May 1st, 2020
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NYSDTSEA
"FrontView"
Newsletter
A New York State
Driver Traffic Safety Education
Association Publication
MAY 2020
Welcome to our new 2020-2021 Officers
Troy M. Townsend - President
Mike DeMay - Vice President
Carissa Murphy - Secretary
Jeff Baier - Treasurer
Troy M. Townsend - President
Mike DeMay - Vice President
Carissa Murphy - Secretary
Jeff Baier - Treasurer
Mark your Calendars
The 2021 NYSDTSEA Conference will be held March 6th, 2021 at Turning Stone Resort, Verona NY. More information later this Fall.
The 2021 NYSDTSEA Conference will be held March 6th, 2021 at Turning Stone Resort, Verona NY. More information later this Fall.
Driver Education Research & Innovation Center Project
https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/injury_prevention/deric
The Driver Education Research and Innovation Center (DERIC) Project provided the above link to the free, standardized driver education resources that was created to help reduce crashes and produce safer teen drivers in New York State. The DERIC curriculum was developed by those involved with driver education programs, teen driving safety issues, teen behavior research, curriculum development experts and in field driver education teachers. Through a partnership between the New York State Departments of Education, Health, Motor Vehicles, and GTSC, The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee the materials are now available online. May we suggest that you download these materials and add them to your own class websites for quick easy access.
The “In Class” resources include classroom presentations, lesson plans, activities, and assessments. “In Car” resources include sample lesson plans, driving skills checklists, and activities for student observers. Materials are broken down by unit and organized by in-class and in-car resources. Teachers can access these materials by using the dropdown menus on the webpage noted above.
Additionally, this material will be linked on our NYSDTSEA website home page as well as under the "Members Only" page. We will establish a BLOG for teachers to share ideas, additions, updates, and or changes at this site. Thank you DERIC for making these materials available. We appreciate all the work and efforts that went into this curriculum development.
The Driver Education Research and Innovation Center (DERIC) Project provided the above link to the free, standardized driver education resources that was created to help reduce crashes and produce safer teen drivers in New York State. The DERIC curriculum was developed by those involved with driver education programs, teen driving safety issues, teen behavior research, curriculum development experts and in field driver education teachers. Through a partnership between the New York State Departments of Education, Health, Motor Vehicles, and GTSC, The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee the materials are now available online. May we suggest that you download these materials and add them to your own class websites for quick easy access.
The “In Class” resources include classroom presentations, lesson plans, activities, and assessments. “In Car” resources include sample lesson plans, driving skills checklists, and activities for student observers. Materials are broken down by unit and organized by in-class and in-car resources. Teachers can access these materials by using the dropdown menus on the webpage noted above.
Additionally, this material will be linked on our NYSDTSEA website home page as well as under the "Members Only" page. We will establish a BLOG for teachers to share ideas, additions, updates, and or changes at this site. Thank you DERIC for making these materials available. We appreciate all the work and efforts that went into this curriculum development.
President's Message
A Letter from Troy Townsend, President 2020-2021
SPRING 2020
What a crazy world we live in today. With schools closing across the state, driver education teachers will need to be creative in presenting materials to students during this nationwide emergency closing. Check the State Education website for driver education details and guidelines regarding meeting program requirements. Their contact correspondence address is: emscdrved@nysed.gov . Also, check the drop down pages under "Home" for more details.
You should be receiving your Certificate of Participation and Conference receipt by way of the email that you provided when you registered. If you have any questions, email us at driversafety101@aol.com.
PROJECTS
There have been some suggestions for take home projects offered by association members.
See some of these below. Let's not waste an opportunity to have students do some independent work.
SED will let us know what counts. Review the "new" driver education curriculum for other details.
Some lesson plan suggestions: Trip planning, Adverse Weather, Insurance, Car Buying, Maintenance, and Traffic Law modules. These topics lend themselves to at home research. Some teachers are working with these topics and providing a call in conferencing with their students.(small groups) Check out the modules that were released at the 2020 NYSDTSEA Conference for help with putting together at home lessons and/or powerpoints. Zoom and Google Hangouts can be helpful for video conferencing.
