Middle School Students Get Unexpected Introduction To Electrical Wiring
Kendall Rogers teaches agriculture in the same Virginia middle school she attended when, in sixth grade, she realized she wanted to be an agriculture teacher. “The passion that my teacher had just threw me in the right direction… The ability to watch the light bulbs go off in all of these kids is my favorite […]
Simulators Prepare Texas Students for Agriculture Careers
When Veterinary Science Teacher Denisa Espinosa walked into her Technology, Exploration and Career Center West (TECC-W) classroom for the first time last summer, she was immediately reminded of a certain late December holiday. “It was like Christmas!” said Espinosa. “I walked in and there were at least seven pallets of stuff. I saw Realityworks’ logo […]
MO College Creates Geriatric Sensory Workshop to Prepare Students for Health Care Careers
Americans are aging, and they’re aging quickly. The Urban Institute reports that the number of Americans ages 65 and older will more than double over the next 40 years, reaching 80 million in 2040, while the number of adults ages 85 and older will nearly quadruple. In fact, the US Census reports that older adults […]
New Teaching Kit Opens NE Students’ Eyes to Elder Abuse
Joan Hines teaches Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) at Southwest High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. During her nine-week Lifespan Development class, Hines usually begins with lessons about prenatal development and concludes by discussing the last phase of life. Of course, the 2020-2021 school year was a different experience for students and teachers across the country, […]
What Does RealCare Baby Mean To You? Real Teachers Weigh In
We recently asked teachers across the country what RealCare Baby means to them. Some of these teachers have used Baby for only a few years; some have been using Baby for decades. All of them use Baby in different ways as they address lessons on parenting, child care careers and more. We asked each of […]
Nursing Program Teaching Empathy Towards Older Adult Patients with Age Simulation Suit
Less than five minutes into our first conversation with Bobby Scanlon, Dove Healthcare Nursing Program Nurse Educator, it’s clear she is in the right profession. Dove Healthcare is a long-term care facility in western Wisconsin, where Scanlon has spent over two decades teaching geriatrics and elder care to CNA and nursing students. A lot has […]
Salads, Smoothies and Student Engagement: Hydroponics Helping LA Students Grow Healthy Food
The biggest reaction has been, ‘wow, I didn’t expect to do this here,’… I’ve taught some of these kids two or three times already, and none of them expected to do this in food science.
Using RealCare Baby In a Pandemic: How an Illinois FCS Teacher is Making It Work
Melissa Priester is a Family & Consumer Sciences teacher at Grayslake Central High School in Grayslake, Illinois. (You might recognize her from her appearance in our recent “Baby Means” video and webinar about addressing teen interpersonal skills in the classroom.) Normally, Melissa teaches her Family Relations and Parenting classes in person, sending Baby home with […]
This SC FCS Teacher Is Using Infant Simulators to Keep Her Virtual Students Engaged
Amy Waddell is a FCS teacher at Bluffton High School in Bluffton, SC. Although she’s used to incorporating RealCare Baby and other infant simulators into her in-person classes – in fact, this is her 18th year teaching – this school year began on a vastly different note, with no in-person classes at all. Waddell knew […]