Ford Motor Company Fund is offering the Heart Behind the Oval scholarship contest. This essay contest asks students a simple question: What is your heart behind? We want to hear what high school and college students are doing to make a positive impact in their communities. Three winners will receive scholarships.
First place: $3,000
Second place: $2,000
Third place: $1,000
Don't delay. Essays are due by April 9, 2010.
For complete information on the Heart Behind the Oval Contest please visit: https://www.fordscholars.org/
Our goal is to get one million high school students to take the Challenge, which includes a voluntary online exam, by April 9, 2010. To make that happen, we'll need thousands of educators from across the country to register and get their students prepared. Two thousand educators have already signed up. It’s a good start, but we have a long way to go.
Teachers using Calculating Your Future: Will you please support the effort to reach out to high school teachers and other educators working with students age 13 to 19, to encourage them to sign up for the Challenge at challenge.treas.gov by March 14?
Digital / Media / Arts (D/M/A) is a two-year curriculum specifically for high school career programs in media and digital design. It integrates learning in visual arts, other academic subjects, and career and technical education through hands-on activities and unit projects. http://dma.edc.org/
This is a national competition for an original safe driving song. Students must write, compose, and perform the song. Song must be submitted in an audiovisual format.
The deadline for entry is March 1st, so we still have time for teens to participate. Teams can win up to $5,000! (Up to 5 people in each team.)
Visit: www.drivingskillsforlife.com for all of the details!
Individual Awards: $500-$5,000
Deadline: February 16th, 2010
Eligibility:
- Must be of Hispanic background.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident residing in the United States or Puerto Rico.
- Must be a rising or current undergraduate student, or pursuing a Masters in Business Administration at an accredited college or university.
- Must be enrolled for full-time study in 2010-2011.
- Must be in good academic standing with cumulative Grade Point Average of no less than a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Must demonstrate financial need.
* Preference will be given to Ford PAS and Henry Ford Academy students, and alumni of these programs. Students who participate in the Ford PAS Program must indicate the following in order to verify participation: Ford PAS high school, teacher, and module.
For more information about the Ford Blue Oval Scholars Program, visit: http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/fordblueoval
The We All Run on Energy Materials Kits are also available from the online store.
Thank you for sending in your student work. The winners of the random prize drawing are listed below. Find out how you can enter!
Special Note: Michigan Administrators Only
February 11, 2010
Advanced Technology Academy, Dearborn MI [map]
Register here! www.surveymonkey.com/rediscoverfpas .
Download the flyer: ReDiscover Ford PAS MI Luncheon.pdf
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FORD PAS STUDENTS: Need money for college? You may qualify for the SME Ford PAS/Henry Ford Academy Scholarship.
Applications are due February 1, 2010
Scholarship Eligibility Requirements SME Ford PAS Scholarship Applicants Must:
- Be seeking an Associates or Bachelors degree in engineering or technology at an accredited college or university
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- For more information, requirements, and online application visit www.smeef.org
Find out about other Society of Manufacturing Engineers scholarships.
Update: Calculating Your Future is now available for sale from the online store.
Are Your Students Reading the Fine Print? They Need Calculating Your Future: Personal Finance!
November 24, 2009: PBS Frontline is premiering The Card Game . This show investigates the history of the credit card industry and recent proposals for reform and is a follow up to Secret History of the Credit Card — which is included in Calculating Your Future’s Activity 4, “Borrowing for the Future: Managing Credit and Debt.”
Two relevant learning goals in Calculating Your Future are:
- Identify the advantages and disadvantages of using credit, and
- Develop a repertoire of strategies for understanding, analyzing, and evaluating credit card offers, credit card statements, and credit reports.
Attracting young women to industrial design careers has not been an easy task for the College for Creative Studies and its corporate partners around the world, as many young women are not aware of the exciting career opportunities in this field. To help promote greater diversity in the field of industrial design, CCS and the Ford Motor Company Fund have teamed up to create a series of as the first step in a long-term process of organizing K‐12 school systems, colleges and universities, and even businesses to develop a more robust pipeline for female industrial designers. The College worked closely with the Ford Motor Company Fund as well as Ford Design to develop and implement this series of educational webisodes that appeals to the most highly qualified young women.
Additionally, this project gave the live action entertainment arts students an opportunity to plan, design script and execute an industrial and documentary style film.
Visit the Women in Design Web site!
Career academies are a time-tested model for improving academic achievement readying students for both college and careers, and engaging the world outside of school in the work of reforming them. Download here. As lawmakers work to craft policies that will dramatically improve American public education, career academies should be recognized for their effectiveness and included in reform efforts.
Continue reading "What Students Should Know About High School Career Academies"How Ford Drives America: Behind the Scenes of the Ford Motor Company (A WXYZ-TV Channel 7 Special Program)
Watch it on YouTube!
Visit ATA Dearborn's Web site.
Alumni: Two ways to reconnect! If you already have a Ford PAS account, login and update your profile. Forgot your password? Or, complete this Alumni Form and e-mail it to info@fordpas.org.
Current Students: Register once, and keep your profile up-to-date! Forgot your password? Or, complete this Student Form and e-mail it to info@fordpas.org.
Do you refer to the electronic PDF Teacher Guides regularly? Consider downloading another version — bookmarks have been added to most modules for easier access to specific sessions!
"Financial literacy is the key to raising a generation prepared to take responsibility for their own lives. Ford PAS' Calculating Your Future module is a big step in the right direction." — Jean Chatzky (financial journalist, author, and motivational speaker: www.jeanchatzky.com/). Login to download the preview version!
Log in to the Module Resources to find a link to the new Rags to Riches simulation for Planning for Business Success.
A very special thank you goes out to Christy Moustris of Elk Grove School District (CA), Lynette Rodriguez and her class at Franklin High, Mark Lushenko and his class at Florin High, and David Gavia and his class at Monterey Trail High. Ford PAS appreciates your valuable feedback!
Please Join Us at University of Detroit Mercy for Ford PAS Day!
Cruising the Highway to Transportation & Safety
Friday, May 1, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy
College of Engineering & Science [map]
9:00am-1:00pm
Please RSVP to Pamela Rhoades Todd via email at toddpa@udmercy.edu no later than Thursday, April 30th.
