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  • Fairfax Co. Teacher Uses Rubin Emerge, Boosts Workplace Exam Pass Rate from 65% to 90%

    Fairfax Co. Teacher Uses Rubin Emerge, Boosts Workplace Exam Pass Rate from 65% to 90%

    In the photo, Fairfax County Public Schools teacher Michele Anwyll (top, left) presents March 6, 2020 about the Emerge online program at a gathering of career and technical education (CTE) department chairs from Fairfax County, the nation’s seventh-largest school system.

    Each year, Michele Anwyll’s students at Annandale High School in Fairfax, Virginia take the Workplace Readiness Skills Assessment (WRS Assessment).

    The 100-question, multiple-choice exam gauges a student’s understanding of resumes, cover letters, email writing, applying for jobs, life in an office setting and professional etiquette.

    Despite Anwyll’s best efforts and curriculum-driven instruction, her students have historically struggled on the exam with a pass rate around 65 percent. Students must score a 75/100 to complete the exam.

    In the 2019-2020 academic year, Anwyll, a family and consumer sciences (FACS) teacher, used Emerge, our comprehensive online program that guides students through a series of activities that cover email etiquette, resumes, cover letters, job interview prep and more.

    When the students sat for the WRS assessment, Anwyll saw a significant improvement.

    Out of 147 students who took the exam through Anwyll’s classes, 133 have passed (the remaining 14 are allowed to retake the exam).

    That’s a current pass rate of 90 percent.

    “Emerge is full of information that aligns with the needs of my own classes in gourmet cooking and the topics covered on the WRS Asssessment,” said Anwyll, who has taught for 11 years after she left the professional world to become a teacher. “The activities have built-in scaffolding, use simple, clear language and even feature a language tool that translates and reads the text in 18 languages, including Spanish and Mandarin.”

    To earn a standard high school diploma, it’s now mandatory for all students in Virginia to obtain a career and technical education (CTE) credential, which can be an industry certification, a state licensure examination, national occupational competency assessment or the Virginia WRS Assessment.

    Now Anwyll, who teaches a large percentage of international students who are English language learners (ELL), has the resource she needs to ensure students not only pass the WRS Assessment but do so at a high rate.

    As well, middle school teachers use Emerge curriculum to teach foundational skills in workplace readiness. Read about the inspiring work done by Mary Lynn Thurman and Trevon James at George M. Hampton Middle School in Prince William County, Virginia.

    “Emerge is a perfect fit in FACS courses and for CTE pathways, in general,” said Fairfax County FACS Program Lead Reggie Morrone. “The material provides students easy-to-follow exercises that support literacy and leadership skills. Students develop confidence in their ability to learn and communicate as they pursue college and career opportunities.”

    And for schools that use learning management systems (LMS), Emerge integrates with Canvas, Blackboard, Schoology and a host of other popular LMS programs.

    The integration means Emerge embeds into a school website, and students do not need a separate username and password to access and complete Emerge activities.

    “I finally have a workplace readiness curriculum I can trust in which my students can independently work on their own,” said Anwyll. “More than that, Emerge helps my students graduate on time and conduct themselves professionally in the business world and in settings that require professionalism.”

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    Helping more students graduate on time.

  • GA CTAE Students Use Rubin Emerge for Email Etiquette, Succeed in Jobs at Pre-K Center

    GA CTAE Students Use Rubin Emerge for Email Etiquette, Succeed in Jobs at Pre-K Center

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    Often times, teachers prepare students to succeed in careers one day.

    Other times, teachers guide students to excel in a job right now.

    That’s the case inside Liberty County High School in Hinesville, GA. Jonnie Larson, who teaches early childhood education (ECE) and advises the school’s FCCLA chapter, relies on the Emerge online program to teach in-demand skills like email etiquette.

    Four days a week from 830 am to 10 am, Larson’s 19 ESE students (ranging from sophomores to seniors) work at Liberty County Pre-K as part of their practicum. The students help the pre-k staff with four and five-year-old classrooms.

    Whenever students can’t be at the pre-k center, they need to email the on-site coordinator with the reason.

    Only a few weeks into the Emerge online program, Larson can already see a difference in the professionalism of her students’ emails.

