JROTC Teacher Portfolio and Interview Guide
Overview: The JROTC Standards of Accreditation Standard 3: Teaching and Assessing for Learning says the institution’s curriculum, instructional design, and assessment practices guide and ensure teacher effectiveness and student learning. While this standard is the most critical for instructors, there are other standards that instructors impact as well. The items in the instructor portfolio provide evidence to support participation in continuous improvement efforts, use of data to inform changes and collaboration. This form helps to provide examples of that evidence.
Instructors must participate in their own growth and professional development, in an effort toward becoming the best teacher they can be. When instructors value life-long learning, it can translate to the classroom experience. Cadets can pick up their enthusiasm and passion for education and ultimately affect the Army JROTC mission “to motivate young people to be better citizens.”
The outline below can be used a guide for the types of items you may want to showcase in your JROTC Teacher Portfolio. The portfolio can be electronic or hard copy. Consider the items outlined and guiding question responses as you prepare for this section of your School Program formal visit.
Portfolio Criteria / Support Products/Evidences / Guiding QuestionsPortfolio includes a Resume/Bio/Vitae / ð Current Resume – doc or e-file
ð Current Biography or Curriculum Vitae
ð Other evidence (note) / ¾ What personal accomplishments can you add to your resume or vitae?
¾ How have you contributed to your professional development?
Instructor Notes:
Portfolio includes semester Syllabi / ð Syllabus indicates semester and LET Level
ð Syllabus include learning outcomes and schedule
ð Syllabus includes school guidelines and policies
ð Syllabus includes classroom guidelines and policies
ð Syllabus is accessible online for parent or student access and review / ¾ Does your program have a posted weekly training schedule or pacing guide?
¾ What evidence can you provide that indicates that what your syllabus says you teach your students are learning?
¾ Do parents sign student syllabi?
Instructor Notes:
Evaluations and Observations / ð School evaluations from principal
ð School evaluations from mentor teachers or other peers
ð School evaluations from JROTC personnel
ð School evaluations from walk-through observations
ð School evaluations from student/faculty feedback surveys
Portfolio includes evidence of annual counseling / ð Annual military counseling documentation or evidence provided
Instructor Notes:
Portfolio includes evidence of required and desired professional development / ð Professional growth plan
ð District mandated developmental documentation
ð Education workshops or certifications
ð Department/school/district professional development workshops or in-services
ð Professional organization memberships
ð Article/publication contributions
ð Continuing education/seminars
ð Associate’s Degree
ð Bachelor’s Degree
ð Master’s Degree
ð PhD
ð State Level teacher or administrator certification
ð JSOCC
ð Brigade Workshop
ð Advanced JSOCC
ð Distance Learning courses
ð DAI professional development workshops/seminars
ð annual Cadet Command Marksmanship Training
ð annual Cadet Command Ethics Training
Instructor Notes:
Portfolio includes best practices in teaching and assessment strategies / ð Customized lesson plans and presentations
ð Modified teaching strategies
ð Differentiate instruction
ð Problem-based activities and projects
ð In-depth study and learning activities
ð Core Ability Assessments
ð Performance Assessment Tasks
ð Rubrics
ð Critical Thinking Questioning techniques
ð Publications and meeting minutes highlighting JROTC mission and purpose
ð Plans for students with special needs and/or academically advanced (IEPs)
ð Improvement goals/plans that are informed by data (survey results)
ð Minutes from Continuous improvement meetings/activities
ð Examples of collaboration and shared leadership
ð Documentation of orientation
ð Survey results
ð Examples of communication with stakeholder groups of JROTC purpose/benefits
ð Involvement of stakeholders in development of continuous improvement plans
ð Communication plans.
ð Samples of report cards and progress reports
ð Evaluation process documented, grading is based on mastery of competencies
ð Communications between instructor and HS indicating that the HS needs to provide equipment per contract (if applicable)
ð Documentation where OMA funds have been spent to support program needs
ð Documentation of emergency procedures (fire drills, evacuations, etc.).
ð List of support services available to students, evidence of identification of students
ð Protocols and procedures for data collection and analysis (sources to include those related to student learning, instruction, program effectiveness)
ð Examples of how data was used to design, implement and evaluate continuous improvement plans
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ð / ¾ What necessitated a need for a change to a lesson plan?
¾ What types of assessment strategies do you use?
¾ How do your assessments measure student learning?
¾ What evidence in Cadet Portfolios will showcase some of your implemented practices for learning and assessment?
¾ How do you use the CPS in your classroom?
¾ How and why have you modified CPS questions in a lesson?
Instructor Notes:
Portfolio includes professional accomplishments or recognition / ð Letter of thanks
ð Commendation
ð Awards of Distinction
Instructor Notes:
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