Jan. 30, 2009
By Tamarind Phinisee
The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) Regional Mini-Institute was held last week (Jan. 22-23) in San Antonio.
The teacher professional development event was hosted by Alamo Community College District at its Advanced Technology Center.
The event was organized through the collaborative efforts of Ford Motor Company Fund; the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce; the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Alamo Community College District.
Teachers were taught how to incorporate Ford PAS into their teaching and were also able to hear from leading San Antonio business leaders from sectors ranging from health care to manufacturing and engineering about the top skills they look for in their employees.
Ford Credit and Ford Motor Company Fund are pleased to announce that the Ford PAS module Calculating Your Future: Personal Finance is now available! How do people really achieve prized goals—from buying a better keyboard to getting a college degree, from becoming a master electrician to travelling overseas? In this module, students learn the skills and knowledge needed to take charge of their own finances, and apply mathematical concepts to making short- and long-term financial decisions. Students get involved in helping a realistic character manage expenses, savings, taxes, and hobbies—and in the process, apply the learning to their own real goals and financial choices.
Login to download this module in PDF format.
Wiki, Zoho, Furl, Diigo and Zamzar? What were these teachers learning at this offsite? It sounded like a new language but it turned out to be a great list of resources to use with their students in the classroom.
On December 3rd a group of 23 metro Detroit Ford PAS teachers spent the day learning about a variety of educational technologies to help teach the Ford PAS curriculum. The event was planned and coordinated by Sharon Chapple, Ford PAS Project Manager at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
El Sabor de Ford PAS an article from El Manana.
Ponen sabor al negocio
Crean una nueva nieve para la compañia Euro Gelato
Por Diana Grace Partida
McAllen, TX
Thanks to Sal Flores of McAllen High School, TX for sending it in!
Ford PAS Professional Development Experience
February 26 & 27, 2009
Updated on 2/10/09: Download the flyer here.
The instructors first learned from students, then on a follow-up visit became students themselves during a recent training session for high school teachers. The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies, whose office is housed at Sinclair Community College, features hands-on learning in a project-based and collaborative learning environment.
Read more here!
http://fordpasnovemberdecember2008.shutterfly.com/
December 2008: McAllen, TX
If you were to tell me seven months ago that I was going to have a business of my own, I would have probably laughed. But now, I can proudly say I own one...
http://www.fordpas.org/students/articles/2008-2009.asp
Advanced Technology Academy, Dearborn MI
November, 2008
On November 13, we invited parents from the Advanced Technology Academy to learn more about Ford PAS and experience it for themselves.
Next, we did an activity from Media and Messages: Building a Foundation of Communication Skills (Module 2). Parents were put into teams and then given a poster board, markers and a ruler. We had a copy of the pages that asked them to come up with a slogan and logo for YAMA YAMA foods. After giving the parents a little background, they started the project. We had students who are familiar with the Ford PAS program help them get started. After 20 minutes, we asked them to come up in teams and present their projects.
Continue reading, and see the photos here.
Get your applications in now! The deadline is February 1, 2009.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is presenting eligible Ford PAS & Henry Ford Learning Institute students and alumni with some grand scholarships. Three Ford PAS students and one HFLI student will receive $10,000.00! Yes, that right! $10,000.00! Scholarship winners will receive $2500.00 each year for up to four years. If you are already in college you can still apply!
Check out the SME Web site for details. (Direct link to the Ford PAS/ HFLI scholarship page)
Apply online at www.smeefscholarship.org/
Download the poster.
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SME Ford PAS Scholarship Applicants
1. All scholarship applicants must be a past or present student of a
Ford PAS program at their high school or in a Ford PAS after-school/weekend/summer/college program.
2. All applicants must be seeking a bachelor/associate degree in engineering or technology at an accredited college or university in the United States.
3. All applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale. Annual renewal will require a minimum GPA of 3.0.
4. Two letters of reference are required; one must come from a Ford PAS instructor.
Henry Ford Academy Scholarship Applicants
1. Scholarship applicants must be a graduating senior from Henry Ford Academy.
2. All applicants must be seeking a bachelor/associate degree in engineering or technology at an accredited college or university in the United States.
3. All applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale. Annual renewal will require a minimum GPA of 3.0.
4. Two letters of reference are required; one must come from a Henry Ford Academy instructor.
5. Scholarship recipients who attend University of Michigan-Dearborn will be given preference
Start Your Future Now!!!
*Access to 100 LI businesses
*Seminars
*One-to-One Resume Review
*Interviewing Skill Builders
By JANE PETERSON Special to The Oakland Press
Classroom learning used to be centered on textbooks and chalkboards, but that’s no longer the case. Today, learning is all about teaching and technology. However, having the technology in place isn’t enough. It’s having quality teachers who are trained in the technology and willing to employ creative teaching methods in order to reach all students that really make a difference.
West Bloomfield School District officials give teachers the tools they need not only to teach students, but to inspire them. That’s why five years ago West Bloomfield was one of the first districts involved with the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies program. Often referred to as the Ford PAS program, it is designed to link high school students learning traditional academic subjects with "real life" applications, such as challenges they may face in college or the workplace.
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Science in Sight
A Closer Look at Informal Science Education
By Irena Granaas, Staff Reporter, Detroit Auto Scene
Area high school students from eight schools spent the morning and early afternoon hours at University of Detroit-Mercy May 15, 2008 during Ford PAS Day.
Ford PAS (The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies) was developed by the Ford Motor Company Fund as part of its efforts to encourage high school students to pursue education and build successful careers. PAS is an academically rigorous, interdisciplinary curriculum and program that provides students with content knowledge and skills needed for future success in areas such as business, economics, engineering and technology.
Participating students represented Cody, Denby, Mumford and Southeastern high schools, Detroit Public Schools; Shrine Catholic High School; Southfield Regional Academic Center; and West Bloomfield High School.
They enjoyed an action-packed day where they got to meet their fellow Ford PAS students from other schools, toured the U of D-Mercy campus, attended a Career Explorathon (grades 9 and 10), learned about financial aid for post-high school education, and participated in games and activities.
Arnold Gutierrez, a Ford PAS teacher at La Joya High School was recognized this year as the HEB State of Texas Teacher of the Year.
BY Jackie Leatherman
www.themonitor.com
Jackie Leatherman covers Hidalgo County government and general assignments at The Monitor. She can be reached at (956) 683-4424.
