Middle School - Career Information
Current and specific data concerning the world of work
Learner Goal
Develop skills to understand and use career information.
Indicators
- Identify various ways in which occupations can be classified.
- Identify a number of occupational groups to explore.
- Demonstrate skills in using school and community resources to learn about occupational groups.
- Identify sources of information about occupational groups, including self-employment.
- Identify skills that are transferable from one occupation to another.
- Identity sources of employment in the community.
Suggested Activities
- Resource speakers*
- Career study trips
- Career information systems*
- Correspondence with employment sites
- Inverviews with workers
- Use of US Department of Labor publications, such as the Occupational Outlook Hand book and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles
- Career reports and/or projects*
- Trade fairs and/or career fairs
* This and other starred activities facilitate parental involvement.
