Implementation Example After School Summer Program

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Implementation ExampleAfter School Summer Program

• The 21st Century Tech Skills and Careers program
  is a collaboration among CITE (Center for
  Information Technology Education), NCAC
  (Nashville Career Advancement Center), Metro
  Nashville Public Schools and the Metro Nashville
  Chamber of Commerce. The alliance will enable
  students from Metro Public Schools to attend an
  after-school program to learn valuable workplace
  skills. These skills will be acquired using a
  project-based curriculum (Ford PAS) and working
  with local businesses and teachers.

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Program Highlights

• Ford PAS (Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies)
  curriculum will be used
• Program will be offered during the 2nd and 5th
  six weeks
• Program will meet twice a week on Tuesdays and
  Thursdays for 90-120 minutes (24 hours total)
  each session for a period of six eight weeks
• A local business volunteer will work with each
  school program to connect their projects to the
  business world
• Students will be paid for successful completion
  of the program
• Both teachers will be paid for 30 hours (24
  contact hours and 6 planning hours) at the
  Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools rate of
  17.10 per hour.

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Incentives for Participation

• Scholarships Students in the program will be
  automatically eligible for all Ford PAS
  Scholarships and opportunities (see
  www.fordpas.org for full descriptions). Ford PAS
  offers many opportunities for students in the
  form of scholarship money for college and other
  opportunities such as studying abroad during the
  summer. In addition to Ford PAS scholarships,
  students will be learning skills that will better
  equip them for other financial assistance for
  college.

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Incentives Continued

• Money One of the main objectives of the XXI
  Tech program is to teach real-life career skills.
  For many people, the incentive of a job/career
  is financial compensation. For that reason,
  participating students will be paid a stipend for
  successfully completing the XXI Tech program.
  The stipend will be 100 or 125, based on the
  following
• Each student with exemplary completion of the
  program will be compensated 125. In addition to
  following all policies and procedures outlined in
  the student/employee handbook, this student will
  also have fours (4) and fives (5) in all
  categories on his/her performance reviews. This
  level of pay demonstrates the rewards for going
  above and beyond the requirements of a job
  description.
• Each student with successful completion of the
  program will be compensated 100. This student
  will abide by all policies and procedures
  outlined in the student/employee handbook.

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Credentials

• Credentials Perhaps the most important aspect
  of the program is the opportunity for students to
  fill their resumes and portfolios with skills
  that will make them more employable in the
  future. Just as the name of the program implies,
  XXI Tech .roadmap to your career will provide
  valuable workplace skills and academic knowledge.
  Currently, the most important skills needed in
  any workplace are communication, teamwork and
  technology proficiency. The XXI Tech program is
  rich in and built upon these needs.

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Work Place Skills

• The following skills are extremely important in
  todays workplace and thus have captured the
  attention of every organization in society that
  demands excellence. These skills, sometimes
  referred to as interpersonal or soft skills, are
  being taught and continuously improved in all
  organizations from the classroom to the
  boardroom. The activities within the Ford PAS
  curriculum are rich in all of these skills and
  will give students a head start in competing for
  future jobs.

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Communication Team Work

• Communication Communication skills are the heart
  of interpersonal skills and the greater your
  awareness of how it all works, the more effective
  your communication will be. Because
  communication is the number one skill demanded in
  any workplace, the program will be filled with
  communication development activities.

• Teamwork One of the first realizations of
  moving from the classroom to the workplace is
  that work is rarely completed alone. The
  workplace revolves around teams of all types,
  from performance teams to committee groups. Most
  activities within the curriculum will incorporate
  teambuilding activities and learning strategies
  for team development. One rule of thumb to
  remember is Together Everyone Achieves More!!!

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Time Management Critical Thinking

• Time Management Research shows that many
  students discover the need to develop or hone
  their time management skills when they arrive at
  college. Unlike high school where teachers
  frequently structured assignments and classes
  that fill the day, in college, one will have less
  time, more work outside of class, and a great
  deal of freedom and flexibility. To be
  successful in the workplace, one must continue to
  utilize time management strategies to meet
  performance goals and objectives.

• Critical Thinking Critical thinking is the
  mental process of actively and skillfully
  conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
  synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach
  an answer or conclusion. Perhaps critical
  thinking could be best defined as thinking
  outside the box for solutions.

