Traffic Signs: Lesson Objectives
This lesson was designed for students with special needs in a community-based life skills transition (18-22) program.
Students will increase their understanding of road signs while increasing their independence in using technology.
Students will...
Students will increase their understanding of road signs while increasing their independence in using technology.
Students will...
- prepare for the written test for their driver's permit
- recognize, identify, and interpret the meaning of local street signs
- increase their understanding of how the color and shape of traffic signs provide clues to meaning
- locate places on maps
- identify their own location in the community and on maps
- utilize local/regional transportation options
- use online tools (Google Transit and Gmap Pedometer) to plan local tour
- use online graphic organizer (bubbl.us) and Google Calendar to help plan outing and project
- increase familiarity with their communities
- utilize digital cameras and/or mobile devices to take pictures
- transfer pictures from camera/devices to online storage (flickr)
- collaborate to create a Wikispace which displays traffic signs, sorted by sign-type
- create customized maps using Google maps, displaying the photos of the traffic signs, their names, and their exact locations.
Lesson Assessment
Assessment is ongoing. Data is collected regarding student's ability to independently and accurately name the sign, its function, and the rules associated with it. Assessment takes many forms:
Formal pre-test/post-test to measure progress in traffic sign recognition and interpretation.
Student's ability to identify the function of each sign is specifically assessed during the Wikispaces activity, during which the student must identify which type of sign (regulatory, warning...) is depicted in the photo.
Technology skills can be assessed through task analysis, detailing prompts needed to perform each step. As students become more familiar with the technology tools they are utilizing, prompts can be faded.
Social skills, on-task behavior, and interpersonal communication skills are assessed through staff observation and ongoing data collection. The specific targeted skills vary student-to-student depending on individual needs.
Pre-test/Post-test, anecdotal observations, checklists, task analyses, video samples, work samples / screenshots are all used for assessment of student performance.
Formal pre-test/post-test to measure progress in traffic sign recognition and interpretation.
Student's ability to identify the function of each sign is specifically assessed during the Wikispaces activity, during which the student must identify which type of sign (regulatory, warning...) is depicted in the photo.
Technology skills can be assessed through task analysis, detailing prompts needed to perform each step. As students become more familiar with the technology tools they are utilizing, prompts can be faded.
Social skills, on-task behavior, and interpersonal communication skills are assessed through staff observation and ongoing data collection. The specific targeted skills vary student-to-student depending on individual needs.
Pre-test/Post-test, anecdotal observations, checklists, task analyses, video samples, work samples / screenshots are all used for assessment of student performance.