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3rd Grade
At the third grade level business leaders read and discuss the book I Know I Can in 3rd grade classrooms. Every students gets a copy of the book to keep. In 2011, over 1,500 books were distributed in Rochester and area schools.

Click here to volunteer to read “I Know I Can” in 3^rd grade classrooms April 30-May 4, 2012.

Middle School
In Rochester and area middle schools, Learn.Do.Earn messages are about students pushing themselves academically, working hard now and preparing for a rigorous high school schedule.

High School
At the high school level, Learn.Do.Earn. messages are about being prepared for post-secondary education, avoiding remediation and planning for the future.

Learn.Do.Earn is not a new curriculum. It is designed to be supplementary to the work that educators are already doing. Learn.Do.Earn. includes:

• 56 posters presenting research-based advice from a business lens
• 29 PowerPoint presentations used to connect school experience and decisions in the real world
• Interactive online games to reinforce student learning
• Technology challenges
• The Hiring Game puts students in the shoes of a company making hiring decisions
• The Scavenger Hunt requires students to seek answers from the Learn.Do.Earn message in order to compete for iPods, gift cards and other prizes.
• Business leaders visit classrooms to share information about their careers or industry, as well as talk about interviewing and job application skills.
• Learn. Do.Earn. Elementary Week is April 30-May 4, 2012

Sample Learn.Do.Earn. messages:

• Middle School posters
• 8th grade presentation
• High School posters
• More information about I Know I Can

 

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