Eau Claire, Wis. (August 31, 2021) – Realityworks, Inc. announces that their Measurement Math Training Kit has been named a finalist in the 2021 Tech Edvocate Awards from The Edvocate and The Tech Edvocate, two publications dedicated to enhancing the quality of education and opportunities for learning. Selected by a panel of thought leaders, teachers, administrators and parents, the Measurement Math Training Kit was recognized in the Best Math App or Tool category.
“We’re delighted that one of our internally developed products was recognized by an organization dedicated to promoting innovation in education,” said Timm Boettcher, Realityworks President and CEO. “We created our Measurement Math Training Kit to give Career & Technical Education instructors a better way to help students develop a working knowledge of how to use a tape measure, reduce measurements and read fractions, essential skills in many trade skills programs. Today’s teachers need 21st Century tools like these to reach more students, engage them in careers and prepare them for successful futures.”
The more comfortable students are with using fractions and decimals, converting imperial and metric measurements and using tools like calipers, the more prepared they’ll be to enter skilled trades careers. Realityworks’ Measurement Math Training Kit includes interactive learning aids and extensive lesson plans so teachers can offer standardized, student-friendly instruction on over 250 different measurements. To assist instructors in classroom management and help them reinforce knowledge, the kit includes access to interactive online lessons.
Realityworks’ Measurement Math Training Kit is part of a line of 21st Century training tools designed to get today’s students interested in trade skills careers and provide more effective training opportunities while improving classroom management and safety. Recently named the Overall Career Prep Company of the Year by the EdTech Breakthrough Awards, Realityworks offers learning tools and curricula for a variety of programs in addition to trade skills, including FCS, agriculture, health and human services, health sciences and more. For more information on Realityworks’ products and programs, visit realityworks.com.
About the Tech Edvocate Awards
The education market is currently worth around $5 trillion globally, and it is forecasted that edtech investment alone will reach $500 billion by the year 2030. In that spirit of change and innovation, The Edvocate and The Tech Edvocate Awards host the Tech Edvocate Awards each year to honor the best that edtech has to offer. Finalists and winners are selected by a panel comprised of two edtech thought leaders, two PreK-12 teachers, one college professor, two K-12 administrators, one college administrator and two PreK-12 parents.
About Realityworks, Inc.
Established over 20 years ago, Realityworks, Inc. is dedicated to creating experiential learning tools that engage students, help educators teach needed skills and provide career exploration opportunities. Realityworks comprehensive learning solutions combine curriculum with hands-on learning tools, student activities and assessments to create innovative classroom-based learning environments that make a difference. These solutions are used in middle, secondary and post-secondary schools to address a variety of Career & Technical Education pathways, including health & human services, health sciences, welding and trade skills, agriculture education, sex education and more. With simulators in more than 70 percent of U.S. school districts and programs in more than 90 countries around the world, Realityworks has made a worldwide impact on the lives of youth all over the world. For more information, visit www.realityworks.com, or call toll-free 800-830-1416.
