Specific Content Areas in HED 443s

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Note: Proceed through the content areas below in the order that they are presented. Many of them will help you prepare for tests and others will help you with assignments discussed in the course syllabus. The tests shown will be available during the week indicated. Also there are some assignments below that are not shown directly on the course syllabus, but you will need to complete them and then you will receive a score.

Driver Education Teacher Certification

National Driver Education Certification

Driver Education Instructor qualifications in Illinois

PRAXIS II Safety/Driver Education Exam

Illinois Driver Education Rules and Regulations

Overview of Driver Education in Illinois, including definitions, rules, and regulations

Test on Illinois Driver Education Administrative Code (Week 3) (request this from your instructor when you are ready to take such. Contact safety@siu.edu)

Getting a Driver’s License and GDL

Illinois Driver’s License (examples of new 2007 Illinois Driver's license/ID card design) - as a driver education it is important that one knows the different types of designs used for driver's licenses and ID cards currently by the Illinois Secretary of State.

Illinois Driver License Law, Issuance of License

Illinois Vehicle Code (just for reference, a good resource [a printed copy will cost you approximately $40, this Web version is free])

Illinois Graduated Driver’s Licensing Program - A must review to now see the components and features that are now a part of the GDL program in Illinois. Also review the items just below:

     Illinois Graduated Driver Licensing System Brochure
     50-Hour Practice Driving Log / Under Age 18 Applicant
     Parent Teen Driving Contract
     Affidavit / Consent For Minor To Drive

Assignment on GDL

Driver Education Classroom Teaching

Topics of Driver Education (Review these resources)

1. Ritzel/Shannon/Leitner 26 topics

2. Novice Driver Education Curriculum topics (you downloaded a copy of this book in HED 302s. This is a valuable source for the important topics to teach in driver education)

3. State of Washington Driver Education Curriculum topics (review your copy of the guide which you either purchased at The Printing Plant for HED 302s or downloaded from the HED 302s Web site. Also review and use the different units from the Illinois Driver Education which is available on the HED 302s Web site. Also review the Oregon Driver Education Curriculum, probably the most contemporary today.

4. Textbook topics (review 2 driver education textbooks and provide a comparison of the content of each and send the report to safety@siu.edu (2-3 pages paper). You purchased Responsible Driving in HED 302s (you can use this book for your review). Others which are available include (there are others now listed):

	ISBN10: 0078730481, ISBN13: 9780078730481 Edition/Copyright: 13TH 06, Publisher: Glencoe Publishing Co. Paperback, Year Published: 2006 Clicking on the book to the left, you will find a lot of detail information about the various topics/teaching materials from Responsible Driving.
	ISBN10: 1401879780, ISBN13: 9781401879785 Edition/Copyright: 2ND 07, Publisher: Delmar Learning Paperback, Year Published: 2007 Click on image to the left to find out more information about this book.
	Publisher: Pearson Learning (2010) ISBN-10: 0131316109, ISBN-13: 978-0131316102 Clicking on the book to the left you will find some resources to help you teach the topics that are in Drive Right.
	Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers (June 4, 2005) ISBN-10: 0802789331, ISBN-13: 978-0802789334 Click on image to the left to find out more information about this book.
	Publisher: Athena Press (June 30, 2006) ISBN-10: 1844015513, ISBN-13: 978-1844015511 Click on image to the left to find out more information about this book.

5. Texas Driver Education Classroom and In-Car Instruction Model Curriculum

6. State of Oregon Driver Education Curriculum (if there is problems opening up the Oregon curriculum, contact your instructor at safety@siu.edu)

Developing Lesson Plans (in PowerPoint format)

1. Lesson Plan Format/Setup

2. Example Lesson Plan

Basic competencies of beginning drivers (in PowerPoint format)

Review of driver performance systems (in PowerPoint format)

National traffic safety priorities programming areas (in PowerPoint format)

Relating classroom instruction to On-street driving (in PowerPoint format)

ADTSEA Minimum Standards for In-Car Performance

Effective Instructors (in PowerPoint format)

Effective teaching (in PowerPoint format)

Student learning experiences (in PowerPoint format)

Instructional techniques and activities (in PowerPoint format)

Teaching/learning evaluation (in PowerPoint format)

Multimedia methods (in PowerPoint format)

How to use Driver Education classroom equipment

1. overhead projector

2. chalkboard (whiteboard)

3. poster or chart

4. video tape

5. Internet or material from the Internet

6. Microsoft PowerPoint

7. Interactive Whiteboards

Record Keeping

Classroom teaching related information test (Week 7) (contact your instructor to receive this test at safety@siu.edu)

Driver Education Program Administration

Whom to contact at Illinois State Board of Education for Driver Education rules and regulations, blue slips, and reimbursement

The Illinois State Board of Education general procedures for Driver Education (this is a review from information above)

ISBE Driver Education Funding

How the Illinois State Board of Education calculates certain costs to determine what school district driver education programs receives for reimbursement

Student Coursework Completion and Reimbursement (review Section 252.30 of the Driver Education Regulations) Review Driver Education Student Coursework Completion (blue slips) - User Guide for Electronic Submissions (this information starts on page 380 in the course material packet) and Driver Education Reimbursements - Web User Guide for District Inquiry (this information starts on page 442 in the course material packet). The Illinois State Board of Education uses what they call the IWAS system of having public schools input information about beginning drivers and getting their instruction permits. Also the IWAS system is used for schools to report student driver education completions. Finally the information reported by the public schools into the IWAS system is used to reimburse them for students who complete the classroom and on-street driver education program. At the public school where you are working with a Master Driver Education Teacher, interview the person who is responsible for inputting student information into the IWAS system (this maybe a driver education[s] or administrative assistant). Have them show you how they work with the IWAS system. Learn as much as you can about the IWAS system from the person. Write a 1-2 page paper on how the system works and what you learned from this experience.