Length: 6 hours
Format: Text, recorded videos, activities
Skill Level: All levels
Course Description
In this course, you will learn where to find labor market data, understand its importance, be able to integrate it into your course, and empower your students to use labor market data to make informed decisions about their future career(s).
As students learn about the labor market, they practice reading, writing, math, critical thinking, research, and digital skills. Labor market integration is an easy way to meet Next Generation Learning Standards integration into your CTE course.
What am I going to get from this course?
In this course, you will learn where to find labor market data, understand its importance, be able to integrate it into your course, and empower your students to use labor market data to make informed decisions about their future career(s).
As students learn about the labor market, they practice reading, writing, math, critical thinking, research, and digital skills. Labor market integration is an easy way to meet Next Generation Learning Standards integration into your CTE course.
Who is this course for?
CTE Educators
Learning Journey
Introduction
3 Steps
8 minutes
Welcome!
3 min
About presenter
2 min
About the course
3 min
Module 1: Why Labor Market Data Matters
5 Steps
24 minutes
Introduction
2 min
Jobs
5 min
Trends
10 min
Skills
2 min
Reflection
5 min
Module 2: Where to find Labor Data
9 Steps
156 minutes
Introduction
1 min
Labor Databases
7 min
Activity: Which jobs are growing?
20 min
Activity: Who are the employers?
20 min
Local Newspapers
20 min
Activity: Labor article investigation
20 min
CUNY CareerKits
30 min
Career Videos
8 min
Activity: Assignment: Career Videos
30 min
Module 3: Understanding Labor Information
7 Steps
130 minutes
Introduction
15 min
The Anatomy of Bar & Line Graphs
10 min
Graph Question Reference
10 min
Activity: Exploring BLS Economic Summaries
30 min
Activity: Generate a Line Graph
20 min
Infographics
15 min
Activity: Creating an Assignment for Infographics
30 min
Module 4: Integrating Labor Market Data into Your Course
3 Steps
15 minutes
Project
15 min
Thank You!
Resources
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3 Steps
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