From experiential learning, curricula discussions and career exploration, our webinars address a variety of topics related to our agriculture products and curricula. Use the below links to view on-demand webinars.
FEATURED WEBINAR: Bring STEM Concepts to Life with The New Remote Control Challenge
Webinar (25:16 min)
This session will showcase the ways Realityworks’ new RC Tractor Pull Challenge can help you bring STEM concepts to life in your agriculture, trade skills or fab lab environment. You’ll also hear from Minnesota Agricultural Educator Nathan Anderson on the ways he’s using his own RC tractors to engage students and promote Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE)-aligned content.
Webinar Handouts – Download
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Realityworks Education Programs Manager
Making an Impact on Agriculture Students: Secrets from Successful Users
Join us for a free, 45-minute discussion with Agriculture Teacher and FFA Advisors Allie Bode, Nathan Anderson and Bryce Funk on creative ways to engage today’s agriculture students. You’ll learn how social media and simulation can help you connect with students and get them interested in lessons. You’ll also learn what makes a program effective and how to make the most of the hands-on training tools.
Attendees will:
- Hear from 3 experienced educators
- Get tips and ideas to incorporate social media, video, and hands-on learning aids
- Review Realityworks’ favorite simulators for student engagement
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Education Programs Manager
Webinar (36:28)
Engaging Agriculture Students in Bovine Animal Husbandry
If you teach animal husbandry content in your agriculture program, you know how important it is for students to understand foundational concepts like animal science and animal systems. In this free webinar, Realityworks Education Programs Manager Jamey McIntosh will share ideas for engaging today’s students in these essential topics. You’ll discover tools for teaching about birthing, artificial insemination, injection administration, calf care, and fetal development that will help your students master bovine animal husbandry fundamentals and explore related careers.
Join us to:
- Discover free career exploration lessons, plus sample lessons on a variety of bovine animal husbandry topics
- Review recommended bovine animal husbandry training tools, plus techniques for implementing them into your classroom
- Get free resources you can use immediately
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Education Programs Manager
Webinar (30:53)
What Are The Advantages of Hydroponics In Schools? A Panel Discussion
Hydroponics systems are a great way to engage today’s students. These interactive systems challenge students to think critically and collaborate while offering hands-on opportunities to explore agriculture, culinary and STEM topics. During this 45-minute webinar, you’ll explore the student-friendly systems Realityworks offers for classrooms. You’ll also hear from a panel of educators and subject matter experts on how the advantages of hydroponics in schools.
Attendees will:
- Discover 3 hydroponics systems and curricula designed for classroom use
- Hear what worked for NC Agricultural Education Teacher Brenda Collins as well as other subject matter experts
- Get tips for teaching with hydroponics
- Receive free implementation resources
Presented by Emily Kurth, Marketing Communications Specialist
Webinar (41:28)
Using Models to Effectively Teach Animal Science Topics
Incorporating models into animal science classrooms brings hands-on learning opportunities to a variety of animal science topics, from animal systems to livestock evaluation and the breeding, feeding and management of farm animals. During this webinar we will discuss how to utilize 3D models for student engagement, what topics can be addressed beyond the anatomy of an animal, as well as how to evaluate a good model for your classroom.
Attendees will:
Learn how to use models to create an effective learning environment
Gain best practices for engaging students in animal science lessons
Review top-selling models and curricula from Realityworks to teach animal science
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Education Programs Manager
Webinar (25:52)
Grow Learning with Hydroponics Educational Systems: A Panel Discussion
Hydroponics brings engaging, hands-on learning opportunities to lessons on STEM, agriculture, Family & Consumer Sciences topics and more. During this 45-minute webinar, attendees will hear from a panel of Realityworks employees who have not only helped create our hydroponics systems, but have been growing herbs and produce to get firsthand experience teachers can learn from. Join us to hear how they got started and handled challenges, and get teaching tips and activity ideas you can use in your classroom. Attendees will learn about Realityworks’ three hydroponics educational systems as well as get a free lesson plan and tips and tricks document.
Attendees will:
- Receive FREE downloadable handouts for the classroom
- Learn how Realityworks’ educational hydroponics systems can complement your program
- Get tips and ideas for teaching hydroponics in various programs
Presented by Emily Kurth, Marketing Communications Specialist
Webinar (33:16)
Are You in the “Moo-d” to Explore Innovative Bovine Training Tools?
