W.A.G.E.S. (Working at Gaining Employment Skills): A Job Related Social Skills Curriculum

Description:

Developed at the University of Oregon School of Education, W.A.G.E.S. (Working At Gaining Employment Skills) is a curriculum to teach adolescents job-related social skills. It was field-tested over a period of five years in multiple learning environments with different teachers and student groups. The curriculum was continuously revised based on student achievement measures and satisfaction surveys, teacher assessments of student learning, and evaluation information about the effectiveness and usefulness of the curriculum collected through focus groups with students and teachers. W.A.G.E.S. contains 33 lessons, each designed to be taught within a 40- to 50-minute class period along with complementary activities suited to be delivered in a nine-week term. There is a cost for this curriculum.