First Annual Pacific Northwest Conference is a HUGE Success!!
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The 2007 Pacific Northwest Driver and Traffic Safety Conference held at Clackamas Community College - Gregory Forum was hosted by the Oregon Department of Transportation-Transportation Safety Division (ODOT-TSD), Western Oregon University (WOU) and the Washington Traffic Safety Education Association (WTSEA). The goal of this conference was to provide a quality professional growth activity for driver and traffic safety educators. There were over 160 participants from three states present, The Conference sessions enabled attendees to gain new information and insights into topics pertinent to the field and to interact with their peers from throughout the Northwest region.
Here's are Some Highlights!
Friday, March 9 -- 65 Educators attended the Pre-Conference Workshops @ Clackamas CC Harmony/OIT Campus!!
22 participants in the "Traction for Action" workshop presented by Bill Warner
12 participants in the "Model Roadway Simulation" workshop presented by Liz Taylor
10 participants in the "Oregon Risk Prevention Curriculum" workshop presented by Judy Ode
12 participants in the "Developing Drive Routes" workshop presented by Rich Hanson
9 participants in the "Parent Involvement in Driver Education" workshop presented by Alex Hansen
CLICK HERE for pictures from the conference!!
Saturday, March 10 -- Over 160 Educators were in attendance at Clackamas CC Main Campus, Gregory Forum
Rich Hanson, ADTSEA National Teacher of the Year welcomed the crowd and briefly explained the participant packet contents. John "Harv" Harvey joined Rich and also welcomed the participants from three states!
Terry Kline began the morning with an incredible presentqtion on "Updating Modern Vehicle Technology" in which we were both entertained and informed, and even challenged to prepare for the changes coming in the automotive world as it related to Driver Education.
Clackamas County Sherrif, Sgt. John Naccarato also engaged and amazed the educators present with his "Enforcement Technology" which consisted of "Crash Reporting and Electronic Ticket Demonstration" and the "Following Too Closely Radar" presentation!!
After a yummy lunch, we were again treated to Terry Kline as he presented "Using Divided Attention Tasks to Deal with Distractions". There were some awesome and engqging student activities that Terry put the crowd through which were fun as well as informative.
It was definitely a long day for Dr. Kline as we moved into his "In-Car Training Techniques" which was very relevant and sound information. I hope we didn't wear him out. You can see how he held up in the gallery pictures from the conference!!
The State Breakout Sessions were how we ended the day and both groups (Oregon and Washington) reported back that there was many business items taken care of as well as some long range planning for the continual growth of DE in both states. Now THAT is a great use of time!!
Continue to watch this page for information on all of the presentations that were made throughout the day. Click on any of the links below to go to each Presenter's Folder as we receive their info!
CLICK HERE for Dr. Kline's Presentation Folder!!
CLICK HERE for Sgt. Naccarato's (Clackamas County Sheriff) LONG AWAITED Presentation Folder!!
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