Using Labor Market Data in the Classroom

Instructed by Ellen Baxt

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

  • Summary

    3 Steps

  • Evaluate

  • Request CTLE

  • What's next?

  • About the Instructor

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    Ellen Baxt
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