Instructor Distance Learning

Instructors Hired After 1 OCT 2019

You must complete the new Online Education Certification Courses which replace the Legacy Basic/Advanced ALMS courses. Click here to view the Information Paper.

JSOCC 201 Educational Psychology
JSOCC 202 Building Classroom Management
JSOCC 203 Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice
JSOCC 204 The Inclusive Classroom
Click here to view Course Descriptions.

Instructors who must take these courses will be emailed their login credentials to MyLab Pearson Online Platform. There are no links to the courses from this website. You must complete the four courses within two years from date of enrollment. Digitial textbooks are included with accounts. Completion Certificates are available for download after achieving a score of 80% or higher for each Course Final Exam.

Instructors hired or re-hired before October 1st, 2019 have the ability to purchase the four courses with non-government funds for professional development or continuing education requirements.

Instructors Hired or Rehired Before 1 OCT 2019

JROTC Course Registration Instructions on the ALMS (.ppt)

ALMS Login (Do an advanced search for "jrotc") The ALMS site performs best in Internet Explorer.

Basic Distance Learning Course:

You must complete the Basic Distance Learning Course in ALMS within 6 months from date of hire.

The Basic Distance Learning Course is listed on ALMS as "JROTC 01 - Basic Course". Search "JROTC" and click "Begin Registration" to enroll in this course.

Advanced Distance Learning Course:

You must complete the Advanced Distance Learning Course in ALMS within 2 years from date of hire.

The Advanced Distance Learning Course is listed on ALMS as "JROTC 02 - Advanced Course". Search "JROTC" and click "Begin Registration" to enroll in this course.

Z EDU 106 Secondary Methods.
Z EDU 107 Learning and the Brain
Z EDU 108 Educational Psychology
Z EDU 109 Classroom Management

Basic and Advanced Courses will be discontinued from ALMS after October 2020.

To fix certificate problems when logging into ALMS, follow these steps:

Go to: https://www.dodpke.com/installroot
Click on InstallRoot 3.06A.zip (.zip) and save it to your desk top.
Click on InstallRoot 3.06B.zip (.zip) and save it to your desk top.
Go to your desk top and click 3.06A and click Run, then do the same for 3.06B.

Textbooks for Legacy ALMS Courses

Textbooks (Classroom management, Learning and the Brain, Secondary Methods, and Educational Psychology) are required for the courses and can be ordered electronically through the U.S. Army Publishing Agency in St. Louis, MO, using the U.S.APA website at http://www.apd.army.mil. Curriculum inventory items and ordering procedures can be found under Curriculum/Forms and Publications.

The Quantum Learning CD and Brain Compatible Learning DVD are required for the EDU 105 in the Basic Course (Contemporary American Education/Dynamic Teaching). The Quantum Learning CD is in the Learning and the Brain Text and the Brain Compatible Learning DVD is in the Secondary Methods text.

Annual Distance Learning Courses

JROTC Instructors must take the following annual DL courses on ALMS:

JROTC 04 - Ethics (Recertification) - All Instructors
JROTC 05 - Marksmanship (Recertification) - as required

Need Technical Assistance?

For assistance click on this link: The Army Training Help Desk (The ALMS site performs best in Internet Explorer.)

This link displays the Army Training Help Desk site. You will need to log in with your AKO username/password or Token Card. Review the FAQs to see if you can solve your situation and if you need further assistance, click on "Submit a Trouble Ticket" and address your issue there.

For live assistance contact the DLS Help Desk at 1-877-251-0730