All it took was a rough idea for two Edinburg High School students to bring home $2,000.
Sophomore Victoria Valdez and junior Christina Zerda traveled with four other students from the Rio Grande Valley last month to participate in the 6th Annual Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies Networking Conference in Palm Springs, Calif.
Fourteen students and several teacher nominees nationwide were invited to the conference, which is intended to prepare students for successful careers in business, engineering and technology.
At the three-day conference, the students came up with a business plan for a community project. They voted on which team received the $2,000 grant, and the other six teams received $500 to help implement their proposals.
Victoria and Christina proposed an arts & crafts program for youth at the Edinburg Boys & Girls Club.
Christina, 16, said she was just thinking about how she enjoyed the arts when she was a student and wanted to see more resources for students in Edinburg.
Now, the two are going to approach local Boys & Girls Club leaders to see if they can realize their plan. They’re also going to work on raising money from area businesses and organizations to further expand their project by the end of the year.
The Ford Partnership requires quarterly updates and business plans as they go along with their project.
Victoria, 15, said she was “very surprised” when she learned she and Christina had won the grant.
“I thought our business plan proposal was too short,” she said. “The others seemed kind of lengthy and had a lot of subtext.
I think it was just a matter of making sense throughout the whole business plan. Ours was simple and to the point.”
Area high school teachers have been using Ford projects in their classrooms for the past several years.
Victoria Valdez and Christina Zerda, not pictured, received a $2,000 grant to bring an arts program to the Edinburg Boys & Girls Club.
Photo Credit: Nathan Lambrecht
From The Monitor
, July 8, 2008
From www.candgnews.com
Each earns $10,000 for college
By David Wallace
C & G Staff Writer
WEST BLOOMFIELD
Three students from West Bloomfield High School won $10,000 national scholarships to pursue engineering degrees in college.
The students participated in the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies and won the scholarships, which the Society of Manufacturing Engineers sponsored with Ford PAS. West Bloomfield High School has a bit of a dynasty going with the scholarship winners in the past few years.
“Now we have three more, and we had three last year and two the year before. So, over $80,000 in scholarships have been won by our students,” said Kate Soderstrom, the Ford PAS coordinator at West Bloomfield High School. The students receive $2,500 a year for four years.
West Bloomfield students have almost monopolized the scholarships.
“There are four available nationwide, and so for us to have gotten three of them is pretty remarkable,” said Soderstrom.
Read on at: www.candgnews.com
www.matternetwork.com | News and ideas for a sustainable world
June 26, 2008
One of the key issues in reducing the use of energy is educating consumers on their options, especially in the realm of alternative energy. Ford, through its education program, is helping bring that information to high school students through a new curriculum.
The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) has won awards for its educational efforts. Its new curriculum, named “Working Toward Sustainability,” will guide students through the issues surrounding energy consumption and fossil fuels, as well as introduce them to alternative energy center. The curriculum is structured to build on students' existing science knowledge and makes use of extensive hands-on-learning techniques.
The curriculum is being made available to teachers and schools free of charge and can be downloaded from the Ford PAS website. Teachers will also have the opportunity to pick and choose from four modules to help keep the curriculum relevant to their teaching plans and state requirements.
"Ford is excited to introduce a learning module that is generating great interest among students and that will have a clear impact on their futures. Working Toward Sustainability is an example of how classrooms can make a "real-world" connection, in which students offer solutions to the problems we face as a country," said Cheryl Carrier, Program Director for 21st Century Education Programs at Ford Motor Company Fund in a ... Read the entire article at www.matternetwork.com.
If so, we want to hear from you!
Gina Morrissey from the Ford PAS Arizona community is leading an initiative to find out more about Ford PAS implementation at the middle school level. Gina would love to hear from you to learn more and explore national initiatives to support this implementation model and identify other opportunities.
Download the Word survey here. When complete, please forward to Gina Morrissey at: Gina.Morrissey@asu.edu.
Our winner: Veronica Moreno-Nicholas from Cathedral City High School, CA is the winner of a brand new laptop computer!
You too can be a prize winner. Have all your students update their Ford PAS Student Profiles by May 12, and you could win a digital camera . . . and your students will have a chance to win an iPod Nano!
Don't delay—have your students update their profiles today! Login for all details.
June 23 and 24, 2008 | Palm Springs, California
Register today at www.organizational-services.com/fordnglc/.
June 24 – 26, 2008 | Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, Palm Springs, California
Register today at www.organizational-services.com/fordpas/.
Ford PAS Professional Development Opportunity
Southeast Regional Foundations Mini-Institute
June 3 – 5, 2008
Coosa Valley Technical College in Rome, Georgia
Register Today!
Registration Fee: $100 – pays for meals, instruction, & materials
Ford PAS Foundations Mini-Institute—This mini-institute focuses on Ford PAS Foundations modules: Module 1 From Concept to Consumer: Building a Foundation in Problem Solving, Module 2 Media and Messages: Building a Foundation of Communication Skills, Module 3 People at Work: Building a Foundation of Research Skills, and Module 4 Careers, Companies, and Communities. These modules introduce students to key skills important for academic and workplace success. The mini-institute introduces participants to the professional development philosophy of Ford PAS.
For complete details and to register, download the flyer.
Apply today at www.youthprograms.mtu.edu.
Application deadline is April 11, 2008.
Welcome to Youth Programs!
Youth Programs is a division of Michigan Tech's Educational Opportunity Department. Our primary goal is to excite precollege students about learning and higher education. During the school year, Youth Programs hosts educational events and programming for precollege students. Our busiest time is during the summer when we run Summer Youth Programs.
Competitive Scholarship Programs:
Women in Engineering: This highly competitive program provides high school women, academically talented in math and/or science, the opportunity to investigate careers in engineering. Practicing female engineers, educators and university faculty lead information sessions about many types of engineering. Each session includes hands-on activities, a team engineering project and time to interact with role models and talented peers.
Explorations in Engineering: This competitive program specifically targets students from populations traditionally underrepresented in engineering and science (typically minority or economically disadvantaged students). It allows high school students the opportunity to investigate college options and careers in engineering. Practicing minority engineers, educators and university faculty lead information sessions about many types of engineering. Each session includes hands-on activities, a team engineering project and time to interact with role models and talented peers.
