• I can reflect on how my personality style has helped me relate to others at school and one other environment (ex. Clubs, sports teams, workplaces, or volunteer activities)

• I can review three career profiles in My Saved Options and will record how I feel about these saved careers
• I can identify factors that I like and dislike about these jobs

• 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

Explore the Society's online exhibits to uncover unique facets of Wisconsin history. Exhibits are based on past gallery exhibits at the Wisconsin Historical Museum and include curated images, trivia and brief historical essays.

Note that the viewing of the resource does not meet social studies standards. Teachers are encouraged to consider the use of primary source analysis documents such as those from the Library of Congress and the National Archives in order to help students access social studies curricular objectives.

This site is a collaborative effort between the herbaria of the UW-Madison (WIS) and the UW-Steven's Point (UWSP), along with most of the other herbaria located in the state of Wisconsin. It contains information on each of the more than 2600 vascular plant species that occurs in Wisconsin, including photos, distribution maps, specimen records, and more.

The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Oral History Collection contains personal stories and military experiences of Wisconsin veterans of the Spanish-American War through present-day. The more than 2,800 interviews complement the archive and object collections to build a complete description of military service.

Alone, these primary sources do not meet any social studies standards. However, the use of analysis and inquiry will allow students to gain insight into multiple curricular objectives. Teachers are encouraged to use analysis documents such as those from the Library of Congress or the National Archives.

The PBS Wisconsin Education team creates and curates great educational resources, while connecting with Wisconsin’s most valuable resource – teachers. Our network of resource developers, teaching and learning advisers includes partners like PBS, but more importantly, it includes innovative educators and organizations throughout Wisconsin – a network that grows stronger with every project and idea.

Explore our high-quality, cost-free PK-12 resources at pbswisconsineducation.org.

The PFAS Interactive Data Viewer is a mapping tool that incorporates datasets from several DNR programs to show locations throughout Wisconsin that have been impacted by PFAS.

Information included in the PFAS Interactive Data Viewer include locations with known PFAS contamination and whether clean up has been completed; results from testing municipal drinking water for PFAS; locations with PFAS-related fish and game consumption advisories; and waterbodies throughout Wisconsin sampled for PFAS during targeted or routine monitoring.

These data may not reflect current PFAS levels at specific locations.

The Play Make Learn Conference is a place for collaboration and discovery in the design, research and practice of playful learning, games for learning and positive social impact, making and makerspaces, STEAM education, and arts in education. PML creates an inspirational space for preK-12 educators, designers, developers, innovators, librarians, museum professionals, makers, and researchers to tinker together, share knowledge, and celebrate one another’s work.

Biodiversity is a shortened form of the term "biological diversity." The entire spectrum of life forms and the many ecological processes support them. Wisconsin is blessed with abundant biodiversity. Located at the junction of the eastern deciduous forest, northern boreal forest and temperate grasslands, we have a wealth of species and natural communities.

Approximately 1,800 species of native plants and close to 700 species of native vertebrates have been identified in Wisconsin. In addition, there are thousands of species of non-vascular plants and invertebrates. These pages highlight the uncommon and rare species, natural communities, geological features and essential habitat areas throughout Wisconsin.

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.