Day 5: Show the Logic and Add a Skill

Daily Learning Contract

• Topic: Career Skills
• Objective: Students will identify an IT support career and common preparation and explain how one practiced skill transfers among careers using their program evidence and Xello profile.
• TEKS: d(1)(C), d(2)(A), d(4)(B)
• Demonstration of Learning: Students submit the team Help Desk Program Evidence and an individual Xello Skill and Help Desk Connection; Xello shows at least one added or updated skill.

Lesson Overview

Before Students Arrive

1. Order teams before class and cap each lightning demo at one minute. If there are more than eight teams, prepare two gallery lanes or the written or private route.
2. Set out one Program Evidence sheet per team. Project the 16-point rubric, print one per team only when students need a desk copy, and print one individual connection per student.
3. Check Xello rosters and open the locked About Me teacher guide at the Add/Update Skill section.
4. Prepare a private turn-in location for the team evidence and individual sheet.

Activity 1 — One-Minute Lightning Demos (20 min)

Each team shows or traces:

1. the scenario;
2. the three Button A steps and Button B result;
3. why Step 1 belongs first;
4. one IT support career and its common preparation; and
5. one transferable skill used by the team.

Keep the demo formative. Do not live-score performance polish or post team totals. Stop demos at minute 20; unfinished teams use a gallery, private, or written explanation while the class protects the Xello block.

Activity 2 — Xello Add Skills (20 min)

Before opening Xello, students stop and jot one specific skill example from school, home, a team, or an activity. Then they open Xello → About Me → Skills, add or update at least one real skill, and record an example.

Post the word bank skill, evidence, transfer, preparation, example and the complete frame: “I used ___ when I . An IT support worker uses it to . A ___ also uses it to ___.”

Verify completion through the Completion Standards report. Do not require public screenshots of profile information.

Activity 3 — Individual Connection and Submission (10 min)

Students complete the Xello Skill and Help Desk Connection:

• skill added or updated;
• real example;
• where the skill appeared in the build, trace, test, or role-play;
• how an IT support worker uses it;
• another career or setting that needs the same skill; and
• current interest-to-career connection.

Collect the team Program Evidence and each student's individual sheet. Score privately with the 16-point rubric as Minor 3.

You Are Done When

• The team logic can be run or traced.
• The test and revision are documented.
• The team evidence names an IT support career and common preparation.
• The individual connection transfers one skill beyond IT support.
• Xello Add skills is complete or the access issue is recorded for catch-up.

Answer and Scoring Guidance

The first two rubric criteria use team evidence. The last two use each student's individual evidence. A student may conclude that IT support is not a good fit and still earn full credit. Hardware, public speaking, and platform speed are not criteria.

Supports

• Allow one student to operate while another speaks, a private teacher explanation, or a written one-minute script.
• Read Xello skill descriptions aloud and provide the stem: “I used ___ when I . A ___ also uses this skill to .”
• Students may plan bilingually and use speech-to-text.

If a Platform Is Unavailable or a Student Is Absent

Use the paper trace for program evidence. If Xello is unavailable, record the issue and complete the reflection with a known skill; required completion moves to the next catch-up block. An absent student may submit a written demo script or explain privately, then complete the individual connection.

Optional Extension

After all required work is complete, students may review IT support careers in H&L. Favorites and ratings are optional and are not completion evidence.