Realityworks Recognizes Arizona Welding Instructor with CTE Champion Award
We’re so excited to announce the recipient of our CTE Champion Award, Marana High School Welding Instructor Kenton Webb. Product manager Jamey McIntosh presented the award to Webb at the Association for Career & Technical Education’s CareerTech VISION 2018 Conference in San Antonio, Texas on November 30. The award recognizes the remarkable methods Webb has […]
Sneak Peeks and Presentations Coming Your Way at VISION 2018
We’re getting excited to see everyone at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION 2018. This year we will be introducing new innovative learning tools as well as giving you a peek at products that will be coming in 2019. We’ve recently added new products to our Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Health Sciences pathways, including: Bovine Breeder artificial […]
For the Good of Family and Consumer Sciences
by Denise Bodart, Realityworks RealCare Product Manager Good things happen when like-minded groups come together for a shared passion. Such is the case for Realityworks and the Alliance for Family & Consumer Sciences (Alliance for FCS), a coalition of 26 organizations representing academia, industry, professional associations and honor societies leading Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) […]
5 Facts about Soft Skills
What are Soft Skills? Soft skills are personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people. Recent studies have found that employers think personality skills are just as important, if not more important, than hard skills. 46% of managers said young workers would do well to hone their communication skills and 56% said recent […]
Penny Wars Benefits Local Charity
Realityworks is an employee-owned company and celebrates Employee Ownership Month (ESOP) every October with various activities. On October 1, the Charitable Giving Committee announced a new company challenge: A Penny War-funded charitable giving drive to support iHeartMedia’s Christmas is for Children program. The twist: First prize would be an executive-served pizza party; second prize would […]
Bovine Breeder™ artificial insemination simulator helps North Dakota students learn
At least once a week, Rolla High School Agriculture Education Instructor William Fritz reminds his students that “no one has ever drowned in sweat.” Fritz favors the quote because it represents his belief in the value of hard work, a lesson he tries to teach his students at every opportunity. That value is one of the […]
4 Tips for Building a CNA Pathway Program
When you begin to build your certified nursing assistant pathway plan of study, there are many places you can start and resources to go to. Plan of Study Worksheets – Advance CTE has put together a great page featuring the 16 Career Clusters from the National Career Clusters Framework along with the pathways that fall under […]
5 Ways to Use Ag Models in Your Classroom
We’re hearing back from teachers around the country who are already implementing our animal models in their classrooms. Here are 5 ways to implement these models and engage your students through hands-on learning: 1. Anatomy Testing Talk through and test students on the different parts of animal anatomy. Classroom idea: use post-it notes to have […]
Getting Started with RealCare Baby Infant Simulator
So you’re ready to start using RealCare® Baby – what an exciting moment! We’re here to help you every step of the way. To get started, visit our RealCare Baby support page. You’ll find: Links to update and download RealCare® Control Center Software Instructional videos on how to program Baby Guides and troubleshooting documents to […]