    “The quality of the emails are better,” said Larson. “Students have learned to write subject lines and email messages that are focused and to the point.”

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    Liberty County High School CTE teacher and FCCLA adviser Jonnie Larson

    Emerge covers a wide array of professional skills through readings, instructional videos and short activities. The program integrates into a school’s LMS of choice (ex: Canvas, Blackboard) and spans topics like email writing, phone etiquette, in-person correspondence, resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn and even communication for entrepreneurship and leadership.

    Larson noted her students engaged in a recent discussion about professional email addresses. The conversation stemmed from a reading in the Emerge program about what constitutes an “appropriate” email address.

    “What I liked is that the students read the material on their own, and then one of my students advised another student on effective email addresses. It was a peer-to-peer moment about professionalism that the Rubin program made possible.”

    See a sample email below written by one of Larson’s student to the pre-k coordinator. Note: Prior to the Rubin program, the student did not use email subject lines.

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    Subject line: Attendance

    Good morning,

    Ms. Larson will be attending the annual winter conference for Family & Consumer Sciences teachers in Savannah today. While she is out we will not be coming to the Pre-K for lab hours. When she returns to work on Monday, February 3 we will resume the normal schedules of going to the Pre-K four days a week. Have a great weekend and see you on Monday!

    [Student’s first and last name]

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    Real-world training while in the classroom.

  • Adult Ed Student Uses Rubin Emerge to Improve English, Succeed at Work

    Adult Ed Student Uses Rubin Emerge to Improve English, Succeed at Work

    In the photo is Josefina Lopez, a native of Mexico and quality assurance employee at a clothing and accessories company in Los Angeles. Lopez used the Emerge online program to strengthen her email etiquette and English writing skills.

    Josefina Lopez knew she needed sharper English skills to excel at her job.

    When she enrolled in an English as a Second Language (ESL) course at Lynwood Community Adult School in Lynwood, CA, the native of Mexico learned something more: how to write professional emails in English.

    Lopez’s course, led by instructor Michele Lawrence, incorporates Emerge, a comprehensive online program that teaches a wide array of self-paced professional development exercises that focus on writing and speaking skills.

    Lopez works in quality assurance for Revolve, a clothing and accessories company based in Los Angeles. She needed a way to communicate better via email with co-workers and customers.

    To do so, Lopez focused on the Emerge module called Email Etiquette — Beginner and practiced email construction lessons, which includes how to make subject lines, address people in an appropriate way, write the email body and create an email signature.

    “What Emerge taught me the most is to think about my audience with every new message,” said Lopez. “I need to respect the reader’s time and write in a way that looks and feels professional.”

    Lopez recalls an on-the-job moment when her clear, concise email kept a big project moving along.

    Lopez: “I needed help to continue the amount of work we had. I sent an email to a team member letting him know I can stay through over time, but that we might lose sales and have more expenses if that’s what would happen. Thirty minutes later, my team sent over additional help.”

    From K-12 program through adult education, Rubin is there to turn any student into a mature, poised communicator.

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  • For CA College Student, Rubin Emerge Opens “Brand-New World”

    For CA College Student, Rubin Emerge Opens “Brand-New World”

    Carlos Reese, a student at Westcliff University, sits next to the Emerge online program and Jennifer Hirashiki, M.A., the Director of Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence at Westcliff. Reese relies on the Emerge program to help with his email etiquette and professional development.

    In winter 2020, Carlos Reese had a three-week break between college semesters.

    Rather than take it easy or binge the newest show on Netflix, the international student did the unexpected.

    He hit the books.

    More specifically, Reese dove into the Emerge online program and learned dozens of important professional development skills like email and phone etiquette.

    A soccer player at Westcliff University, a private school in Irvine, CA, Reese used Emerge to gain an edge in the job market. Reese hails from Hamburg, Germany and also valued the Rubin program because it helped to strengthen his English writing and speaking skills.

    “Emerge has no limits, and I can learn as much as I want,” Reese said. “Before the Rubin program, I would need to ask my parents to review emails I need to send to employers and others. Now I have the confidence to press ‘send’ myself.”

    Reese is among dozens of Westcliff students who have used Emerge in the 2019-2020 academic year to become stronger communicators as they pursue career opportunities.

