5 Ways to Engage Today’s Agriculture Students

Engaging today’s agriculture students is not an easy feat. You may have noticed that there are some unique differences between the Generation Z students that sit in your ag classroom today and the millennials you previously taught. Research shows that today’s students are even more tech-savvy and can multi-task even faster. Plus, if you can […]

3 Reasons You Should Be Using Your “Lesson-At-A-Glance” Curricula Feature

As a teacher, your lesson plan is your road map. It’s how you plan what your students need to learn and how you ensure that learning will be done effectively during class time. It’s your go-to resource yourself short on planning time or when you find yourself in sudden need of a substitute teacher. We […]

5 Key Steps for Preparing RealCare Baby® Simulators for Summer Break

It’s that time of year — time to consider preparing RealCare Baby for summer! Here are 5 key steps to take so your infant simulators will be ready when you return to class in the fall. Get more tips, plus storage and organization ideas, by watching our latest webinar, “Packing Up Baby for Summer:” Step […]

5 Reasons Experiential Learning Works (Online or In the Classroom)

Since David Kolb published his experiential learning theory in 1984, research has underscored the value of learning from experience. Experiential learning helps students engage in lesson content, make important connections and retain information. In fact, those benefits are why Realityworks’ founders created RealCare Baby® over two decades ago. They knew students would benefit more from […]

5 Effective Teaching Strategies for EMS Instructors

EMS instructors have a big responsibility. The skills they teach will not only help students succeed in careers, but save lives. The more engaged their students are in class, the more information they’ll retain – information that could change the outcome of an emergency situation. We recently hosted a free webinar about effective teaching strategies […]

Keep your RealCare Babies Up-to-date!

By Nate Schlieve, Realityworks Product Support Technician A new school year is upon us, and it’s important to make sure your RealCare Babies have up-to-date firmware and Control Center software so they can perform their best. First, check that you are using the most recent version of the Control Center. Open the Control Center Click […]

5 Secrets to Engaging Today’s Generation Z Students

  By Emily Kuhn, Realityworks Communications Specialist Born from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, Generation Z students have been occupying your classroom for 4-5 years already, and this year, they will make up 32 percent of the global population. You’ve probably noticed that there are some unique differences between today’s students and their Millennial […]

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, […]

Babies Can Teach Us a Thing or Two About Kindness

By Denise Bodart, RealCare Product Manager for Realityworks It seems that every day we hear stories about bullying in our schools and online. Many schools are trying to think “outside the box” and find creative ways to teach students important life skills like empathy, tolerance and the importance being kind to one another. This week, […]