Glencoe McGraw also has an online site that may help with developing at home work and also online quizzes.
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0078678129/instructor_view0/unit4/chapter11/chapter_objectives.html
You may also want to use the Toyota and or Ford Motor company online resources for ideas for
at home assignments. www.teendrive365inschool.com
https://www.drivingskillsforlife.com
Our behind the wheel labs will be more difficult to make up. We will be looking for guidance for observation time and behind the wheel hands on requirements. One suggestion for observation time might be to have students go online to google maps and have students plot navigation routes to local landmarks or trip destinations rom the school parking lot.
These type of projects can help develop strategies for identifying local intersection problems and help students demonstrate decision making observations. This can be valuable and lead to useful training and education.
Let's think outside the box! If you have suggestions email them to driversafety101@aol.com and we will share them on our Members Only page.
A Letter from Troy Townsend, President 2020-2021
SPRING 2020
What a crazy world we live in today. With schools closing across the state, driver education teachers will need to be creative in presenting materials to students during this nationwide emergency closing. Check the State Education website for driver education details and guidelines regarding meeting program requirements. Their contact correspondence address is: emscdrved@nysed.gov . Also, check the drop down pages under "Home" for more details.
You should be receiving your Certificate of Participation and Conference receipt by way of the email that you provided when you registered. If you have any questions, email us at driversafety101@aol.com.
PROJECTS
There have been some suggestions for take home projects offered by association members.
See some of these below. Let's not waste an opportunity to have students do some independent work.
SED will let us know what counts. Review the "new" driver education curriculum for other details.
Some lesson plan suggestions: Trip planning, Adverse Weather, Insurance, Car Buying, Maintenance, and Traffic Law modules. These topics lend themselves to at home research. Some teachers are working with these topics and providing a call in conferencing with their students.(small groups) Check out the modules that were released at the 2020 NYSDTSEA Conference for help with putting together at home lessons and/or powerpoints. Zoom and Google Hangouts can be helpful for video conferencing.
Glencoe McGraw also has an online site that may help with developing at home work and also online quizzes.
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0078678129/instructor_view0/unit4/chapter11/chapter_objectives.html
You may also want to use the Toyota and or Ford Motor company online resources for ideas for
at home assignments. www.teendrive365inschool.com
https://www.drivingskillsforlife.com
Our behind the wheel labs will be more difficult to make up. We will be looking for guidance for observation time and behind the wheel hands on requirements. One suggestion for observation time might be to have students go online to google maps and have students plot navigation routes to local landmarks or trip destinations rom the school parking lot.
These type of projects can help develop strategies for identifying local intersection problems and help students demonstrate decision making observations. This can be valuable and lead to useful training and education.
Let's think outside the box! If you have suggestions email them to driversafety101@aol.com and we will share them on our Members Only page.
Dealing With Potholes
As the winter weather slowly melts away, spring driving brings another obstacle for drivers to deal with – potholes! Repeated freezing and thawing can cause a road surface to crack and crumble, creating holes. Over a winter season, these holes can grow large enough to easily devour a wheel and tire and cause serious damage to your car.
Here are some tips to get you and your car through spring pothole season as safely, and as inexpensively, as possible.
As the winter weather slowly melts away, spring driving brings another obstacle for drivers to deal with – potholes! Repeated freezing and thawing can cause a road surface to crack and crumble, creating holes. Over a winter season, these holes can grow large enough to easily devour a wheel and tire and cause serious damage to your car.
Here are some tips to get you and your car through spring pothole season as safely, and as inexpensively, as possible.
- Do check your tire pressure monthly. Keeping proper tire pressure can greatly minimize pothole damage to your wheels and tires.
- Do not tailgate. Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front of you so that you are able to see a pothole beforehand.
- Do slow down. If a pothole can’t be avoided, slow down as much as possible. Damage to your car increases dramatically at higher speeds.
- Do not hit your brakes. Let off the brakes right before you hit the pothole. Less damage occurs when a tire is rolling than when it is skidding over a pothole during braking.
- Do keep a firm grip on the steering wheel. Hitting a pothole with a firm grip will help you to maintain control of your vehicle.
