South Carolina Safe Routes to School Resource Center

South Carolina Safe Routes to School Resource Center

SC Safe Routes to School Resource Center

Doris Ford, Midlands Coordinator

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SC Safe Routes to School

• Goals, Benefits, & 5 E’s

• Safe Routes to School Resource Center

• NHTSA Pedestrian Safety Curriculum

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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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• Partnership program• Program Support• Incentives• Community Friends• Free Resources• Website

– SCSafeRoutes.org Doris Ford

[email protected]

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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

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Doris Ford803.465.0177

[email protected]