Featuring an interview with Jason Fabry 2008 NEWMA AllStar from Paper Converting in Green Bay (2:26 minutes).

Students will be able to
- Identify the quantitative and qualitative benefits of going to college
- Explain the importance of researching expected starting salaries when choosing a college and major
- Understand common costs associated with college
- Explain the difference between sticker price and net price
- Have a conversation with their parents or guardians about paying for college

Featuring an interview with Jacob Becker, 2018 NEWMA AllStar from Rockline Industries in Sheboygan Falls (2:39minutes).

Featuring an interview with Adel Ajeti, 2016 NEWMA AllStar from Rockline Industries in Sheboygan Falls (2:56 minutes).

Students will be able to
- Identify steps they can take to prepare for student loan repayment
- Understand the different loan repayment options available to them
- Explain how student loan payments work
- Identify the consequences of not making student loan payments
- Compare different loan repayment options such as deferment, forbearance, consolidation, and more

Featuring an interview with Brian VandenLangenberg, 2010 NEWMA AllStar from Robinson Metal in DePere(2:52 minutes).

Featuring an interview with Travis Knier, 2014 NEWMA AllStar from Rockline Industries in Sheboygan. (2:24 minutes)

Featuring an interview with Megan Brown, 2020 NEWMA AllStar from Samuel Pressure Vessel Group (2:20 minutes)

Featuring an interview with Jeff Kubichek 2015 NEWMA AllStar from Sargento in Plymouth (2:56 minutes).

Featuring an interview with Cyndi Schmoller, 2012 NEWMA AllStar from Sargento (2:20 minutes).

Students will be able to
- Explain why scholarships and grants should be their 1st pick when looking for and accepting financial aid
- Understand the difference between scholarships and grants
- Find scholarships and grants that they are eligible for
- Identify signs of scholarship and grant scams and steps to take to protect themselves

Featuring career information from Nia Dubois, School Resource Officer for the Luxemburg-Casco School District

You have already spent time looking at learning styles and determining which style allows you to learn best in different situations. Your learning style can’t tell you what classes you’ll get good grades in. And it sure doesn’t reflect your ability to learn. But there are lots of ways you can tap into your preferred learning style to help you when you’re studying or working in class. You may already have a good idea of what techniques work best for you.

In this Xello lesson, you will investigate visual, auditory, and tactile learning styles, and explore how understanding your own learning style can help you in school and on the job. Make SURE you have already taken the Learning Styles quiz in Xello before starting this lesson!

Have you ever heard the quote, “It’s not WHAT you know, it’s WHO you know?” Interacting with others to build relationships and exchange information is called networking. When you are searching for a job, you will probably explore job boards, professional social networks, and industry-approved accrediting associations. Networking with these communities can help lead to career opportunities.

In this Xello lesson, you will investigate job search strategies and research potential employers in your community.

You’ve done a tremendous amount of learning this year around learning strategies, biases, pathways, etc. Use the section below to reflect on the work that you’ve done. Next year will be an important year, since you will be planning your transition to high school, and you’ll be one year closer to your career!

Think about these questions: Who gives you the best advice? Who gives you great advice on dating? Who gives you advice on your math homework? You probably have three different people you turn to, depending on the topic. How about this question--Who gives you the best advice about career planning? You can probably name a few people. What would the advantages be of consulting an expert in the field that interests you? In this activity, you will have the opportunity to get advice about an occupation that interests you from a career coach who performs that job.

Welcome back to Xello! You’ll be using the resources on the Xello platform again this year as you start thinking about and planning for your future career. Follow the directions below to log into Xello and personalize your Xello page.

It’s natural to make assumptions about careers. But it’s also important to know that the ideas and biases we have about fields of work can have an impact on our career decisions. Although laws have been written to combat biased hiring practices, it does not mean the stereotypes or assumptions no longer exist. In this activity, you will work as a team to share the story of one individual who overcame the odds in their field of work.

It’s important to build awareness of workplace biases that may be influencing your career decisions. In today’s Xello interactive lesson, you will explore common career biases, learn how bias can influence career choices, and reflect on the bias(es) that may have influenced your initial opinion of a career.