The VDTSEA Board of Directors would like to welcome you all to this year’s ZOOM 2021 spring conference on May 20, 2021. Driver education on the state, regional and national levels are experiencing new challenges and opportunities for growth and development during the Pandemic. Many workshops will provide you with information and strategies that you immediately can bring back and use in your classroom. The registration deadline is May 5, 2021
Please see the links below for registration and the agenda:
- Vermont Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association, 2021 Conference Agenda
- VDTSEA Registration Form May 2021 Conference
Vermont Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association May 2021 Conference
Welcome and all updates: DMV, AOE, NETSEA, ADTSEA, VHSA, VDTSEA
9:00-10:00 Benjamin Tietze, I89 DDI project
Title: Exit 16 DDI: Vermont’s First Diverging Diamond Interchange
10:05-11:05 Amanda Churchill and Lindsay Barron
Title: Hardships of Foster Children Completing DE & Supporting Youth in Foster Care To Drive
11:15-12:15 Michelle Anderson, Director of Operations, The National Road Safety Foundation, Inc
Title: Passport Program: The Passport to Safe Driving is a new tool kit offered free by the National Road Safety for Parents/Adults and teen novice drivers.
1:00-2:00 Wayne Michaud, Director of Green Driving America Inc.
Title: Driving Green Curriculum
2:05-3:05 Dr.Varghese Mathai, Physics Department at UMASS-Amherst
Title: Study on airflow in vehicles
3:15-4:00 Dr Tracy Benedict, PT, DPT, MTC, OCS, CKTP, GTS, EDGE Physical Therapy
Title: Preventing Back and Neck Pain During and After Driving Sessions
4:10-4:30 Business meeting: Conclusion