Understanding the importance of bovine care throughout a cow’s life span is key for success in a variety of agriculture careers. Join us for a free, 30-minute webinar to discover new, innovative training tools for teaching bovine care skills, from artificial insemination to calf care. You’ll learn how to teach proper techniques and help your students gain understanding through hands-on learning. You’ll also review Realityworks’ own bovine skills training tools.
Attendees will:
- Receive FREE downloadable handouts
- Learn how to create a 21st Century agriculture classroom that engages today’s students
- Watch a demonstration of our top bovine skills training tools: Bovine Breeder™ artificial insemination simulator, Bovine Injection Simulator, Calf Simulator and our new Bovine Birthing and Ultrasound Simulator
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Education Programs Manager
Webinar (31:50)
Engaging Students in Proper Swine Care: Tools for Teaching Artificial Insemination, Farrowing, and Piglet Processing
Join us for a 30-minute webinar where Education Programs Manager Jamey McIntosh will walk through how to teach proper techniques for swine artificial insemination, farrowing, and piglet processing. Learn the importance of proper swine care and get tips for teaching these critical skills. You’ll also see how Realityworks’ hands-on swine training tools can be used to teach a variety of techniques. Plus, you’ll leave with free resources for your ag classroom.
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Education Programs Manager
Webinar (27:46)
Educational Hydroponics Systems Created with 21st Century Classrooms in Mind
Hydroponics can be a fun learning method for STEM, agriculture, Family & Consumer Sciences and more! During this 30-minute webinar, attendees will learn what hydroponics is, how it can enhance your program and how easy it can be to incorporate into your classroom. Presenter Jamey McIntosh will also review the three educational hydroponics systems available from Realityworks.
Attendees will:
- Receive FREE downloadable handouts for the classroom
- Learn how Realityworks Educational Hydroponics Systems can be used to complement your program
- Get tips and ideas for teaching hydroponics in various programs
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (38:50)
Product Demonstration: Bovine Training tools
Ag educators have told us again and again how important bovine skills training is for students to learn to be successful in future agricultural careers. We also have heard that getting out to local farms is not as easy as it once was. That’s why we created our line of bovine skills training tools. During this product demonstration, attendees will learn which skills are most critical when it comes to caring for bovine, how to create a 21st century ag classroom and see demonstrations of our top bovine products: Bovine Breeder™ artificial insemination simulator, Bovine Injection Simulator, Calf Simulator and our new Bovine Birthing and Ultrasound Simulator.
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (25:26)
Bovine and Swine Artificial Insemination: Learn the Ins and Outs of Teaching AI with Interactive Simulators
You’re invited to discover engaging ways to teach your students bovine and swine artificial insemination. Realityworks Product Manager Jamey McIntosh will review proper techniques using Realityworks’ Bovine Breeder™ and Swine Breeder™ artificial insemination simulators. You’ll learn the basic principles of teaching artificial insemination and the differences in both simulators. Attendees will walk away with resources for bringing real-life scenarios into virtual or in-person learning programs.
Attendees will:
- Learn basic principles of teaching bovine and swine artificial insemination.
- Receive FREE downloadable handouts and activities for each lesson
- Learn how Realityworks Bovine Breeder™ and Swine Breeder™ artificial insemination simulators can be used to complement your program in person or virtually.
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (28:33)
Engage Your Students in Animal Systems: Tools for Teaching Reproductive, Digestive & Muscular Systems
It’s what is on the inside that matters. Join us for a 30-minute webinar in which Realityworks Product Manager Jamey McIntosh reviews engaging ways to teach reproductive, digestive, and muscular systems for horses, cows and pigs. You’ll learn the importance of these systems and how Realityworks’ anatomical models can be used in demonstrations to add engagement in your virtual or in-person classroom.
Attendees will:
Learn how to teach animal systems lessons virtually or in person
Receive FREE downloadable handouts and activities to complement each animal system
Learn how Realityworks Horse, Cow, and Pig Models can be used to complement your program
Presented by: Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (26:11)
Using Hydroponics to Grow Lettuce, Virtually or In Person
Join us for a free, 30-minute webinar in which Realityworks Product Manager Jamey McIntosh sheds light on 6 main types of hydroponics systems. He’ll also review the features of Realityworks’ Educational Hydroponics Systems. You’ll learn how you can implement hydroponics into your program and get tips on ways to use our hydroponics systems virtually or in-person.
