National Teen Driver Safety Week resources for teachers

QUESTION: During National Teen Driver Safety Week, what can teachers and schools do to help encourage safe driving behaviors among teens?

ANSWER: Talk to your students about safe driving. You can help get the conversation started.

Ford DSFL offers resources for teachers to utilize in a classroom setting. Teachers can facilitate these activities and curriculum to help spread the message about teen driver safety. Resources include:

Algebra, Physics and Biology curriculum. This curriculum is aligned with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. For example, as part of the Algebra curriculum, students use real crash statistics to determine the epidemiology of crashes in various populations. Visit the Resources page of this website.

The Academy online driver training modules. In The Academy you will and award-winning safe driving videos and simulations. These videos include a variety of interactive features, tips, quizzes and even the opportunity to earn a certificate of completion. Visit The Academy.

The Ford Driving Skills for Life Pledge. Print the “I Pledge to Drive Safe” poster. Hang this poster in your classroom to encourage students to sign and pledge to drive safe. Visit the Resources page of this website.

A Virtual Classroom Assembly: What Every Teen Needs to Know About Distracted and Impaired Driving. During this 40-minute virtual assembly students will hear from teens, just like them, who have made poor choices while driving, like not buckling their seat belts or going over the speed limit. The assembly isn’t your average drivers ed—it’s interactive, compelling and relatable. Watch the Virtual Assembly.