Provincial News

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Training of Trainers in East Java

TRAINING of Trainers for District Facilitators in East Java took place from March 21-25 in Tuban.

The event was opened by the Secretary of District, Ibu Ir. Parastuti, on behalf of the Head of District. 75 (51males and 24 females) District Facilitators (DF) were fully engaged in this 4-day training.

All of them are teachers who teach the core subjects i.e. Bahasa Indonesia, English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science.

This training also involved 8 staff from the Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA) and 5 staff from Lembaga Penjamin Mutu Pendidikan (LPMP). Three consultants assisted 12 National Facilitators who facilitated the training.

Commenting on the training, one participant – Bpk. Aryo, the principal of SMP2 Gedangan, Sidoarjo – said, “If all teachers make good preparation before teaching, students will learn more skills and knowledge.”

Integrating DBE3 Life Skills with JICA Lesson Study:
Developing a More Fun Way of Learning

By Drs. Slamet Mujiono
DBE3 District Facilitator in Pasuruan

DBE3 came to Pasuruan in 2007. It was initially a challenge for the DBE3 team to implement the program in Pasuruan, knowing that previously the Lesson Study (LS) program funded by JICA and involving MoNE and other education stakeholders had been implemented there.

Questions were asked concerning whether DBE 3 could implement its activities in an area where another education program was already being implemented and coordinate with the JICA LS program. The good news is the programs have been successfully combined .

Combining LS and DBE Programs

The DBE3 programs have received appreciation from many people in Pasuruan.

One of them is Ibu Sunarni, principal of SMPN 1 Rejoso, who has also made an effort to combine two learning models (LS and DBE3 program). This started with a two-day workshop on LS and DBE3 held on January 19-20, 2009.

This workshop involved facilitators from LS and DBE3 and 50 teachers from SMPN 1 Lekok and SMPN 1 Rejoso. The workshop resulted in a new learning model which is more fun and useful.

With this new model there has been an increase in teachers’ performance and collaboration with their colleagues. Teachers are also better prepared for teaching their lessons.

They combine the active learning in their lesson plans with the DBE3 ICARE approach.

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