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.
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.