USAID-GOI National Conference

School Principal, Teacher, Students and District Facilitator Presenting Good Practices

A National Conference was organized jointly by USAID and the Government of Indonesia at the Ministry of Education on April 7, 2010. DBE3 presented its achievements in promoting the adoption of good practices in junior secondary schools. A school principal, a teacher, a district facilitator and even two students shared their experiences of the impact of the DBE3 program. Below are a number of extracts from the presentations of the school principal, teacher, district facilitator and students.

Lia Windari, S.Pd, Science Teacher at MTsN Binjai, North Sumatera

Changes in My Teaching

Lia Windari S.Pd.

A Student of MTsN Binjai doing a science experiment organized by Lia Windari.

SINCE participating in DBE3 training, there have been big changes in my teaching. Now my stu-dents are more active and enthusiastic in their learning. The students sit in small groups. Dis-plays of students’ work fill the classrooms as well as the display boards outside the classrooms. Each classroom also has a reading and learning resource corner. Based on the classroom action research I am currently taking part in, 50% of my students have become more creative and their performance has improved. This has made me all the more determined to improve myself. Now I spent a lot of time searching for new information from various sources and discussing with my colleagues at the science teachers working group (MGMP).

Drs. Mansyur Eppe, Mathematics Teacher and District Facilitator in Pangkep, South Sulawesi

Supporting Teachers and Doing it Myself

HOW are district facilitators trained? The process itself is an example of practical training which supports active learning. For example, in the training, the participants are encouraged to work cooperatively, present their own work and review the work of other groups. The aim is for participants to experience directly an example which they can then apply in the classroom.

After the training, these facilitators support teachers through mentoring while they are teaching their classes. Starting with the preparation of good lesson plans through to the implementation of these plans in class, the facilitators are involved with the teachers. This is to ensure consistency in implementing the results of the training, to support the sustainability of the program and to support the development of active learning in class.

In addition to training and mentoring teachers and supporting them at the subject teachers working group (MGMP), district facilitators also have to apply the skills they have learned in their own classrooms. This is in order that they experience things for themselves before training other teachers how to do them.

Drs. Mansyur Eppe.

Students interviewing a pedicab driver as part of a Mathematics lesson organized by pak Mansyur