Attracting, Supporting and Developing a Network of Driver Education Teachers

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Attracting, Supporting and Developing a Network
of Driver Education Teachers

• A DETA (Driver Education and Training
  Administrator) Webinar for Wednesday, October 31,
  2007 at 2 pm Eastern Daylight, 11 am Pacific
  Daylight.

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Bill Warner Oregon Teacher of the YearLead
Trainer ToTsSecondary Division Chairman
ADTSEAPast President and Webmaster OTSEA
541-404-3592 bill_at_otsea.org www.otsea.org
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Special Thanks

• Troy Costales, Administrator ODOT-TSD
• Angela Hendrickson - WOU
• Fred Mottola - NIDB
• Lead Trainers - WOU-TOT
• Rich Hanson- ADTSEA Teacher of the Year
• Judy Ode ADTSEA Board Member
• Sharon Rothacker - OTSEA
• Liz Taylor - WOU
• Other TOTs

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Today well have an opportunity to discuss
various issues concerning instructor training .

• National Picture
• DE Teacher Competencies
• ADTSEA/Oregon Model
• ToT Development and Support
• Oregon Training Courses
• Mentoring

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The National Picture

• The Problem
• Colleges and universities that once offered
  training and credentials for driver education
  teachers no longer have such programs.
• The baby boom echo has increased the 16-year-old
  population in the last few years and will
  continue to do so.
• Possibly by as much as 23 percent by the year
  2010.
• Many states no longer have a specific unit or
  department that is responsible for driver
  education.
• As a result, there are no standards for driver
  education teachers.
• Even in locations where are standards, many times
  there is no supervision of those standards.

(Source Coalition for Road and Traffic Safety)
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Mark V. Rosenker, Chairman, NTSBApril 1, 2006 to
the Chicago Tribune

• NTSB is very concerned about the current DE
  curriculum. We believe it does not adequately
  prepare novice drivers for driving in todays
  traffic and must be revised.

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Mark V. Rosenker, Chairman, NTSBApril 1, 2006 to
the Chicago Tribune

• Get involved to save the lives of our teens. I
  mean everyone from Feds, state and local
  officials to parents, guardians, teachers,
  mentors, teens and their friends

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The National Picture

• The Solution
• A renewed interest in driver education.
• ADTSEA (American Driver and Traffic Safety
  Education Association), DETA and other
  organizations fuel renewed interest through
  research, etc.
• States adopting new and improved standards for
  driver education teachers/instructors (OR, WA,
  MD, VA, etc.).
• States adopting graduated driver licensing
  programs.

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Is Driver Education Worthwhile?
The alternative is to simply give up the desire
to train new drivers. This means that we declare
that the status quo is acceptable. However, this
also means we pass along the responsibility for
delivering death messages to parents 333 every
month, 75 every week, 10 every day. This is not a
highway safety program that would make me proud.
Troy Costales, Oregon Gov. Rep NTSB
Symposium
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2000 Oregon Identified Issues and Concerns for
Driver Education Instructor Preparation

• Lack of standards for driver education
• Driver behavior curriculum
• Teacher Competencies
• Lack of research to support improvements in
  driver education
• Lack of state supervision and leadership in
  training new teachers/instructors

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Administration Logistics
DE/Teacher Instructor Competencies
Public Relation Service
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Western Oregon University ODOT Transportation
Safety Division are

• Changing Oregons Role in Driver Education
• Trainer of Trainers training in the summer of
  2000 using ADTSEA Teacher preparation curriculum
  with WOU
• Infused National Institute for Driver Behaviors
  TSE Curriculum 2002
• Oregon-ized ADTSEA Teacher Prep Materials -
  2003
• Oregon Driver Risk Prevention Curriculum 2004
• Updated WOU-ODOT TSE Teacher Preparation Courses
  2007
• Continue to update Division 15 and Oregon Admin.
  Rules
• Look for more changes in 2008, including Online
  coursework for Teacher Preparation.

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Trainer of Trainers

• Completion of the 120 hours of Instructor
  Training.
• All three courses
• Identified by current Trainer of Trainers or
  Program Manager as candidate ToT
• Identified while CI is completing original
  courses
• Additional 60 hours of training to certify for
  ToT status
• 20 hours ToT training for each Prep Course
• Quarterly meetings with all ToTs for best
  practices in Traffic Safety as well as ongoing
  ToT curriculum improvement.
• ToTs are required to attend 3 of the 4 quarterly
  meetings a year.
• Additionally, there are 3-5 training
  opportunities provided by ODOT-TSD and OTSEA.

