Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.58 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM STANDARDS › Subchapter 10.58.5 - Teaching Areas: Specific Standards › Rule 10.58.526 - TRAFFIC EDUCATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The program
				requires that successful candidates:
(a)
				demonstrate an understanding of the state requirements for approval of a
				traffic education program (i.e., school and teacher, student age, scheduling,
				program length, and liability);
(b)
				demonstrate an understanding of the state requirements to be eligible as an
				approved teacher of traffic education (i.e., educator license, driver's
				license, driving record, specific coursework, and professional
				development);
(c) demonstrate an
				understanding of the state requirements regarding vehicle usage including, but
				not limited to, required and recommended equipment, maintenance,
				identification, vehicle use and restrictions, licensing, course completion
				certificates, and insuring;
(d)
				demonstrate an understanding of the general administrative procedures and
				policies required for conducting an approved traffic education program
				including, but not limited to, approval and reimbursement forms;
(e) demonstrate knowledge of the driver
				licensing process and the responsibilities associated with having that
				license;
(f) demonstrate a working
				knowledge and administration of the cooperative driver testing program (CDTP)
				leading to instructor certification to administer the CDTP driver's license
				knowledge and road skills tests and issue the traffic education learner
				license;
(g) demonstrate a working
				knowledge of perceptual and physical screening techniques;
(h) demonstrate an understanding of the
				Uniform Vehicle Code, motor vehicle laws of Montana, and due process;
(i) demonstrate an understanding of the
				consequences resulting from violations including, but not limited to, driving
				record, loss of driving privilege, higher insurance premiums, and license
				retesting;
(j) demonstrate the
				ability to effectively assist students in examining and clarifying their
				beliefs, attitudes, and values as they relate to traffic safety;
(k) demonstrate an understanding of the
				importance of positive attitudes toward safe driving including, but not limited
				to, mental, social, and physical tasks performed through a decision-making
				process;
(l) demonstrate an
				understanding of the safe interaction of all elements of the highway
				transportation system including, but not limited to, pedestrians, bicyclists,
				passengers, motorcyclists, drivers, vehicles, and roadways;
(m) demonstrate an understanding of the
				responsibilities of vehicle ownership including, but not limited to, basic
				mechanical operation, maintenance, and insuring;
(n) demonstrate an understanding of vehicle
				dynamics and balance as they relate to operator control, vehicle safety
				technology, and the effects of occupant restraint systems;
(o) demonstrate an understanding of current
				traffic education issues including, but not limited to, parent involvement,
				zone control, reference points, distracted, drowsy, impaired, and aggressive
				driving, and graduated driver licensing;
(p) acquire opportunities for student
				teaching experiences in classroom and behind-the-wheel situations with novice
				driving students under the direct supervision of a qualified teacher;
(q) design educational strategies
				for appropriate classroom and driving experiences for diverse
				learners;
(r) develop a logical
				scope and sequence plan for training driving skills in the repeated safe
				operation of a motor vehicle including, but not limited to, controlled but
				varied situations and environments;
(s) demonstrate knowledge, application, and
				evaluation of specific student competencies including, but not limited to,
				scanning, vehicle balance and control, roadway markings, maneuvers,
				intersections, and highways;
(t)
				demonstrate an understanding of specific competencies as defined by recognized
				agencies and organizations including, but not limited to, the Office of Public
				Instruction and the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education
				Association;
(u) design educational
				strategies for visual perceptual skill development including, but not limited
				to, scanning, zone control, limiting distractions, risk management, and
				defensive driving principles;
(v)
				experience and demonstrate an understanding of driving skills required to
				operate and control a vehicle from both the driver's and instructor's seats to
				successfully handle adverse and emergency situations;
(w) demonstrate an understanding of crash
				facts, causation, and current crash avoidance and injury prevention
				strategies;
(x) develop a logical
				scope and sequence plan for a traffic education program that includes the
				physiological and psychological influences of alcohol and drug abuse and
				current legislation as they relate to use of the highway transportation
				system;
(y) demonstrate skills and
				techniques using potential equipment to assist learning for students with
				special needs;
(z) demonstrate an
				understanding of techniques and strategies to integrate traffic education into
				the K-12 curriculum;
(aa) identify
				and implement teaching trends and materials which will help assure continued
				program enhancement;
(ab)
				demonstrate an understanding of, and provide tools for, student and program
				assessment; and
(ac) demonstrate an
				understanding of current information on appropriate resources and how to
				establish an effective traffic education support network within the
				community.