Geriatric Simulators Teach Empathy to Future Health Care Workers in California
“I very much like the hands-on activities that drive home the realities of aging,” Thompson explained. “When working with adolescents, they are so invincible. It is good for them to experience the vulnerability of the elderly and for them to live in their shoes, even if for a class period.”
Making a Difference through Family & Consumer Sciences: A RealCare Baby® User Spotlight
by Denise Bodart, Realityworks RealCare Product Manager Finance. Housing and interior design. Food science. Human development. The life and career skills that Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) educators equip students with can have a significant impact on their lives. In the two decades since RealCare Baby® first made its debut, we’ve had the pleasure of […]
Customer Spotlight: Marana High School Welding Program
By Jamey McIntosh, Realityworks Product Manager “Ultimately, everything we do at school is an investment in our future. Our return on investment in CTE programs is extremely high.” – Dr. David Mandel, Principal, Marana High School, AZ I had the privilege to walk into one of the top high school welding and manufacturing shops in Arizona. […]
Coding Grant Helps North Carolina Students Explore In-Demand Career Options
In Beaufort County, North Carolina, programmers are in high demand. Job forecasts conducted by local workforce development boards show a 94% growth rate for programming jobs among 27 eastern NC counties from 2016-2021; programming skills, along with tooling, machine and drone operation skills, have been among the most in-demand job skills listed by local and […]
Tradeshow Season is Almost Here!
At Realityworks, our Account Managers and other team members attend nearly 100 tradeshows over the course of a year. So, what is tradeshow season? Of those 100 annual tradeshows nearly HALF occur during the summer, between June, July and August. In addition to our typical FCS and Career and Technical Education Conferences, we’re excited to […]
5 Creative Uses for Hands-On Learning Aids in the FCS Classroom
It’s always fun to reflect on a school year and all of the great moments that have happened. We are in awe of teachers and the creative ways they find to incorporate hands-on learning and real-life experiences for their students to gain invaluable lessons. 5. Proving that Human Growth and Development class can encompass all […]
Here at Realityworks, Teacher Appreciation is Different
“Appreciation,” as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, means recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something. While this definition in words is clear as to what “appreciation” is, here at Realityworks, we define it slightly differently when we think of Teacher Appreciation. Over the past 25 years, our company has been […]
10 Cool Tools CTE Educators Use to Engage Today’s Students
At Realityworks, we develop products that enable CTE educators to do exactly that: give students hands-on learning opportunities that are relevant, authentic and highly engaging while teaching important career skills. We spoke with our customers to create a list of our 10 most popular training tools for Health Science, Family and Consumer Science, Agriculture and Welding classrooms.
At Realityworks, ESOPs and Learning Go Hand-in-Hand
U.S. Representative Ron Kind (D-WI) stopped by Realityworks‘ Eau Claire, WI headquarters today to learn more about our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and take a tour of the facility. While here, he was able to learn about our many interactive training simulators and models and how they impact today’s students. He recently introduced the […]