Lessons
01: Getting the Ball Rolling
This lesson provides an introduction to workplace skills and to the Ready for WAGES curriculum.
02: Actions, Thoughts, and Feelings (ATF)
This lesson provides an introduction to the concept of how an individual’s actions, thoughts, and feelings are connected, and demonstrates the importance of recognizing how they can be linked to positive workplace outcomes.
03: Taking Responsibility -- To Own or Moan
This lesson provides an opportunity for students to understand what it means to take responsibility for their actions on the job.
04: Do You Understand Me Correctly?
This lesson introduces the concept of communication, and emphasizes the importance of effective communication in the workplace.
05: Communicating with Power
This lesson introduces students to a style of communication that will make a difference in how students are perceived in the workplace by their supervisors and coworkers.
06: Communicating with Self-Control
Effective communication is more than just what a person thinks is right.
07: Maintaining Self-Control
This lesson introduces students to strategies that will help them maintain self-regulation in stressful situations.
08: Business Builders: Success or Failure, It’s Up to You!
This lesson illustrates how individual values tend to influence decisions made by a team.
09: Teamwork
This lesson reinforces the concept of teamwork and the qualities and characteristics necessary to engage in productive teamwork.
10: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
This lesson is designed to help students solve problems by relying on other members of the team.
11: How Do I Solve A Problem?
This lesson introduces the concept of problem-solving and allows students to practice solving problems collectively and individually.
12: What Do Employers Think?
This lesson will examine a report that was collected from interviews with 526 employers, supervisors, and people responsible for hiring employees.
13: The Risks and Rewards of Disclosure
This lesson continues to help students choose when and if it is appropriate to disclose their criminal history in an employment setting.
14: The Job Interview
This lesson prepares students for an authentic interview and can be used as a performance assessment for students to demonstrate the workplace skills learned throughout the curriculum.
