While We Live

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LEARN! Manual Example #10.2

This example shows how expansive themes are used in Denmark to incorporate traffic safety and mobility education in other subjects or programmes.

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Design

Age Group

14 to 16 year olds

Expansive Themes. Schools could be reluctant to deliver a specific programme on traffic safety and mobility education, but may be more willing if such material was presented in the context of another theme. You may therefore want to consider them when designing and developing your activity.

The award-winning film “While We Live”, telling the story of a tragic traffic collision involving young people, was accompanied by teaching material and a teacher’s guide that, amongst others, included five themes that teachers could choose from to give the road safety lesson: “Say no”, “Choices”, “Shame”, “Forgiveness”, and “Youth Life”. The lessons can therefore be incorporated into and used for teaching different subjects, such as maths, Danish, social sciences, traffic safety, and religious education. More information on the pre-testing of the educational material and the teacher’s guide accompanying the film, which was done under time pressure, can be found in this example.

The cover of the teacher’s guide for “While We Live”. Source: Danish Road Safety Council

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LEARN! Manual Example #14: Pre-Testing New Teaching Material Under Time Pressure

“While We Live” teaching material (in Danish)

“While We Live” teacher’s guide (in Danish)

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