Non-scholarship programs available:
Career Explorations: This is an intensive week-long look at a particular field or area of interest. There are over 50 explorations in six categories to choose from: Engineering, Science & Technology, Computers, Business, Outdoor & Environmental Studies, and Arts & Human Sciences. Participants will spend approximately thirty-two hours investigating their area of interest through classroom activities, hands-on laboratory exercises, and field trips.
For more information visit www.youthprograms.mtu.edu. or call 1-888-precollege today!
Study+Design+Connect
Ford Motor Company and the College for Creative Studies
Break the mold — become a transportation designer.
As part of CCS' Pre-College Summer Experience in Transportation, Product and Interior Design, Ford is providing several partial and full scholarships for young women. Professional designers will teach and representatives of Ford Motor Company will guest lecture. Attendees will study Design History, design a next generation automobile and related products, explore color and material selection and design a presentation space using current industry design tools and software.
All applications received by May 2, 2008 will be considered for the scholarship.
Scholarship award decisions will be based on overall quality of the applicant’s art samples and written statement. A letter of recommendation from an art teacher or mentor is optional.
For more information about the CCS Pre-College Summer Experience or to download a brochure and application, please visit www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/experience.
Contact cce@collegeforcreativestudies.edu or 313.664.7456 with questions.
By Leslie Estrada, HESTEC
Posted: 02.19.08
It is 7:45 a.m., the sun has not totally come up and the temperature outside is freezing, but this is not an obstacle for Salvador Flores and Dan Garcia, who await impatiently for the shuttle which will take them to their first day of Ford PAS Training of Professional Development Providers.
Flores and Garcia, both teachers in the Rio Grande Valley, had the opportunity to travel to Michigan Jan 31‐ Feb 2 to participate in a national training where more than 30 teachers and Professional Development (PD) Providers around the United States participated.
Read more: http://www.hestec.org/morenews.cfm?article=44
Thank you to all Ford PAS educators who have registered for the first Ford PAS online professional development course!
Registration for Inquiry in the 21st-Century Classroom (March 26-May 13, 2008) is now closed.
If you are interested in future Ford PAS online professional development opportunities, contact Lorena Martinez-Diaz at lmartinez-diaz@edc.org.
Inquiry in the 21st-Century Classroom
Over seven weeks, new and experienced Ford PAS educators explore in an online setting how an inquiry based approach impacts student learning, and discuss some of the challenges and opportunities that arise in practice. The interactive course involves readings, chats, discussion boards, video analysis, assignments, and hands-on experiences with Ford PAS activities. Participants have the opportunity to adapt and implement part of an activity, to address the challenges and benefits of teaching and learning with inquiry, and to share ideas for implementing Ford PAS.
Download course flyer.
Find out about career opportunities at Ford by visiting http://www.mycareer.ford.com/.
These opportunities include summer internships, co-op programs, and career programs. You can even find out when Ford representatives will be visiting your campus.
By completing the short Career Questionnaire, you will be connected to many potential opportunities for your future career development.
Ford PAS scholarship deadlines are approaching soon. You may qualify for one of these scholarships! Click here to more.
Dearborn, Michigan
Click here for the PDF flyer.
Register today at: www.meeting-services.org/fordpaspdi
Theme Workshop: Global Economics and International Business
July 27–29, 2008
(Sunday afternoon – Tuesday 5 pm)
Theme Workshop: Business and Personal Finance
July 30–August 2, 2008
(Wednesday 8 am – Saturday 2 pm)
From www.freep.com powered by Detroit Free Press:
December 16, 2007
BY TOM LANG
FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER
Middle-school students in Livonia are screaming for ice cream and inventing their own along the way.
Stucchi's Ice Cream shop at Plymouth and Farmington roads put forth a challenge to the Livonia Public Schools District's three middle schools — Emerson, Holmes and Frost — to combine ingredients and create a name for their own unique ice cream flavor. Stucchi's then produced all three and the flavors are on sale now.
Read the entire article at www.freep.com by clicking here.
The Ford Blue Oval Scholars program is a national Web-based initiative that will provide Ford Motor Company Fund scholarship winners a place to network and share information with each other, learn about internships and jobs, plan and implement community service activities, and access information about careers. Ford Motor Company Fund is committed to making the new Ford Blue Oval Scholars program different, and more relevant, than traditional scholarship programs. To kick off the initiative, the Fund is launching a national logo design contest open to amateur and professional designers age 16 and older. The winning design will be used as the official logo for both the Web site and all printed materials of the Ford Blue Oval Scholars program. A panel of Ford Motor Company employees and design experts will choose the top ten designs. Ford Blue Oval Scholars will vote online to pick the winning logo.
Entries must be received by November 1, 2007. The winner will be announced December 1, 2007. For contest details and materials, click on the buttons at the top of this page: http://www.fordracingevents.com/fordscholars/aboutUs.html.
Or, download a flier here.
Members of the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) recently visited the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) (www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html) to learn more about the 16 career clusters and programs of study in order to align their programs with the cluster standards. Since 1990, the Ford Motor Company has actively encouraged high school students to build successful careers in business, engineering, and technology by pursuing higher education goals. As part of that effort, Ford partnered with the Education Development Center (EDC) to develop Ford PAS, an academically rigorous, standards-based program that introduces students to the concepts and skills necessary for future success in postsecondary education and/or in meeting workplace expectations as adults, the same goals as those in the career clusters and programs of study.
Patty Cantu, Michigan’s State CTE Director, highly recommends the program, stating that, "Ford PAS is an excellent example of educational materials that are developed through strong partnerships between K-12, postsecondary institutions and business/industry. The curriculum provides an opportunity for students to apply rigorous academics through problem solving and critical thinking skills that are crucial in today’s workplace. The program supports our efforts in CTE to prepare high school students for both postsecondary education and the workplace.” Ms. Cantu cited the program at the Livonia Career Tech Center in Livonia, Michigan, as an effective model that offers high school CTE programs and partners with Holmes Middle School and the University of Michigan-Dearborn. In addition, there are about 113 other Ford PAS sites throughout Michigan and programs are currently being used in 23 states, reaching approximately 15,000 students. The state of Ohio uses the Ford PAS curriculum as the core of its manufacturing career and technical programs.
