Topic of the Week: Career Exploration
Spotlight Site of the Week!
O*NET OnLine
Serves as a source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations.
http://online.onetcenter.org/
Additional Sites:
- CareerOneStop
An integrated suite of sites that help businesses, job seekers, students, and workforce professionals find career resources.
http://www.careeronestop.org - Occupational Outlook Handbook
Designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - CollegeGrad.com: Career Information
The career and occupational information at our site is based upon information provided by the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/ - Vocational Information Center
Explore vocational/technical careers, the skills employers really want, find a trade school, and take a look at the current job market.
http://www.khake.com - Career Explorer
Where teens can view career descriptions, choose a career, find a school, and get answers to career education questions.
http://www.careerexplorer.net - Developing Career Goals
Organizes key aspects of your career decision-making in a manageable and sequential way.
http://www.career.cornell.edu/exploration/goals/
Judi's Corner
This week features a wonderful reader-suggested earth science site:
Digital Library for Earth System Education
http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp
Do you know about the Digital Library for Earth System Education, or DLESE? It's a wonderful digital library, part of the National Science Digital Library. The DLESE library was developed for educators and students to use, and contains a wealth of curriculum guides and further links.
Thanks to Lisa R. Todd, Professional Library
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
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That's all for this week! "Remember...the Web is a terrible thing to waste!"