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Let’s Go NC! A PEDESTRIAN & BICYCLE SAFETY SKILLS PROGRAM FOR HEALTHY ACTIVE CHILDREN
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Let’s Go NC!
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ITRE tasked with creating a curriculum for elementary-aged children.
Funded in partnership by: NC Safe Routes to School Program
Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
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Curriculum Benefits: Meet SRTS purpose by making walking and biking to
school a safer and more appealing transportation option Increase the skills level of children Reduce the number of crashes Increase awareness of healthful living choices Build comfort and confidence in active travel Improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption and
air pollution near schools Increase helmet usage and compliance with the law
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NCDOT History
SRTS Program (circa 2005) Promotes bicycle and pedestrian education
Targets K-8 grades
Establishing partnerships with DPI and DHHS
“Basics of Bicycling” (circa 1995) Targeted grades 4-5
Program used in half the counties
Included grant funding to outfit trailer
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Let’s Go NC! Goals
Target both bicycle and pedestrian modes
Focus on teaching age-appropriate vocabulary, concepts, safety practices, and skills development.
Align lessons with NC Standard course of study
Lessons and skill building activities for each grade-group: K-1
2-3
4-5
Respond to needs identified through various stakeholder groups
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Stakeholder Involvement Survey stakeholders for input
Public Health, Police Departments, Safe Kids, 4-H Clubs, SRTS Grantees, teachers, administrators, etc.
Curriculum Development Committee
Focus Group
Abbreviated Pilot
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Curriculum Basics
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INCLUDES:
Instructor’s Guide
Instructor Videos
Lesson Plans
Lesson Videos
Balanced Curriculum Exercises
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Designed to teach to different abilities and learning styles
Two independent lesson sets: Let’s Go Walking!
Let’s Go Biking!
Curriculum Basics
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Depth and Difficulty Build
K-1 2-3 4-5
Approach Basic Intermediate Advanced
Difficulty Easy Moderate Difficult
Depth Introduce Discuss Problem-Solve
Skills Simple Intermediate Multi-Layered
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Let’s Go Walking!
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Let’s Go Walking! Foundation: NHTSA’s “Child Pedestrian Safety” Adapted and Customized Content
Broaden lessons to apply to rural settings
Include distracted walking concerns
Lesson on getting to and from the bus stop safely
New and expanded balanced curriculum options
Expanded subject matter to include health and physical activity aspects
Outdoor skill building activities for all elementary age levels Added video component reinforces lessons taught in
classroom
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Let’s Go Biking!
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Skills-Based Program is Key
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Lesson Materials – Parent Tip Sheets
Discussion points for parents to reinforce material with kids
Explains proper bicycle or pedestrian safety rules to parents
Encourages practice at home
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Lesson Materials - Balanced Curriculum
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Media Materials Lesson Videos
Reinforce lessons by summarizing learning concepts (pedestrian).
Show real-life situations that can’t be modeled on a simulated course (bicycle).
Depict peer, older children, and adults demonstrating skills.
Instructor’s Tutorial Videos Designed to “train the trainer”
Self-paced and interactive
Provides an overview of the curriculum and relevant facts
Sets the stage for instructors to teach the lessons
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Supplementary Materials
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Permission Slips For skill-building activities that occur outside (pedestrian)
For closed course on-bike lessons that occurs on/near school grounds (bicycle)
Worksheets, Child Assessments
Certificate of Completion
Course Layouts, Prop Patterns, and Checklists
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Teaching Methods
Auditory
Visual
Tactile
Kinesthetic
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DPI Approved!
Let’s Go NC! meets NC Standard Course of Study Common Core
Essential Standards
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Let’s Go NC! - How Can I Get It? www.ncdot.gov/bikeped/safetyeducation/letsgonc/
DOWNLOADS:
• Individual Lesson Plans
• Lesson Sets by Grade-Group
• 7 Lesson Videos
• Instructor’s Guide
• 5 Instructor Videos
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About Let’s Go NC LET’S GO NC! VIDEO
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Thank You!
SARAH O’BRIEN [email protected] (919) 515-8703
INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH & EDUCATION
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