Classroom Kits and Soft Skill Lessons Are a Perfect Match
Classroom kits are easy to use and offer engaging, out-of-the-box learning experiences for students. Better yet, those learning experiences address both hard and soft skills. As we recently discussed, any assignment that involves collaboration will help your students hone their ability to work in teams, an essential soft skill. Another benefit of these classroom kits […]
5 Important Life Skills and the Interactive Training Tools that Address Them
Most teenagers dream about being out in the world, living on their own. But what about the challenges “adulting” brings? Many teachers have a passion for teaching students the life skills they need to take on the real world. With a focus on nutrition, healthy relationships, parenting, personal development and employability, here are our favorite […]
15 Tips for Teaching Soft Skills (Online or In the Classroom)
Teaching soft skills is more important than ever before. For years, hiring managers have long been reporting a lack of soft skills in recent graduates. Research conducted in 2018 with Fortune 500 CEOs by the Stanford Research Institute International and the Carnegie Melon Foundation, found that 75% of long-term job success depends on people skills. […]
5 Great Ways to Bring Soft Skills into the CTE Classroom
Soft skills, employability skills, people skills… however you refer to them, soft skills are critical to career success. Research conducted by Harvard University, the Carnegie Foundation and Stanford Research Center concluded that 85% of job success comes from having well‐developed soft and people skills, and only 15% of job success comes from technical skills and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
It’s Time to Focus on Time Management
By Denise Bodart, Realityworks RealCare Product Manager All day, every day, we take steps to manage our time. From coordinating calendars and communicating with loved ones to prioritizing tasks at work and home, we are challenged on a daily basis to balance the time we are given each day. Time management is so important, in […]