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SMPN 31 Surabaya Ranks 8th in UAN
SMPN 31 SURABAYA is located on the edge of Surabaya, near the Suramadu bridge. The school had a great achievement when their National Examination (UN) results ranked them 8th out of all junior secondary schools (SMP and MTs) in Surabaya. This achievement did not happen overnight. It is the result of sustained hardwork from everyone in the school. According to the principal of SMPN 31, Anwaruddin, since SMPN 31 has been working with DBE3, there have been many positive changes in the school. The teachers who used to give lectures in the classrooms now use student-centered learning activities.
They quite often use the environment and local community near the school as learning resources.
The teachers who have participated in DBE3 training have to share their knowledge with their colleagues through the school MGMP, which takes place every week. No wonder these changes have had a positive impact on the school. Students who used to be passive now no longer hesitate to express his opinion. "They are now more enthusiastic in learning," said pak Anwaruddin.
Participative Leadership
What has been achieved at SMPN 31 cannot be separated from the leadership of Drs. Anwaduddin, M.Si, M.Pd. Around the school pak Anwaruddin is known to be modest, calm, sociable and easy to talk to. The headmaster always respects the opinions of other people, even his subordinates. He offers formal and informal leadership in his school. The formal leadership occurs during officical meetings. However, pak Anwaruddin often gather his teachers for informal meetings.
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Learning activities at SMPN 31, Surabaya Inset: Pak Anwaruddin
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In that situation teachers can speak more freely. In these meetings they often come up with interesting ideas to support the school's progress. Pak Anwaruddin gives his teachers freedom to be as creative as they like in their lessons. M. Yunus, S.PD, MM, a science teacher, said that he was proud to have pak Anwaruddin as his principal. His leadership has encouraged the teachers to be more professional. Thanks to his leadership SMPN 31 Surabaya has achieved rank 8th in the National Examinations 2010. Congratulations.
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Curing Teachers' Diseases
JUST LIKE a medical doctor, he diagnoses teachers' diseases. At the start of his presentation Drs. H. Rusdi, M.Si, the principal of SMPN 3 Watansoppeng described 12 teachers' diseases. Some of them, which have become chronic. These include ASMA (ASal MAsuk kelas - attending the class but not very serious in teaching), KUSTA (KUrang StrAtegi - no teaching strategy), TIPUS (TIdak PUnya Selera - no enthusiasm for teaching), ASAM URAT (Asal SAjikan Materi dan tak berURuTan - the materials presented not well prepared), and TBC (Tidak Bisa Computer - Can't use a computer). According to pak Rusdi, these diseases can be cured using the BTL 2 and BTL3 the training packages.
Pak Rusdi is quite sure that the training packages by DBE3 can function as therapy for those diseases. "When teachers do not have prepare their lessons properly, they suffer from from ASMA. When they are not able to develop work sheets which encourage students to think critically, they get KUSTA. To help them overcome the diseases, they need facilitators to give them regular assistance. Assistance from facilitators have been very effective in helping teachers implement in the classroom the skills they have learned in the training," said Pak Rusdi.
Teachers, who have already changed their mindset, have recovered from TIPUS and don't just teach because they have to. They teach to educate their students. When teachers are not able to map their students' basic competencies, or they are not able to order and group standard competencies, then they suffer from ASAM URAT. To cure it, they need to get therapy from faciitators through the teachers working groups (MGMP).
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Creative teachers encourage students to work to the best of their ability
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Pak Rusdi is optimistic that TBC can be cured by using ICT in lessons. "There is a progress in the learning performance of students at our school, especially in the seven aspects which have been emphazised by the facilitators. We need to continue to work on that and especially to work on improving the quality of learning and students' life skills," said Pak Rusdi.
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Sharing Innovation in Junior Secondary Education
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Edition 07/August 2010
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