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


Teaching Pillars:21st Century Pedagogy

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


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


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


• 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

[email protected]

www.FordPAS.org

www.FordNGLC.org

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.fordpas.org/

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EDUCATION – OVER 100 YEARS AND COUNTING