    The Westcliff University Career Services Department has piloted Emerge since fall 2019 and made the resource available to students across campus through career services programming.

    Emerge contains 100+ short assignments that teach proper communication skills for employment scenarios (ex: emails to seek jobs, resumes, cover letters and thank-you notes) along with writing/speaking guides for entrepreneurship and leadership.

    “After Carlos went through the Emerge program, I could see a difference in his email correspondence,” said Jennifer Hirashiki, M.A., the Director of Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence at Westcliff. “We have a professor in place to review the work students complete in the Rubin program, but the exercises are self-directed.”

    Reese also made special note of the Rubin activities that teach how to write an effective LinkedIn profile. Now he has a LinkedIn profile live on the web and uses it to develop important business connections.

    “Emerge opened a brand-new world to me,” said Reese.

    Incredible what a student can do with a three-week break.

    Self-paced instruction gives Carlos Reese an edge.

  • Rubin Emerge Teaches CA High Schoolers to Send Emails to NBA, MLB Execs

    Rubin Emerge Teaches CA High Schoolers to Send Emails to NBA, MLB Execs

    In the photo, student officers from the virtual company, Resha Hemp, pose with Rubin books of templates provided as ebooks inside the Emerge online program. Stockdale High School’s CTE classes rely on Emerge to help students communicate with business professionals.

    At Rubin Education, we teach students practical employability skills they can apply in the real world.

    That mission was never truer than inside a classroom in fall 2019 at Stockdale High School in Bakersfield, CA.

    Teacher Brian Devitt led his students through the first module in the Emerge online program called Email Etiquette — Beginner. Devitt is also an adviser for Virtual Enterprises International (VEI), an educational nonprofit that allows students to create and run mock businesses.

    In the Email Etiquette — Beginner unit, Stockdale students learned to create an appropriate email address, understand the difference between a text message and proper email and, finally, draft an entire email from the subject line down to the email signature.

    And once the students learned to write an email, they composed messages to one minor league sports executive and two major league executives in the hopes of “selling” (it’s all for practice) promotional items at upcoming games.

    The separate messages went to the vice president of operations for the Bakersfield Condors (AHL minor league hockey), assistant director of stadium operations for the Portland Trailblazers (NBA) and a ticketing official with the San Francisco Giants (MLB).

    The students also held a sales-pitch phone call with Richard Fedesco, the Trailblazers executive.

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    A Stockdale High School student uses the Emerge online program to practice email etiquette for the professional world. The book,Wait, How Do I Promote My Business?, is provided in the website as an ebook.

    “Rubin Education teaches my students the skills they need to professionally communicate with real-world business people,” said Devitt. “The employability skills my students learned from the program will stick with them for years to come.”

    The email was so compelling, it led to a “business contract” with the San Francisco Giants. In January 2020, the students entered the California VEI state competition and placed third statewide in the Business Plan category. The students will now compete at the VEI National Business Plan Competition in New York City in the spring.

    “The business contract with the San Francisco Giants has had an enormous impact on our success and provided judges with proof of the feasibility of our company’s idea to sell promotional items at an upcoming game,” said Lauren Hawkins, CEO of the student group.

    For reference, here’s a sample of the email students wrote to Justin Fahsbender with the Condors hockey team:

    Dear Mr. Fahsbender,

    We’d love to discuss creating a contract with the Condors to virtually sell Condors Fanny Packs, Drawstring Bags, and Tote Bags. The products we make are unique in that they’re made of industrial hemp, a material that often goes to waste in large scale manufacturing. From what we’ve researched, attendance for the Condors games is approximately 5,000 fans per game, so our package would be relative to those numbers (about 5,000 units).

    We’re excited to work with you! If you have any questions, feel free to email myself or our director, Brian Devitt. Thank you for your time!

    [Student’s first and last name]

    Chief Operating Officer – Resha Hemp

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    Does that email seem like it’s written by a sales professional and not a high school student?

    We think so too. At Rubin Education, we prepare students to communicate in the real world with poise and polish.

    If you want to teach your students employability skills via email (as well as over the phone and in person), Rubin Education is ready to help.

    Writing at a big-league level.

