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News From Provinces
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Replication for Quality
Using funds provided by the school and its former students SMPN 2 Binjai has provided replication training in the BTL2 module for its 57 teachers.
THE CHANGE in the way students learn in my classroom is really pleasing thanks to DBE3. Now we can share our opinions and thoughts with our friends. We have also become closer to our friends,” said Isaini Intan Putri, a student of SMPN 2 Binjai who is also a finalist in the National Mathematics Competition, PASIAD.
Putri has an interesting experience related to group learning. This girl who likes mathematics said that she used to have problem in understanding Pythagoras theorem. But now she under stands it well. “I asked my friend how she solves problems about Pythagoras,” said Putri. At her school, active learning is not only used in Mathematics.
All subjects are taught this way. This is possible because all the teachers of SMPN 2 Binjai have been trained in ‘Better Teaching and Learning 2’ (BTL2), through replication training.
According to the School Principal of SMPN 2 Binjai pak Hanafi, the idea of conducting replication training arose from the needs of the school. Pak Hanafi wanted to raise the quality of learning at SMPN 2 Binjai. But there was a big problem. Out of 73 teachers at SMPN2 Binjai, only 16 teachers had been trained by DBE3. This made it difficult for pak Hanafi to raise quality throughout the school.
So, in order to achieve his aim, pak Hanafi organized BTL2 replication training. The training was held over five days (from December 23-28, 2009), involving all 57 teachers. The training budget was covered from the school budget and contributions from ex-students. After the training there were visible changes at SMPN2 Binjai. The classes are now all using active learning. There is no difference between teachers who have been trained and those who have not. Now SMPN 2 Binjai is able to apply the whole school approach to the whole school!
Learning at SMPN 2 Binjai. Students sitting in groups and their work is displayed on the walls.
Students using the school yard for a science experiment about simple tools.
A Music teacher also using active learning in his classroom. This is the impact of the replication training.
Drama scripts written by students are displayed on the classroom wall.
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Dedicated to Replication
THEY are both known to be dedicated and enthusiastic. Asmawati, Pd and Samsul S. Agus, S. Pd, DBE3 are district facilitators. Among educators, both are known as a creative and innovative teachers. They are both active in supporting the replication / dissemination of DBE3 which is growing like a fungus in the rainy season.
According bu Asma, many school principals want to improve the quality of learning. "But they don’t know how to do it," said the Bahasa Indonesia teacher at SMAN 7 Binjai.
The modules developed by DBE3 are like an oasis in the desert. The modules are very helpful to schools. That's why bu Asma has been telling fellow teachers and principals about the DBE3 training. With her background as a national facilitator and a District Facilitators (DF) of DBE3, Ibu Asma is often invited to facilitate replication training.
According to Samsul Agus, S. Pd her professional colleague who is also active as a DBE3 district facilitator, DBE3 modules are very practical to use. That has led to many schools asking them to facilitate the replication of training.
So, what makes them so enthusiastic in promoting replication training to school? “We have been trained a lot. Now we have a moral obligation to share what we have learned with others,” said pak Agus.
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Ibu Asma (dressed in red batik) facilitating replication training at SMPN 1 Selesai, Langkat
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Sharing Innovation in Junior Secondary Education
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Edition 06/May 2010
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