August 2025

Eleven Thousands of Teachers Learning at the Nusantara XII Educator Meeting in the Region

Nusantara Educator Meeting XII (TPN XII) in the area has been successfully held in 44 cities/regencies throughout June-July. This activity was organized by the Foundation Learning Teacher (GBF) Together with the Nusantara Learning Teacher Community, Indonesian Teacher Association, and Nahdlatul Ulama Teacher Association. The theme "Climate Education and Climate Education" was carried as an effort to confirm the importance of creating an atmosphere of learning that sided with children including the urgency of readiness to face the climate crisis which was a real challenge for all humans. The theme consists of two different concepts but mutually influential. Both require collective capacity and prioritize a restorative approach. Restorative Approach Talking about responsibility, empathy, justice and equality, involvement of all parties, and harmonious relations. The climate crisis is very close to Najelaa Shihab students, founder of GBF and TPN initiator, explain that this theme is relevant and close to the entire educational ecosystem because the climate talks about humans. He gives an example of a garbage issue that everyone produces. "Garbage is not only climate education but (Also) educational climate. Imagine studying at school/madrasa full of garbage, does it not affect that human?,"He explained while filling the TPN XII opening talk show some time ago. Read too: Hundreds of ‘teacher learning’ Discuss climate education in Mojokerto according to him, Encouraging students to be proactive against the climate crisis means preparing them to live. The reason, Facing a climate crisis requires a high level of thinking ability and cross -sectors. “(That matter) requires a deep learning process and cannot be sudden, it takes a long process,he explained. “And school, We, Being able to trust with these kids for twelve years, is the time to grow all that understanding and competence,"Najelaa continued. As a tangible form of the theme carried, TPN XII in the area presents a variety of study rooms, namely the educator class, Leader's class, Educational Talkshow, Intelligent Teacher, Student work exhibition, and the educational solution market. A lot 525 Educators share practices both in the class of educators and leaders' classes with more than 11.000 participant. Some of them are about positive discipline, differentiated learning, teaching media, Turn on the Kombel, and community involvement. Not a great teacher, TPN is a space for teachers to learn Abdulaziz Hafidhurrahman, Chief TPN XII, say, This class provides growth space for teachers by learning from other teachers who have been proven to move changes at the class level, school/madrasah, to the community and the region. "In TPN we don't learn from experts but from fellow educators. We are not "great teachers" but "learning teachers" because everything is present, both participants and speakers, come to study, share, and grow together,”Said Abdulaziz. Not only learning from fellow educators, TPN XII also facilitates learning from students through work exhibitions. Total 275 The work was exhibited, Showing various ideas, creativity, and students' concern for the issues around them. Intelligent Teacher: Comement of conversation challenges for the daily life of the teacher besides that there is a teacher's quiz (CCG), new and exciting ways of learning that are followed 1139 tim. In contrast to teacher competency development programs in general, CCG helps teachers know the level of competence. Read too: Educator class & Leader in the city of Makassar: Collaboration space between educators Each participant gets a charter of competency recognition and personal feedback level. The formulation is based on the Perdirjen GTK No. 2626 year 2023 about the Teacher Competency Model. "CCG which is designed in the Situational Judgment Test format, namely in accordance with the daily life of the teacher, It is also expected to ignite the teacher to make challenges in class and the solution to become daily conversations,”Explained Abdulaziz. In August, TPN XII in the area will still take place in Melawi Regency, West Kalimantan. After that, All educators will be invited to attend the top of TPN XII on 11-12 Next October at the Cikal Lebak Bulus school. "We hope, The spirit of learning that is built when TPN XII in the area does not stop when the activity is completed. But it is a starting point for sustainability to learn from each other, strengthen, and build an educational climate that is in favor of students,"Hold and Abdulaziz. (YOS)

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Najelaa Shihab highlighted the urgency of various parties for education