New Ford PAS modules will be available in fall 2008. If you are interested in piloting one or two science modules, contact Rebecca Lewis at rlewis@edc.org; if you would like to pilot the eight-week financial literacy module in January 2008, contact Anne Shure at ashure@edc.org.
For more information on Ford PAS courses, modules, and resources, visit their website at www.fordpas.org.
From "Up-to-Date with DATE: Important News and Information", August 2007, distributed by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education's Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE).
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kati Anderson
703.807.0500
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Students Travel to Kentucky to Produce Documentary Film
The Hands-On Learning Project Highlighted at Ford PAS Conference in Louisville
Dearborn, Michigan, August 1, 2007 — Two local area students were chosen to participate in the 5th Annual Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) National Networking Conference organized by Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company. As part of Ford PAS Student Track, these students had the opportunity to tell their Ford PAS story via film. The students' production efforts were shared on Thursday at the closing session of the conference.
The Advanced Technology Academy (ATA), a charter school in Dearborn, Michigan, has fully integrated the Ford PAS program throughout its high school curriculum. SPEC Associates, an independent evaluation firm in Detroit, has taken a comprehensive look at the ATA Ford PAS implementation model. You can access a report of their findings and recommendations by downloading the PDF file below. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Melanie Hwalek at SPEC Associates (mhwalek@specassociates.org, 313-964-0500 ext. 202).
Download the report
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Achieve's American Diploma Project (ADP) seeks to ensure that students graduate from high school prepared to succeed in higher education and the workplace. Achieve's ADP has developed benchmarks of the knowledge and skills needed to guarantee student success beyond high school. States may use these benchmarks to update their state standards and assessments for high schools. Ford PAS closely aligns with the goals and strategies for change promoted by ADP. Read more.
Kristi Eaton
The Arizona Republic
Jul. 31, 2007 10:43 AM
High School students at Horizon Community Learning Center started the school year with some big changes.
A new mandatory class has been added to the curriculum for freshmen, said Nancy Emmons , principal of Grades 7-12.
Global Business Technology will help students as they enter the work force, Emmons said.
"The students get some working knowledge of how companies and businesses work," she added.
The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies sponsors the class. Ford PAS is an academic program developed by the Ford Motor Company Fund and focuses on providing students with skills in the business, economics, engineering, and technology fields.
Presentations from the Ford Career Academy Innovation Community (CAIC ) Conference in Louisville, Kentucky are now available.
EDC has been awarded a contract by Mathematica Policy Research (as a subcontract from the U.S. Department of Education). This math-enhanced module will be showcased at the Business and Entrepreneurship Workshop, July 20-22 in Ypsilanti, Michigan (following the Ford PAS PD Institute).
Integrating Academics and Contextual Learning With 21st Century Skills for Curriculum Development
Download the Ford PAS presentation here.
We are pleased to announce that new curriculum is currently being developed and will be ready for the 2008–2009 school year. Read more about the science course, Working Toward Sustainability(four four-week modules), and the module Planning Your Future: Personal Finance.
SAE International and Ford Motor Company Fund, have launched a program to provide scholarships to outstanding High School Seniors, seeking to pursue a bachelor/associate degree in engineering or technology, and planning to attend an accredited college or university in the United States in the fall of 2007.
A 3.0 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale is required. Two letters of reference are required; one must come from a Ford PAS instructor. One $2,500 SAE/Ford PAS scholarship will be awarded for the freshman year only.
If you qualify please feel free to submit an application, as the deadline of June 1st is quickly approaching!
To apply, you may obtain an application at the following web site: http://students.sae.org/awdscholar/scholarships/undesignated/details.htm#ford_pas
As educators, we want all students to succeed in the classroom and the real world. We want to actively engage students in learning so that they can develop core knowledge and skills they can bring to college or the workplace. The Ford PAS program and curriculum are designed to make these connections by providing high-quality interdisciplinary learning experiences that challenge students academically. Whether you are new to Ford PAS or have some experience with the program and curriculum, we invite you to participate in the institute and/or workshop to explore in depth the Ford PAS approach to teaching and learning with educators from across the nation who share a common commitment to advancing student learning. We encourage all educators and welcome teachers of English language arts, business, social studies, manufacturing, engineering, math, science, and other subject areas.
Join the Ford PAS professional learning community and receive graduate credit or a certificate entitling you to professional development points. Space is limited, so apply today!Before I began Ford PAS group projects I thought that I was a follower, was not an especially good problem-solver, and did not have leadership skills. The experience of having to work in a group to solve real-world problems has taught me that I can think through the problems, determine what is needed to solve them, break down the work so each person can make a contribution, and use each person’s ideas to produce workable solutions.—Ford PAS student (Atlanta)
Application Deadline: May 25, 2007
Institute Fee: $150 per participant / $200 per two-person team
Business Theme Workshop Fee: $100 per participant / $150 per two-person team
The April issue of Educational Leadership, published by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), focuses on "The Prepared Graduate." Among a number of articles about preparing students for the world beyond high school is one entitled "New Rigor for Career Education" by Gary Hoachlander, president of ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career. In the article Hoachlander acknowledges Ford PAS as an example of a program that meets the challenge of preparing students for "both college and career." He writes, "If we really want to reengage students in high school, we need to create pathways that blend academics with career and technical education. A growing number of high schools are trying to do this. For example, . . . [t]he Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (www.fordpas.org) is active at approximately 160 sites, promoting sequences of courses that integrate academic content with career preparation to advance greater competency in problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and teamwork." Learn more at www.ascd.org.
Apply now to the Automotive Design Summer Camp at Lawrence Technological University. The camp takes place June 25th through June 29th, 2007. Participants could qualify for scholarships to LTU's transportation design program. Contact Admissions: 248–204–3160. Find out about Lawrence Tech University's Bachelor of Science in Transportation Design program sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund.
Robert Garcia, a senior at the Advanced Technology Academy in Dearborn, is getting an early taste of work in the real world thanks to Ford Motor Co. As part of a project through the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies program, Garcia and his class researched whether it would benefit a company to invest in facilities in a developing country.... Visit www.freep.com to read the entire article.
Ford Motor Company, headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, was nominated by Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm for its work in the field of education and the development and growth of the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) program. Read more at www.nga.org.
Thursday, March 8, 2007, at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Read more...
Congratulations to the Ford PAS students of Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville, N.C., for winning first place in the Web site category of the Students Fueling the Future event in December 2006! The team also placed third in the oral competition and third in the car race.
