K-12 CLASSROOM GUIDANCE LESSON:

TEXTING & DRIVING

KASEY ANTONIUS, SARA JOHNSON,

SUMMER RAYL, TERESA SOUTHWORTH
LESSON TOPIC AND GOAL
The need for a comprehensive school counseling program
was brought to our attention by our school resource
officer, Officer Brantley

This presentation will become a part of the high school-

based drivers education curriculum, typically taken as a
10th grade student

Our overarching goal for this presentation will be to

enhance awareness of the dangers of texting while
driving
 LESSON OBJECTIVES
ASCA Standard:
PS:B1.2 Understand consequences of decisions and choices

Objective:
Upon completing the texting and driving classroom guidance segment,
students will be able to identify 3 specific consequences of texting while
driving.

Pre/Post Question:
Identify 3 consequences of texting while driving from the list below:
a) Casualties
b) Being late to your destination
c) Reincarnation
d) Incarceration
e) Injury
 LESSON OBJECTIVES
Academic Standard:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENTS.HSS.IC.B.6 Evaluate reports based on data
Objective:
Students will be able to view data on texting and driving dangers and evaluate a
comprehensive report.
Pre/Post Question:
How many teens die as a result of texting and driving every day?
a) 17
b) 11
c) 4
d) 24
e) 49

Closing the achievement gap:

Students in this class will be able to read and evaluate data in reports, therefore
closing the achievement gap for tenth grade students in mathematics.
 RESEARCH-SUPPORTED
CURRICULUM AND STANDARDS
CROSSWALKING
ASCA Standard:
PS:B1.2 Understand consequences of decisions and choices

Academic Standard:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENTS.HSS.IC.B.6 Evaluate reports based
on data
 RESEARCH-SUPPORTED
CURRICULUM AND STANDARDS
CROSSWALKING
Welcome students to our Drivers Education texting
and driving program
Distribute Pre-test and collect
Icebreaker-TP Surprise!
Reaction time activity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsZiV1CUaLc
Q&A
Show video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTfzJPoZdyI
Distribute statistics
Discuss
Highlight resources available
Distribute Post-test and collect
Conclusion: It Can Wait clip-http://www.itcanwait.com/
 RESEARCH-SUPPORTED
CURRICULUM AND STANDARDS
CROSSWALKING
Weir, K (2011). Driven to distraction: why texting
while driving is so dangerous? Current Science, A
Weekly Reader Publication, 961 (13)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTfzJPoZdyI
http://www.itcanwait.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsZiV1CUaLc
 RESEARCH-SUPPORTED
CURRICULUM AND
STANDARDS CROSSWALKING
This presentation is specifically designed for
multi-cultural high school students who are in a
Drivers Education course, making this topic
relevant and a necessary component of their
education, so as they test for their drivers permit
during their sophomore year they will be readily
aware of the dangers in using a cell phone while
driving.
 RESEARCH-SUPPORTED
CURRICULUM AND
STANDARDS CROSSWALKING
Differentiated Instruction Utilized:
Verbal/linguistic
Logical/mathematical
Visual/spatial
Bodily/kinesthetic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalist
 RESEARCH-SUPPORTED
CURRICULUM AND
STANDARDS CROSSWALKING
Classroom Management:
Keeping the flow of the lesson continuous
Starting lesson on time
Meaningful topic
Keeping students actively engaged
Utilizing smooth transitions
Summarizing lesson in closure
 PROGRAM EVALUATION
How many teens die as a result of texting and driving every day?
a) 17
b) 11
c) 4
d) 24

Identify 3 consequences of texting while driving from the list below:

a) Casualties
b) Being late to your destination
c) Reincarnation
d) Incarceration
e) Injury
 REFERENCES
Weir, K (2011). Driven to distraction: why texting
while driving is so dangerous? Current Science, A
Weekly Reader Publication, 961 (13)
http://www.corestandards.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTfzJPoZdyI
http://www.itcanwait.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsZiV1CUaLc
http://www.schoolcounselor.org/