Ford PAS NGL Framework

  1. Mission
  2. The Urgency For Change
  3. Three Strands - Overview
  4. Partnership
  5. Our Expertise
  6. Expected Outcomes
  7. Emerging Insights
  8. Transforming Teaching and Learning
  9. Redesigning High Schools
  10. Sustaining Change
  11. Partnership Opportunities
  12. Essential Practices

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  • Testimonials

    The Ford Motor Company Fund can help your community come together to build better schools. The Fund has been involved in improving education for more than a century. Next Generation Learning Communities (NGLs) are the culmination of years of experience in education reform. “What we have learned,” says Cheryl Carrier, program director of Ford NGL, “is that it takes an entire system to change education. If you can tie career academies and small learning communities to workforce...

  • Educators and Partners

    "Ford PAS will revolutionize public school teaching and learning. Students will expand the breadth of their critical thinking skills by exploring project-based learning that integrates subject areas. PAI will support professional development of teachers and administrators to deliver educational modules to enhance learning." “The Met School saw Ford PAS as a way to take projects to the next level—as an alternative to Advanced Placement classes. . . . Real-world work and...

  • Ford NGL Community Members

      “From my vantage point, the Ford PAS Next Generation Learning Communities program is not just about greater student achievement. Motivating 9th and 10th graders to learn by allowing them to choose a career field in which to study is a very powerful ‘on’ button that the community can push. Creating this type of opportunity for students is a net positive, but there is also value to the community in workforce development.” Rick Delano Co-developer of Next...

  • Regional Training Participants

    “The company visit which we met with various levels of management reinforced many of the skills I try to teach. I needed to hear that these skills are important to employers: accountability, reliability, typing skills, resumes, English/grammar skills, teamwork, communication skills, and ambiguity.” -Linda Waters Antioch High School-CTE Accounting & Computer Classes “It has forced me to step out of my comfort zone and change my way of teaching. Especially helpful was...

  • Teachers

    "Ford PAS provides hands-on technological experience for my students. This approach will give them a full understanding of technology by making it relevant to the student's current needs." "It is right up my alley. With FAMS, I used lots of technology for 2 reasons: it was available, and the course required so much supplementation. Ford PAS is so much better because it integrates technology into curriculum. AND it's useful stuff! Students need to know this stuff....