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Let’s Go NC! A PEDESTRIAN & BICYCLE SAFETY SKILLS PROGRAM FOR HEALTHY ACTIVE CHILDREN 1

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Let’s Go NC! A PEDESTRIAN & BICYCLE SAFETY SKILLS PROGRAM FOR HEALTHY ACTIVE CHILDREN

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Let’s Go NC!

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ITRE tasked with creating a curriculum for elementary-aged children.

Funded in partnership by: NC Safe Routes to School Program

Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation

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Curriculum Benefits: Meet SRTS purpose by making walking and biking to

school a safer and more appealing transportation option Increase the skills level of children Reduce the number of crashes Increase awareness of healthful living choices Build comfort and confidence in active travel Improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption and

air pollution near schools Increase helmet usage and compliance with the law

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NCDOT History

SRTS Program (circa 2005) Promotes bicycle and pedestrian education

Targets K-8 grades

Establishing partnerships with DPI and DHHS

“Basics of Bicycling” (circa 1995) Targeted grades 4-5

Program used in half the counties

Included grant funding to outfit trailer

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Let’s Go NC! Goals

Target both bicycle and pedestrian modes

Focus on teaching age-appropriate vocabulary, concepts, safety practices, and skills development.

Align lessons with NC Standard course of study

Lessons and skill building activities for each grade-group: K-1

2-3

4-5

Respond to needs identified through various stakeholder groups

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Stakeholder Involvement Survey stakeholders for input

Public Health, Police Departments, Safe Kids, 4-H Clubs, SRTS Grantees, teachers, administrators, etc.

Curriculum Development Committee

Focus Group

Abbreviated Pilot

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Curriculum Basics

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INCLUDES:

Instructor’s Guide

Instructor Videos

Lesson Plans

Lesson Videos

Balanced Curriculum Exercises

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Designed to teach to different abilities and learning styles

Two independent lesson sets: Let’s Go Walking!

Let’s Go Biking!

Curriculum Basics

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Depth and Difficulty Build

K-1 2-3 4-5

Approach Basic Intermediate Advanced

Difficulty Easy Moderate Difficult

Depth Introduce Discuss Problem-Solve

Skills Simple Intermediate Multi-Layered

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Let’s Go Walking!

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Let’s Go Walking! Foundation: NHTSA’s “Child Pedestrian Safety” Adapted and Customized Content

Broaden lessons to apply to rural settings

Include distracted walking concerns

Lesson on getting to and from the bus stop safely

New and expanded balanced curriculum options

Expanded subject matter to include health and physical activity aspects

Outdoor skill building activities for all elementary age levels Added video component reinforces lessons taught in

classroom

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Let’s Go Biking!

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Skills-Based Program is Key

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Lesson Materials – Parent Tip Sheets

Discussion points for parents to reinforce material with kids

Explains proper bicycle or pedestrian safety rules to parents

Encourages practice at home

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Lesson Materials - Balanced Curriculum

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Media Materials Lesson Videos

Reinforce lessons by summarizing learning concepts (pedestrian).

Show real-life situations that can’t be modeled on a simulated course (bicycle).

Depict peer, older children, and adults demonstrating skills.

Instructor’s Tutorial Videos Designed to “train the trainer”

Self-paced and interactive

Provides an overview of the curriculum and relevant facts

Sets the stage for instructors to teach the lessons

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Supplementary Materials

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Permission Slips For skill-building activities that occur outside (pedestrian)

For closed course on-bike lessons that occurs on/near school grounds (bicycle)

Worksheets, Child Assessments

Certificate of Completion

Course Layouts, Prop Patterns, and Checklists

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Teaching Methods

Auditory

Visual

Tactile

Kinesthetic

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DPI Approved!

Let’s Go NC! meets NC Standard Course of Study Common Core

Essential Standards

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Let’s Go NC! - How Can I Get It? www.ncdot.gov/bikeped/safetyeducation/letsgonc/

DOWNLOADS:

• Individual Lesson Plans

• Lesson Sets by Grade-Group

• 7 Lesson Videos

• Instructor’s Guide

• 5 Instructor Videos

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About Let’s Go NC LET’S GO NC! VIDEO

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Thank You!

SARAH O’BRIEN [email protected] (919) 515-8703

INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH & EDUCATION

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