Motivating young people to be better citizens 1

“Motivating young people to be better citizens” 1

JROTC Curriculum “Motivating young people to be better citizens” 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 2

CURRICULUM BACKGROUND “Motivating young people to be better citizens” • JROTC curriculum first developed in 1987 – Emphasized citizenship mission • Revised one year at a time thereafter until 2000 • In 2000 completely revised all 4 years adding technology and aligning by unit • 2004 POI revised to identify mandatory core lessons: ü Matched to standards ü Basic and Advanced presentations 3

NATIONAL STANDARDS “Motivating young people to be better citizens” Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (Mc. Rel Standards) are linked to each lesson to show a crossconnection with the JROTC curriculum and the standard curriculum taught in high schools. National Standards that are addressed are: – – – Citizenship Civics Economics Geography Health Language Arts Life Skills – – – Life Work Self Regulation Thinking and Reasoning U. S. History Working with Others 4

COMPETENCIES “Motivating young people to be better citizens” • 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 5

CORE ABILITIES “Motivating young people to be better citizens” Core Abilities in each lesson describe broad life-long skills that every cadet needs for success in career and life roles. 6 6

FOUR PHASE LESSON PLAN “Motivating young people to be better citizens” 7 7

STUDENT LEARNING PLANS “Motivating young people to be better citizens” Each lesson includes a Student Learning Plan that mirrors the Instructor’s Lesson Plan to: Student Learning plan Why is this important? • Answer the questions students need to know • Guide students through the fourphase lesson What will I learn to do? How will I know that I’m succeeding? What knowledge and skills will I learn along the way? • Help learners take responsibility for How will I learn to do it? own learning • Support student metacognition How will I show that I have learned? 8

THINKING MAPS “Motivating young people to be better citizens” Thinking Maps are a “common visual language” in the learning community for transferring thinking processes, integrating learning, and for continuously assessing progress. 9

WINNING COLORS “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. 10

CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE SYSTEM “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 • Stronger accountability for results • Benchmarks test scores • Reduces workload while it captures achievement data and helps meet accountability goals • Produces immediate results • Provides a non-threatening environment for total participation • Includes parents and students in 11 the educational process

CPS IN USE “Motivating young people to be better citizens” 12

FINANCIAL PLANNING “Motivating young people to be better citizens” JROTC teaches cadets how to manage money The High School Financial Planning Program National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) ü Introduces fundamental financial concepts ü Teaches essential money management skills Financing College CD-ROM 13

THE SUCCESS PROFILER “Motivating young people to be better citizens” üThe Success Profiler is a systematic, researchbased assessment and skill-building system designed for the following purposes: Purpose Profile Ø Learn how to manage anger Ø Anger Management Profile Ø Adapt to change Ø The Change Profile Ø Develop leadership skills Ø The Leadership Profile Ø Enhance ability to learn Ø The Learning Profile Ø Promote sensitivity & diversity Ø The Sensitivity Profile Ø Build teamwork skills Ø The Team Profile Ø Prevent violent behavior Ø The Violence Prevention Profile 14

College Credit! “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) 15

ENTERING COLLEGE “Motivating young people to be better citizens” March 2 Success – An on-line, test preparation course that will provide help with taking standardized tests, and improves Math and English skills. http: //www. march 2 success. com 16

Entering & Financing College “Motivating young people to be better citizens” Award winning Financing College CD-ROM 17

JROTC AWARDS “Motivating young people to be better citizens” 18

CONCLUSION “Motivating young people to be better citizens” üJROTC – Ø Teaches citizenship and leadership roles Ø Integrates current instructional strategies Ø Maximizes multi-media materials Ø Employs student centered learning Ø Aligns to Mc. Rel National Standards Ø Offers 8 hours of cadet college credit 19