Educational Materials

CHOICE-CHANCE-CONTROL

To assist high school teachers in explaining to their students what insurance is and how it works, the Insurance Education Foundation Inc. has developed a high school teaching kit entitled Choice-Chance-Control. This program is designed for senior high level classes and can easily be introduced into the curriculum of a number of high school courses including history, math, social studies, economics, consumer economics, home economics, driver education and many business courses.

The program consists of:

• A teacher's guide to effective use of the materials;
• A 20-minute introductory video highlighting risks throughout history and tracing the development of insurance as a means of offsetting these risks;
• Lesson plans divided into social studies, math and life skills units that cover the basics of insurance;
• An insurance glossary and activity sheet copymasters with innovative in-class exercises and take-home projects.

These materials are currently being used by over 68,000 teachers in high schools throughout the United States and Canada. High school students and high school teachers have both reacted positively to the Choice-Chance-Control program. Students have called it "interesting" and "understandable" while teachers have proclaimed it to be "on target for its intended audience...a musical comedy with good information...impressed by the quality of materials in this unit."

Choice-Chance-Control is available at NO COST to teachers. To order, contact IEF at info@ief.org or visit IEF's web site at www.ief.org.

FAST LANES: RISKY ROADS

A teenager's world is full of choices. Recognizing the risks involved in those choices is part of living a healthy lifestyle.

In "Fast Lanes," four teens returning from a day-long trip come to realize how risky behaviors impact their lives-and those around them. After a near accident leaves them stranded, they wait in a thrift store for a lift home and become involved in a wacky board game. As they play the game, the actors help debunk some popular misconceptions teens have about aggressive driving, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, driving without safety belts, and other risky automotive and social behaviors.

"Fast Lanes: Risky Roads" can help teens grapple with tough choices with straight talk among friends.

To order this 10-minute video, with accompanying teacher's guide, and student brochures (free to teachers), contact IEF at info@ief.org or visit IEF's web site at www.ief.org.