• I can explore important career factors that should be considered when choosing a career
• I can understand six career factors that people consider when choosing a career
• I can prioritize (rank) these career factors and compare them with careers that I have explored

• I can explore three of My Saved Careers and assess if these jobs are aligned with those career factors that I feel are most important

• I can learn about ways to gain work experience now
• I can identify future opportunities to gain experience (community service, volunteering, internships, Youth Apprenticeship)
• I can gather information about the getting experience opportunities that fit best with my future career goals

• I can explore school offerings including courses or specialized programs to learn more about opportunities for getting work-related experience while I am in high school

If you're looking for ACP lessons which aren't directly tied to Xello, this document live links all of the Wisconsin ACP lessons which don't require Xello access.

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.

We’ll be using a new tool today—Gladeo! You will answer a brief series of questions to find out a little about your work personality and how that can give you an idea of the careers which you might like.

After you completed the first phase of Xello’s Matchmaker career assessment, were you surprised by any matches? What first came to mind when you saw some matches? Matchmaker is not meant to predict or identify your future path, but rather introduce you to professions you may not have considered before, expanding your career choices rather than limiting them.

In this Xello interactive lesson, you will investigate postsecondary pathway options and explore the postsecondary pathways to various careers.

Today we’re going to start exploring career pathways. A career pathway map helps students by providing a bridge from high school career components to the post-secondary options you just learned about such as the military, 2- or 4-year colleges, or working full time right after high school. Even though you aren’t in high school yet, it’s important to know what type of options you will have once you get to high school. Following a career pathway map can help you determine the courses you should take, the co-curriculars you might join, and the certifications you can achieve to give you a big jump-start to your career.

Today we’re going to start exploring career pathways. A career pathway map helps students by providing a bridge from high school career components to the post-secondary options you just learned about such as the military, 2- or 4-year colleges, or working full time right after high school. Even though you aren’t in high school yet, it’s important to know what type of options you will have once you get to high school. Following a career pathway map can help you determine the courses you should take, the co-curriculars you might join, and the certifications you can achieve to give you a big jump-start to your career.

In this Xello interactive lesson, you will take the information you’ve learned about career pathways and apply it to three careers which you have previously saved. You’ll identify what you like and dislike about the learning pathways to these three saved careers and evaluate your likelihood of pursuing the required training.

In this Xello activity, you will be introduced to 3 learning styles before completing Xello’s 20 question Learning Style quiz, where you’ll discover how you learn and remember information best. After you complete the quiz in Xello, regroup as a class for a post discussion.