November 2023

Developing leadership skills in students still faces real challenges. Data from Student Dialogue by Teach For Malaysia, year 2019, show, only 39% students who feel they are leaders. Besides that, 83% Students still think that leadership is only related to position rather than competence. Views like this can prevent individuals from bringing about change. Strategies for Developing Student Leadership Industrial revolution 4.0 requires individuals to have a leadership spirit. Patrick Emifiled, the Student Project Teach For Malaysia coordinator explained four strategies for developing it. Social and Emotional Learning Adults sometimes still have difficulty conveying emotions. Same when people ask our advantages, we don't really know how to answer it correctly. “We need to teach students competencies to better know and understand themselves and others from an early age. How they are more aware of themselves and their surroundings,” explained Patrick when he was a resource person for the international class of the X Archipelago Educators Meeting week on Monday (9/10). A simple strategy that can be done is to start the day by asking students to describe their feelings at that time using a scale 1-10. Communication “Students must be able to communicate effectively. The strategy that educators can use is through thinking, pair, and share,said Patrick. Educators need to give students space and time to think first before sharing opinions in front of the class. To increase students' self-confidence, Teachers can also ask other students to provide feedback. “You can share positive comments with each other, misal 'Hey, I like your idea’. This is where the pair works. When students feel confident and ready, then educators can start inviting them to share their thoughts in front of the class,” explained Patrick in the class held by the Learning Teacher Story. Resilience or Mental Strength "It is not easy for students to rise from adversity when facing failure. There is a contribution to the deep-rooted culture of Asian parents, how children are expected to be the best and not show struggle,said Patrick. This does not give students room to experience facing and processing failure. Teachers should give students the opportunity to be vulnerable while trying to face the risks. "A strategy that can be implemented is to invite students to play tongue twisters. It was interesting to see each other struggle and make mistakes when saying complicated funny sentences,said Patrick. Don't laugh at failure, but how do students accept the fact that it is safe and acceptable for them to make mistakes?. The important thing is that they continue to move to face and overcome it. Entrepreneurship For entrepreneurship, Patrick explained that the strategy that teachers can use is to assist students in determining their personal learning goals. “Setting goals is very important because it can help to be on track in determining student focus and energy. When students know what the goal is, they come to understand that they have to actually make it happen.” At the end of the session Patrick emphasized that teachers must first believe that their students have potential and are capable of doing great things. Whatever the conditions, challenge, and the conditions they face. “Don't forget to communicate with students first, what is the message of each game and the strategy used. So that they understand and the goals of developing their competencies can be achieved,” concluded Patrick reminded. Writer: Dasa Feby Editor: Yosinta Maharani Here

Teacher Learning Stories in collaboration with PT Nutrifood Indonesia held a webinar "Cultivating Green Behavior in Schools". Webinar held on Monday (9/10) This is part of a series of studies at the X Archipelago Educators Gathering Week. On this occasion, Arninta Puspitasari, Nutrifood's public relations and sustainability manager explains why green behavior needs to be fostered in schools and what teachers can initiate. He said, Green behavior or behavior that cares about the environment takes time to stick with someone. That also happened to him. “After five years after I joined the sustainability team at Nutrifood, Participate in the waste processing team, I just felt moved to apply it at home,said Arninta. Integrated in the Learning Process Teachers have an important role in fostering green behavior in students. One way that can be done is by integrating environmental care values ​​into the learning process. “This method is the most effective. We can start by actively discussing, reflection with students on cases that occur around them like smoke, flood, landslide. Then it can also be implemented through a profile project,” explained Arninta. To be known, the profile project is a curricular learning in the Merdeka Curriculum to instill the values ​​of Pancasila in students. Through the profile project, Students are expected to be sensitive to the problems around them and be part of the solution. The implementation of a profile project can not only be completed in one or two class hours, but rather one theme for one semester. Therefore, teachers and students have sufficient time for discussion and reflection together. Activating School Personnel at Nutrifood, ada program green champion, where staff with more awareness of green behavior are gathered and invited to become examples for other staff. This method can also be implemented in schools. “For example, it is made into a green committee, the content can be done by the teacher, school staff, and students who have an initiation into life that protects and cares for the environment. Or there are parents of students who are members of a waste management community, for example, can be invited to fill sessions at school,said Arninta. Collaboration with Stakeholders The commitment of school top management is also important to improve green behavior in schools. Schools can collaborate with surrounding communities who care about the environment. “Now there are so many green communities. Who knows, there might be one near your school. For example, a waste bank, Who knows, it could help to collect the waste at school that we have sorted,” explained Arninta. Currently, Nutrifood has a Nutrihub program which consists of various environmental care communities in various cities. If schools want to collaborate or are looking for the nearest green community, you can contact Nutrihub in their city. Writer: Yosinta Maharani Here

