Perkins Reauthorization Highlights
By Samantha Forehand, Realityworks Marketing Communications Manager We have been diligently watching the Senate’s progress on reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins). Passed by the Senate and the House just last week, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act aims to improve Career and Technical Education […]
15 Ways to Teach Soft Skills in Your CTE Classroom
What are soft skills? Soft skills, employability skills, job-readiness skills, emotional intelligence… there are many phrases used to describe these skills, but they all mean one thing: they are the personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people. They’re considered the “bedside manner” of the workplace. We’ve heard others say, […]
On Teachers’ Day, We Celebrate Those Making Our Futures Successful
By Timm Boettcher, President & CEO of Realityworks, Inc. Teachers are the fabric that prepares all of us to be successful in the future. I have the special opportunity each year to visit many schools around the country and talk to many awesome teachers. Each year I am so very impressed with all the excitement, […]
6 Great Features of the Bovine Breeder artificial insemination simulator
Realityworks recently launched a new product, the Bovine Breeder artificial insemination simulator. Check out these 6 great features of this innovative learning product: Realistic cow’s hindquarters and reproductive system to teach proper AI techniques Simulator fits on classroom tabletops and collapses for easy movement and storage Choose from two hide options: brown or black and […]
Top 5 Ways to Interact with Realityworks at CareerTech VISION 2017
5. Check out our Presentations 4. Find out what it feels like to age 3. See how fast you can put together our Cow Model! 2. Try your hand at virtual welding 1. Learn all about the new products we have in store for 2018! We’re going to be launching new Agriculture and Health Science […]
A Recipe for Creating Careers
By Diane Ross, M.Ed., Realityworks Senior Field Account Manager for NC, SC, VA, WV Creating Careers, not preparing students for a job. That’s the message I took away from a recent meeting with Dr. David Barbour with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. During our time Barbour, an education consultant for Career and Technical […]
I Can, We Will Make a Difference
FFA is out in full force and showing their best qualities and mission of “making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for Premier Leadership, Personal Growth, and Career Success through Agriculture Education.” Students and educators are showing how they not only care about great practices and programs, but also […]
Safe, Spark-Free Welding Training
Over 50 percent of U.S. products require welding, including race cars, bridges, ships, computers, medical devices, farm equipment, gas pipelines, skyscrapers, automobiles, train tracks, airplanes and scooters. Welding Training Welding training programs are effective in many settings. One of the places these programs can be successful is correctional facilities. Studies have shown that inmates who […]
We Need to be Preparing Our Students for These 13 Careers (Starting Now)
We all want to prepare students for careers they’ll love and thrive in. But with globalization and technological advances, is it possible to predict what the future of jobs will look like? While some of today’s jobs will soon be replaced by automation and new careers will be created, two skills will benefit students no […]