Attendees will:
Get tips and ideas for teaching hydroponics virtually or in person
Receive FREE downloadable handouts and activities from our curriculum
Learn how Realityworks Educational Hydroponics Systems can be used to complement your program and grow a variety of greens
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (31:49)
New Agriculture Product Review
New year, new products! Join us for a 30-minute webinar to see firsthand what our team has been working on over the last year. Product Manager Jamey McIntosh will demonstrate the features of new agriculture products launched by Realityworks this year and review ways to implement them into your classroom.
Products reviewed:
- Bovine Birthing and Ultrasound Simulator
- Bovine Fetal Development Models
- Swine Litter Processing Simulators
- Soybean Plant Model
- Plant Mini Educational Hydroponics System Class Pack (5-pack)
- Butcher Beef Cut Models
- Measurement Math Training Kit
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (32:18)
Planting Learning Seeds in a Virtual Educational Environment
You’re invited to discover engaging ways to teach your students plant science basics, as well as information about corn grain and greenhouse insect identification, without leaving your computer. In this, 30-minute webinar, Realityworks Product Manager Jamey McIntosh will review lessons from our Plant Science Kit, Corn Stalk Model, and Greenhouse Insects kit. You’ll receive the handouts and activities you will need to facilitate the lessons virtually. You’ll also learn ways to incorporate our curriculum into your program.
Attendees will:
- Learn how to teach lessons in an e-learning environment
- Received downloadable handouts and activities for each lesson
- Learn how Realityworks Plant Science, Corn Stalk, and Greenhouse Insect curriculum can be used to compliment your in-person or e-learning program
Presented by Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (32:00)
Getting Your School’s Buy-In for a Hydroponics Program
Hydroponics systems bring value to the classroom; opportunities for student engagement, career exploration and STEM-focused lessons are just a few examples. Join us to learn the types of hydroponics systems available for classrooms from Realityworks and how to implement a program in your school. Attendees will hear from educators around the country using hydroponics systems in their classrooms, including:
- FCS teacher Jennifer Hebert, who will share how she uses her system to help students understand that healthy food can be tasty
- Ag teacher John Hammond, who will share how he’s using his system to jump-start conversations with administrators about implementing a farm-to-school program
- Ag teacher Steve Keown, who will share how his system helps facilitate student-led activities, simultaneously boosting student interest and ownership in horticulture, natural resources and business
Presented by: Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (42:25)
New Agriculture Learning Tools from Realityworks: Models to demonstrate simulation for hands on and remote skill learning
Whether you are going back to school in-person, remote or virtual, we know starting this school year out is different than years past. In this 45-minute webinar Realityworks Product Manager Jamey McIntosh will cover how your new environment can be effective with the use of simulators and models. He will cover the new agriculture models launched by Realityworks this year and ways to implement these into your live or remote classroom.
Presented by: Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (34:03)
Teaching Remotely in the Agriculture Classroom
During this 30-minute webinar our presenter, Jamey McIntosh, will share best practices, distance learning strategies and resources to make remote learning successful for the Agriculture classroom. He will also be joined by Brent Christianson from Chippewa Valley Technical College, who will share how the Wisconsin technical college system is handling the new learning challenges with a remote learning plan.
Presented by: Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager & Brent Christianson, Agronomy Instructor
Webinar (39:57)
10 Online Resources for Agriculture Classrooms
We have done the research and now we want to share it with you. During this 30-minute webinar Realityworks Product Manager, Jamey McIntosh, will feature free online resources available for teaching various Agriculture topics. Participants will not only view the resources but will hear how they can be incorporated into a digital or in-person classroom plus hear other ways to engage today’s students.
Attendees will:
- Receive links to free online resources for delivering AG concepts to students
- Learn about new ways to engage students in the classroom and beyond through resources that help connect AG concepts and online connectivity
- Discover how to use these resources and concepts in your classroom
Presented by: Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (53:32)
Product Demonstration: Bovine Injection Simulator, Bovine Breeder, Swine Breeder, Calf Simulator, and Cow Model (5) Pack
How does it all work? In this 45-minute webinar, Realityworks Product Manager Jamey McIntosh will demonstrate the features of the Bovine Injection Simulator, Bovine Breeder™ artificial insemination simulator, Swine Breeder™ artificial insemination simulator, Calf Simulator, and Cow Model (5) Pack. You’ll learn how these hands-on learning aids work and how you can use them to provide realistic skills practice opportunities right in your classroom.