The collaboration class for the X Nusantara Educators Meeting week presented Purwati, Community Development Staff PT Maruwai Coal (Adaro). Through a class entitled "Growing Teachers Driving Change in Murung Raya", Purwati talked about Adaro's support for teachers. One of them is through the Independent Curriculum Ready program. Support motivating teachers for learning throughout the year 2023, Adaro runs 5 programs for the educational sector from kindergarten to tertiary level, namely Adaro PAUD with character, Adaro Quality Teachers, Adaro Builds Knowledge, Indonesia Bright Future Leaders (IBFL), and Adaro Vocational Mandiri. Besides that, Adaro together with the Murung Raya Regency Education Office and the Merdeka Leaders Campus are collaborating in the success of the Merdeka Curriculum Ready program. This program provides an opportunity for teachers in Murung Raya to learn more about the Independent Curriculum and its implementation. “Curriculum Changes in Indonesia, namely from the Curriculum 2013 towards the Independent Curriculum requires adaptation. It's not just students who need adaptation, but also teachers,” explained Purwati. "Increasing teacher capacity is carried out through the implementation of the school curriculum starting from the school assessment every year 2022. early 2023 Teacher Mobilization training and simulations were held with teacher participants from 16 assisted villages for assistance in preparing the curriculum,he continued. These various education programs are in line with Adaro's pillar of Turn on Knowledge. The program is inspired by the educational philosophy of the Dayak tribe, namely Pintar Tuntang Harati, which means smart, Intelligent, virtuous, and Alert/Quick Response (Character). Apart from being in accordance with Adaro's pillars, The program is also in line with the challenges Murung Raya faces in the field of education. Ready for the Independent Curriculum Helps Overcome the Difficulties of SMEs This class also presents one of the teachers who had the opportunity to take part in the Ready for the Independent Curriculum program, namely Yulia Pitri. He is an English teacher at SMPN 1 Gloomy. “Taking training is an extraordinary thing for me, from things I don't know to a lot I know,said Yulia. For him, one has to be friendly with change. All his confusion regarding the Independent Curriculum was answered when he had the opportunity to take part in the Independent Curriculum Ready program. The valuable lesson he got from the Merdeka Curriculum was how to humanize relationships with students because teachers need to find out what students' needs are., how do they learn, and to what extent they are capable. Such a good understanding can be a light as well as a guide for teachers to carry out meaningful learning that favors students. At the end, he also did not forget to reflect on himself, "Move to change, start from yourself, smallest scope, be friends with change, rest assured everything will be easy.” Writer: Monica Rini Widiastuti Editor: Yosinta Maharani Here

