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SUKOHARJO: PAKEM 3 Training - Helping the Development of the School Syllabus
From 12 - 17 February 2007 the third round of PAKEM training took place in Sukoharjo. Teachers and school principals from Sukoharjo and Kartasura subdistricts took the training very seriously. This was partly because of the Ministerial Instruction No. 19/2005 concerning the development of school syllabuses. As a result of the PAKEM 3 training the teachers and school principals felt more confident in doing this.
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Top : Participants visiting other groups' displays - in this case the early grades display
Above : Ibu Dyah Ani, B. Indonesia facilitator helping Ibu Listyani from SD Islam Al Hilal Kartasura to put up a display
Below : Pak Bahren Ahmadi (standing on the right) and Pak Bambang from MIN Jetis Sukoharjo having discussions with school groups during a plenary session
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SUKOHARJO: Dissemination Training Continuing
Publicity concerning Ministerial Instruction No. 19/2005, which obliges teachers to implement PAKEM was received with enthusiasm by teachers and school principals, especially in primary schools in Sukoharjo district. They asked MBE to support a first round of PAKEM training in non partner schools. Three trainings to disseminate PAKEM have already taken place.
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Above : Pak Kris Budiyono, B. Indonesia facilitator helping participants display their work during the PAKEM dissemination training at SDN Gayam 3 Sukoharjo.
Below : Pak Darno a participant in the PAKEM training doing teaching practice using the environment as a learning resource
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From 15 -17 December 2006 100 primary schools from outside the MBE partner subdistricts and two junior secondary schools in Sukoharjo subdistrict took part in training, which was financed by the district budget and included 135 teachers and school principals.
From 29 - 31 January 2007 seven Madrasahs (Islamic primary schools) from Sukoharjo subdistrict took part in training financed by themselves and involving 110 teachers and school principals. From 26 - 28 February it was the turn of Madrasahs in two other subdistricts, Weru and Tawangsari to receive the PAKEM training again financed by themselves, this time at MI Muhammadiyah Watu Kelir, Weru.
150 teachers and school principals from 17 Madrasahs took part in the training. So for PAKEM has been disseminated to 410 teachers and school principals in 124 primary schools and 50 teachers from three junior secondary schools, including SMPN 3 Tawangsari, which held its own PAKEM training in 2006.
PACITAN: Multigrade Schools Working Group
There are five multigrade schools in Punung subdistrict. Since the Bupati (District Head) issued Edict No. 100/2004 each of the schools has been competing to implement multigrade teaching. The Subdistrict Education Office has had an important role in this process. The Head of the Office, Ibu Sriati Wulansih, S.Pd, has fully supported the implementation of multigrade teaching, although at the start there were protests from the schools.
There has since been research by post-graduate students from UNS Surakarta University and the Head of the Office feels increasingly confident that this model of teaching can become an example for other schools. Nganjuk District Government organized a study visit to Pacitan to observe the schools for themselves.
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Bp. Joko Sriono, S.Pd (center) helping the participants in the training/working group
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A key step taken by Ibu Wulan, the Head of the Subdistrict Office was the introduction of a teachers working group (KKG) especially for the five multigrade schools in Punung subdistrict.
The working group took place over two days and was just like a training workshop. The second working group took place on 23 - 24 March 2007. The amount of material covered was almost the same as that covered normally in three days training.
The material covered in these activities included a curriculum scan, cooperative learning, writing a school syllabus and making lesson plans. Two district facilitators Joko Sriono, S.Pd and Sujarno supported a number of local facilitators from the subdistrict in implementing the training.
Tips on Facing the National Exams in English Using PAKEM
The National Exams for 2007 are due to take place soon. Many different methods are used by teachers to ensure the success of their students in passing these exams, remembering how important the exams are.
The most common strategy used is to give intensive coaching using questions from previous examinations or other similar questions. But it isn't easy to do something like that successfully, especially for students who are slow learners. This is because each question has its own focus, so that the teacher has to explain each question separately. This is very tiring.
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