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Teacher Training Statistics

• Extensive teacher training and re-training
  program started in 2000.
• Over 700 teachers trained since 1999
• Six-hundred-fifty in the last three years in 100
  different classes offered around the state
• Both ODOT-TSD and OTSEA have developed annual
  conferences as well as regional workshops to
  continue providing avenues for ongoing
  professional development training.

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Changing Role of the LearnerThe Crux of the
Revised Teacher Preparation

• Student Centered classroom activities will
  prepare the student to have successful in-vehicle
  sessions.
• The student will be responsible for knowing what
  is correct driving behavior.
• Moving from Dependence to Independence
• When the student attends the in-vehicle session,
  he/she will be expected to demonstrate the
  correct behavior.
• Concurrent Learning between Classroom and
  Behind-the-wheel
• Peer to Peer transfer as part of the learning
  process.
• Brain research reveals that long-term memory
  develops when the learner is required to teach
  someone a newly learned behavior.

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Teacher Preparation Coursework

• Foundations of Traffic Safety Education
• 45 hour course that includes
• History and Methodology of Traffic Safety Ed.
• Driving Assessment
• Off-street Range Activity
• Reference Points Activity
• Introduction to TSE Videos
• Safety Belt Intersection Activities
• ORPC and CAP CD Orientation
• Traffic Law Review
• Empowering Habits Orientation

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Teacher Preparation Coursework

• Fundamentals of Classroom
• 45 hour course that includes
• 2nd Driving Assessment (if applicable)
• Sleep Diary Activity
• Design /or Adapt Module Lesson Plans based off
  of ORPC that includes
• Utilizing ORPC Scope and Sequence
• Student Centered Activities
• Standardized Lesson Framework
• Delivery of 3 Minute Lesson Introduction
• Delivery of Two 30-Minute Lessons
• Delivery of One 60-Minute Lesson
• Peer Evaluation and Participation in Teaching
  moment.
• Take Home Final (Guided Essay based on Hardest
  Personal Habit to Develop)

May be waived for Certified Teachers
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Teacher Preparation Coursework

• Fundamentals of Classroom Updates
• Two Tracks for Candidate Instructors
• Certified Teacher
• Non-Certified Teacher
• Same for both except
• Certified teachers only teach one 30 minute
  lesson, IF
• Candidate holds a current Oregon Teaching
  Credential, and
• The lesson delivery scores an 80 or higher.
• The Certified teacher has the added role of
  peer mentor while in the FOC course.

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Teacher Preparation Coursework

• Foundations of Behind-The-Wheel
• 45 hour course that includes
• Applying Empowering Habits - Inventory
• 2nd Drive Assessment (If Applicable)
• Off-Street and POV Reference Point Reviews
• Module In-car Lesson Plan/Drive Route/Records
• 10 Minute BTW Giving Directions Drive
• Participate in TOT Model Teaching Activities
• Deliver 30 Minute Lesson to TOT
• Deliver 30 Minute Lesson to Peer
• Deliver 30 Minute Lesson to Teen
• Take Home Final (Choose 5 Essay from 10 Options)

NEW for 2007!
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Teacher Preparation Coursework

• Foundations of Behind-The-Wheel Updates
• The ToT provides a current (from training
  location)
• BTW Lesson Plan
• BTW Route Plan
• BTW Student Assessment Sheet, and
• BTW Observer Activities Plan
• The Candidate instructor gets a physical sample
  of each item that is required from them including
  sitting in the vehicle as the ToT delivers the
  lesson.
• Full Modeling before asking the CI to do their
  own.

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Where we go from hereA Change of Focus

• Reasons for change
• Training needs were on the decline
• Lead Trainers saw other TSE programs that needed
  help while they were teaching preparation
  courses.
• Program directors were asking for help

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Mentorship

• Western Oregon University's Role
• Application for Mentorship TOT
• Requirements for Mentorship
• Grant Management and funding
• Structure
• Trainer Recruitment and Training

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Mentoring

• Management and Assignment
• Who will manage it?
• Who will assign mentors and how will they be
  selected?
• How do mentors apply for the job and what skills
  should they have?

• Develop the concept
• What can we do?
• Where is our expertise?
• Who is available?
• Where is the need?
• Marketing the idea
• How were we going to get the idea out?
• Brochure
• Mailing
• Website
• Application

This, then, becomes the transition from bringing
Instructors up to speed to bringing Programs up
to standards.
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Questions? Answers provided by
Oregon TOTs

• Bill Warner
• 541-404-3592
• bill_at_otsea.org
• www.otsea.org
• Rich Hanson
• rhanson_at_ttsd.k12.or.us
• Liz Taylor
• liz5taylor_at_comcast.net
• Judy Ode
• Judy.Ode_at_umpqua.edu

Todays Webinar PowerPoint is available on the
OTSEA website at http//www.otsea.org/Share/Oct31
Webinar.ppt