Grigoriy M. Mironov

The relevance of the research is determined by the need to ensure the technological sovereignty and digital independence of the Russian Federation, which cannot be done without high-quality training of specialists for the IT industry. The key problem is the lack of efficiency of the traditional information and diagnostic approach based on passive informing and formal testing of students. The aim of the article is to develop and test the methodology of using digital educational resources of the career guidance project "Data Lesson" to develop students' ideas about the world of professions in the field of information technology. The leading method is the modeling of labor actions performed by specialists in the field of computer science and engineering, and performed by schoolchildren in the virtual environment of a digital educational resource. A characteristic feature of the presented virtual interaction is that the student does not just get information about the profession in a ready-made form, but actually "lives" it: makes decisions on behalf of the specialist, sees the consequences of his/her actions in the digital environment and receives feedback on the quality of the decision. 108 schoolchildren from grades 5-6 are involved. They are students of the state budgetary educational institution of the city of Moscow School No. 1621 "Tree of Life". Main results: the article substantiates the need to use digital educational resources to support the professional self-determination of students. In addition, using the example of the career guidance project "Data Lesson", the authors demonstrated the efficiency and effectiveness of the model of social partnership between schools and IT industry organizations with the intermediary support of an autonomous non-profit organization and the state. Theoretical significance: it is argued that the project "Data Lesson" is not just an educational campaign, but can be considered as an integrated innovative environment for mass career guidance of schoolchildren. Practical significance: the work of students with digital educational resources is described, which helps to increase their level of readiness for professional self-determination. The effectiveness of information interaction in a virtual environment has been evaluated in relation to each of the aspects of career guidance: motivational and value-based, cognitive, and activity-based.