Grade 8

XELLO SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

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Skills

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • I can explore how school, extracurricular, and activities I like to do help build skills

  • I can identify skills needed for a variety of occupations

  • I can investigate career options related to my own skills

Explore Career Matches

BEFORE BEGINNING:

  • Complete the Matchmaker quiz

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • I can investigate central, secondary, and other aspects of the career match assessment, and how they relate to careers

  • I can reflect on my career assessment results

  • I can explore the aspects of a career that interests me

Transition to High School

BEFORE BEGINNING:

  • Save at least 5 interests

LEARNING TARGETS

  • I can explore ways to make my transition to high school easier and more successful

  • I can identify questions and concerns I might have about transitioning to high school

  • I can explore clubs, activities, and other resources to help handle the transition to high school

  • I can develop strategies to deal with transitions

Self-Advocacy

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • I can identify situations where I may need to advocate for myself or others

  • I can explore effective advocacy skills and behaviors, such as leadership, confidence, and communication

  • I can explore ways I can advocate for myself in school, the community, at home, and in a career

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:

  • Complete the Matchmaker quiz

  • Choose career profiles of interest and find out why certain options may be a better fit than others by reviewing Matchmaker results

  • Begin a four-year high school course plan


Overview of Grade 8 Academic and Career Planning

  • Grade 8 Tiger Talk with Counselor / Student / Parent / Guardian

  • Heavy Metal Tour Information and Gold Collar Careers - manufacturing and related careers

  • Xello - WI state sponsored ACP career site exploration

  • Levels of Training - information on variety of training for careers including unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, technical and professional

  • High School Course Planning and registration

  • Career Venture Field trip participation and hands on exploration of career opportunities

  • Career Spotlight Speakers throughout the year

  • Reflect, evaluate and document personal artifacts to support career portfolio development