Subpart 1.
Scope of practice.
A teacher of driver and traffic safety is authorized to
provide to students 15 years of age or older instruction that is designed to
develop the skills and understanding essential for acquiring a Minnesota
driver's license.
Subp. 2.
Licensure requirements.
A candidate for licensure to teach driver and traffic safety
shall:
A. hold a baccalaureate degree
from a college or university that is regionally accredited by the association
for the accreditation of colleges and secondary schools;
B. demonstrate the standards for effective
practice for licensing of beginning teachers in part
8710.2000; and
C. show verification of completing a Board of
Teaching preparation program approved under part
8700.7600 leading to the licensure
of teachers of driver and traffic safety in subpart
3.
Subp. 3.
Subject matter
standard.
A candidate for licensure as a teacher of driver and traffic
safety must complete a preparation program under subpart
2, item C, that must include
the candidate's demonstration of the knowledge and skills in items A to L. The
teacher must understand:
A. traffic
safety problems;
B. the
complexities of the driving task;
C. the research base for and the best
practices of teaching driver and traffic safety including strategies for
teaching in a laboratory environment;
D. the needs of the new driver as they relate
to the organization of classroom and laboratory phases of driver and traffic
safety programs in light of contemporary knowledge of adolescent development,
psychology, and culture;
E. the
components that contribute to the effective design and delivery of the
behind-the-wheel phase of driver and traffic safety, including a properly
equipped vehicle, an established route, route selection, and entry and exit
level assessments of student understandings and skills;
F. the strengths and limitations of various
forms of laboratory instruction specific to driver and traffic safety,
including behind-the-wheel, multiple vehicle driving range, and simulation, and
their application in designing and delivering this instruction;
G. the origins of driver and traffic safety
programs and major milestones in the history of driver and traffic
safety;
H. the impact of recent
trends and issues affecting driver and traffic safety programs;
I. the role of federal, state, and local
government agencies and the private sector in providing driver and traffic
safety services;
J. how to design
driver and traffic safety programs that are in compliance with professional
standards and applicable state rules and laws in a manner responsive to the
emerging trends impacting driver and traffic safety;
K. the major tasks required of the driver and
traffic safety coordinator needed for successful program management;
and
L. how to apply the standards
of effective practice in teaching students through a variety of early and
ongoing clinical experiences within a range of educational programming
models.
Subp. 4.
Continuing license.
A continuing license shall be issued and renewed according to
the rules of the Board of Teaching governing continuing licensure.
Subp. 5.
Effective
date.
The requirements in this part for licensure as a teacher of
driver and traffic safety are effective on September 1, 2001, and
thereafter.
