“Motivating young people to be better citizens”

“Motivating young people to be better citizens”

JROTC Curriculum

Seven Units of Instruction Citizenship in Action

Leadership Theory and Application

Foundations for Success

Wellness, Fitness, and First Aid

Geography, Map Skills and Environmental Awareness

Citizenship in History and Government

Cadet Safety and Civilian Marksmanship Program (Optional)

Interactive/Multi-media/Developed in conjunction with the latest research on student learning

Students can earn up to 8 hours of college credit

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CURRICULUM BACKGROUND

• JROTC curriculum first developed in 1987 – Emphasized citizenship mission

• Revised one year at a time thereafter

• Completely revised all 4 years adding technology and aligning by unit

• Periods of Instruction (POI) revised to identify mandatory core

lessons:

Matched to standards

Basic and Advanced presentations

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NATIONAL STANDARDS

– Citizenship Civics– Economics– Geography– Health– Language Arts– Life Skills

– Life Work– Self Regulation– Thinking and Reasoning– U.S. History– Working with Others

Mid-continent Research for Education and LearningMid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McRel Standards) are linked to each lesson to show a cross-connection with the JROTC curriculum and the standard curriculum taught in high schools. National Standards that are addressed are:

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COMPETENCIES

• Address the intended learning results

• Describe discipline-specific skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are measurable and observable.

• Provide specifications for assessing mastery of a competency.

• Show they were learned when applied in the completion of assessment tasks that require one or more of the following:

• make a decision• perform a skill• perform a service• solve a problem • create a product

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CORE ABILITIES

Core Abilities in each lesson describe broadlife-long skills that every cadet needs for success in career and life roles.

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FOUR PHASE LESSON PLAN

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STUDENT LEARNING PLANSSTUDENT LEARNING PLANS

Each lesson includes a StudentLearning Plan that mirrors the Instructor’s Lesson Plan to:

• Answer the questions students need to know

• Guide students through the four-phase lesson

• Help learners take responsibility for own learning

• Support student metacognition

Student Learning plan

Why is this important?

What will I learn to do?

How will I know that I’m succeeding?

What knowledge and skills will I learn along the way?

How will I learn to do it?

How will I show that I have learned?

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THINKING MAPS

Thinking Maps are a “common visual language” in the

learning community for transferring thinking

processes, integrating learning, and for

continuously assessing progress.

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WINNING COLORS:

A process to identify a persons major thoughts and much more in a matter of minutes.

WINNING COLORS

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The Classroom Performance System (CPS) is an easy-to-use Infra Red (IR) response system that obtains immediate feedback from every student.

• Streamlines grading

• Allows students to take tests at their own pace

• Benchmarks test scores

• Produces immediate results

• Provides a non-threatening environment for total participation

   

CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE SYSTEM

• Stronger accountability for results

• Reduces workload while it captures achievement data and helps meet accountability goals

• Includes parents and students in the educational process

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JROTC teaches cadets how to manage money

The High School Financial Planning Program National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)

Introduces fundamental financial concepts

Teaches essential money management skills

Financing College CD-ROM

FINANCIAL PLANNING

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THE SUCCESS PROFILER

The Success Profiler is a systematic, research-based assessment and skill-building system designed for the following purposes:

Purpose

Learn how to manage anger

Adapt to change

Develop leadership skills

Enhance ability to learn

Promote sensitivity & diversity

Build teamwork skills

Prevent violent behavior

Profile

Anger Management Profile

The Change Profile

The Leadership Profile

The Learning Profile

The Sensitivity Profile

The Team Profile

The Violence Prevention Profile

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College Credit for Cadets

Students can earn up to 8 college credits per 2 credit course from University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

• Personal Management and Community Service – LEAD 150 (HS Financial Planning)

• Character Development and Community Service – LEAD 151 (Winning Colors)

• Citizenship and Community Service – LEAD 152 (You The People)

• Organizational Leadership – LEAD 499 (Cadet Ride)

College Credit!

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ENTERING COLLEGE

March2Success –

An on-line, test preparation course that will provide help with taking standardized tests, and improves Math and English skills.

http://www.march2success.com

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CONCLUSION

JROTC –

Teaches citizenship and leadership roles

Integrates current instructional strategies

Maximizes multi-media materials

Employs student centered learning

Aligns to McRel National Standards

Offers 8 hours of cadet college credit