Eau Claire, Wis (June 5, 2025) — Realityworks, Inc., a leading innovator in educational solutions, is proud to announce that its Sterile Techniques Simulator has been named the Career Prep Solution of the Year in the 2025 EdTech Breakthrough Awards. The international awards program recognizes standout educational technology products and companies that are driving innovation in the classroom and beyond.
This marks the fifth year in a row that a Realityworks product has been honored by the EdTech Breakthrough Awards, which received thousands of nominations from across the globe. Now in its seventh year, the program continues to spotlight companies that are transforming education through technology.
“We are thrilled to see the Sterile Techniques Simulator recognized as a top solution for career preparation,” said Adam Kleinman, Realityworks President. “This award underscores our mission to develop hands-on tools that help students gain the confidence and competence they need for real-world success — particularly in fast-growing fields like healthcare.”
Realityworks’ Sterile Techniques Simulator is an interactive training tool designed to help health science students practice proper sterile skills during tasks including urinary catheterization, tracheostomy suctioning and central line dressing changes. Thanks to SMART sensing technology, this simulator provides immediate, real-time feedback when sterility is broken, ensuring students receive guidance and correct their mistakes on the spot.
To save instructors time and improve the classroom experience, the simulator includes a downloadable, standards-based curriculum with four hours of instruction. It includes lessons on sterile technique, presentation slides, and assessment tools, all aligned to the National Health Science Standards, making it easy to integrate into existing programs.
Realityworks’ Sterile Techniques Simulator belongs to an award-winning health science product line, including a ECG Simulator recognized in the Best of STEM® Awards, and a Knee and Ankle Sports Injury Assessment Trainer named a New Product Finalist in the 2024 EdTech Cool Tool Awards.
Realityworks is committed to breaking through the crowded EdTech industry by continuously innovating in ways that support hands-on learning and real-world skills. For more information about Realityworks’ products and programs, visit www.realityworks.com.
About the EdTech Breakthrough Awards
Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the EdTech Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in educational technology products, companies and people. The EdTech Breakthrough Awards provide a platform for public recognition around the achievements of breakthrough educational technology in categories including e-learning, student engagement, school administration, career preparation, language learning, STEM and more.
For more information, visit EdTechBreakthrough.com.
About Realityworks, Inc.
Established over 25 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.
