Impact of the Program in DBE3 Partner School
Maintaining Active Learning
What I hear, I forget
What I see, I remember
What I do, I understand (Lao Tse)
THESE words of wisdom were what motivated Haddika, an English teacher at SMPN 4 Baranti Sidrap, to try to think of and implement the best learning activities in his classroom. He believes that almost every school has good human resources. However, not all school managements practice what they know. He was referring to the teachers and principals who are familiar with PAKEM method that they learn about during training but do not apply it.
They learn about systematic and cooperative learning, as well as critical thinking during CTL practice teaching in the training. Unfortunately, sometimes when they are back in the classroom, the knowledge is not applied, it loses its meaning and does not benefit the students.
The school is still very young and has not many former students, yet Pak Haddika saw this as a potential opportunity to develop new learning models. Moreover, the school principal, Drs. Samsuddin, was very proactive in supporting the improvement of the quality of learning.
He was committed to developing the meaningful learning that already existed in the school. Not just in order to apply the latest learning methods - Contextual Teaching and Learning - as he understands it , but because he likes to see the pleasure and absorption of the students in learning. He is committed to implementing active learning, learning that encourages the development of students’ life skills.
You can see Pak Haddika’s lessons in the photographs. By writing short monologues the ability of students showed their ability to give directions. And they practiced the competencies of writing ‘Proce-dure and Descriptive Text’. They did this by creating and describing a model of the school.
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Keterangan Foto:
- A flow chart of learning targets prepared by teacher
- A worksheets given to students
- A model created by the students
- Group work and division of tasks
- Group work and division of tasks
- Group discussion
- Students presenting their group’s work.
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