Grade 9

XELLO SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

Personality Styles

BEFORE BEGINNING:

  • Complete the Personality Styles quiz

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • I can investigate Personality Styles

  • I can explore how my own personality style can help me at home, school, work, as well as other areas of my life

Exploring Career Factors

BEFORE BEGINNING:

  • Save 3 careers

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • I can investigate Important Factors: work/life balance, money, making a difference, education, interests, growth

  • I can assess which of these 6 core factors are important to me when making a career decision

  • I can prioritize the 6 core factors that influence my career decisions

Getting Experience

BEFORE BEGINNING:

  • Add 3 experiences to the Experiences Timeline

LEARNING TARGETS:

  • I can explore different ways to get work experience now

  • I can identify ways to get experience while still in school, through community service/volunteerism/co-op programs/part-time jobs/internships

  • I can assess which type of experience is best-suited for my career interests and goals

Study Skills and Habits

  • LEARNING TARGETS:
    I can identify skills, habits, and behaviors that I need to learn successfully in high school

  • I can explore potential obstacles to success in school (i.e. lack of motivation, distractions)

  • I can plan how to develop positive study habits and behaviors


SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:

  • Update avatar and cover photos

  • Create one more more plans

  • Choose a career profile, save it, and rate the Important Factors for that career

  • Start to explore programs and majors, see which programs are available at schools of interest

Overview of Grade 9 ACP Lesson Content

  • SHS Graduation Requirements and entry to high school information as well as ACP components

  • Career Clusters and Pathways

  • Xello - WI state sponsored career site exploration and assessments

  • Course Planning For High School and Course Registration

  • Career Spotlight speakers - UW representative, technical college representative, military representatives from variety of branches, business and industry speakers

  • Senior ACP Showcase as ACP models

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

  • Ensuring My Employability Elective Course Option