Visit the winning Web site here.
Click the Students Fueling the Future link on the right-hand menu to read about the competition, or read all about the event and the winners in the press release from the Students Fueling the Future program.
The Science Corps materials consist of hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences that engage participants and prepare and encourage them to pursue science, engineering, and technology in high school and beyond. The curriculum is available free of charge.
Read more here.
Information about the 5th Annual Ford PAS National Networking Conference is available online.
Visit www.organizational-services.com/fordpas/.
The December 18, 2006, issue of Time magazine has the following cover story: "How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century" and teacher Charles Dershimer from the Henry Ford Academy in Dearborn, Michigan, is included in the article. His science class is teaching the interdisciplinary Ford PAS Module 5, Closing the Environmental Loop! Click here to read the article. If you are not a subscriber to Time, you can still view the article by watching a brief commercial.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1568480,00.html
By Alex, Amanda, Cody, Darryl, Jessica, and Tarina
Posted: 12/6/2006
Cell phones with cameras, satellite radio, cars with navigational systems, DVD players, and computers that can go anywhere, all of these technologies that are taken for granted by their users have a very important role in the modern world. But, how did people function between the 1950’s and 1970’s? Did they ever think science and technology could advance so much over a short period of time? Or, did they ever think they would have the career they have now? Everything is evolving and changing, including people’s views of the future from their childhood to adulthood.
For the purpose of this article, we interviewed approximately 15 people who have backgrounds in science and engineering. We asked them how their views of the future have changed throughout the years. We also took time to ask them if it had always been their dream to enter a career in science. With help from Shawne Duperon, a television producer from Michigan who gave us great interviewing tips, we were able to get amazing feedback from our respondents.
When our interviewees were children, they did not have half the technologies we possess today. One of our interviewees, Dawn Striker, a high school physics and calculus teacher at Smith Academy in Massachusetts, was a child when color TV was just being introduced. She said, “When I was a kid, color TV was a new thing and I was the remote.” Kate Soderstrom, a Ford PAS coordinator at West Bloomfield High School in Michigan, had a different view of the future as a child. She explained, “I thought the world would go on forever.” Then, she realized that humanity will eventually run out of natural resources at some point. Charles Dershimer, a teacher at the Henry Ford Academy in Michigan had a very far-fetched view of the future as a child. He declared, “I thought the future would be Star Trek.” Karen Powell, a science teacher at Romulus Community High School in Michigan said, “When I was a child, I didn’t think much [of the future].” Well, we must say that they had some very interesting views of the future as kids just like we did… and, still do.
One thing that everyone agreed on is that their view of the future now is different and more realistic. We all know that technology is growing rapidly and no one can really predict what is going to happen due to this rapid growth. However, some interviewees talked about how there would be more innovation and technology. Some said they had great expectations like finding the cure for AIDS. Many said they want to see more women in engineering, or frankly, just more engineers. Phyllis Lucy-Manuel from Therrell High School told us, “I want to see free education and the breaking down of gender barriers.” Sharon Campsey, a chemistry teacher from Taconic High School in Massachusetts wants to see more curricula like Ford PAS and better technology in all schools. Other respondents also noted the lack of technology in hundreds of schools across the nation.
The future is dependent on workers who are passionate about their careers, and this passion will be the key element in creating a brighter future. Everyone has bright ideas for the future and eventually these ideas will take shape and create opportunities that have never been offered before. Our interviewing sessions have opened our eyes to how much the future could change, whether it is for the good or the bad. The future is in the hands of youth across the world to make Earth a healthier place. It is exciting for us to know that we may come up with technologies that could exceed all others. We will be the ones saying: “Well, when I was ten, I never thought anything like that would ever happen…” The future is exhilarating and frightening at the same time, but as Dawn Striker says, “What the future will bring, I don’t know, but it will be fun.”
http://www.fordpas.org/students/studentfeatures.asp
Tuesday, June 19 – Thursday, June 21, 2007 (Opening reception is June 18th.)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
More information is coming soon.
Tentative Dates: July 15 – July 23, 2007 (Course 1: July 15 – July 20)
More information is coming soon.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 9, 2006) - Implementing a new learning program designed to help high school students succeed both in college and the workplace is the first project for Metro Schools' new Office of Redesign and Innovation. The program is part of Metro Schools' overall goals of incorporating rigor, relevance and relationship.
Approximately 50 high school educators from all subject areas are being trained this week in the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS), an academically rigorous, standards-based program that will introduce students to concepts and skills needed for future success. A second group of 50 teachers will receive the training next week as the district works to incorporate this program, which was developed by Ford Motor Company Fund in partnership with Education Development Center Inc.
Continue reading "MNPS High School Teachers Receiving Ford PAS Training"The award-winning series Eyes on the Prize is being shown on PBS NOW! Episode 4: No Easy Walk will be aired on Monday, October 9, 2006 and is highly recommended for student viewing in Module 3: People at Work. In Activity 5, students learn about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by simulating a congressional debate on this piece of legislation. Eyes on the Prize gives students a powerful opportunity to learn more about the U.S. during this time period.
Click here for more information.
This toolkit is designed to guide school leaders through the process of conceptualizing, planning, implementing, and assessing an outreach program aimed at Latino parents.
The materials in the toolkit are relevant for school leaders at all points in the outreach continuum: from those who are just launching their efforts, to those who have spent years building a program from the ground up. The PALMS tools can help leaders bring a variety of outreach activities under one coherent, goal-driven program whose vision is to see all Latino students succeed in school.
Download the toolkit.
Download the brochure.
A publication of the PALMS Project, a partnership between Education Development Center, the LULAC National Educational Service Centers, and the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform Funded by Lumina Foundation for Education.
Chattanooga, TN � Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, announced today the designation of Hamilton County, which includes Chattanooga, Tennessee, as a prospective career academy innovation community. The Ford Career Academy Innovation Community (CAIC) recognition program chose Hamilton County because area educators and community leaders are committed to implementing an action plan designed to increase the number of students who have access to successful career academies. This designation was awarded to the Hamilton County School System based on its partnership with the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce by representatives of Ford Motor Company Fund.
