EDUCATION – OVER 100 YEARS AND COUNTING

EDUCATION – OVER 100 YEARS AND COUNTING

EDUCATION – OVER 100 YEARS AND COUNTING

• Part of our Legacy - The Past– Henry Ford– The Old Days– Evolution

• Today and Moving Forward – The Future– How and Why Do We Continue to Invest Today

WHY INVEST IN EDUCATION?WHY INVEST IN EDUCATION?

• In today's global economy, a highly skilled and innovative workforce is critical to our country's – and our company's -- survival.

• Like many companies, Ford and its suppliers are having increasing difficulty in finding and keeping a motivated workforce with skills in science, technology, engineering, design and finance.

• A combination of factors – including Baby-Boomer retirements and a drop in student pursuit of technical fields of study -- has dramatically accelerated the shrinking of the talent pool, particularly in North America.

• Businesses are increasingly finding that young people coming out of school do not have the skill set necessary to innovate and problem solve in a global, knowledge-driven economy.

The Ford PAS CurriculumThe Ford PAS Curriculum

Challenging Academic Content

Rigorous Content National Standards Interdisciplinary

The Ford PAS CurriculumThe Ford PAS Curriculum

Teaching Pillars:21st Century Pedagogy

Inquiry-based Project-based Real-world (authentic) Performance-based Technology integration

The Ford PAS CurriculumThe Ford PAS Curriculum

Learning Pillars: 21st Century Skills

Critical thinking Problem-solving Teamwork Communication Creativity and Innovation Global Awareness

THEMATIC COURSE DEVELOPMENTTHEMATIC COURSE DEVELOPMENT

• Foundations in 21st Century Skills • Getting Smart About Business – Business, Finance and

Marketing• Manufacturing for Tomorrow –Business and Manufacturing• Data, Decisions and Design – Technology and Engineering• Living in a Global Economy – International Business and

Economics• Putting Math to Work – Business and Math• Working Toward Sustainability - Science

Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) Unique Position to be Leveraged

Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) Unique Position to be Leveraged

• National Network - 27 states, 600 sites, 60,000 students in 2009• Program managers• On-going professional development for teachers on inquiry- and

project-based teaching and learning• Collaboration with community partners (employers and

workforce/economics development intermediaries)

BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIESBUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

• Mentor communities around best practices for sustaining and scaling success community career academy networks.– Raise awareness– Develop master plan for talent pipeline– Create understanding of business/education

challenges/concerns/opportunities– Facilitate community-to-community mentoring relationships– Convene community/regional Ford Next Generation Learning

Institutes

Working Toward SustainabilityWorking Toward Sustainability

Working Toward SustainabilityWorking Toward Sustainability

Module Academic Content Area

We All Run on EnergyPhysical Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Science

Energy from the Sun: Biomass Biology

Is Hydrogen a Solution? Chemistry

The Nuclear Revolution Physics

Closing the Environmental Loop Social Studies/Business

Working Toward SustainabilityWorking Toward Sustainability

• Introduces students to the scientific concept of energy and how stored energy is released in order to fuel human activity.

• Engages students in thinking critically about current global energy needs and the viability of alternatives to fossil fuels.

• Learn about the importance of current research into stable and practices sources of energy.

• Discover alternatives that are cost-effective, renewable and environmentally safe.

• Addresses major concepts in science, such as energy transformation and photosynthesis, that students often find challenging.

• Supports science learning through literacy skills, including how to read scientific documents, interpret data, keep a science notebook, and write lab reports.

How Can We CollaborateHow Can We Collaborate

• Development of new curriculum modules specific to industry needs (electrification, smart grids, infrastructure development) – co-branded materials

• Sponsor a regional Ford PAS professional development for teachers/educators

on how to use Ford PAS

• Sponsor a community Ford PAS NGL Institute with community stakeholders

• Sponsor a district or school’s Ford PAS program

• Support a district or school’s use of the Working Toward Sustainability modules

• Sponsor student scholarships, contests and awards for teachers

• Publicly endorse and recommend Ford PAS curriculum

FOR MORE INFORMATIONFOR MORE INFORMATION

Cheryl Carrier, Program Director

21st Century Education Programs

Ford Motor Company Fund

ccarrier@ford.com

www.FordPAS.org

www.FordNGLC.org