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News from the Provinces
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7 Ways to Become a Professional Teacher
Experiences Shared in the District Showcases
FIFTY DBE3 partner schools and three non-partner schools in extension districts in South Sulawesi held District Showcases in May and June 2010. These were held on the 12th, 17th, 22nd, and 24th May in Palopo, Pinrang, Soppeng, and Sidrap respectively, and on the 1st June in Makassar. During these events, teachers, principals and students showed their progress in the implementation of Contextual Teaching and Learning in their schools.
They shared their best practices and experience through presentations, videos on active learning, and displays of student's work to district educations stakeholders such as teachers and principals from non-partner schools, school supervisors, Education Office and Ministry of Religious Affairs staff, the education commission of the local parliament (DPRD), the Education Council, Bappeda, Bupatis and Mayors.
It is true that their best practices are not the only best practices. But by showcasing their involvement in DBE3 project, they encouraged other schools to think and act the best for their students. Guests who visited the classrooms and listened to presentations from teachers, students, principals and district facilitators, as well as those who saw displays of student's works gained new perspectives about active learning. Learning traditions that do not develop student's life skills are being left behind, and are replaced with learning methods that encourage student creativity.
This activity opened up opportunities for teachers, principals and district facilitator's to share their experiences. This includes the 7 ways to become a professional teacher:
1) competency mapping,
2) good lesson planning,
3) creating worksheets that encourage critical thinking,
4) relevant learning media,
5) measurable assessment rubric
6) creating and assessing student work and
7) keeping a teacher's reflective journal.
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THE BENEFITS WE HAVE FELT
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Competency Mapping
Asthma Abduh, S. Pd, M. Pd, Indonesian teacher at SMPN 2 Palopo: I understand the basic meaning of each statement of competency, grasp the relationship between competency standards and basic competencies, have got an overall picture of the competencies to be achieved in one semester. I can determine the theme or unit that forms an umbrella for the development of competencies and is used as a draft syllabus.
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Lesson Plans
Amran Muhyiddin, Teacher at SMPN 4 Pinrang: I have made a syllabus based on an analysis of the curriculum, then made lesson plans based on the syllabus. The lesson plans include descriptions of activities, details of time, the varied teaching methods used, my own worksheets and are complete with more accurate assessment rubrics. Lessons finish with a reflection by the student's about their learning. Then I evaluate myself by writing my teacher's reflective journal.
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Student Worksheet
Hj. Sumiati, Teacher at SMPN 1 Liliriaja, Soppeng: I make worksheets with short questions but which encourage student's to think critically and creatively, containing information based on the concepts and basic competencies being taught to the student's. I allow student's to exercise flexibility in learning activities.
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Instructional Media
Hasrida Halimung, S.Ag. Teacher at MTsN Palopo Model: The material I teach is clearer, the learning more interesting and extensive. I have overcome the limitations of space and created a more contextual learning environment.
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Assessment Rubric
Sumitro, S. Pd, Mathematics, Teacher at SMPN 1 Pangkajene, Sidrap: With a detailed assessment rubric, I focus more on organizing the lesson according to the objectives that must be achieved by the students, I can set better graduation standards and give remedial help.
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Reflective Journal
Asthma Abduh, S. Pd, M. Pd, Bahasa Indonesia Teacher at SMPN 2 Palopo: Through my reflective journal I evaluate whether the learning is meaningful for my students? How was my lesson? What problems did I face? How should I solve them?
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Students, teachers, local government staff and the Director of DBE3, all were involved in the district showcase activities.
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Sharing Innovation in Junior Secondary Education
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Edition 07/August 2010
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