The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) program, created in collaboration with the Education Development Center (EDC), provides high school students with high-quality interdisciplinary learning experiences that challenge them academically and develop their problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills. By building strong local partnerships with business and higher education, Ford PAS encourages and prepares students for success. www.fordpas.org
Ford PAS Teacher Blog
The Ford PAS Teacher Blog is a space where teachers are invited to share and post their teaching experiences, strategies, challenges, and questions that arise while implementing the Ford PAS curriculum. Each featured teacher will post weekly for one or two months. Please read and share your thinking on the topics by contributing your thoughts in the Comments section. http://blogs.fordpas.org/teacherblog
Ford Motor Company Fund
Ford Motor Company Fund is a not-for-profit corporation organized in 1949. Made possible by Ford Motor Company profits, Ford Motor Company Fund supports initiatives and institutions that enhance and improve opportunities for those who live in the communities where Ford Motor Company operates. Ford Motor Company Fund is committed to creating educational opportunities that stimulate creativity and promote cultural diversity. In 2005, Ford Motor Company Fund-supported organizations received nearly $80 million. www.ford.com/go/fordfund
Electronic CLE's
In an attempt to make use of the many technological tools available to us and in order to provide students with more authentic learning opportunities, we have started to develop some electronic CLE's for use by students and teachers. Currently, there are only two of these electronic CLE's but we hope to develop more in the near future. The first CLE is from Course 1, Module 1, Activity 5 and it is a video-based virtual tour of a local business called Hy-Vac Technologies. The purpose of this tour is to provide students with a virtual field-trip experience and show how, through the use of technology, we can provide students with these types of experiences without having to leave the classroom.
The second electronic CLE is a podcast from University of Michigan-Dearborn economics professor Brooks Hull. Dr. Hull provides an example from his childhood to explain how trade can help create wealth. This podcast could be used with Course 5, Module 13, Activity 1 or Course 5, Module 14, Activity 3.
