What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question that follows students from grade school to well beyond high school. Xello helps break this big and scary question down by engaging students in exploring their interests, skills, and future possibilities, and building meaningful plans that students are confident in and excited to pursue.
Recognizing every student is unique, Xello is designed to support and celebrate learners of all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and educational environments. As the only college and career readiness program that delivers an experience that exceeds WCAG 2.2 (Level AA) standards, Xello supports full keyboard, screen reader, and low vision accessibility.
The program is available in over 130 languages and accessible across mobile devices, tablets, and desktop computers. Students benefit from a seamless single sign-on experience, and Xello also integrates effortlessly with Google Classroom and Google Drive, ensuring convenience for the more than 13,000 schools across North America that rely on Xello.
Recognized by industry experts with accolades such as the Tech & Learning Award of Excellence, EdTech Awards’ Cool Tool for Career Planning Solution and the SIAA CODiE Awards for Best Customer Experience in EdTech, Xello sets the standard in educational software design and exceptional customer support."
Educators know it can be challenging to get students engaged and invested in their future and success. They need a partner that helps them empower students with the knowledge, confidence, and self-awareness to navigate to their best post-secondary path. Xello’s ready-built curriculum and resources are user-friendly for students, educators, and counselors alike.
Xello Elementary better prepares and supports students for middle and secondary school transitions that are often challenging for students and families. Crucially, the program integrates future-focused thinking into mainstream education.
As well as providing a wealth of career options to explore, Xello helps equip students with essential 21st-century skills, such as resilience, goal setting, and planning to help them succeed in their chosen paths.
Celebrates curiosity - the K-2 module uses gamification and storytelling to help students investigate ‘Career Town’ and complete a series of fun, exploratory activities that introduce them to the different roles people have in the home, at school, and in the community.
The expanded lessons, videos, and activities in the 3-5 module equip students to discover the larger world and themselves, all while helping to prepare them for the transition to middle school.
Encourages self-discovery - Throughout both modules in Xello Elementary, students craft the story of who they are and what makes them unique, setting the groundwork for ongoing self-reflection. They learn how their interests, both in and outside of school, can build the foundation for skills and strengths that guide them toward the best pathways for their future.
Creates career awareness - Careers come to life in Xello Elementary with grade-level compatible descriptions, videos, and stories. Students gain valuable insight into the world of work, as well as the skills and pathways needed for the careers that interest them.
Starting in middle school and building in secondary school, students are empowered to make informed decisions about life after high school with lessons and resources that help them explore their interests, understand post-secondary options, and develop actionable plans for future success.
Students get access to both the information on post-secondary pathway options and the tools to build the plan to achieve those goals. These include (but not limited to):
Career MatchMaker, Skills Assessments to build self-knowledge and understanding their student’s strengths, interests, and abilities.
Dashboard Feed A personalized news and social media-like feed that shows students safe, carefully curated content based on their selected areas of interest, saved schools, and saved careers.
Course Planner a four-year academic planner (soon to be six) that lets students and counselors build a course plan that aligns with their post-secondary goals.
Academic and Career readiness tools including career ‘Day in the life’ interviews, Resume Builder, Work-based Learning programs, and plan creation and goal setting activities.
College planning and application robust support with extensive college and trade school profiles, full application support, scholarships and grants, letters of recommendation, and application tracking.
Educators play a crucial role in helping students make meaningful choices about their futures. To support this, they need resources that foster lifelong learning, self-discovery, and career readiness. Teachers, counselors, and administrators must have insights that address both the unique needs of individual students and the broader trends in their schools and districts.
To tackle these challenges, educators need tools that give a complete picture of each student’s development. This allows for personalized support that can shape a student’s academic and personal growth from elementary school through high school. By focusing on the whole child, educators can have a lasting impact on students' paths.
Educators also have the complex task of meeting state and federal mandates while managing their classrooms. They need support that simplifies compliance tracking, improves reporting, and makes data-driven decisions easier. Resources that save time and ensure effective, measurable student outcomes and allow educators to focus on what matters most: guiding and inspiring their students are critical.
Xello provides all these resources and reporting functions, plus robust training, customer service, and technical support to ensure everyone in the district can get the most value from their Xello partnership.
Learn more about Xello
Discover how Xello can transform the way your educators support students and their dreams for the future. Visit Xello's website to learn more and see how Xello can make a difference in your school community.