"Through this designation, we at Ford Motor Company Fund are proud to support innovative approaches that link rigor and relevance in new exciting ways." said Sandra Ulsh, president, Ford Motor Company Fund. "We look forward to working closely with the Chattanooga Chamber and Hamilton County Schools to build successful career academies that will give students the kinds of 21st century skills they will need to be successful in a global knowledge economy."
Read more: http://www.chattanoogachamber.com/newsandvideo/Ford_career_academy.asp
NEW YORK, New York – (August 2, 2006) AFS-USA and Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, announce the first class of the AFS-USA Ford PAS Global Exchange Program. Through a grant of $25,000, three high school students from the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) program have been awarded scholarships to travel abroad this summer on an AFS exchange program.
This summer was a busy but exciting one for Ford PAS. In addition to the annual networking conference held in Scottsdale, Ford PAS offered two Professional Development Institutes, in Michigan and Ohio. In July, the first National Ford PAS Professional Development Institute was held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Educators from 28 schools in 12 states participated in the weeklong institute, including a mix of new and experienced teachers from such varied disciplines as business, English, and engineering.
Continue reading "Summer 2006: First Ford PAS Professional Development Institutes Offered"We are pleased to announce the first Ford PAS Graduating Classes of Macon County Public Schools, Alabama!
Twelve Ford PAS students from Notasulga High School (Notasulga, Alabama) and 19 Ford PAS students from Booker T. Washington High School (Tuskegee, Alabama) graduated May 23 and May 24, 2006, respectively. These 31 pioneering students participated in the Ford PAS Program since its rollout in the Macon County Public Schools in January 2003.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the SME Ford PAS/Henry Ford Academy Scholarship for 2006. The five students have been offered $10,000 scholarships payable over four years. Congratulations!
- Forum S. from West Bloomfield High School, West Bloomfield, MI will be attending University of Michigan, majoring in Biomedical Engineering
- Ofra R. from West Bloomfield High School, West Bloomfield, MI will be attending University of Michigan, majoring in Engineering
- Brittany L. from Advanced Technology Academy, Dearborn, MI will be attending North Carolina State University, majoring in Computer Engineering
- Chiara K. from the Henry Ford Academy, Dearborn, MI will be attending University of Detroit Mercy, majoring in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- William M. from the Henry Ford Academy, Dearborn, MI will be attending , Michigan State University, majoring in Electrical Engineering
Ohio to Become First Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies State Affiliate
Columbus, OH, June 8, 2006 —The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) and Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, announced a first of its kind partnership today. Through a $250,000 grant, ODE will implement the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) program across the state as part of its manufacturing career and technical curriculum, making Ohio the first Ford PAS state affiliate in the nation.
Continue reading "Ohio Department of Education and Ford Motor Company Fund Join Forces on Education Program"Think you have driving skills? Take the challenge! Learn how to minimize distractions, how acceleration, deceleration, braking and turns affect vehicle balance, how to stay in contact with the road and how to avoid being rear-ended or in a head-on crash. Visit www.drivingskillsforlife.com today!
Continue reading "Driving Skills for Life"The SME Ford PAS/Henry Ford Academy Scholarship is still accepting applications. If you are now, or have been, a student of Ford PAS, are applying to college this year, and want to pursue a degree in technology or engineering, now is the time to apply for a $10,000 scholarship! Scholarship recipients can attend any accredited college or university in the United States.
The new deadline for applications for the SME Ford PAS/Henry Ford Academy Scholarship is May 15, 2006.
For details, click on the following link:
http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/smeefhtml.pl?/foundation/scholarships/ford_pas.htm&&&SEF&
View other SME scholarship opportunities here: http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/smeefhtml.pl?/foundation/scholarships/schl_briefly.html&&&SEF&
The Ford Motor Company Fund's Mi Fuerza Program supports Hispanic undergraduate students studying any discipline nationwide.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2006
Total Scholarship Funds: $90,000
Amount of Each Scholarship: $500-$5,000
Eligibility Criteria: *
- Must be Hispanic or of Hispanic descent Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Must be studying at an accredited college or university in the U.S. or Puerto Rico for the 2006-2007 academic year
- Must be (or plan to be) enrolled full-time as an undergraduate student for the 2006-2007 academic year
- Must have earned and maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average of no less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Student must demonstrate financial need
Download the flyer here.
For more information go to: http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/subsectionID.1,pageID.122/default.asp
Application Deadline Friday, April 14, 2006
Eight college students, including at least one Ford PAS college student, will be selected to participate in the 2006 Ford Motor Company CHLI Leadership program. Participants will travel to Washington, D.C. to take part in a six-week internship program consisting of professional leadership development workshops while learning about local and state government, federal government, national advocacy organizations, and policy development. Interns will have the opportunity to interact with appointed and elected officials, as well as other community members and leaders from across the country.
Continue reading "[Closed] Internship Opportunity: 2006 Ford Motor Company CHLI Leadership Program"We are pleased to announce the first online Ford PAS discussion for teachers, partners, and coordinators. Join our featured teacher blogger at the Ford PAS Teacher Blog (login with your case sensitive Ford PAS username and password). Please email info@fordpas.org if you are having difficulty logging in.
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (November 11, 2005) Tuskegee University, Ford Motor Company and the Macon County School District held its Second Annual General Assembly for the Macon County Ford PAS students last night in the Kellogg Conference Center Ballroom.
The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (PAS) program is a collaborative effort between Ford Motor Company, Tuskegee University and the Macon County School District. The program was launched last school year with Booker T. Washington High School and Notasulga High School as the participating schools for the District — and the only two participating high schools in the state of Alabama. . . .
Continue reading the article here: http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/story.asp?S=4107612.
Read about two Ford PAS students in this recent article in the Detroit Free Press (November 3, 2005).
Created in 1960, The Skillman Foundation is a private philanthropy committed to helping children in metropolitan Detroit by improving their homes, schools, and neighborhoods. Skillman grantmaking supports non-profit organizations, schools, and agencies in Wayne, Macomb, and Oakland Counties (MI), with a special emphasis on organizations working in the city of Detroit.
Download the PDF poster here.
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and the Ford Motor Company Fund is offering a scholarship to high school seniors of Hispanic heritage.
The application deadline is December 15, 2005.
To learn more about the scholarship and download the application, do the following:
- Go to www.hsf.net.
- Click on “Scholarships for High School Seniors” in the “Apply Now!” section.