  • Middle School Teachers Employ Rubin Emerge to Help Students “Rise Above”

    Middle School Teachers Employ Rubin Emerge to Help Students “Rise Above”

    Above: Trevon James (left) and Mary Lynn Thurman hold copies of three books of writing/speaking templates provided in the Rubin Education All Access online program, a resource they use to teach employability skills to 6th, 7th and 8th graders in Northern Virginia.

    A sixth grader deep in a networking conversation?

    For teachers Mary Lynn Thurman and Trevon James, it’s a beautiful sight.

    The two educators teach at George M. Hampton Middle School in Dale City, Virginia. The school is part of Prince William County Public Schools, among the largest schools systems in the state.

    Since the start of the academic year, Thurman and James have incorporated readings, videos and short activities from the Emerge online program.

    The face-to-face networking exercise was a highlight for Thurman. In the activity, students paired off and learned to ask each other questions that began with who, what, where, when, why and how.

    In doing so, students understood the power of being selfless and allowing others to share their stories.

    Thurman led the activity with 6th, 7th and 8th graders, all of whom grasped the objectives and participated.

    “Rubin Education helps students to rise above,” said Thurman. “My kids may not know it yet, but these lessons will give them a foundation in employability skills they will need in high school and beyond.”

    Thurman and James have also shown Rubin Education instructional videos in which young adults demonstrate wrong and right behavior for professional skills like phone calls, job interviews and leadership situations.

    “Rubin Education material is modern and current,” said James. “It shows my students what employers will one day expect of them.”

    If employability skills are part of lifelong learning, then 6th grade seems the perfect place to start.

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    Networking as a 6th grader? Believe it.

  • Engineering Student: Rubin Emerge Helps Me “Jump Right In” to the Workplace

    Engineering Student: Rubin Emerge Helps Me “Jump Right In” to the Workplace

    Above: The three books of writing/speaking templates provided as ebooks inside the Emerge online program.

    If college is designed to prepare students for life beyond campus, then it’s critical students learn real-world skills.

    That’s where Rubin comes in.

    Through our Emerge online platform, we provide faculty with a ready-to-use toolkit of readings, assignments, videos and quizzes that allow students to observe and practice proper communication skills.

    Casey Sanders appreciates that kind of knowledge.

    A senior engineering student at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Sanders found Rubin Education to be an ideal primer for the professional ranks.

    Sanders and his classmates, led by Dr. Nancy Sundheim (director of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program at St. Cloud State), had the chance to practice their email and phone etiquette.

    The students found the lessons full of practical insights.

    Listen to Sanders in his own words:

     

    See more: Rubin Kicks Off Pilot Program with Michigan State College of Engineering

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  • Rubin Provides Communication Exercises to Mich St Engineering

    Rubin Provides Communication Exercises to Mich St Engineering

    What does a stress analysis on a pressure vessel have to do with writing a professional email?

    At Michigan State University (MSU), the disparate actions have more in common than you may think.

    In fall 2019 and spring 2020, MSU mechanical engineering faculty incorporated the Emerge online program, a comprehensive platform that guides students to write effective emails and documents like reports, summaries and strategic plans.

    The program also covers phone etiquette and how to hold meaningful face-to-face networking conversations. The communication examples are found inside Wait, How Do I Write This Email? (pictured above), an ebook of 100+ writing/speaking templates provided to each student.

    Dr. Ron Averill, MSU associate professor and associate chair for the mechanical engineering undergraduate program, learned of Rubin Education during the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference in Tampa.

    Dr. Averill saw an opportunity to supplement MSU mechanical engineering instruction with best practices for communicating with colleagues and clients. That’s how an engineering exercise on pressure vessels doubled as a chance for students to explain their efforts to a supervisor via email(just like in the real world).

    What’s more, the Rubin Education material allows MSU to address two relevant ABET student outcomes:

    • an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
    • an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives

    “Rubin Education strengthens our mechanical engineering program because it provides ready-made instruction to help students explain their work in a clear, organized way,” said Dr. Averill. “This makes it easy to include communications exercises within core engineering courses, providing students with a clear context for their memos and reports while reflecting on their engineering solutions.”

