| (i) Driver Education I--minimum of 45 clock hours.
Instructional objectives: the trainee shall acquire the knowledge,
skills, and understanding to instruct students in the reduced-risk
driving practices in the Highway Transportation System (HTS) in accordance
with the standards for minor and adult driver education and traffic
safety. Instruction shall address the following topics:
(I) overview of Driver Education I;
(II) minor and adult driver education curriculum overview
and course goals;
(III) school and instructor liability and responsibility;
(IV) student evaluation and assessment;
(V) instructor conduct, including professionalism and
public relations;
(VI) rules, codes, and standards for driver education
programs; and
(VII) classroom progress examination for Driver Education
I.
(ii) Driver Education II--minimum of 45 clock hours.
Instructional objectives: the trainee shall acquire the knowledge,
skills, and understanding to instruct students in the reduced-risk
driving practices in the HTS in accordance with the standards for
minor and adult driver education and traffic safety for in-car instruction.
Instruction shall address the following topics:
(I) overview of Driver Education II;
(II) minor and adult driver education in-car curriculum
overview;
(III) commentary driving techniques;
(IV) factors that influence learning and habit formation;
(V) in-car lesson planning, including scheduling and
designing;
(VI) vocabulary and communication;
(VII) risk management;
(VIII) general guidelines for conducting behind-the-wheel
and in-car observation;
(IX) in-car debriefing techniques;
(X) proper record keeping and maintenance;
(XI) classroom progress examination for Driver Education
II; and
(XII) in-car laboratory, including:
(-a-) initial assessment of trainee's driving skills
by instructor trainer;
(-b-) observation of in-car teaching techniques as
given by a licensed instructor;
(-c-) practice of instructor risk-management and emergency
procedures, including taking control of the vehicle under the supervision
and observation of a licensed instructor;
(-d-) in-car trainee student teaching under the supervision
and observation of a licensed instructor; and
(-e-) trainee in-car student teaching final progress
assessment under the supervision and observation of a licensed instructor.
(B) Nine-semester-hour instructor development course.
The driver education instructor development program instructional
objectives must be equivalent to nine semester hours or 135 clock
hours of driver and traffic safety education instructor training and
shall include:
(i) all requirements set forth in subparagraph (A);
and
(ii) Driver Education III--minimum of 45 clock hours.
Instructional objectives: the trainee shall acquire the knowledge,
skills, and understanding to instruct students in the reduced-risk
driving practices in the HTS in accordance with the standards for
minor and adult driver education and traffic safety for classroom
instruction. Instruction shall address the following topics:
(I) overview of Driver Education III;
(II) classroom delivery, including the Code, rules,
standards, and school administrative procedures;
(III) student learning styles;
(IV) classroom management and student discipline;
(V) classroom lesson planning and designing;
(VI) scheduling driver education programs;
(VII) proper record keeping and maintenance;
(VIII) simulation theory and multicar range instruction;
(IX) instructor professional growth;
(X) classroom progress examination for Driver Education
III; and
(XI) classroom laboratory, including:
(-a-) observation of classroom teaching techniques
as given by a licensed instructor; and
(-b-) classroom practice student teaching under the
supervision and observation of a licensed instructor.
(C) Supervising instructor development course. The
supervising driver education instructor development program instructional
objectives must be equivalent to six semester hours or 90 clock hours
of driver and traffic safety education instructor training and shall
include:
(i) training in administering driver education programs
and supervising and administering traffic safety education;
(ii) Supervising Instructor I--minimum of 45 clock
hours. Instructional objectives: the instructor shall acquire the
knowledge, skills, and understanding to instruct trainees in the reduced-risk
driving practices in the HTS in accordance with the standards for
minor and adult driver education and traffic safety. Instruction shall
address the following topics:
(I) overview of Supervising Instructor I;
(II) minor and adult driver education curriculum overview
and course goals;
(III) rules, codes, and standards for driver education
programs;
(IV) learning styles;
(V) factors that influence learning and habit formation;
(VI) vocabulary and communication;
(VII) lesson plan development;
(VIII) classroom management and student discipline;
and
(IX) classroom progress examination for Supervising
Instructor I.
(iii) Supervising Instructor II--minimum of 45 clock
hours. Instructional objectives: the instructor shall acquire the
knowledge, skills, and understanding to instruct trainees in the reduced-risk
driving practices in the HTS in accordance with the standards for
minor and adult driver education and traffic safety. Instruction shall
address the following topics:
(I) overview of Supervising Instructor II;
(II) student evaluation and assessment;
(III) commentary driving techniques;
(IV) in-car debriefing techniques;
(V) scheduling driver education programs;
(VI) proper record keeping and maintenance;
(VII) school and instructor liability and responsibility;
(VIII) instructor conduct, including professionalism
and public relations;
(IX) risk management;
(X) simulation theory and multicar range;
(XI) professional growth;
(XII) classroom progress examination for Supervising
Instructor II; and
(XIII) classroom laboratory, including:
(-a-) observation of nine-semester-hour driver education
instructor development course classroom teaching techniques as given
by a licensed instructor; and
(-b-) classroom practice student teaching of a nine-semester-hour
driver education instructor development course under the supervision
and observation of a licensed instructor.
(2) Prior to enrolling as a trainee in a driver education
instructor development course, the school owner or representative
must obtain proof that the enrollee has a high school diploma or equivalent.
A copy of the evidence must be placed on file with the school. Further,
the school shall obtain and evaluate the current official driving
record from the enrollee for the preceding 36-month period prior to
enrollment. The school must use the standards set forth in §84.50(b)(3)
when determining the qualifications for a trainee's enrollment.
(3) Instruction records shall be maintained by the
school for each instructor trainee and shall be available for inspection
by authorized department representatives at any time during the training
period and/or for license investigation purposes. The instruction
record shall include the trainee's name, address, driver's license
number, and other pertinent data; name and instructor license number
of the person conducting the training; and dates of instruction, lesson
time, and subject taught during each instruction period. Each record
shall also include grades or other means of indicating the trainee's
aptitude and development. Upon satisfactory completion of the training
course, the supervising teacher conducting the training will certify
one copy of the instruction record for attachment to the trainee's
application for licensing, and one copy will be maintained in a permanent
file at the school.
(4) All instructor trainee instruction records submitted
for the approved instructor development courses shall be original
documents.
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