O LD N AVY & W OODLAWN B USINESS /S CHOOL P H IGH S CHOOL ARTNERSHIP Transition Services Series for Students

V ALUE OF P ARTNERSHIP “The Old Navy and Woodlawn HS partnership has been a wonderful way for the students at Woodlawn to benefit from Joan Green’s expertise, General Manager at Old Navy. It has proven to be a win-win situation for both. Old Navy benefits from our students working at Old Navy and our students are learning valuable work skills. We look forward to expanding the partnership this school year“. Brian Scriven, WHS Principal

W ORKSHOP AGENDA  Overview of Partnership  Transition Services Series Topics  Discussion  Resources  Video Clip  Final Thoughts

T RANSITION S ERVICES S ERIES TOPICS  Developing a Career Plan  Employment Skills  Interviewing Skills  Decision Making and Leadership  Dressing for Success  Agency Linkages  Post Secondary Programs

S KILLS + I NTERESTS + V ALUES = C AREER S UCCESS There are three components to a successful career:

Skills

: Those things you are good at doing.

Interests

: Those things that are of interest, fun, and/or are exciting to you.

Values

: Those things that are important to you, i.e. people, things, ideas.

Dr. David Williams, School Psychologist

V IDEO OF STUDENTS AT WORK AT NARRATED BY J OAN G O LD REEN N AVY –

S EARCHING ON THE INTERNET  http://www.careeronestop.org

  http://www.navy.com/careers  Career one Stop Information Interest Inventory  http://discovery.skillsone.com

 Strong Interest Inventory  http://www.onetcenter.org

 Occupational Information Network  http://snagajob.com

 Part-time & Full-time Hourly Jobs

R ESOURCE M ATERIALS  Student Binder  Careers & Colleges Spring 2011 Guide  50 Best Jobs for Your Personality – Jist  New Guide for Occupational Exploration  Pocket Guide to 50 Best Careers – Jist  EZ Occupational Outlook Handbook – Jist  Best Jobs for the 21 st Century – Jist  Quick Job Search – 7 Steps

P RESENTERS Baltimore County Public Schools Maria Schaeffer Transition Facilitator Office of Special Education Old Navy Joan Green General Manager Old Navy Security Mall [email protected]

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