Presented by: Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (47:07)
Delivering Vet Science Skills Training Online
You’re invited to discover engaging ways to teach your students vet science basics – without leaving your computer. In this free, 45-minute webinar, Realityworks RealCareer Product Manager Jamey McIntosh will review lessons from the curricula that accompanies our Cat and Dog anatomical models as well as dive into proper injection sites with our Bovine Injection Simulator. No anatomical models or Bovine Injection Simulator? No problem. You’ll receive the handouts and activities you need to facilitate each lesson for an e-learning environment. You’ll also learn how our anatomical animal models are used to add a hands-on learning component if desired.
Attendees will:
- Learn how to teach vet science lessons in an e-learning environment
- Receive downloadable handouts and activities for each lesson
- Learn how Realityworks’ Cat and Dog anatomical models and Bovine Injection Simulator can be used to complement the material
Presented by: Jamey McIntosh, RealCareer Product Manager
Webinar (49:32)
Delivering Activities from Plant Science, Corn, and Greenhouse Insect Curriculum Online
You’re invited to discover engaging ways to teach your students plant science basics, corn grain and stalk abnormalities, and greenhouse insect identification – without leaving your computer. In this free, 45-minute webinar, Realityworks Product Manager Jamey McIntosh will review lessons from our Plant Science Kit, Corn Grain, Corn Stalk, and NEW Greenhouse Insects Kit curriculum: “Plant Science Basics,” “Corn and Corn Stalk Abnormalities,” and “Greenhouse Insects.” No access to a greenhouse or lab? No problem. You’ll receive the handouts and activities you need to facilitate the lesson for an e-learning environment. You’ll also learn how each plant science model can be used to add a hands-on learning component if desired.
Attendees will:
- Learn how to teach each lesson for an e-learning environment
- Receive downloadable handouts and activities for each lesson
- Sample lessons from our NEW Greenhouse Insects curriculum.
- Learn how Realityworks’ Plant Science Kit, Corn Grain, Corn Stalk, and Greenhouse Insects Kit can be used to complement the material
Presented by: Jamey McIntosh, RealCareer Product Manager
Webinar (44:10)
Delivering Activities from Animal Anatomical Curriculum Online
You’re invited to discover engaging ways to teach your students about animal anatomy – without leaving your computer. In this free, 45-minute webinar, Realityworks RealCareer Product Manager Jamey McIntosh will review 5 lessons from the curriculum that accompanies our Cow, Horse, Pig, Goat, Sheep, Cat, and Dog anatomical models, diving into the reproduction and digestive systems of each animal. No anatomical models? No problem. You’ll receive the handouts and activities you need to facilitate each lesson for an e-learning environment. You’ll also learn how our anatomical animal models can be used to add a hands-on learning component if desired.
Attendees will:
- Learn how to teach 5 animal anatomy lessons in an e-learning environment
- Receive downloadable handouts and activities for each lesson
- Learn how Realityworks’ Cow, Horse, Pig, Goat, Sheep, Cat and Dog anatomical models can be used to complement the material
Presented by: Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (50:58)
Delivering Activities from Bovine Curriculum Online
You’re invited to discover engaging ways to teach your students the basics of bovine digestion, proper AI technique and proper injection sites– without leaving your computer. In this free, 45-minute webinar, Realityworks Product Manager Jamey McIntosh will review lessons from our Cow Model, Bovine Breeder artificial insemination simulator, and Bovine Injection Simulator curriculum: “Ruminant Digestive Tract,” “AI Technique,” and “Bovine Injections and Growth Implants.” No Cow Model or Bovine simulators on-hand? No problem. You’ll receive the handouts and activities you need to facilitate the lesson for an e-learning environment. You’ll also learn how each model or simulator can be used to add a hands-on learning component if desired.
Attendees will:
- Learn how to teach the lesson for an e-learning environment
- Receive downloadable handouts and activities for the lesson
- Learn how Realityworks’ Cow Model, Bovine Breeder artificial insemination simulator and Bovine Injection Simulator can be used to complement the material
Presented by: Jamey McIntosh, Product Manager
Webinar (50:39 min)
Tips for a Successful Farm-To-School Program
There are many benefits to farm-to-school programs – they can get students excited about agriculture, teach them about healthy eating and help them learn where food comes from, to name a few. In this 30-minute webinar, we’ll review what one Western Wisconsin high school did to successfully incorporate a farm-to-school program, plus showcase our new Hydroponics systems, which you can use to assist the process at your school.
Webinar (27:21 min)