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Tight Replication Schedule in the Extension Districts
BTL2 training I the DBE3 partner schools has been completed in the extension districts. All the participants in the training have returned to their schools to practice what they learnt at the training. DBE3 training programs have are in great demand from teachers not only in the DBE3 partner schools, but also in non-partner schools and madrasahs.
Many non target schools are keen to replicate the DBE3 training. As a result they are competing to get their requests for replication in. They send them to the DBE3 offices in the districts via the district coordinator (DC) or by fax to the DBE3 provincial office in Makassar.
The DBE3 trainers have been doing their best to encourage the sustainability and spread of DBE3 programs. They have been promoting DBE3 programs in MGMP and KKM (Madrasah working group) meetings at sub-district and district levels. Some training has taken place directly in these teachers network groups using DBE3 modules.
It is not surprising that there is a growing demand and commitment in the extension districts to sustain the DBE3 training. This can be seen from the requests sent by non-partner schools for program replication. In the proposals they state that their desire to train their teachers in DBE3’s innovative methods.
The replication programs proposed by those schools are mainly funded by the schools themselves. For example, schools in Kota Makassar and Pinrang which have implemented the training were responsible for covering transportation, stationery, and meals, while DBE3 supported them by funding the District Facilitators as trainers.
To date, 63 schools have conducted replication training in July and August 2009. Most of these schools are from the extension districts in South Sulawesi: 21 in Soppeng, 8 in Makassar, 13 in Palopo, 10 in Sidrap, 10 in Pinrang as well as one school in the core district of Pangkep.
The training modules most in demand are the Foundation Module, the Better Teaching and Learning Module (especially BTL2) and the Basic ICT Module.
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The pictures on this page show activities from the BTL2 replication training in Makassar and Pinrang, South Sulawesi
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