Child care professionals need a variety of hard and soft skills to succeed. After all, these essential workers are responsible for the care and education of young children and infants. To succeed, they need to have technical knowledge as well as the ability to communicate, organize and plan. In a recent webinar, Realityworks Product Manager… Read More
Meet Anne Bogstad, one of the Account Managers here at Realityworks. Anne has been with Realityworks for over 12 years. She consults with organizations, agencies and schools to help make a difference in young people’s lives. “I am an Account Manager covering 4 states: Alaska, California, Massachusetts and New York,” said Anne. “I have the… Read More
Whitehall Memorial High School Agriculture Teacher Melinda Goplin knows the value of hands-on learning. Her Generation Z students prefer to learn by doing; they thrive when growing vegetables in the school’s greenhouse or raising pigs for meat. “I’m a firm believer that the majority of students learn best if they can touch, if they can… Read More
Many CNA programs are struggling to get students the clinical hours they need to meet requirements and the hands-on practice they need for skills mastery. Scenario-based learning not only provides students with opportunities for skills training in their classrooms, but it also naturally leads to soft skill development. Recently, Realityworks Product Manager Denise DuBois hosted… Read More
When first we spoke with Texas agriculture teachers Denisa Espinosa and Melissa Barnett a few months ago, their excitement was palpable. The two educators were preparing to wrap their first year teaching at the brand-new Technology, Exploration and Career Center West (TECC-W) in Lewisville. We spotted photos of their students using our agriculture learning aids… Read More
Thanks to a rapidly increasing elderly population, numerous opportunities are arising for professionals in geriatrics and gerontology. Although success in these careers requires specific technical skills, compassion and understanding are key to providing quality care. How do you help your young, healthy students develop empathy and geriatric sensitivity? Geriatric simulation is one solution. Tools like… Read More
How did your CTE programs evolve? How are you measuring quality? For CTE programs to be successful, leaders must ask themselves not just whether their programs are producing adequate outcomes, but also whether CTE systems are targeting the students who need them the most. Recently, Realityworks Education Development Manager Diane Ross, M. Ed., presented a… Read More
Empathy and sensitivity are essential skills for anyone working with older adults. Research shows that understanding the personal experiences of patients not only improves communication, but positively affects patient-care outcomes. Allen College Assistant Professor Steven Bowen, OTD, OTR/L, CAPS, experienced this firsthand during his years as an occupational therapist. He worked primarily with the geriatric… Read More
Family and Consumer Sciences teachers are known for their engaging classrooms. In a recent webinar, Realityworks Product Manager Denise Bodart shared 20 free resources for teaching child development such as reproduction and pregnancy, fetal development, infant and toddler development. These resources can keep students engaged across many different learning environments. This blog will include example… Read More
