Setting Up Xello Lessons for Florida’s Middle School Career Planning Requirement

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This simple guide shows you how to set up Xello’s Lessons to ensure your students meet the requirements of Florida’s Middle School Career Planning Requirement.To learn how Xello supports the Middle School Career Planning Requirement and for supplementary teaching resources check out this guide.

Lesson Sequence

In your Lesson sequence, mark the Lessons below as Core. Lessons marked as Core are front and center on students’ dashboard and can be filtered in Lesson Progress reports.

Lessons marked with an asterisk (*) are custom lessons, which are described in the Custom Lesson Guide.

Xello Lesson	Assigned Grade
My Saved Careers*	6, 7, and 8
School Subjects at Work	6
Decision Making	6
Time Management	6
Discover Learning Pathways	7
Skills	7
Jobs and Employers	7
My Saved Majors*	7
Explore Career Matches	8
Transition to High School	8
Self Advocacy	8
My Saved Schools*	8

Custom Lesson Guide

The following Xello Custom Lessons have been developed to ensure your students meet the requirements of Florida’s Middle School Career Planning Requirement. These Custom Lessons may already be set-up for you in Xello, but can be further modified.

Custom Lesson: My Saved Careers

Lesson Title	Assigned Grade	Prerequisites
My Saved Careers	6, 7, and 8	Matchmaker Save 3 Careers
Instructions for Students (Copy and paste into your custom lesson)
Great job - you've now completed the Matchmaker assessment and explored and saved 3 Careers in Xello! Click here to review all of your Saved Options Answer the following 2 questions in the text box below: Of the Careers you've saved in Xello, which is your top choice (right now)? What is the typical education path for this Career? (For example - 2-Year College or Technical School) That's it! Click ‘Turn In’ when you're done.

Custom Lesson: My Saved Majors

Lesson Title	Assigned Grade	Prerequisites
My Saved Majors	7	Save 3 Majors
Instructions for Students (Copy and paste into your custom lesson)
Great job - you've now explored and saved 3 Majors in Xello! Click here to review all of your Saved Options Answer the following 3 questions in the text box below: Of the 3 Majors you've saved in Xello, which is your top choice (right now)? Will you be on the right path for a career you like once you finish your studies? What are the benefits and challenges of this program? That's it! Click ‘Turn In’ when you're done.

Custom Lesson: My Saved Schools

Lesson Title	Assigned Grade	Prerequisites
My Saved Schools	8	Save 3 Schools
Instructions for Students (Copy and paste into your custom lesson)
Great job - you've now explored and saved 3 Schools in Xello! Click here to review all of your Saved Options Think about your priorities in post-secondary education prior to your school exploration. Answer the following questions in the text box below: Have your priorities changed? Why or why not? That's it! Click ‘Turn In’ when you're done.