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Episode 4: The Labor Market Instructional VideoEpisode 4: The Labor Market Instructional Video
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Federal Reserve Bank
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8th - Higher Ed
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Social Studies & History
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Media Length
5:26
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10 mins
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Episode 4: The Labor Market

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How much are your skills worth in the labor market? Young historians research how people sell their skills to an employer for a certain price, just like a good or product. They discuss what exactly helps someone market themselves to convince a company to invest in their services. In the end, they come to understand that people do indeed sell themselves in the marketplace! 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

labor, the labor force, economics, supply and demand

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign a short reading on the labor market as a preview to the video lesson
  • Create a series of questions for viewers to answer during the video

Classroom Considerations

  • Students must have online access if assigning the video lesson as homework
  • Episode four of a 10-part playlist exploring economics

Pros

  • Video lesson provides differentiated instruction for audio and visual learners
  • Resource includes teacher materials at Econ Lowdown web page

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3

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