    “MSU recognized early on the value of a communication-based curriculum to prepare the next generation of engineers,” said Danny Rubin, founder of Rubin Education. “Students must be equipped with not only a strong math and science background but also the ability and confidence to tell the world what they have achieved.”

    In the pressure vessel assignment at MSU, students wrote an email to summarize their findings. First, students showed they know how to address faculty appropriately (ex: Dr. or Professor) and share the nature of the message in the opening line.

    Example:

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    Students then learned to write in short sections rather than one large paragraph that can be cumbersome to read.

    Example:

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    Lastly, students developed a professional email signature with email, phone and expected graduation date.

    Dr. Averill and his team hope to incorporate Rubin Education lessons on report writing later in the semester. The goal, once again, is to underscore how communication skills are a key component of every career path in engineering.

    Relevant links and next steps:

    Engineering + Communication = Success

  • GA WBL Student Uses Rubin Emerge to Land Coveted Promotion 

    GA WBL Student Uses Rubin Emerge to Land Coveted Promotion

    In the photo, Kellelynn Lofton holds a copy ofWait, How Do I Write This Email?, the award-winning book of writing guides from Rubin. Lofton, a WBL student, used the book’s “storytelling” cover letter method to help her land a sought-after promotion at Wild Adventures, one of the top employers in Lowndes County, GA.

    Kellelynn Lofton knew she had to be at her best.

    The Lowndes High School senior wanted to move up from safety trainer to team lead at Wild Adventures, a theme park and zoo in Lowndes County, GA.

    To land the promotion, Lofton had to compete with other up-and-coming Wild Adventures employees and sell herself through a compelling cover letter and interview.

    That’s where Jason Van Nus, the work-based learning (WBL) coordinator for Lowndes County Schools, stepped in.

    Van Nus uses the Emerge online program to teach in-demand communication skills and draws upon the Rubin book of writing templates called Wait, How Do I Write This Email?(provided to each student as an ebook).

    Van Nus helped Lofton write a Rubin-inspired cover letter that demonstrates how Lofton helps guests at Wild Adventures create lasting memories.

    The cover letter was so memorable that the hiring manager, who goes through 400-500 applications to hire park-wide during the busy spring/summer season, was able to recite Lofton’s story back to Van Nus when the two spoke in February 2020.

    “The hiring manager remembered Kellelynn’s application right way,” said Van Nus. “Kellelynn’s storytelling cover letter allowed the hiring manager to visualize how hard she works.”

    Bottom line: Lofton landed the promotion. For the 2020 season at Wild Adventures, she will be a team lead and supervise team members in the portion of the park that includes roller coasters.

    “The Rubin program taught me that it’s better to give the employer an example of my customer service skills than to say I have strong customer service skills,” said Lofton. “I’m excited to start in my new role this season!”

    Scroll to the bottom to see Lofton’s cover letter!

    Emerge: A New Tool for WBL Programs That Gets Results

    Van Nus visits classrooms across the county and, during his workshops, incorporates Rubin online material (ebooks, videos and activities). Rubin helps Van Nus to teach the following:

    • Email etiquette
    • Resumes
    • Cover letters
    • Phone etiquette
    • Networking
    • And much more

    In the video, Van Nus holds a copy of Wait, How Do I Write This Email?, the award-winning book of writing/speaking examples for employability skills.

    Again, the book is provided as an ebook in the Emerge online program.

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    Video transcript:

    “Hello, my name is Jason Van Nus, and I am the system-level coordinator for Lowndes County Schools in the programs of work-based learning and youth apprenticeship.

    I first met [Rubin Education founder] Danny [Rubin] in summer 2019 at our GACTE summer conference, and I gained information about the program and this material.

    I decided to implement into the training and recruiting for my program, and I have really enjoyed it.

    The program is exceptional and has built-in scaffolding. I’ve used it with special ed classes. I’ve used it with honors classes. No matter what level of student I’m working with, they are all engaged. They are all producing good quality materials.

    Resumes, communication…the kids love it. And it’s been an effective tool for me.”

    “Storytelling” Cover Letter from Kellelynn Lofton

    Dear [name of employer],

    No one wants to make a little girl cry!

