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“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
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
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
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
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:
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
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
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
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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“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
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?
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
THINKING MAPS
Thinking Maps are a “common visual language” in the
learning community for transferring thinking
processes, integrating learning, and for
continuously assessing progress.
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
WINNING COLORS:
A process to identify a persons major thoughts and much more in a matter of minutes.
WINNING COLORS
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
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
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
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
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
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
“Motivating young people to be better citizens”
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
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