south carolina safe routes to school resource center
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Doris Ford, Midlands CoordinatorTRANSCRIPT
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South Carolina Safe Routes to School Resource Center
SC Safe Routes to School Resource Center
Doris Ford, Midlands Coordinator
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South Carolina Safe Routes to School Resource Center
SC Safe Routes to School
• Goals, Benefits, & 5 E’s
• Safe Routes to School Resource Center
• NHTSA Pedestrian Safety Curriculum
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South Carolina Safe Routes to School Resource Center
SC SRTS Goals• To enable and encourage children to
become more physically active• To teach walking and biking safety
skills in order to make these activities safer and more appealing
• To facilitate the planning, development and implementation of projects that will improve safety, and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools
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SRTS Benefits
• Increase Physical
Activity
• Reduce Traffic
Congestion• Improve Safety for
Pedestrians/Bicyclists
• Improve Air Quality
• Enhance Communities
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5 E’s
• Engineering• Education• Encouragement• Enforcement• Evaluation
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South Carolina SRTS Resource Center
• Partnership program• Program Support• Incentives• Community Friends• Free Resources• Website
– SCSafeRoutes.org Doris Ford
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Child Pedestrian Safety Curriculum
Train the Trainer Workshops
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Why Pedestrian Safety Education is Important
• Pedestrian safety lessons teach important life-long skills
• When encouraging students to participate in Walk to School Day events it is important to teach them safe behaviors
• Curriculum includes Parking Lot and Bus Safety Lessons
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• SC ranks 14th highest (Pedestrian fatalities account for 13% of all traffic fatalities in the United States, and 11% of all traffic fatalities in South Carolina)
• Nationally, one fifth of traffic fatalities age 14 or younger were pedestrians
* NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts, Motor Vehicle Crashes: Overview, and Traffic Safety Facts: South Carolina
Pedestrian Fatalities
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Overview of NHTSA Child Pedestrian Safety Curriculum• Willie Whistle Video
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)began revisions in 2007
• Researched, developed, piloted– Teacher workgroup and pilot test (in SC)
• New curriculum released early 2011
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Research and Pilot Findings
• Encouraged options for • Skills training • Parent involvement• Social interaction• Opportunities to evaluate decisions
• Make age- appropriate, detailed lesson plans including materials and handouts, and connect curriculum to National Educational Standards
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Motor Skill Development
1. Cognitive Stage – Discussions & Demonstrations
2. Associative Stage – Practice
3. Autonomous Stage – Review & lesson extensions
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Age Group Differences
K-1 2-3 4-5
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SC Performance Standards
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Curriculum - Structure3 grade groupings
K-1 2-3 4-5
5 lessons (20-40 minutes) Lesson 1: Walking Safely Near Traffic Lesson 2: Crossing Streets Safely Lesson 3: Crossing Intersections Safely Lesson 4: Parking Lot Safety Lesson 5: Bus Safety
Teachers GuidePre and Post Test
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Lesson Structure Lesson Objectives Applicable Standards of Learning Suggested Materials Guidance for Preparation Lesson Outline and Sample Script
Introduction Teacher Modeling Activity Options
Suggested Cross-Curricular Connections Materials
Parent/Caregiver Tip Sheets Vocabulary Cards Situation Graphics
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5 Parallel Lessons5 lessons (20-40 minutes)
Lesson 1: Walking Safely Near Traffic Lesson 2: Crossing Streets Safely Lesson 3: Crossing Intersections
Safely Lesson 4: Parking Lot Safety Lesson 5: Bus Safety
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Lesson 1: (2nd and 3rd grade lesson)
Walking Safely Near Traffic
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Pre/Post Student Assessment
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Resources at www.SCSafeRoutes.org
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Recommended Use• Back to School Safety
– Parking Lot and Bus Safety Lessons– Reinforce Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
• International Walk to School Day- October 9th – Walking Safely Near Traffic, Crossing Streets
Safely, Crossing Intersections Safely– www.walkbiketoschool.org
• After school, substitute teachers, cross-curricular
• Encourages students to get and stay ACTIVE!
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Where can I get the curriculum?• NHTSA.gov/ChildPedestrianSafetyCurriculum
• SCsaferoutes.org Resources Safety Education
• Email specific lessons
• Request a Training Workshop at scsaferoutes.org