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Connections® JA Success Skills JA Success Skills focuses on developing students' interpersonal effectiveness. Through an assessment, the students identify the strengths and unique potentials of their interpersonal skills. They examine how their interpersonal skills match careers of interest to them, develop resumes, and practice their skills in mock job interviews. They begin work on a skill portfolio that they can carry with them into the work force when seeking employment. Connections® JA Success Skills Activities Activity One: Great Expectations Through role play, the students discover the importance of interpersonal skills and how they can further develop their own. Key Learning Objectives The students will... compare school and workplace environments recognize that employers have expectations of workers set workplace policies regarding worker conducts discover that interpersonal skills go beyond stated policies to ensure one's effectiveness in the workplace Activity Two: Communication The students role play difficult business situations and discuss how interpersonal skills could have been varied to alter the outcomes. Key Learning Objectives The students will... discover the importance of interpersonal skills observe and demonstrate interpersonal skills with other students use interpersonal skills to resolve conflicts recognize why interpersonal skills are relevant to situations they will face in the workplace Activity Three: Video Assessment The students will view a video of workplace situations and complete an assessment. Key Learning Objectives The students will... choose an action to take when presented with workplace situations recognize appropriate and inappropriate behavior in the workplace Activity Four: Interpersonal Effectiveness The students will receive the results of the video assessment they completed the previous session. They will interpret their individual results and receive examples of how they can build on their skills measured in the assessment. Key Learning Objectives The students will... discover their interpersonal effectiveness based on their responses identify how they can improve their skills in building rapport, influencing others, and teamwork Activity Five: Building Rapport Through debate, the students recognize the value and importance of building rapport as an effective workplace and life skill. Key Learning Objectives The students will... identify four components to building rapport recognize behaviors that make an impressions discover what it means to listen actively Activity Six: Influencing Others The students will recognize that influencing others involves asking for others' input, making suggestions, encouraging, and expressing appreciation. Key Learning Objectives The students will... develop questioning and restating skills identify effective behaviors for influencing others Activity Seven: Teamwork The students construct a product, an activity that requires working together to reach a common goal. Key Learning Objectives The students will... describe the value of shared responsibility identify factors that impede or enhance team performances recognize that collaboration is necessary to achieve desired results Activity Eight: Developing Resumes The students continue to practice interpersonal skills as they prepare to interview for jobs. Key Learning Objectives The students will... identify job-related skills develop a resume Activity Nine: Presenting Yourself The students practice their interpersonal skills through one-on-one interviews. Key Learning Objectives The students will... practice their interpersonal skills take part in interviews receive feedback on their resumes Activity Ten: What's Next The students will discover education and/or employment opportunities in their local community and will begin to identify the experience and skills needed. They will increase their awareness of the value of maintaining a portfolio. Key Learning Objectives The students will... identify a variety of skills employers look for in employees discover ways to enhance their skill portfolios		Home>> Back to the High School Main Page>> Connections® JA Success Skills enhances the students' learning of the following concepts and skills: Concepts Attitude Building rapport Business Careers Choices Citizenship Communication Ethics Interpersonal skills Interviews Leadership Opportunity costs Resumes Skills Teamwork Teamwork Skills Active listening Analyzing behavior Asking questions Building self-esteem Consensus building Encouraging interpersonal relations Resolving conflict Role playing Teamwork Using etiquette JA Success Skills is an eight- to 10-session course and is recommended for students in grades 9 through 12. Instructional materials are packaged for 30 students and include detailed activity plans for the volunteer, workbooks for students, and a video assessment with scoring software. All JA programs have technology enhancements and are designed to support the skills and competencies outlined in the SCANS (Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills) report. These programs also augment the school-based, work-based, and connecting activities for communities with school-to-work initiatives.
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