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Problem Solving Career Research

• Problem Solving Problem solving is the process
  of examining all aspects of a situation and
  deriving at a positive solution. This process
  includes fact finding, analysis, recommendation
  and implementation. People with the ability to
  apply the concepts of problem solving are much
  more likely to advance in the workplace.

• Career Research Students will have the
  opportunity to explore different careers and
  learn about those careers. As a result, students
  will be more likely to make sound decisions about
  their career options in the future. Students
  will not only learn about the careers, but also
  how to apply for jobs, write resumes and practice
  interviewing techniques.

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Technology Proficiency

• Basic Computer Skills Businesses seem to expect
  their employees to possess moderate to advanced
  level computer competencies. The expected
  computer competencies range from proficiencies in
  word processing, spreadsheets, and databases to
  e-mail and Internet use. In addition to a working
  knowledge of common software packages, employers
  want prospective employees to have a basic
  understanding of computer operations, network
  environments, and the World Wide Web. Many of the
  employers indicated that the level of computer
  skills is a determining factor in whether or not
  a person is hired. The following computer
  applications are both taught and applied within
  the curriculum.

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Evaluation Rubric (Criteria)

• Leadership Initiative Decision Making
  Quality
• Teamwork Participation
• Oral Communication Oral Defense
  Presentation Written Communication Skills
  Informational Research Technology Skills
  Mathematical Skills
• Stress Tolerance
• Planning and Organization
• Professional Character Dependability
  Honesty Attitude Punctuality
  Attendance Integrity Ethics

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Expected Outcomes

• Students will use the curriculum to create a
  project at the end of each session.
• Students will gain important workplace skills
  that are often missing from standard curricula.
• Additional student takeaways will be a better
  understanding of education and career options for
  technological careers.
• The business volunteer will be an active
  participant with the students and teachers and
  will provide business context and authenticity to
  the learning experience.
• Local business volunteers will have an
  opportunity to create relationships with schools
  and help develop the future workforce.
• Teachers will have the freedom to decide which
  module activities within the Ford PAS curriculum
  to utilize.
• Teachers will be expected to incorporate their
  experience into their regular classroom
  instruction.

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Employee Hanbook

• The employee handbook is a compilation of
  documents regarding the following
• Workday Tardiness
• Absences Sick Leave
• Code of Conduct
• Employee Dress Code
• Safety Security
• Performance Reviews
• Payroll Information
• Signature Sheet to confirm all of the above
• A detailed copy of the handbook is available.
  Please ask.

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Ford PASBusiness Representatives Roles and
Obligations

• The addition of a real business person in the
  program is vitally important. Students are able
  to get a glimpse of the workplace through your
  discussions, descriptions, examples and
  knowledge. This time is invaluable and a very
  essential element of Ford PAS.
• Many adults have not been in the classroom in
  many years and may not be comfortable working
  with todays teen. Trust me, this journey will
  probably be just as enjoyable and a learning
  experience for you as well. Below are some
  suggestions and guidelines when working with the
  students.

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Suggestions on how to work with teachers

• Get to know the teachersome teachers are more
  flexible than others. For example, some teachers
  may want to have a weeks notice for lessons,
  while others are comfortable with very little
  prior notification.
• Coordinate lessons and activities with the
  teacherremember the teacher is responsible for
  covering the material in the module.
• Follow the Ford PAS curriculum to add interest in
  your area of expertise. If you do not have a
  copy, go to (Fordpas.org) and sign up as a guest
  or you can register as a BEAC member.
• Each module in the Ford PAS curriculum has
  suggested ways that business representatives can
  contribute to the module activities. This can be
  viewed on the website.
• Have fun and enjoy being a mentor!!!

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Suggestions on working with students

• Develop a relationship with the studentstodays
  students are very different than we were as
  students (times have changed).
• Talk to them as real people.
• Laugh with them.
• Todays students have grown up in a different
  era, lecturing to them rarely worksthey must be
  doing something.

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Available Components

• Flyer
• Application
• Time sheets
• The above are available for review.
• To request all, or some of the documents from
  this implementation example please email
• Jdelga54_at_Ford.com