Middle School

• Explore the link between interests and various careers
• Explore the school subjects related to the careers they like
• Explore the importance of making informed decisions, and using the information they have to make the best decisions at the time
• Learn about the importance of considering the consequences of potential decisions
• Explain why time management is important in school and on the job
• Create a time budget to assess how they currently manage their time
• Use current interests, strengths, and limitations to guide individual career exploration
• Recognize the career path concepts as an organizer for exploring and preparing for careers now and in the future
• Recognize non-traditional work roles.
• Evaluate career and educational information resources
• Compare different types of post-secondary training and education as they relate to career choices
• Assess and analyze personal, ethical, and work habit skills as they relate to individual student success
• Develop a resume of work experiences for home and school

• Investigate visual, auditory, and tactile learning styles
• Explore how understanding their own learning style can help them in school and in their career
• Explore postsecondary pathways to various careers and evaluate ones that interest them
• Identify biases of gender, ethnicity, ability, and class in the workplace and explore how biases can influence career choices
• Explore ways to find employment
• Research potential employers in their community
• Use current interests, strengths, and limitations to guide career exploration and educational planning.
• Recognize occupations and careers as they relate to career paths, personal interests, and aptitudes.
• Recognize the relevance of all work and workers, and their existence in a global society.
• Utilize career and educational information to explore career paths of interest.
• Utilize a variety of resources to obtain information about the levels of training and education required for various occupations.
• Utilize information about personal, ethical, and work habit skills to enhance individual student success.
• Identify and demonstrate basic job seeking skills of interviewing and completing applications.

• Explore how school, extracurricular, and leisure activities help build skills
• Identify skills needed for a variety of occupations and investigate career options related to their own skills
• Investigate their career match assessment results and explore the careers related
• Explore ways to make their transition to high school easier and more successful
• Explore clubs, activities, and other resources to help handle the transition to high school
• Identify situations where they may need or want to advocate for themselves or others
• Explore effective advocacy skills and behaviors, such as leadership, confidence, and communication
• Develop an educational and career plan based on current interests, strengths,and limitations.
• Identify and explore a variety of resources to aid in career exploration and planning now and in the future.
• Recognize the relevance of personal contributions made to school and community.
• Compare personal interests with information about careers and education.
• Identify the training and education required for occupations in career paths of interest.
• Evaluate personal, ethical, and work habit skills as they relate to achieving the student’s educational career plan.
• Utilize a portfolio of middle school academic and work experience.

• Students use career inventories in Xello to identify possible occupations
• Students use assessment tools in Xello to explore their skills
• Students begin career exploration activities in Xello, including identification of learning opportunities in the community
• Students are introduced to Career pathways in Career clusters
• Teachers incorporate career understanding into core academic and other elective classes
• Students take a career personality assessment in Xello and discover careers based on their results
• Several volunteers from different industries and careers conduct small group discussions with students
• Students participate in a “future’s fair” and complete post-fair homeroom activities

• Students develop an ICAP and choose a career pathway for high school
• Students participate in work-based learning activities such as service learning, job shadowing, and mentorship
• Students participate in a “real life” simulation, such as Junior Achievement
• Students learn about high school opportunities
• Students participate in an 8th grade transition visit
• Students participate in a “future’s fair” and complete post-fair homeroom activities

Xello 6-12 is for students in middle and high school. It helps students of all backgrounds, abilities, and aspirations become future ready. Xello puts students at the heart of their journey of self-discovery. And every student builds the skills and knowledge for success in their own unique future.