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2017
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Message from President
Roger Dacey 2017-2018
Hello Fellow Driver Educators:
We are already planning our conference for next year thanks to the efforts and tremendous efficiency of our newly elected V.P, Dan Lustica. Does anyone have any ideas for presentations? Send it into nysdtsea@yahoo.com att: Dan Lustica or contact me at RPDacey@aol.com
At this time, Driver Education teachers are planning for summer school sessions. I have been talking to Mary Coschignano at State Ed regarding timely preparations and sending in DE-1's and DE-1A's needed for approval for your courses. Check this out now as the forms should be sent in early so that approval is given in time to begin the summer course. Late submission is a serious problem and results in overwork and tension on SED's part to render assistance or approval.
Also, I recommend that persons responsible for course preparation paperwork go to our home page on nysdtsea.org, locate the State Ed link and become familiar with the revised DE-1's and DE-1A's. Many are not aware that program certification is required every 3 years with a DE-1.
Again, I urge you to become thoroughly familiar with State Ed regulations for Driver ED and get your course approval forms in EARLY.
Additionally, we will be putting new material on the "Members Only Page" So check this information out to help with Driver Education materials.
Lastly, go to the NYSDTSEA Curriculum tab, the Menu above on the right, and check out objectives, activities and evaluation tools located on the drop down pages.
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Curriculum Development
Plea for Help!! As always, I know I can count on you, the field, to step up to the plate when assistance is needed… If anyone of you MV-283 card holders is willing (and I hope you are) to participate in developing Curriculum for upcoming Driver Education modules, please contact Dave Arnone darnone@casdany.org, You don’t have to physically be here for the in person meetings – you can call in!! Maybe email some ideas? The bottom line is that WE WANT TEACHER INPUT!!!YOU are the ones who know what will and won’t work. YOU are the ones that have fantastic ideas and I’m sure your specific knowledge is AMAZING. LET US HAVE IT!! Give us what works and doesn’t. BE A PART OF THE PROCESS!!!! If you’re interested in helping us develop or review curriculum for the upcoming modules, you can email and let us know who you are and what school you are from. Knowledge is POWER – Pass it on to anyone who might want to read this email. Ps. Also – If you’re forwarding this to others, have them give me their info so I can update my lists. I have a lot of MV-283 card holders whose emails and phone numbers are blank on my database. Driver & Traffic Safety Education Career & Technical Education Team 89 Washington Avenue, Room 315EB Albany, NY 12234 (518)486-1547 P (518)402-5114 F www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/de A |
Grant Incentive Programs
Interested in getting $ for your Driver Education Program. Check out the Grant Incentive Programs under the Parents tab on the GTSC website. http://grants.gtsc.ny.gov/Login2.aspx?APPTHEME=NYDMV EFFECTIVE DRUG EDUCATION TOOLS FOR ALL TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS Thank you for providing our teachers with the program materials "The Truth About Drugs Education"Package. Our teachers will preview the materials and make sure they use or pass the information onto health teachers at their schools. For those who were not at the conference, here is the material that was presented at our vendor booth and in the conference presentation. To receive this materials see the information below.The Truth About Drugs Education Package contains practical tools to educate young people about substance abuse. No one questions the severity of the drug problem and its devastating impact on youth. Academic results suffer and, even worse, drugs undermine health and destroy young lives. The best solution is to reach young people with effective, fact-based drug education—before they start experimenting with drugs. Tweens, teens and young adults who know the facts about drugs are much less likely to start using them. The core of the Foundation’s education program consists of the 1 hour and 42 minute documentary, The Truth About Drugs: Real People—Real Stories. The documentary is supplemented by thirteen drug information booklets and award-winning public service announcements. More than 55 million educational handouts have been distributed in over 180 countries and in 20 languages. This Truth About Drugs Education Package is the ideal supplemental aid. It fills the growing demand for practical tools to help the teacher, instructor or drug prevention specialist communicate the truth about drugs swiftly and effectively. It provides lesson plans, assignments and classroom activities that capture and retain young people's attention—and elicit their participation. Students willingly read, view and, most importantly, use the information to make the right choices about drugs. |
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Deer Damage Can Be Costly!
State Farm® tips to protect yourself on the road.
In many U.S. states, drivers are all too familiar with deer crossing signs, but do they really know how close the danger may be? State Farm has released its annual deer claim study, which ranks states by the potential drivers had of hitting a large animal, including deer, elk and moose over a given time period. On average, one of every 41 West Virginia drivers will have an insurance claim for damage caused by a collision with a deer in 2016.
Check out all of the resources on the page, and read our Good Neighbors story “Deer Meets Motorcycle”.
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