To go abroad in 2006, you need to act now!
Are you participating in the Ford PAS curriculum in high school or after-school? If so, you could be elibigle for a scholarship to help you to study with AFS for a year, semester or summer abroad! Thanks to a new partnership between Ford Motor Company Fund and AFS intercultural Programs/USA, scholarships are now available to high school students between 15-18.
Visit https://www.supportafsusa.org/dev.nsf/partnerships/fordpas for more information.
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.
The conference is designed to introduce teachers, school administrators, college and university faculty, and business representatives to all aspects of the Ford PAS program. Attendees will receive hands-on training in each of the 15 interdisciplinary curriculum modules. The agenda includes a number of panel sessions, which will allow partners who are already implementing the program to share their experiences on topics including Creating and Maintaining a Business Education Advisory Council (BEAC), the Role of University Partners, and Aligning Ford PAS to State Standards. Throughout the conference, participants will also have an opportunity to network and socialize with educators from across the country and members of the Ford Fund and EDC staffs.
A group of Ford PAS students from around the country will attend the conference and present their own Ford PAS projects. Focusing on the theme of “Media and Messages,” participating students will engage in learning experiences that exemplify the active, hands-on teaching and learning approach of the Ford PAS program. They will also have an opportunity to create a multimedia project about the Ford PAS conference.
Other activities have been scheduled throughout the conference. Conference attendees will have a chance to visit the Riverwalk in San Antonio and participate in a Driving Skills for Life event sponsored by Ford Motor Company and the Governors Highway Safety Association.