- Select “HSF/Ford Motor Company Fund High School Scholarship Program.”
Ford PAS is highlighted in two EDC publications:
- From Mosaic, An EDC Report Series, Fall 2005, read Merging Life Skills and Academic Rigor: Ford PAS Curriculum Prepares Students for College.
- From the EDC Annual Report 2004, read Bridging High School, College, and Careers to learn how the MET School (Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center) in Providence, RI uses Ford PAS.
Portraits of Learning 2005
Technology & Learning's Digital Photo Contest for Kids
Sponsored by Adobe Digital Kids Club
From: TechLearning.com
What: Technology & Learning invites K-12 students to participate in the fifth annual digital photography contest. This year's theme, "Express Yourself," encourages you to capture and share your own unique vision with our editors and readers. The subject of your photo is entirely up to you.
How: Enter the best possible photo. Your photo may be submitted "as is" or you can manipulate it using photo editing software. If you do choose to manipulate your photo digitally, submit both the original and the manipulated photo so we can compare.
Read more at: http://www.techlearning.com/content/contest/photos
Gather 300 educators to network and build effective partnerships
for teaching and learning at the
Third Annual Ford PAS Training and Networking Conference
A Collaboration of the Ford Motor Company Fund
and Education Development Center
June 20 thru 22, 2005, 300 educators from across the country will converge in San Antonio, Texas, to attend the third annual Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) Training and Networking Conference. Participants will spend three days learning about the Ford PAS curriculum and other elements of the program, sharing their experiences with one another, and exploring new ideas for implementing the program in their own communities.
Continue reading "How do you make good ideas a reality?"Congratulations to the winners of the Third Annual Ford PAS Training and Networking Conference early registration incentive! Three conference participants who registered before April 15, 2005 have won one night's free lodging during the conference at the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio.
Charlene Mallory
Ford PAS Coordinator
Cody High School
Detroit, MI
Tamolyn Johnson-Galloway
Ford PAS Teacher
D.M. Therrell High School
Atlanta, GA
John Bolen
Ford PAS Director
Douglas Byrd High School
Fayetteville, NC
Fall 2004/ Winter 2005
What caused the space shuttle Challenger disaster? How could engineers investigate and reconstruct the explosion? What are the "ethics of failure," and how do corporations make and reflect on complex decisions? These are some of the issues that University of New Mexico (UNM) freshmen study in a Ford PAS-inspired engineering course that aims to pique their interest in the field as well as build their “real life” skills.
Continue reading "University Uses "Real Life" Modules to Prepare College Freshman"Ford Motor Company and Cuban American Council (CNC) to implement Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies Program (Ford PAS) in CNC Alternative Schools in Miami.
Ford Motor Company Fund donates $40,000 to the CNC to support two alternative schools with PAS curriculum.
Ford makes $20,000 donation to local schools through it's South Florida Salute to Education initiative.
Continue reading "Spanish PGA Star Jose Maria Olazabal, Ford Host Scientific Golf Clinic on Famed BLue Moster to Help Miami High School Students"As first appeared in Education Week, November 17, 2004. Reprinted with permission.
Business school deans at historically black colleges and universities are teaming up with private industry to implement a rigorous high school program for African-American students who plan to go to college.
Continue reading "Business Schools and Industry Pilot Curriculum for Black Highschoolers"2004 Conference Highlights
June 22 through the 24, 2004, 145 educators from across the country converged on the University of Michigan Business School in Ann Arbor to attend the 2nd annual Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) National Conference. Participants spent three days learning about the Ford PAS curriculum and other elements of the program, sharing their own experiences with each other, and developing new ideas for implementing the program at their own schools.
Continue reading "2004 Conference Highlights"By BETH L. JOKINEN of The Lima News (OH)
LIMA - When Rick Gross came to Bath schools five years ago, he was surprised that the school didn't have more partnerships with local businesses, especially Ford's Lima Engine Plant down the road.
Coming from Fostoria, Gross had seen how these partnerships can work both for students and local businesses.
By BETH L. JOKINEN of The Lima News (OH)
LIMA - Third-grade students stood in line anxiously waiting for their chance to yank on a pulley system. They looked like they were merely having a good time, but were actually learning about a simple machine.
Earlier they threw their hands in the air hoping to be chosen to rub a series of blocks together. Again, it was fun, but more importantly they were learning about friction.
See the Ford Fund's 2003 Annual Report on Ford PAS!
Click the following link to access the article: http://www.ford.com/en/goodWorks/fundingAndGrants/fordMotorCompanyFund/2003Report/educ_1.htm
From The Impact, (a periodic web-based newsletter from the University of Detroit Mercy College of Engineering and Science).
Fall 2003
The program at Southeastern is one of five planned in 2003-04 through a two-year Ford Motor Company Fund grant to UDM for the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (PAS). Another five schools will be identified for 2004-2005.
Continue reading "Ford Motor Company Fund grant promotes technical awareness, education"First published in The Advisor(Westmoreland County, PA):
By: Jack Kovach
November 21, 2002
What comes to mind when you think of homework? Try to put the dreadful thought out of your mind and instead imagine being given a $400 budget with the assignment to purchase the best two bicycles you can find.
Continue reading "Education Consortium Funds Bicycle Project"Excerpt From West Bloomfield Eccentric:
A new partnership with Ford Motor Company will jump-start the robotics, business and science curricula at West Bloomfield High School with a high-octane pilot program.
Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, particularly its Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies, is set to begin a partnership with the West Bloomfield School District for the 2003-04 school year. Its aim is multi-purpose, according to Joseph Hoffman, director of technology for the school district.
The pilot program will provide high school students with high-quality interdisciplinary learning experiences that challenge students academically and also develop their problem-solving, critical thinking and communications skills.
The Ford PAS program will begin with the existing robotics curriculum and filter into other programs. The program may be extended to middle school students in the future.
Ford will offer the engineering-based learning program and expand the learning environment through a relationship with the Ford Powertrain Division with field trips, mentoring programs, job shadowing opportunities, guest speakers and other activities. Teacher and administration training will also be provided.
"The advantage of this program is that it brings a real world environment into the classroom," said Hoffman. "The program packages real work skills, such as teamwork, marketing and problem solving skills and working in a global environment, into a 2-1/2 year program. By the time the students are done with it, they will be well equipped to go to college or enter the business world."