Ford NGL U – Students are at the center of everything we do

Want to transform the experience of students in your community?

We'll help you transform the teaching and learning, the culture, systems, and structures of schools, and partnerships between the schools and communities.

The Ford NGL Framework

A Community-Connected Transformation Model for Students

THE FORD NGL U JOURNEY

Here at Ford NGL U, we use the Ford Next Generation Learning Framework to guide us and you. We’ve learned a lot over the past 30+ years and we want to pass that learning over to you.

Free
2 Lessons
Career Academies 101
Ford NGL thinks career academies are a core part of transforming the schooling experience for high school students. So, where do you start learning about them? Right here!This goals of this webinar are to:
- Develop a deeper understanding of career academies
- Build excitement to start building a dream together!
- Answer the question: “What does this mean for me?”
Free

2 Lessons
Culture Shift via the Career Academy Model: Data, Team Buy-In & Ownership
Join our expert panelists for this on-demand Ford NGL U Chomp & Chat as they unpack Ford NGL’s approach to the Career Academy model. Our panelists share the power of data, tips on implementing distributed leadership, and discuss the benefits of establishing a culture that supports transformed teaching and learning.
Free

23 Lessons
Foundations of Powerful Partnership Teams
A Powerful Partnership Team is a pathway/academy teacher team (which typically includes core academic teachers, CTE teachers and, often, special education teachers and pathway/academy counselor) AND their high-impact business partners.
This course is about how to best support employer organizations and teachers in building sustainable powerful partnership teams. You’ll get the foundational elements using the Ford NGL Blueprint for Powerful Partnerships.
Free

18 Lessons
Getting ‘On Board’ with Onboarding Key Community Roles
This course is designed to provide Ford NGL communities with solid practices and resources for designing their own "unique to our community" education, training, and support (ETS) program to onboard people new to their community-connected transformation roles.

Live Learning

Learn with your peers in role-alike experiences. Collaborate within a network and apply new skills to your day-to-day work to increase your impact.

OnDemand

Learn anytime, anywhere. Boost your skills with flexible, OnDemand courses, toolkits, and resources designed to fit your just-in-time needs.

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Want to transform the experience of students in your community?

We'll help you transform the teaching and learning, the culture, systems, and structures of schools, and partnerships between the schools and communities.

The Ford NGL Framework

THE FORD NGL U JOURNEY

Here at Ford NGL U, we use the Ford Next Generation Learning Framework to guide us and you. We’ve learned a lot over the past 30+ years and we want to pass that learning over to you.

Career Academies 101

Culture Shift via the Career Academy Model: Data, Team Buy-In & Ownership

Foundations of Powerful Partnership Teams

Getting ‘On Board’ with Onboarding Key Community Roles