The Ford PAS Teaching Pillars describe the instructional principles based on rigorous research and professional experience that are Description: – – essential for facilitating learning of the essential knowledge and skills that students need. These principles help students meet and exceed established benchmarks for academic performance, and meet expectations for college-level work and future employment. GOAL 1 of 3: Curriculum: In 5 years, a rigorous and relevant curriculum will be in place that prepares pathway students to be college and career ready. Lead Start Strategies Action Steps/Objectives Measurable Outcomes End Date Yearly Goals Person(s)/Team Date A sequenced program of District ROP liaisons 2013 Annually Year 1: Articulation agreement with Articulate with ROP to course offerings Appropriate courses of study Is developed, Post-secondary ROP drafted, approved and in and/or increase student opportunities study in Master Schedule approved and maintained liaisons for each pathway within an Expand post-secondary articulation and dual academy. enrollment agreements Completed articulation District curriculum 2013 Annually Year 1: Articulation agreement(s) with agreements administrator(s) post-secondary partners drafted, Create and regularly review and update course approved and in guides. District curriculum Completed course guides Annually 2013 Year 1: Program written, reviewed administrator(s) and approved District curriculum Explore online learning options administrator(s) A completed list of online providers Year 1: List of acceptable online Annually 2013 courses is established. District curriculum 2013 Develop 10 year plan with administrator(s) counselor(s) and District curriculum academy staff administrator(s) Annually 2013 District admin Counselors Teachers Course curriculum District curriculum 2013 Annually Year 1 and Ongoing - Internships Create courses of study that support work-based Completed course list incorporates service or administrator(s) and work based learning learning and internships and include capstone includes work-based learning, experiences in place projects that are relevant to each learning experiences internships and/or capstone academy/pathway focus projects Annually 2013 Develop business/community partnerships to Partnership agreements Site academy staff Year 2: Students have been placed in facilitate effective work-based learning, and business partners internships internships and capstone projects Curriculum is project based, District curriculum 2013 Annually Year 1 and Ongoing Embed into curriculum: Completed curriculum maps interdisciplinary, integrated administrator(s) 21st century skills are interdisciplinary and and focused around reflect 21st century skills Technological skills Site academy staff relevant themes. Contextualized learning and business partners Collaboration skills Global Awareness Problem-solving Critical thinking Creativity & Innovation
Description: The Ford PAS Teaching Pillars describe the instructional principles – based on rigorous research and professional experience – that are essential for facilitating learning of the essential knowledge and skills that students need. These principles help students meet and exceed benchmarks for academic performance, and meet expectations for college-level work and future employment. GOAL 1 of 3: Curriculum: In 5 years, a rigorous and relevant curriculum will be in place that prepares pathway students to be college and career ready. Strategies Action Steps/Objectives Measurable Outcomes Lead Person(s)/Team Start Date End Date Yearly Goals A sequenced program of study Is developed, approved and maintained for each pathway within an academy. Articulate with ROP to course offerings and/or increase student opportunities Expand post-secondary articulation and dual enrollment agreements Create and regularly review and update course guides. Explore online learning options Appropriate courses of study in Master Schedule Completed articulation agreements Completed course guides A completed list of online providers Develop 10 year plan with counselor(s) and academy staff District ROP liaisons Post-secondary liaisons District curriculum administrator(s) District curriculum administrator(s) District curriculum administrator(s) District curriculum administrator(s) District curriculum administrator(s) District admin Counselors Teachers 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 Annually Annually Annually Annually Annually Year 1: Articulation agreement with ROP drafted, approved and in Year 1: Articulation agreement(s) with post-secondary partners drafted, approved and in Year 1: Program written, reviewed and approved Year 1: List of acceptable online courses is established. Course curriculum incorporates service or learning, internships and/or capstone projects Create courses of study that support work-based learning and internships and include capstone projects that are relevant to each academy/pathway focus Develop business/community partnerships to facilitate effective work-based learning, internships and capstone projects Completed course list includes work-based learning experiences Partnership agreements District curriculum administrator(s) Site academy staff and business partners 2013 2013 Annually Annually Year 1 and Ongoing - Internships and work based learning experiences in place Year 2: Students have been placed in internships Curriculum is project based, interdisciplinary, integrated and focused around relevant themes. Embed into curriculum: 21st century skills Technological skills Contextualized learning Collaboration skills Global Awareness Problem-solving Critical thinking Creativity & Innovation Completed curriculum maps are interdisciplinary and reflect 21st century skills District curriculum administrator(s) Site academy staff and business partners 2013 Annually Year 1 and Ongoing established