I need to support my students in becoming safe drivers by completing Methods of Teaching Driver Education-Behind the Wheel course at the University of St. Francis for 3 graduate credit hours.
$1,230 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My classroom consists of mainly freshman and sophomores who are learning about computer science. I teach in a Title I school that consists of 85% Hispanic students. My current students would benefit from me teaching them driver's education in the future because I already have a rapport with them.
I want to become certified to teach driver's education because there is a shortage of driver's education teachers throughout Illinois; students need this class in order to be responsible drivers.
The majority of students at my high school cannot afford to take driver's education at a private facility due to low income. Some of them need to get to their jobs or need to take family members' places.
My Project
As a high school teacher, I have students that are in my computer science class that will be taking driver education next year. They asked if I taught the class and I said I was not certified to teach it.
My students encouraged me to take classes to become certified to teach driver education; I decided to do this based on my students’ needs and wants.
I'm excited about being able to teach them to be safe on the roads and to be responsible drivers. I already have a rapport with these students and I really want to be able to teach them driver education.
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