Drivers Education

Driver Education Theory & Syllabus Overview

Course Title: Drivers Education

Course Description:

The purpose of Driver Education Theory is to provide the students with a minimum of 30 hours of classroom instruction. Inexperience, immaturity, decision making, and distracted driving are just a few of the biggest factors that play a role in the risks that teen drivers will experience.  This course is designed to help students improve their knowledge, perception, and decision making skills to reduce the risks associated with driving. 

Course Content: 

Unit 1: Decision Making

Unit 2: Road Rage

Unit 3: PA Manual 

Unit 4: Adverse Conditions

Unit 5: Impaired Driving

Unit 6: Vehicle Readiness

Unit 7: Driving Laws

Unit 8: Driving Perception

Unit 9: Distracted Driving

Objectives:

Students will:

• Understand responsibility, experience, and maturity is the key character traits a new driver must possess for safe driving.

• Learn driving is a risk-taking event and they must apply risk management techniques to ensure a safe quality of life

• Learn the process of receiving a graduated license

• Learn the rules of the signs, signals, pavement markings, and driving laws within the highway transportation system. 

• Learn the danger of adverse conditions and the best methods to take to ensure safety

• Learn the basic car maneuvers to take when turning, steering, and parking.

• Learn the vehicle components within the car to help assist them while driving, make adjustments, and react to issues. 

• Learn the importance of seatbelt safety.

• Learn how to use responsible decision-making skills by considering all the risks involved in distracted driving and impaired driving.

• Gain a perspective in recognizing unsafe driving situations and selecting the correct response or reaction. 

• Learn to be responsible for themselves and to use their best judgments.

• Learn the importance of using their perception to become better drivers

Required Textbooks and/or Other Reading/Research Materials:

1. Drivers Education Canvas Course

2. PA manual

Course Requirements:

     1.   Computer (charged)

     2.   A writing utensil

3. You must cooperate and follow directions – this means you must be on time, participate in classroom activities, follow along in class, and not be disruptive.  No food, drinks, or cell phones are allowed in class.  You are expected to be respectful to your classmates, school property, and teachers.

               Consequence:

               1st Offense =Warning

               2nd and Subsequent offenses = Write up

Assessments:     

Grading will be done using weighted categories.  There will be three categories labeled Summative, Projects, and homework/Participation.  Summative category will include tests and quizzes.  Projects will include individual and group project based learning assignments.  Formative assignments will include all homework assignments and in class discussions and course work. Each category will be weighted as followed:

Summative Category = 40%

Projects Category = 30%

Formative Category = 30%              

FINAL GRADES   

Final grades are determined by averaging the 2 quarters (40% per quarter), the final exam (20%) for the final grade.

Academic Honesty Acknowledgement

Collaboration between or amongst students is not permitted unless explicitly stated by the teacher. Students are expected to work individually unless instructed otherwise.  Teachers will inform students of expectations related to collaboration between students (or groups of students) on homework, projects, essays, assessments, laboratory reports, classwork, and all other assignments when collaboration is permitted. 

Students are responsible for maintaining their own academic honesty and must hold themselves to the highest standards of personal and academic integrity. Work that a student submits for credit must represent the student's original thoughts and understandings. When a student wishes to borrow the thoughts and ideas of others, he/she must realize that those thoughts and ideas represent intellectual property; therefore it is the student's responsibility to properly cite their source(s). When students have a question about this policy, it is the student's responsibility to ask questions of their teacher in order to receive clarification. In addition, students should adhere to the following guidelines in order to minimize the risk for academic dishonesty:

1. Schedule an appropriate amount of time to complete work

2. Refrain from giving other students their work to copy or use

3. Ask teachers for clarification, especially about proper citations

Students must also realize that they live in a society with increasing technological advancements. As the level and capability of these technologies advance, it is important that students remain committed to academic honesty. Using technology to misrepresent one's work is considered dishonest and will be handled using the consequences listed below.

Required Summer Reading/Assignments:

There are no required Summer Assignments.

Absences

As per the student handbook that both you and your parents signed you understand and will abide by the policies: “When a student is absent from school, it is the student's responsibility to communicate with their teachers via email or check assignments posted on the teacher website. Although students are encouraged to keep up with assignments while absent, the student has two school days upon returning to make up any work missed. It is the student's responsibility to take the initiative in arranging for makeup work. However, if a student is absent on the day of a test and he or she has not been absent for work covered on the test, he or she is expected to be prepared to take the test upon returning.”

Homework Policy

Homework is due the class period after it is assigned. Late homework will not be accepted. Absence work must adhere to the absence policy above.