Najela Shihab, Founder of Teacher Learning Foundation, Present on the first day of the Nusantara XII Educator Meeting (TPN XII) in Sidenreng Rappang Regency (Sidrap) on Saturday (12/07). Najelaa gave us out 1000 more teachers learn by being a talkshow speaker, part of the TPN XII series in the district. Sidrap. On that occasion, He stressed the importance of the teacher as a growth and urgency of collaboration for education. The location of maintenance located in the open world, precisely in the city forest of the ganggawa monument, According to him, it provides its own benefits for the participants. "TPN already 12 year, I have never come to TPN in a situation like this, really reminds us how important the role of growth,Really reminds us how important the role of growth,"Kata najelaa. Read too: PW Pergunu DIY Successfully Holds the Nusantara XII Educator Intersection in the Regency. Sleman "Hopefully this also reminds us that our benefits we are trying to preserve are much longer than our age as teachers, God willing, the benefits are much longer than our age as humans,"He continued after discussing the age of the tree around which may be hundreds of years old. So therefore, Najelaa said that being a teacher is luck. The reason, Teachers have a responsibility that is an extraordinary honor. However, He reminded, to be a growing growth, The teacher must believe that students have the seeds of learning in themselves. Students come to the classroom with their ambitions and ideals. "They came to the classroom carrying something, not just waiting for something fed,"He stressed. Najelaa also invited participants to reflect on Regent Sidrap's invitation, Syaharuddin Alrif, in remarks before the talk show, to have high standards in carrying out the teaching profession. Thus, students can grow and have an impact beyond the classroom and district boundaries. The Importance of Collaboration for Education At the end of the presentation, Najelaa expressed her hope that teachers would actively build collaboration. On the other hand, it also encourages all stakeholders to be open to cooperation in strengthening education. “Our students live in context, So in this TPN we talk about "Education Climate and Climate Education" and it is not determined by one or two people, just like air, just like the weather, that determines not one two people, not one or two factors, (but) determined by the collaboration of all of us,he explained. Read too: National Education Day: According to him, the Indonesian Education System Needs a Clear Direction, many issues in the classroom, which is actually not a child's problem, is not a teacher's fault, rather, it occurs because of the climate that has existed for decades in our education system. “That's my hope, the main task as a teacher, as a grower you also grow a network, foster collaboration, strengthen cooperation with anyone. With professional organizations, with parents, with MSME traders, with environmental incentives,said Najelaa. "We also hope that regional apparatus organizations (OPD), not just education, not only religious offices, but all parts of the government see that education is upstream and has many problems downstream,"The closed. The XII Nusantara Educators Meeting in the Regions was successfully held at 45 area with total 12.000 more participants. Then the peak will be held on 11-12 October in Jakarta. (Yosi)

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WWF Indonesia and Teacher Learning Foundation Launches a Garbage Free Family Handbook

World Wide Fund for Nature Indonesia (WWF Indonesia) with Guru Belajar Foundation (GBF) launched the electronic guidebook “Waste-Free Families: Reflections from Home for a Better Earth” recently online. This book is a response to climate issues that often feel distant and abstract, even though the impact affects the family, both today and the future. This collaborative work provides a practical guide for families to begin their waste-free lifestyle journey. "This book also invites us to commit together on how to create a school and home environment. Because we know that small changes all start from home,” explained Dwi Widya Mutiara, Education Officer WWF Indonesia. Read too: Deep Learning Restores the Essence of the Teacher's Role Dwi hopes, This book can strengthen the role of the family as the smallest unit in society and support a more environmentally friendly lifestyle with minimal waste. "We believe this is a joint collaboration for us to make our environment better. And of course we have to start from ourselves, starting from now, and start small,said Dwi. “A waste-free school is not a dream. We know and we can if we want to move together,he continued. This electronic book will be used by schools assisted by WWF and GBF in the Zero Waste School program. However, Access is free and open to all schools and families who want to take part in efforts to create a sustainable lifestyle. Consist of 19 page, This book was written by combining several writing styles, of persuasiveness, narrative, to informative. In the beginning, Book users will be invited to imagine how their daily lifestyle impacts the environment and quality of life. Read too: The response of educators to the barracks school: Education cannot be instant. Then it is equipped with an activity sheet, good practice, discussion starter, to recommendations for further reading or viewing. “This book may not be able to immediately reduce waste at home, but my hope is that this book will be a conversation starter about what this really is (zero waste) it could be something we work on,” explained Puty Puar from Buibu Baca Buku, who also compiled this book with GBF. "In fact, the first thing that is most important to convey to parents about this book is the beginning, the why part, that's what's important. Sometimes we know we have to sort the trash, but we don't know why," he continued. According to Putty, collaboration between schools and parents will have a significant impact. He was sure, The message of the zero waste movement will be more easily accepted by parents if it is conveyed by teachers. "Especially if it can be part of school assignments or collective reflection at school, this could have a bigger impact,” concluded Puty. (Yosi)

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New student admission strategy to be in demand by parents

