OR Driving Instructor study plan

Build a one-page reference sheet of Oregon right-of-way, speed, and lane-use rules, citing each rule's location in the Oregon Driver Manual and Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) chapter 811

List the Oregon DMV requirements an instructor must satisfy (licensing, background check, record requirements) and mark which ones you can already document

Complete 40 practice questions on Oregon traffic law and log every miss with the specific rule you confused

Draft a 10-question quiz on Oregon speed limits and right-of-way that you could give a student driver

Explain Oregon's graduated driver licensing (GDL) stages, hour restrictions, and passenger limits from memory in under five minutes

Map every Oregon traffic-law topic in the exam outline to a study source and flag the three weakest areas

Write five short scenarios where an Oregon-specific rule differs from what a new driver would assume, and state the correct action for each

Summarize the instructor's legal duty to verify a student's permit status before each lesson

Define the Smith System and SIPDE scanning methods and apply each to three Oregon road situations (freeway merge, rural two-lane, school zone)

Identify the top five crash causes for teen drivers and match each to an Oregon law or rule that addresses it

Practice 30 risk-perception questions and write a one-sentence justification for each answer you chose

Build a hazard-recognition checklist a student could use before every drive

Describe the coaching sequence for teaching space cushion and following distance, including how to correct a student who tailgates

List the pre-drive vehicle check items an instructor should confirm with a student before every lesson

Write three in-car lesson scripts for risk perception: scanning at intersections, judging gap distance, and adjusting for rain and fog

Explain how to use commentary driving to assess a student's risk perception without taking the wheel

Break down the steering, braking, and acceleration techniques for low-speed maneuvers (parking, three-point turn, lane change) into teachable steps

Identify the most common student errors in each maneuver and the correction you would give

Practice delivering a 10-minute behind-the-wheel demonstration of a lane change with verbal cues

Explain how to use dual-control pedals and the steering wheel safely without startling the student

Outline a complete behind-the-wheel lesson plan that includes objectives, route, skills, and a post-drive debrief

Describe how to assess and document a student's progress against Oregon DMV driving-test standards without coaching to the test

List the ethical boundaries around instructor-student relationships, gifts, and pressure to pass a student who is not ready

Write a sample student evaluation form aligned with Oregon skills-test categories

Summarize Oregon DMV instructor program requirements: application, background check, record keeping, and renewal steps

Explain record-keeping and confidentiality obligations for student records and driving logs

Review Oregon traffic-law updates from the past two years and note any changes that affect instruction

Draft answers to five ethics scenarios involving a student, a parent, and a supervising instructor

Take two full-length timed practice exams and score each domain separately

Re-study only the domains scoring below 80 percent and re-test those items

Recite the Oregon GDL rules, instructor requirements, and top five risk-perception concepts from memory

Review every logged miss from weeks 1 through 7 and confirm you can now explain each correct answer