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Job Olympics
Valerie BradfordTeddi Gore
Texarkana I.S.D.
What is this….?
Job Olympics provides students…
Motivation to learn job skills Motivation to improve social skills
Opportunities to form new friendships Experience with actual employers
Evaluations of personal employability skills
Opportunities to build self-confidence Opportunities to demonstrate job
responsibilities
Job Olympics Provides Teachers…
Goals and objectives for life survival skills
Motivational incentives to use with students
Hands on evaluations of individual student’s strengths and weakness.
Job Olympics Provides a Businesses…
Illustrations of student’s positive job skills
Development of positive relationships with teenagers
Illustrations of benefits of working with students
An opportunity to cooperatively facilitate the learning of employability
skills Positive working relationship with
schools
Job Olympics
Levels › adaptive level – severe› level 1- Moderate MR › level 2 – LD and ED
Judges
Business owners
Parents
Student Council or Ready Set Teach Programs
An overview of the day
Morning – Events Lunch Afternoon – Self advocacy training
Events
Events…
Bed making Car detailing Folding towels Auto Check Stocking Shelves Shredding Folding Pizza Boxes Pet Care Job Interview Food Prep Job Resume Nurses Aid Sim. Setting /Busing tables Kids Meals Child Care Sacking Groceries Phone Skills Recycling Vacuuming Flower Arranging
Keys to Success
Let everyone take part!
All levels of ADL LD ED
Location?
Make the time work.
Make every student pick 5 events!
Why not invite Alumni?
Success
Adults Administrators Press- releases are signed before
anyone leaves the school. Partnership with other schools
Contact
Valerie Bradford› Texas High School› 4001 Summerhill RD› Texarkana, TX 75501› (903) 794-3891 x 2042› [email protected]