Student shortages are still a challenge for many schools, both private and public. In the current period of accepting new students, schools are starting to massively implement promotional strategies. However, according to Lina Wijayanti, teacher and Deputy Director for Education at the Alkhairiyah Surabaya Foundation, schools need to develop added value (added value) which is conveyed to the public if the promotional efforts are to be successful. This cannot only be done during the period of accepting new students but consistently throughout the year. "This added value is how we balance quality in fact and quality in perception," explained Lina in the webinar "The Secret to Successfully Accepting New Students" which was part of a series of studies at the recent Merdeka Leaders Festival by the Merdeka Leaders Campus.. Read too: STEAM Fair Elementary School Students in Babel: Tin Damages the Environment Quality in fact is what the school actually has and produces. For example, performance standards, accreditation, graduation rate, physical facilities, and teaching quality. Meanwhile, quality in perception is how society assesses schools. School Competitiveness Strategy: Positioning, Differentiation, and Branding To balance quality in fact and quality of perception, Schools need to pay attention to three things, namely positioning, differentiation, and branding. Positioning Positioning is a way for a school to position itself in the eyes of the community, especially prospective students and parents. There are at least three questions that need to be reflected on to be able to determine positioning. The three questions are:, (1) what are the main strengths of the school? (2) what kind of image the school wants to instill in society?, and (3) who is the school's main target?? “From the answer we can conclude the positioning. For example, the school I went to was a STEAM school which encouraged creativity and innovation, Every year there is a STEAM festival,said Lina. “When identifying, Write down all the brainstorming results first, who knows, maybe there will be an evaluation along the way, that's okay,he continued. Read too: 2. Differentiation Through differentiation, The school shows uniqueness so that there is added value compared to other schools. Several things that schools need to answer to determine differentiation are: (1) what innovative academic programs it has? (2) what learning approach is used? (3) what are the learning support facilities?? (4) what extracurricular programs are superior?, and (5) what is the student guidance and counseling system?? Read too: Andi Zupriaty's Way of Dealing with Vocational School Students with the Stigma of Being Naughty "Excellent programs such as offering blended learning. If it's my school, because the positioning is an Islamic school, then the superior program supports this, namely Ubudiyah and Al-Quran Everyday,explained Lina. 3. Branding After determining positioning and differentiation, It's time for schools to do branding. Branding is a communication process so that the school's positioning and differentiation is conveyed to the public, thereby forming a positive perception. There are several components of school branding, namely (1) visual identities such as logos to school uniforms, (2) the message and value conveyed through the tagline, (3) reputation and testimonials,(4) promotional activities via social media, open house, and participation in competitions, and (5) positive effect. All School Members Are Involved At the end of the webinar, Lina confirmed, Success in building perception in the eyes of the community needs to be done consistently by all school members. "No one is spared to broadcast out. All teachers and even staff receive training and assistance. For example, our tagline is the Al Quran generation, then the teacher also needs to have these qualities,explained Lina. “Or the branding is a joyful school, then we need to monitor in learning, what is missing?? Don't let the branding be like that, but apparently not,” he concluded. (Yosi) This coverage was previously published in April 2025.

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National Education Day: The Indonesian education system requires a clear direction

Reflecting on National Education Day, Bukik Setiawan, Head of Teacher Learn Foundation, said, So that this important day is used as a reminder of the direction of future education. Bukik likens current Indonesian education to using a compass without north. “The needle keeps moving, but never points north. Sometimes to the right, sometimes backwards, sometimes twisting, sometimes silent pretending to be busy,” “For sure, it makes us appear as if we are moving, even though it actually just rotates in place," he said. With a journey of more than ten years accompanying teachers from 150 area, Bukik emphasized that Indonesian education does not need a system that is busy changing terms instead of listening to experiences in the field. Some policies are reverted to the past or some are discontinued. The problem, changes are made without clear evaluation and consistency of direction, thereby again sacrificing students and teachers. “We need courage to change direction. Making evaluation a learning tool, not a tool to scare. Leads to local conformity, rather than pursuing global comparisons. Teachers as learning leaders are not just implementers of administrative formats,” “Let's be honest, Can the current system be able to give birth to a generation that is complete in terms of values ​​and reasoning??said Bukik. He highlighted various current real situations such as the climate crisis, changes in work patterns, to artificial intelligence. Students need critical thinking competencies, cooperate, and empathy that is not supported by the current education system. Teachers Need to Build Maurensyiah Solidarity, public high school teacher 22 Makassar agreed with what Bukik said. As a teacher, He admitted that he often felt swayed by policy changes that did not feel essential. “We often forget the essence of education, foster empathy, critical reasoning, and care about student happiness. Policies should provide space for teachers to continue to develop creativity so they can grow with students,” he said. As chairman of the Indonesian Teachers Forum and driving the Indonesian Learning Teachers Community, he invited all teachers to speak out loud about what is most important and reject empty orders that only add to the administrative burden. He also reminded teachers to build solidarity and share good practices with each other to face various challenges in the classroom. Teachers don't have to wait for central policies to change but can start from small things that have an impact on students. “Teachers can start implementing small things such as reflecting diligently, carry out formative assessments that provide feedback, designing projects based on local wisdom, or invite students to discuss real issues around them,he suggested. “I believe that even the smallest action or change will grow courage, This can inspire teachers and be the beginning of a change in education for the better,he continued. He hopes, National Education Day is not only a ceremony but a momentum to emphasize the direction of education that is based on humanizing relationships, contextual, and empower teachers and students. (Yosi) This press release was published previously on 2 Mei 2025.

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