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What Is Safe Routes to School?   - ----------------------------o  This inventory contains information and hyperlinks to the corresponding curriculum summary provided later in this guide.

# Skills Based Education

# Type of Instruction
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Safe Routes to School Alameda C o u n ty ................... 80  --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------o -   ---------------------------------------------------------------------      While preferably used in conjunction with the train-thetrainer course, the ETSEG can be purchased online. Parties interested in thetrain-the-trainer model can be trained in Florida and receive the companion teacher's guide that contains a thorough safety curriculum that is researchbased and classroom tested. The Elementary Traffic Safety Education Guide includes pedestrian/school bus safety and bicycle safety lessons, designed for 30 and 45 minute increments respectively. These include videos (DVD format), detailed activity sheets to accompany each lesson and suggestions for optional video (DVD selections and ordering information.

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Additional components include a section for student activities, enrichment activities and a guide to adapt the modules for special needs students. The Elementary Traffic Safety Education Guide is an in-depth resource that offers a step-by-step approach to implementing an appropriate and economical pedestrian and bicycle safety education program.

# Example of Success Story:
The Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program has been utilized in schools in Florida and has served as a starting point for bicycle and pedestrian curricula that have been developed across the country.
Challenges: Requires a fleet of bicycles and access to the classroom as well as dedicated funding to ensure ongoing training o f teachers.

# Example of Success Story:
The Chicago Public School system, after carefully evaluating the pedestrian and school bus safety kit, decided to implement the program in approximately 250 Head Start programs Child Safety Solutions is currently working with the administration to monitor program implementation and results to confirm the program's effectiveness in addressing mandated Head Start pedestrian and school bus safety requirements.

# Challenges:
The challenge is to provide teachers with a low-cost, comprehensive teaching package that uses a growth and developmental^ appropriate teaching approach and can be successfully delivered with a minimum level o f additional training and preparation. Another challenge is to provide teachers with a flexible teaching approach that can be used to implement the program to address Head Start certification requirements. The program features a large black, plastic roadway used to practice crossing the street under different circumstances. For 1 st grade students, emphasis is made on crossing with an adult.

# Contact for

# Example of Success Story:
The PATH Ped Ed program has reached more than 3,000 students since restarting in March o f 2009, and more than 22 people have been trained on its implementation. 100% o f teachers have requested the program's return through satisfaction surveys.

# Challenges:
The program does require a trained instructor and specifically manufactured equipment to deliver a consistent and accurate message. The biggest challenge is finding funding for the program. Often up to six classes will be scheduled per day, over three to five days to reach all grades.

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# O ther Instructional Content: None
Requires Equipment: Yes. Requires a custom designed "roadway", vocabulary flash cards, safety rhyme poster, coloring handouts and a take home letter to families are all available from PATH. Lessons focus on rules of the road, safe cycling skills and practices and how to improve walking and bicycling within their school vicinity. Also included are master pages in English and Spanish. The Cycling Across the Curriculum section enables math, science, English and arts teachers to introduce bicycle education into their educational activities.

# Cost: Free

# Meets
Since 1998, the curriculum has been only available as a part of a certification process. More than 3,700 Texas teachers and youth community workers have been trained. In addition, trained college faculty has presented the material to more than 3,000 students studying to be physical education teachers.
Based on past surveys o f trained teachers, we estimate more than 200,000 Texas students a year receive part o f the SafeCyclist bicycle safety lessons.

# Walk Across Illinois -Afterschool Challenge
Dan Persky, (312) 427-3325, educatio n@ active trans.org Creator: Active Transportation Alliance Program Summary: Walk Across Illinois Afterschool Challenge empowers supplemental learning providers with a standards-based, engaging and free curriculum to encourage physical activity and literacy growth for elementary school children.The program introduces students to athletes and other inspiring individuals who set goals to overcome their personal challenges, and then provides the experience o f the sports o f those athletes.
In the body challenge activities, the students build their physical skills with a special emphasis on walking, bicycling and other forms of active transportation. Students in the program use a full range of sports to help students exceed national standards for physical activity.
The brain challenge sessions focus on literacy development. Students read about the inspiring individuals and make text-to-life connections. They engage in small group and full-class activities that promote team building and problem solving.
Walk Across Illinois Afterschool Challenge is designed for implementation in schools, recreation centers and other afterschool settings. The curriculum is easy-to-understand, and was created by a team o f classroom and physical education curriculum writers and consultants.

# Example of Success Story:
In the first fall semester of its release in 2010, the Afterschool Challenge was used by 660 children in Chicago. One afterschool program provider had the following to say about the program: "The children have enjoyed the activities so far. They have asked us when our next lesson plan is going to happen or what our next activity will be on. I've enjoyed using the Afterschool Challenge because it has made it easier to introduce activities to the children and be able to have their cooperation as well as their participation!"-One Hope United Challenges: One challenge that teachers have faced when using this curriculum has been learning how to fit this program into their schedules. Often after-school care providers only have an hour or two with the children, so they may have difficulty implementing an 80-hour program.

# Subject: Bicycle and pedestrian
Skill Based Education: Yes. In terms of bicycle and pedestrian safety, skill based education is included in the form o f simulated street crossing practice, simulated street bicycling skills and in-class bicycle and pedestrian safety role play.
Grades: 3rd -4th (can be adapted for other grades) Type of Instruction: Teacher-led. This scripted curriculum is designed to guide teachers or afterschool providers through the lessons as they teach their students.
Program Duration: 1-80 hours. There are 40 literacy based lessons and 40 physical activity based lessons to be used in whole over the course of a school year, or to be broken down into smaller units.
Other Instructional Content: English and physical development.
Requires Equipment: Yes. All equipment required for the Afterschool Challenge program can already typically be found in a classroom or PE class setting. A master list of required materials is provided within the program, and every lesson has a required materials section in order to help the educator prepare in advanced. However, the Afterschool Challenge is flexible enough to be used in most situations. Lessons use a spiraling approach but they also can be implemented as stand-alone activities or as a unit (seven units total in the program). Program staff members are also available to help instructors make necessary adaptations. The lessons encourage students to think about ways in which they, their families and their communities can help reduce traffic and associated air pollution through walking, bicycling and using public transportation. The lessons help students see that walking is a fun and easy form o f daily exercise that is good for their overall health.

# Cost: Free
Meets

# Contact for
The curriculum includes both in classroom and out-ofclass field activities, such as mapping routes from students' homes to their schools, creating a simple air pollution tester and measuring breathing and heart rates before and after physical activity. Many o f the lessons are ideal for collaborative efforts among classroom teachers, physical education teachers and computer lab instructors.The curriculum includes ten lessons for 3rd-5th grades and five lessons for kindergarten-2nd grades.The lessons have been reviewed by Massachusetts teachers and tested in classrooms with outstanding results.

# Example of Success Story:
Teachers have reported that the "lesson plans are age appropriate, very resourceful, easy to implement, and the students loved the lessons!" and that the activities have led children to have great discussions about walking and the environment.

# Challenges:
The lesson plans are ready to use "off the shelf" and do not require outside assistance or special equipment.

# Subject: Pedestrian

# Skill Based Education: No

# Grades: K-5th
Program Duration: 30 minutes to two hours variable in-class and outdoor time.