Why Ford PAS

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Why Ford PAS?

• The levels of readiness that high school
  graduates need to be prepared for college and for
  workforce training programs are comparable.
• ACT (2006)

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Why Ford PAS?

• Improving high schools requires the nation to
  redefine rigor to encompass not just mastery of
  core academic subjects, but also mastery of 21st
  century skills and content."
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills (2006)

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What Are the Goals of Ford PAS?

• Short-Term
• Improve students understanding of postsecondary
  and career opportunities in engineering,
  technology, business, and related fields
• Improve students academic performance, mastery
  of 21st century skills, motivation to succeed,
  and commitment to lifelong learning

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What Are the Goals of Ford PAS?

• Long-Term
• Increase the number and diversity of students
  entering postsecondary education and careers in
  engineering, technology, business, and related
  fields

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What Is Ford PAS?

• Curriculum
• Partnerships
• Technical Assistance/ Professional Development

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The Ford PAS Curriculum

• Consists of
• A 2 ½ -year series of electives beginning in 9th
  or 10th grade
• 5 semester-long courses, 3 modules each
• 15 modules, each 6 weeks long

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Ford PAS Curriculum Materials

• Offered via
• Print
• Multimedia
• Online

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Ford PAS Courses

• Course 1 Building Foundations
• From Concept to Consumer Building a Foundation
  in Problem-Solving
• Media and Messages Building a Foundation of
  Communication Skills
• People at Work Building a Foundation of Research
  Skills
• Course 2 Adapting to Change
• Careers, Companies, and Communities
• Closing the Environmental Loop
• Planning for Efficiency
• Course 3 Managing and Marketing with Data
• Planning for Business Success
• Ensuring Quality
• From Data to Knowledge
• Course 4 Designing for Tomorrow
• Reverse Engineering
• Different by Design
• Energy for the Future

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Elective Courses

• Ford PAS curriculum taught as five semester-long
  courses

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Independent Modules

• Modules that can be used to replace part of an
  academic course

Social Studies (U.S. History)
Engineering
Social Studies (Economics)
Science (Physics)
English Language Arts (Communications)
Mathematics (Statistics)
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Thematic Courses

• Courses comprise several Ford PAS modules
  organized around a theme

• Business and
• Entrepreneurship
• Modules 1, 2, 4, 7

• Business and
• Manufacturing
• Modules 5, 6, 8

• Science, Engineering, and Technology
• Modules 9, 10, 11, 12

• Economics
• Modules 7, 13, 14

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Settings for Ford PAS

• Small learning communities
• Career academies
• Career/technical education
• Comprehensive academic high schools
• After-school and summer programs
• Introductory college courses
• College credit may be offered to students who
  meet specified standards of performance

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The Ford PAS Curriculum
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The Ford PAS Curriculum

• Challenging Academic Content
• Rigorous Content
• National Standards
• Interdisciplinary

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The Ford PAS Curriculum

• 21st Century Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Problem-Solving
• Communication
• Teamwork

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21st Century Learning
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The Ford PAS Curriculum

• 21st Century Pedagogy
• Inquiry-based
• Project-based
• Real-world
• Performance-based
• Technology integration

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RELEVANCEStudents see connections between
subjects and real-world applications!
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The Ford PAS ProgramPartnerships

• National
• Regional
• State
• Community

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Ford PAS Partners

• Colleges and universities
• Community-based organizations
• Industry/professional/educational organizations
• State and local government agencies
• School districts
• Scholarship organizations

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Community PartnershipsBusiness/Education
Advisory Council (BEAC)

• A BEAC is active at each Ford PAS school/program
  site or for each cluster of sites
• The BEAC consists of representatives from local
  businesses and higher education, families, school
  administrators, and Ford PAS teachers and
  students
• BEAC members enhance the curriculum by providing
  real-world experiences and opportunities

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Coordinated Learning Experiences (CLEs)
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Ford PAS Technical Assistance and Professional
Development

• Goals
• Provide support for program implementation
• Create a broader learning community

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What Are We Learning?

• Indicators of Success for Ford PAS Schools and
  Partners
• New Professional Development Initiatives
• New Ford PAS Curriculum Components

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Indicators of Ford PAS School Success

• District and school administration support
• Clear place for Ford PAS in schools
  program/curriculum
• School culture that supports ongoing professional
  development
• Implementation of essential elements of Ford PAS
• Effective school site coordinator
• Expectation that all students can succeed
• Access to technology resources and support
• Business, higher education, and community support
• Participation in Ford PAS national community

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Indicators of Ford PAS Partner Success

• Infrastructure to support schools/program sites
• Mechanisms for accountability
• Active participation in Ford PAS national
  community
• Planning and implementation of steps to achieve
  sustainability

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Ford PAS Professional Development Institutes

• Participants will
• Engage in inquiry about the Ford PAS curriculum
  and instructional strategies
• Explore pillars of Ford PAS in the context of
  Ford PAS module activities
• Connect new ideas and approaches to their own
  contexts
• Plan implementation of Ford PAS
• Teach and learn from one another
• Become part of a professional learning community

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Online Professional Development

• 1. Teacher Blogs and Discussion Board
• February topic Teamwork
• May topic Project-Based Learning and Assessment
• Sharing of teachers experienceswhats working
  and whats challenging exchange of ideas on
  effective classroom strategies building a
  national community of Ford PAS teachers
• 2. Online Ford PAS Course Beginning 2007

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Ford PAS Innovation Sites

• Laboratories for implementation of the Ford PAS
  curriculum
• Venues for collaborative research
• Models of exemplary practice
• Avenues for disseminating professional
  understandings

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FordPAS ActivityACME Softdrink Company (Module 1)

• Jigsaw Approach for Expert Teams
• Finance
• Production
• Sales and Marketing
• Corporate Citizenship
• Reconfigure for Company Teams
• Production Plans
• Present and Defend Findings

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• Questions
• and
• Concerns