The issue of literacy is so interesting to discuss. Unequal access to books, The library is far away and in the city center, and the low suitability of books to readers' needs are some of the causes of the low level of interest in reading in remote areas. “The problems that exist today, assessment 2021 shows that Indonesia is still experiencing a literacy emergency. 1 from 2 students have not reached the minimum literacy competency,” said Chatarina Trihastuti, Director of ProVisi at the TPN X collaboration class on Wednesday (11/10) Then. Literacy is one of the main pillars of ProVisi. Partner with various stakeholders, ProVisi is present as a collaborator of the Ministry of Education and Culture to provide technical expertise and recommendations in improving the quality and access to books in order to foster reading habits among children in Indonesia. ProVisi's contribution in 3 pillar program, ie: Selection and Ranking of Books Printing and Distribution of Training Books in this class entitled Quality Reading Books for Indonesian Children, Rina, Chatarina's nickname, share information about quality reading books, recommendations for accessing books, to training information for teachers, parent, as well as various parties interested in literacy issues. He conveyed the important role of quality books in influencing the book system. He stated that books can foster children's interest in reading. “There are no children who don't like reading books, what happens is that children have not found the right reading books,” he said. Characteristics of Quality Children's Reading Books Several characteristics of quality books were conveyed by Rina based on the results of focus group discussions with children at PAUD and elementary school levels. Books that children want to read Books that children really want to read and not what adults want to read are quality books. Children generally choose books because of their attractive colors, illustrations or characters in books, as well as stories that are close to children's experiences. Not limited to certain genres. Quality books consist of various genres, can accommodate children's needs, as well as fulfilling various roles as a window, sliding door, and mirrors. “The important role of the book is strengthened by the opinion of Rudine Sims Bishop, namely books as windows, namely children see new experiences, Sliding doors mean children can explore new worlds, and a mirror so that children can reflect their life experiences," explained Rina. According to reading level, quality books are available for all reading levels. Providing leveled books is very important, because the needs and abilities of each child are diverse. “Children have different reading abilities even though they are at the same grade level,said Rina. Teacher: Having an Important Role for Quality Children's Reading Books Apart from awareness regarding the important role of quality books, training for teachers is also very important and needs to be highlighted. Rina presented the results of research regarding the impact of training accompanied by quality reading books. “Training accompanied by reading books increases students' literacy scores by as much as possible 8% on reading ability and 9% on listening ability,said Rina. Currently there are many platforms that provide access to quality books such as SIBI, Budi, Pibo, Literacy Cloud, Let’s Read, My Book, and Enuma School. "Providing quality reading books for children will grow the book ecosystem, interest in reading grows, literacy skills grow hand in hand. Let's spread the joy of reading anywhere and anytime,” concluded Rina. Writer: Monica Rini Widiastuti Editor: Yosinta Maharani Here

PT Paragon Technology and Innovation (ParagonCorp) filled one of the nine collaboration classes in the series of the X Nusantara Educators Gathering week (TPN X) on Wednesday (11/10). Just like his name, Collaboration classes bring together companies or donor institutions with educators so that educational collaboration can be established between them. Present with the class topic "Creating Sustainable Goodness for The Greater Good", Nelsa Dwi Wahyuni, Senior CSR Officer ParagonCorp, explain, The company focuses on four pillars of CSR, namely education, Women empowerment, health, and environment. "The biggest portion is education because education is the key to all aspects of our lives. "That's why we have been holding Wardah Inspiring Teachers since 2017," said Nelsa. Wardah Inspiring Teacher (WIT) is a training program for teachers as a form of appreciation from ParagonCorp. During training, teachers will be accompanied by coaches and WIT alumni from previous years. So far it has 10.000 more WIT alumni who are still active in sharing good practices on various occasions including at TPN. "We also invite the wider community to recommend inspirational teachers in their surroundings to take part in this program,” said Nelsa. This year, WIT registrant 2023 reach 10.000 teacher. With the high enthusiasm of educators for learning, ParagonCorp is committed to continuing to contribute to Indonesian education. “For teachers, please register for our various collaboration programs, please, You can be a participant in our various programs or if you already have your own program and want to apply for sponsorship, we are also very open,said Nelsa. Wardah Inspiring Teahcer alumnus: Anggi Rizka Pustika's Protean Career Soars, one of the WIT alumnus 2019, attend this class session. He said, The impact of WIT training is different from other teacher training. In the year 2019, he underwent training for almost a year so the training received was very in-depth. This opens up many new opportunities for developing his career as a teacher. “From there it opened up new things for me. Has an impact on students and other fellow teachers. I was invited as a trainer to various forums to tell how to make learning media,” explained Anggi. Besides that, after becoming an alumnus, he can become a companion and even a trainer for the next generation of WIT. “Because after becoming an alumni, I got the opportunity to continue learning by being a study friend, teacher trainer in the next generation of WIT,” concluded Anggi. Watch the Wardah Inspiring Teacher Profile Project Cast Festival in Palembang, Bogor, Batu, and Makassar. Writer: Sarmina and Yosinta Maharani Here Editors: Yosinta Maharani Here