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At Prince William Schools Workshop, Rubin is Glue between CTE, EL
On April 24 in Prince William County (Northern Virginia), the Rubin team was part of a day-long workshop with CTE teacher leaders to determine ways Rubin employability content can bridge CTE and English Learners curricula.
Prince William County Schools, the second-largest school district in Virginia, wants to make sure non-native English-speaking students can comprehend and excel at important communication skills for college and career.
Rubin is privileged to be the resource that sits at the intersection of English Learners objectives and the needs of the CTE community.
Prince William County Schools CTE teachers develop a lesson plan that combines a Rubin Emerge activity (ex: How to Leave a Voicemail) with the scaffolding necessary to teach the lesson to a non-native English speaking student. Prince William CTE Supervisor Christine Good said it best from her post on LinkedIn:
“Student achievement begins with adult behaviors.
When the adults in the room share a compelling vision and actively engage in critical thinking, collaboration, innovation, digital citizenship, and demonstrating resilience through their work, the conversations are rich and the outcomes are powerful. This dynamic team of teacher leaders is committed to creating the conditions for student success within and beyond the classroom!
The collaboration between the Career and Technical Education (CTE) and the English Learner (EL) Instruction teams is Learning and Achievement for All in action as we prepare all staff members to support and challenge all students.
Imagine what our classrooms and schools might look like if we shift the conversation from “all students” to “each and every student.” Small shifts leveraging high impact instructional strategies have the power to transform the learning environment for each and every student, every day.
Special thanks to Grant Bradfield, Katie Min, Danny Rubin, and Shawnell Carmichael for leading a packed and impactful day of learning, and a big shoutout to the entire hashtag#PWCSCTE team Sarah Martin, Ph.D., Tim Vaughan, Nasir Ayoub, Danielle Meyer, Benjamin Stodola, and Diana Collins for working tirelessly behind the scenes to make opportunities like this possible.
Looking forward to the 2025-26 school year!”
Rubin Founder Danny Rubin (center) stands with Prince William County Schools (PWCS) Curriculum Supervisor Christine Good (left) and Supervisor of EL Instruction Kristine Lentz-Johnston. Rubin is collaborating with PWCS to connect workplace readiness skills with the needs of English learners. Every student deserve a chance at success.
Rubin Team Hits the Road for Successful Summer 2024
The Rubin team was on the move in summer 2024!
Houston, Ft. Worth, Orlando, Northern Virginia and more…we attended conferences and teacher in-service days to both promote Rubin products and train teachers on our resources.
In July, we had a busy and productive time in Houston at the 2024 International Leadership Conference for HOSA — Future Health Professionals. We spoke with dozens of health science educators about our resources for employability skills. And now we have several conversations in the works to implement our Propel email etiquette tool within CTE programs coast to coast. See Propel for yourself! www.rubineducation.com/explore
In Houston, Rubin founder Danny Rubin posed with Kyle Bashore, a CTE teacher who uses our Emerge curriculum, and several of his students. In Orlando at the 2024 National Leadership Conference for the Future Business Leaders of America, we had a wonderful time catching up with Holly Atha, president and CEO of MBA Research. The organization supports educators in the preparation of students for careers in the areas of business management, finance, marketing, hospitality and tourism management and entrepreneurship.
Standing with MBA Research CEO Holly Atha. In August, we hit the nation’s capital for in-person trainings in Loudoun County and Prince William County, two of the largest school districts in Virginia.
In the photo below, Michael Grubbs, director of career, technical and adult education (CTAE) in Loudoun County, Virginia (near Washington, DC), proudly holds a Rubin poster. Loudoun County uses our Emerge curriculum for in-demand employability skills. Director Grubbs leans on Rubin to help students learn how to build meaningful relationships for college and career opportunities. Thank you, Loudoun County Public Schools, for all you do!
Loudoun County CTE Director Michael Grubbs with a Rubin poster! The next day, we attended CTE Secondary Day for Prince William County Schools.
We have worked with PWCS the past year on a content collaboration so teachers can access the Rubin Emerge employability skills curriculum and Aspire career exploration videos through Safari Montage and Canvas.
Thank you, PWCS, for being a trusted partner as we help students learn to communicate professionally.
In the photos below, PWCS teachers hold up Rubin posters.
Spreading the Rubin message in person.
Students Log 1,000,000 Minutes All Time in Rubin Emerge
Students nationwide have spent 1,000,000 collective minutes in Emerge, our signature online curriculum that teaches in-demand employability topics like email/phone etiquette, networking and conversation skills.
Emerge, which debuted in the 2020-2021 academic year, teaches valuable skills for college and career to students nationwide in grades 6-12 and higher education.
Among the most popular assignments that comprise the 1,000,000 minutes:
- How to learn the difference between texting and emailing
- How to set your own voicemail
- How to sign your name in cursive
- How to take a quality headshot
- How to email your instructor politely about a poor grade
Emerge is a Netflix-style library of assignments, readings, videos and quizzes that integrates for single sign-on to the school’s learning management system (ex: Canvas, Schoology and Google Classroom).
The lessons align with state standards across the country for workplace readiness, a critical set of life skills that prepares students for the world beyond graduation.
In that way, Emerge has become a valued resource for school divisions big and small, from Fairfax County, the largest school system in Virginia, to Payette River Technical Academy in Emmett, Idaho.
“Our goal is to give teachers high-quality resources to use in the classroom so we can’t always observe students using Emerge in real time,” said Danny Rubin, founder of Rubin. “When we see the number 1,000,000, it’s a powerful reminder that, yes, Emerge shapes students every day into kind, professional young adults — and that’s a mission worth pursuing to reach 2,000,000 and beyond.”
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Rubin is the leader in online instruction for employability or work readiness skills. The company, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, provides three high-quality resources — Aspire, a career exploration video platform, Emerge, a communication skills curriculum and Propel, a real-time email etiquette training tool for Gmail and Outlook.
Founded in 2017 by Danny Rubin, a former CBS television news reporter and consultant to NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rubin teaches students nationwide important lessons for email/phone etiquette, networking, team communication, leadership communication and more. Our motto: “Write well, open doors!”
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