    It was a normal day at the park; I was at Crunch’s Caboose in Discovery Outpost. The park had just opened and the day had officially begun. I observed a family excitedly walking toward the rides. Among the members of this family was a little girl, who was holding her brand new season pass, and she was so excited. I welcomed her and her family to the park and asked if she wanted to ride the Crunch’s Caboose. She was hesitant at first, but she was willing to be brave. She wanted her mom to ride with her, but I had to inform her that adults could not ride this particular ride. I assured the little girl that she would do just fine by herself.

    Once she was seated and fastened securely, I asked if she was okay–she didn’t respond. So, I looked toward her parents seeking their feedback. They said that she was fine, so I continued. Right before the ride began, the upset little girl frantically tried to unbuckle the seatbelt–calling for her‘Mommy.’ I knew immediately she wasn’t going to complete this ride without an adult.

    Because it is against protocol for adults to ride this particular ride, I had no choice but to remove the little girl from Crunch’s Caboose. She was disappointed but relieved to be back with her parents. I was saddened as I wanted her to enjoy her experience at Wild Adventures–after all, it was only a few minutes ago that she was ecstatic to be a season pass holder. I quickly obtained a map of the park and pointed out other rides offered at Wild Adventures that would accommodate both an adult and a child to ride at the same.

    As the day concluded, who did I look up and see, but the same little girl accompanied by her parents. They returned to my station after a day of enjoying the attractions and rides at Wild Adventures so that the little girl could conquer Crunch’s Caboose all by herself.

    Hello, my name is ______, and I am applying to be a Team Leader at Wild Adventures.

    As your next Team Leader, I will bring this same level of attention to customer satisfaction,
    communication, and overall customer experience as stated in the Seasonal Leadership Expectations.

    My goal is making guests’ experiences enjoyable and memorable. Communication is key, and sometimes, as a team leader one has to know how to interpret both verbal and non-verbal cues from guests in order to give them the best experience possible.

    Well, would you hire Kellelynn? Her poise and professionalism shine through.

    Stories do all the selling.

    Request your free trial of the Emerge online program!

    Tell your story and watch the door open.

  • Michigan HS Students Earn Valuable “Email Etiquette” Certificate from Rubin Emerge

    Michigan HS Students Earn Valuable “Email Etiquette” Certificate from Rubin Emerge

    On a Friday afternoon in Hillsdale High School in Hillsdale, Michigan, seniors in teacher Mindy Eggleston’s class were all smiles.

    And no, the happy faces weren’t just because the school had Homecoming and a big football game that night.

    The two dozen students grinned from ear to ear because they earned an “Email Etiquette” certificate (size 8×11) and digital badge through the Emerge online program.

    That means the students walked themselves through a series of short (15-20 minute) exercises in which they learned to construct a proper business email — a workplace skill employers are desperate to find in new hires. Eggleston received lesson plans, discussion questions and rubrics from Rubin Education to assess the students’ work.

    “It’s so important to help students write proper emails today and understand the difference between a text message and a professional email,” said Eggleston. “The Rubin Education digital badge and certificate is proof my students know how to conduct themselves properly as they pursue college and career opportunities.”

    The students will now add the certificate to a binder of achievements they can use as they pursue college and career opportunities.

    Through the “Email Etiquette” activities, the students learned:

    • Why an email to an employer should be more formal than a text message to a friend
    • How to develop a smart subject line
    • How to address employers and other professionals in an appropriate way (Hi, Mr./Ms. ____)
    • How to write the email itself
    • How to create an email signature

    Teacher Mindy Eggleston has already used Rubin Education to help her students take first place in job interview skills at a Business Professionals of America competition.

    Now, she turned to our program to tackle email writing, a lifelong professional skill.

    Look at these proud faces down below (including several on the football team).

    Learning to write a proper email to open doors for yourself?

    Now that’s a pre-game warm-up.

    Request free, 30-day access and see what Emerge can do for your students.

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    In addition to the 8×11 printable certificate, Hillsdale students also earned the Rubin Education “Email Etiquette” digital badge. Recipients can place the small icon (enlarged here for emphasis) on a resume, digital portfolio, LinkedIn profile or elsewhere online to show proficiency in a critical 21st century skill.

    And now…those smiling faces!

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    The proof is on the page.