th article published in Bloomberg Business Week, it was reported that there are currently 4.7 million job openings in the US, more so in more than a decade. However, there are 9.7 million people currently looking for work. The article author, rightly so, enquires: how can […]
Can we lose the (RealCare) Baby Weight?
by Stacy Knudson, Realityworks Account Services Representative “Baby, I Shrunk the Employees,” an eight- week all-employee weight loss challenge for Realityworks team members, kicked off Tuesday! Why would the Realityworks team begin this journey together? Our customers’ dedication to helping students lead healthy lives has always inspired us! Since the debut of our Healthy Choices Sex Education Program, we’ve […]
Sucisa Makes a Difference in Mexico with Help from Realityworks
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., September 2, 2014 – Since the company’s inception 19 years ago, Realityworks®, Inc. has had a vision of reducing unplanned and unwanted pregnancies, improving child health and reducing child abuse through the integration of their infant simulators and other experiential learning products. With the recent purchase of over 900 RealCare products, Toluca, […]
New FAQ: How do I handle a blended program of RealCare Baby 3 and II-plus models?
Question: How do I successfully blend the use of RealCare Baby 3 models and RealCare Baby II-plus models in my RealCare Program? Answer: Because RealCare Baby II-plus and 3 are both programmed using Control Center Software, there programming process is exactly the same for each model. The difference, however, lies in the reporting after the simulation is […]
Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome with Education
When a local parent made local news headlines last year for shaking his four-month-old hard enough to induce a coma, conversations turned to the importance of educating parents and caregivers about Shaken Baby Syndrome and we had the opportunity to feature our RealCare Shaken Baby simulator the parenting program “Moms Everyday.” Last week, local news […]
Career & Technical Education: Real Impacts on the Real World
By Emily Kuhn As Realityworks President Timm Boettcher stated in an Education Week article earlier this year, “There isn’t a day that goes by that you could live without the output of CTE programs. The jobs that require CTE are used everywhere: the mechanics, technicians, engineers, welders… the list goes on.” Career and technical education […]
Helping Students Reach Their Full Potential: A Training Experience in East Africa
by Denise Bodart, Realityworks RealCare Product Manager Every now and then, the stars align and things are meant to be. Such was the case for me recently, when an opportunity arose for me to travel to a Realityworks customer school in East Africa. My youngest daughter was completing a service internship in Arusha, Tanzania this […]
Conquering “Baby Fever” Through Education
Recently, a study published in the American Sociological Review indicated that young women have babies in a “contagious” manner. Published on May 29, the study used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health in the United States and tracked the childbearing behaviors of 1,700 women from the age of 15 to the age […]