Emerge
Lota always wanted to attend her dream school: UCLA.
The senior at Cathedral City High School near Palm Springs, CA knew she had the grades and extracurriculars to gain acceptance.
How to pay for college, however, was a different challenge.
That’s when Lota saw a scholarship opportunity from the UCLA Black Alumni Association.
Top prize: $40,000.
To win, Lota knew she had to be a cut above the competition. UCLA only accepts the best of the best from around the world.
To prepare for the big interview with the scholarship committee, Lota and her teacher, Kyle Bashore, turned to their go-to resource: Rubin Emerge.
Emerge is a digital library of 500+ videos, activities and assessments for employability skills. The product is designed for grades 6-12 and post-secondary programs.
The Basics Units
- Email Etiquette – Beginner
- Email Etiquette – Advanced
- Life Skills and Social Media Etiquette
- Phone Skills
- Math for Careers
- Ethics Discussions
- AI and Authentic Writing Skills
Employability Units
- Networking
- Unforgettable Resume
- “Storytelling” Cover Letter
- Internship/Job Email Writing
- LinkedIn 101
- Interview Prep
- Portfolio Writing Skills
Business Promotion Units
- Find Your Big Idea
- Sales Writing
- Website Content
- Public Relations 101
- Writing for Fundraising
Leadership Units
- Writing for Managers
- Writing to Clients
- Project Management
- Public Speaking
- Report Writing
- For Student Leaders
In addition, Emerge has special features that make the curriculum ideal for district-wide adoption.
Robust middle and high school employability activity library
Text-to-speech, closed captions and language translation
Integrates with your LMS (ex: Canvas, Schoology and Google Classroom)
Single sign-on via LTI 1.3 and grade passback
Aligned to state standards for workplace readiness
Digital badges and printable certificates
We check every “employability skills” box.
That’s why many of the nation’s largest school divisions depend on Emerge every day.
Back to Lota’s story.
Lota used the Emerge unit called Interview Prep, which guides the student to research and develop thoughtful questions for the people who conduct the interview.
Lota followed the Emerge instructions and blew the room away with her curiosity.
Lota’s Hard Work Paid Off – She Won the Scholarship!
After the interview round, one student stood out: Lota. Why? She demonstrated interest in the alumni group rather than only talk about herself.
Thus, the $40,000 scholarship is all hers — $10,000/year for each of her four years at UCLA.
What’s more, Lota gained a lifelong professional skill.